For the treatment of cold-dampness, Chinese herbal formulas such as Houpu Wenzhong Tang, Wu Tou Tang, Yang and Decongestant Cream can be taken.
Wu Tou Tang is composed of Ephedra, Paeonia lactiflora, Astragalus, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae and Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, and has the efficacy of dispersing cold, removing dampness, removing paralysis and relieving pain, and treating cold pain and pain in joints and unfavorable flexion and elongation caused by cold-damp paralysis. Yang and condensation ointment is composed of burdock seed, translucent bone grass, epiphyllum, cinnamon stick, rhubarb, angelica sinensis and other medicines, which has the efficacy of warming yang and transforming dampness, subduing swellings and dispersing knots, and it can treat cold and dampness stagnation caused by yin gangrene (a kind of slow condition of the yin sores and ulcers), rheumatic injections (multiple abscesses occurring in the deep part of the muscle), scrofula (mainly refers to the cervical lymph node nodules tuberculosis) and other evidence. If similar symptoms occur, it is recommended to consult a doctor for early treatment.