Herbal Hot Compress Remedy for Low Back Pain

Clinical treatment of low back pain usually includes the use of traditional Chinese medicines such as Gan Jiang, Wu Zhu, Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Wu Jia Pi and other medicines, and the specific prescriptions need to be identified and treated by a doctor. Chinese medicine hot compress is through the use of corresponding Chinese medicine in the fixed parts of the hot compress treatment, can combine the dual efficacy of drugs and hot compress. According to Chinese medicine, lumbago can be categorized into four types: cold-dampness, dampness-heat, blood-siltation and kidney deficiency, and the medicines used in the clinic are different according to the different types of evidence. 1. Cold-dampness lumbago: Clinical use of cold and dampness, warming the meridians and collaterals of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, dry ginger, cloves, cinnamon and so on. 2. Damp-heat lumbago: Because of the warming effect of Chinese herbal hot compresses, it is generally not recommended that this type of people use this therapy. 3. Bruised blood lumbago: Chinese herbs that activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and regulate qi to relieve pain (by unblocking qi to relieve pain) are used clinically. For example, Angelica sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower, and so on. 4. Kidney deficiency lumbago: hot compresses can be used in cases of yang deficiency. Clinical options include Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Cortex Eucommiae, Fructus Lycii, and so on. It is recommended to go to the regular Chinese medicine department for consultation and treatment, according to the different symptoms, under the guidance of the doctor to use their own prescription for hot compresses.