Is Zhengqing Fengqin an immunosuppressant?

Zhengqing Fengqinning is not an immunosuppressant, but a proprietary Chinese medicine with the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness (eliminating wind and dampness in the body), activating blood circulation, and subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain). Immunosuppressant refers to drugs that inhibit the body’s immune system, representing drugs such as methotrexate, cyclosporine A, azathioprine, etc. Zhengqing Fengqinning is a proprietary Chinese medicine, the main ingredient of which is cymbopogonine hydrochloride, which is used in wind-cold-dampness paralysis. Symptoms of muscle aches and pains, joint swelling, pain, flexion and extension of unfavorable, numbness and stiffness and other rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis with the above symptoms. This product is contraindicated in pregnant or lactating women; history of asthma and allergic to the product is prohibited; diabetes, hyperlipidemia, aplastic anemia, use with caution. Adverse drug reactions of Zhengqing Fengqin include skin flushing, burning, itching, rash; occasional gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, dizziness, headache, excessive sweating; leukopenia and thrombocytopenia in a few patients. When taking this drug, pay attention to the regular review of blood (recommended once a month), and pay attention to the observation of blood sugar and cholesterol. If the patient occurs rash or leukopenia should stop using the drug. Zhengqing Fengqin should be used under the guidance of a physician, and patients are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of a regular hospital for detailed consultation, and not to take the drug on their own.