There are many Chinese medicines for treating frozen shoulder, including Qiang Wu, Chicken Blood Vine, Gui Zhi, Mulberry Branches, Wei Ling Xian, etc. They need to be applied in a discriminatory manner, and there are no herbs that specialize in treating a certain disease. It is recommended to use them under the guidance of a professional doctor and not on your own.
1. Qiangwu relieves surface and disperses cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), dispels wind and dampness (removing wind and dampness from the body), and relieves pain; Gui Zhi warms the meridians and channels, and both of them have a certain effect on the frozen shoulder caused by wind-cold with coldness, pain, unfavorable flexion and extension of the shoulder, and aggravation when exposed to cold. Wind-heat type frozen shoulder should not be used, pregnant women should be cautious. Adverse effects of the above two drugs are excessive sweating, panic and so on.
2. Chicken Blood Vine activates blood circulation and regulates menstruation (regulating menstruation by activating blood circulation), soothes tendons and activates blood circulation, tonifies blood, used for periarthritis due to blood stasis and blood deficiency, symptoms include shoulder pain, numbness and weakness of arm, pain like pins and needles, symptoms are mild in daytime and aggravated in nighttime. It is forbidden for pregnant women and people with excessive menstruation. Adverse reactions include diarrhea and abdominal pain.
3. Sangzhi and Weilingxian dispel wind-dampness, benefit the joints and open the meridians and channels, and are used for the periarthritis caused by wind-dampness-heat syndrome, which is characterized by burning pain in the joints and unfavorable flexion and extension (the function of the joints is abnormal in stretching and bending). It should not be used for wind-cold type frozen shoulder. The adverse effects of the above two drugs are not clear.
Qiangwu and Guizhi can be used for wind-cold type of frozen shoulder, Chickweed is used for blood stasis type of frozen shoulder, Sangzhi and Weilingxian are used for wind-dampness-heat type of frozen shoulder. Clinically, it is necessary to discriminate according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is necessary to consult traditional Chinese medicine practitioners before using the medicine, and individuals should not take the medicine on their own.