Drug name: Simiao anti-palliative granules Indications: Relief of rheumatoid joint redness, swelling and heat pain Anyone who comes to Xiyuan Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine to see rheumatoid arthritis is no stranger to “Simiao anti-palliative granules”. Before that, most of the Chinese medicines for rheumatoid arthritis were warm in nature, because traditional Chinese medicine believed that rheumatoid arthritis was caused by wind, cold and dampness, so the treatment needed to get rid of wind and cold. However, the developer of the Four Miao Paralysis Granules, the former president of the Xiyuan Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fang Dingya, said that the inspiration for the development of the drug came from a paper by a foreign expert. The paper pointed out that the basic pathological change of rheumatoid rheumatism is systemic necrotizing vasculitis, and President Fang Dingya thought of a formula in Chinese medicine called “Si Miao Yong An Tang”, which is a treatment for vasculitis. On the basis of this ancient formula, President Fang developed the Simiao Anti-Paralysis Granules, which are used to treat the redness, swelling, and pain of rheumatoid rheumatism in the active stage. It broke the traditional treatment method and attracted widespread attention in the industry at the time, winning the Science and Technology Progress Award from the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Clinical trials have confirmed that the overall efficacy is over 80%, treating joint pain, redness and heat, swelling, restricted movement, morning stiffness, etc. This in-hospital preparation is only available at Xiyuan Hospital for 24 RMB per box (10 bags). At present, the rheumatology department of our hospital has inherited Professor Fang Dingya’s idea of clearing heat and detoxification for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and has achieved good results.