What are the dietary treatments for ankylosing spondylitis?

  Chinese medicine believes that ankylosing spondylitis because of the two deficiencies of the kidney Governor, external causes and wind-cold damp relationship, so the following dietary therapy can be used: 1, pungent food: with anti-rheumatic dispel cold, such as chili, onion, pepper, polygonum, fennel, garlic, etc.. Modern pharmacological research has proved that garlic has antiseptic and antiviral effects, and appropriate food can prevent viral infections and intestinal infections.   2, legumes; soybeans, black beans, soybeans, etc., are rich in protein and trace elements, which have the effect of promoting the metabolism of muscles, bones, joints and tendons and helping to repair the disease damage. It can treat rheumatism and bone pain mainly due to wetness, and is more effective for rheumatism with heavy body, unfavorable joints, detained tendons or numbness, swollen and painful joints and heavy discomfort. Black beans, also known as black beans, winter beans, and can treat rheumatic pain, experience formula with black beans fried to half charred soak people yellow wine, the treatment of joint pain effective.  3, fruit food: chestnuts have kidney, strengthen the tendons and bones of the role of the tendons, meridians, rheumatism paralysis or weakness of the waist and knees is extremely beneficial. Chinese medicine believes that ankylosing spondylitis is caused by kidney deficiency of tendons, bones, muscles and joints. It can be eaten raw or cooked, and will strengthen the tendons, bones and kidneys. Pounding chestnuts on the affected area can cure tendon swelling and pain; fresh chestnut leaves pounded externally can also reduce inflammation of joints, muscles and skin. Green plum has the effect of producing thirst, astringent intestine and dysentery, which is beneficial to patients with ankylosing spondylitis. All rheumatic bone pain, lumbago and joint pain can be rubbed with green plum wine, which can play a pain-relieving effect. Ume plum is the dried or unripe fruit of plum, also has excellent effect on rheumatic pain. Ume plum is sour and sweet to astringent yin, sour and liver, liver is nourished, pain and constriction of joints, tendons and bones are relieved. Mulberry and cherry can also be used to treat rheumatism.