Can plantar fasciitis be treated by Chinese medicine?

Plantar fasciitis belongs to the category of tendon paralysis in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine can treat plantar fasciitis, but the specific effect varies from person to person. Chinese medicines commonly used in the treatment of plantar fasciitis include Panax notoginseng, Wei Ling Xian and Boneset. 1. Panax ginseng has the effects of dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding (removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding), and subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain). It is used in treating hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), bleeding from traumatic injury, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, and swelling and pain in bruises. Use with caution in pregnant women. 2. Wei Ling Xian has the effects of dispelling wind-dampness, clearing channels and relieving pain (dredging channels and collaterals to relieve pain) and eliminating bone fracture. It is used for treating bruises, headache, toothache, stomachache, phlegm (pathological products formed by impaired metabolism of water and fluid), choking, women’s mass in the abdomen, breast lumps, etc. It is also used for treating pain in the stomach and abdomen. Caution should be exercised for those who are weak in qi and blood. 3. Boneset, with the efficacy of promoting blood circulation to renew injuries, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the bones. The main treatment for bruises or trauma, tendon and bone injuries, stagnation, swelling and pain, kidney deficiency, lumbago, foot weakness, tinnitus and deafness. It is contraindicated for people with blood deficiency and wind dryness. It should be noted that the efficacy of single Chinese medicine is limited, clinically need to be used with other Chinese medicines after identification by a Chinese medicine practitioner.