Herbal medicines used in the treatment of rheumatoid include Qiangwu, Duhong, Fangfeng, Ge Gen, Gui Zhi and Gentiana Macrophyllae.
Rheumatoid in Chinese medicine belongs to the category of “paralysis”, paralysis in the clinic is generally divided into wind-cold-damp paralysis, rheumatism-heat paralysis (often manifested as burning joints and muscles, pain, redness, swelling, etc.), phlegm and blood stasis obstruction, deficiency of the liver and kidney and other types of evidence.
1. Wind-cold-dampness paralysis. Manifested as pain and soreness in the joints of the limbs, wandering, heavy pain, fixed site and other symptoms, mostly use wind, ephedra, Pueraria lobata, cinnamon stick, Coix lacryma, Qiangwu, Duhuo and other Chinese herbs.
2. Rheumatism-heat paralysis. Symptoms such as roaming pain in joints, localized pain, redness and swelling, which can be relieved by cold, etc. Herbs such as gypsum, Zhi Mu, cypress, Fang Ji, Coix lacryma, forsythia and Poria cocos are often used.
3. Phlegm and stasis obstruction. It is manifested as pain in the joints of the limbs for a long time, swelling or stiffness and deformation of the joints, etc. Herbal medicines such as peach kernel, angelica sinensis, danshen, safflower, chuanxiong, centipede, dilong, etc. are often used.
4. Deficiency of liver and kidney. Symptoms such as unfavorable movement of joints, pain in flexion and extension, soreness and weakness of the waist, emaciation, etc. Herbal medicines such as Eucommia, Fructus Schisandrae, Morus alba, Corydalis, Sinensis, Dioscorea, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and other Chinese herbs should be used.
If you have rheumatoid, it is recommended that you consult a doctor for timely treatment. If you need to use drugs, you should go through a doctor’s diagnosis and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.