There is no such thing as “taking Panax ginseng or Xiaowuoluo Pills” in the treatment of frozen shoulder. Panax ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine and Xiaowuoluo Pill is a proprietary Chinese medicine, and there are some differences between the two in terms of efficacy and main treatment. The choice of medicine needs to be accurately identified by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.
Frozen shoulder, according to Chinese medicine, belongs to the category of “paralysis”, which is caused by a variety of reasons to the joints around the shoulder, the tendons and qi and blood do not run smoothly, according to the different identification, the treatment is appropriate to resolve phlegm and blood stasis, dispersal of cold and elimination of wind, and so on.
1. Panax notoginseng: With the effects of dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, subduing swelling and relieving pain (eliminating swelling and pain), it is used in treating hemoptysis, vomiting, epistaxis, hematemesis, leakage of menstruation (excessive menstruation or more than a few drops of menstruation), bleeding from wounds, stabbing pain in chest and abdomen, etc. It is also used in treating bruises and injuries, tendon injuries, bone fracture, and other bruises, blood stasis, swelling, pain, and other pains. Pregnant women should be cautious; single product should not be used for bleeding caused by Yin deficiency and blood heat.
2. Xiaowuoluo Pill: Xiaowuoluo Pill has the efficacy of dispersing wind-cold, removing phlegm-dampness, activating blood circulation and relieving pain, and it can treat the pain in joints of the limbs caused by wind-cold-dampness obstruction, phlegm-stasis obstruction, pain at night, cold pain, stinging pain, and unfavorable flexion and extension of the joint contracture. It is forbidden for pregnant and lactating women, those who suffer from serious diseases; this product contains aconitine, it should be taken strictly under the guidance of a doctor and according to the prescribed dosage.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to actively seek medical advice, not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.