Gout comes under the category of paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine, and the two medicines Cangzhu and Huangbai make up Ermiao Pills, which can be taken to treat paralysis that is of the Damp-Heat-Infiltration (Dampness and Heat invading the intestines, bladder, pubic area, lower limbs, etc.) type.
The ingredients of Ermiao Pill are extremely simple, consisting of Cangzhu and Huangbai. Among them, Atractylodes macrocephala is pungent, bitter and dry, which has the effect of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen; Phellodendron Bark has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, and the two medicines together have the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness and strengthening the spleen.
Ermiao Pill can be used to treat various diseases such as musculoskeletal pain, impotence and weakness of feet, redness, swelling and pain of feet and knees, and short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow color) caused by dampness-heat downstream injection. Its adverse effects and contraindications are not clear, liver and kidney deficiency and lung heat and fluid injury need to use this drug with caution.
If you have symptoms, you should take the medicine under the guidance of a professional physician, do not take the medicine blindly, in order to avoid delaying the condition or producing adverse reactions.