Hand numbness can be treated with proprietary Chinese medicines, commonly used are Tianma Pill, Ginseng Re-establishment Pill, Guifeng Dan and so on.
1. Tianma Pill: It is composed of Tianma, Qiangwu, Duhong, Xuanshen, etc. It has the function of dispelling wind and removing dampness, clearing the channels and relieving pain. It has the functions of dispelling wind and removing dampness, clearing channels and relieving pain, and tonifying the liver and kidney. It is used for paralysis caused by wind-dampness stagnation and insufficiency of liver and kidney (diseases mainly manifested by soreness, numbness, heaviness and burning of muscles, tendons and bones, joints, etc.), with symptoms such as contracture of limbs, numbness of hands and feet, and soreness of waist and legs. Pregnant women should be cautious.
2. Ginseng Re-establishment Pill: It is composed of ginseng, wine herbs, patchouli, vinegar and so on. It has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, dispelling wind and resolving phlegm (dispelling wind evil and resolving phlegm evil), and activating blood circulation. It is used for stroke caused by deficiency of qi and blood stasis, wind and phlegm obstruction of collaterals, seeing crooked mouth and eyes, hemiplegia (one side of the limb cannot move freely), numbness and pain in hands and feet. Not to be taken by pregnant women. Athletes should be cautious.
3. Healing Wind Dan: It is composed of Prepared Chuanwu, Prepared Caowu, Angelica Sinensis, Tianma, etc. It has the function of dispelling wind and dispersing cold, and activating wind. It has the effect of dispelling wind and dispersing cold, activating blood circulation and relieving pain. It is used for hemiplegia, lumbar and leg pain, numbness of hands and feet, migraine headache, wind-cold-dampness paralysis (joint pain caused by wind-cold-dampness). Pregnant women should follow the doctor’s advice. Athletes should use with caution.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not known. Patients with discomfort are advised to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment. Chinese medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines should be used under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be used blindly by individuals.