Parkinson’s leg weakness is mainly categorized as trembling in Chinese medicine. Specific application of medication requires diagnosis and treatment, which mainly includes Yin deficiency and wind movement, Yang Qi weakening and Qi and blood deficiency.
1. Yin deficiency and wind movement: When Parkinson’s patients experience tremors accompanied by lumbar and knee weakness, leg weakness, insomnia, hot flashes, night sweats (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), etc., they can be treated with medicines that nourish the liver and kidneys, and the commonly used clinical formulas include Da Ding Feng Zhu plus subtractions.
2. Weakness of yang energy: When Parkinson’s disease patients have weakness of the lower limbs accompanied by coldness (fear of cold, cold limbs), numbness of the limbs, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating when they move a little), and long and clear urination, they can be treated by nourishing the kidneys to help the yang, and the commonly used formulas in clinical practice include adding and subtracting the formula of dihuang yanzi.
3. Qi and blood insufficiency: When Parkinson’s disease patients have symptoms such as lower limb weakness with muscle atrophy, lack of energy and laziness in speech (lack of strength, not wanting to speak), and fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), they need to be treated by replenishing the middle Jiao Qi (treating qi deficiency by replenishing the spleen) to strengthen the spleen, and the commonly used clinical formulas are Ginseng Nutritious Rong Tang Plus Reduction.
The adverse effects and contraindications of the above formulas are not clear, and they should be used under the guidance of a physician. When Parkinson’s patients already have lower limb weakness, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and use traditional Chinese medicine after identification by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and do not apply drugs on your own to avoid delaying the condition.