Q: I have always been more prone to dry mouth than other people, often have to carry drinking water with me, less than 60 years old, almost lost all the teeth in my mouth, in the past two years, even dry eyes, want to cry, and every year in the autumn and winter season, the skin is dry and cracked, but also sometimes itching and flaking, the joints of the limbs are also sometimes sore. Can Chinese medicine treat my disease? A: Dry syndrome is a common rheumatic disease second only to rheumatoid arthritis, but because the onset of the disease is insidious and the development of the disease may last for several years, so patients often do not think of seeking medical treatment in time. Some patients also have dry nose, dry throat, dry vagina, dry stool, and even endocrine gland dryness, such as diabetes, atrophic gastritis, etc. If combined with anti-SSA and (or) anti-SSB antibody positive, positive lip gland biopsy, positive rheumatoid factor high titer and other laboratory test results, then it can be completely The diagnosis is confirmed. The current treatment of this disease in Western medicine is based on alternative treatments such as artificial tears and saliva, or a combination of hormones and Bifid, which are relatively short-lived and ineffective. In contrast, Chinese medicine treatment is based on the identification of symptoms, such as nourishing Yin and clearing heat, benefiting Qi and promoting the production of fluid, activating blood and detoxifying the toxin, which is more effective. The rheumatology department of our hospital has treated 40 cases of dry syndrome of the type of deficiency of yin and fluid and the type of deficiency of both qi and yin with the homemade formula of the series of sour, sweet and raw fluid, and achieved good results. However, in the study, we also found that the early patients with shorter duration of disease had faster and obvious improvement of symptoms through Chinese medicine treatment, while the effect of Chinese medicine treatment was slower for those with longer duration of disease. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with dry mouth, dry eyes and other dry conditions should go to the rheumatology department in time to exclude dry syndrome. In terms of Chinese medicine, you can use raw vein drink, raw vein capsule, Qigong Ju Dihuang Wan, Da Yin Wan, etc. But it is also best to choose under the guidance of pharmacist or physician according to personal physical condition. In terms of dietary supplements, you can eat some sweet and cool products that promote the body, such as watermelon, pear, water chestnut, lily of the valley, rhizome, maple, honey and so on. The usual diet should eat less spicy and hot things, such as mutton, dog meat, fried goods, lychee, cinnamon, dragon fruit, mango, cigarettes, strong alcohol, etc.