Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis belongs to the category of “stubborn paralysis” in Chinese medicine, and Chinese medicine believes that it may be closely related to the deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of liver and kidney, phlegm and paralysis obstruction, wind, cold and humidity group closure and other factors, and it can be taken as Astragalus and Gui Zhi Wu Wu Zu Tang, Duo Wu Zhi San Sheng Tang, Double Harmonized Tang, and Reminiscence Tang. 1. Qi and blood deficiency: joint pain, soreness, emaciation, numbness of the skin, less color, pale tongue, thin moss, and weak pulse. You can take Astragalus and Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang, which is composed of Astragalus, Gui Zhi and Bai Shao, etc. Its effect is to benefit qi, warm the meridians, harmonize blood and promote paralysis. 2. Deficiency of liver and kidney: unfavorable flexion and extension, emaciation, weakness of waist and knees, fear of cold, cold limbs, pale red tongue, thin white moss or little fluid, weak or fine pulse. One can take Duhuo Sheng Tang, which is composed of Duhuo, Sangsheng and Gentiana Macrophyllae, etc. Its effect is to dispel wind-dampness, relieve paralysis, benefit the liver and kidney, and replenish qi and blood. 3. Phlegm Depression and Paralysis Obstruction: It can be seen in paralysis for a long time, with stabbing pain in fixed areas, deformation, accompanied by hard nodules, ecchymosis, dark face, purple tongue, greasy white tongue coating, and astringent pulse. Double Harmony Soup can be taken, which consists of Angelica sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong and Paeonia lactiflora, etc. Its effect is to resolve phlegm and remove blood stasis, and to alleviate paralysis and pain. 4. Obstruction by wind-cold and dampness evils: It can be seen that the paralysis is prolonged, or the pain in the joints is erratic, the pain is heavy, the tongue is thin and white or greasy, it can be taken to remit the paralysis soup, which consists of Duhuo, Qiangwu, Chuanxiong, Angelica, etc. The effects are to dispel wind and disperse the cold (to get rid of the wind evils, dispel the cold evils), and to remove the dampness. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above drugs are not clear, if necessary, please go to the hospital for standardized consultation and use the drugs under the guidance of the doctor.