Patients with dampness and cold may have symptoms such as heavy and sleepy head, dullness (no appetite, reduced food intake), joint pain, etc.; you can take musk rheumatism tablets, cold dispersing medicinal tea, solid spleen powder and other traditional Chinese medicines to remove dampness and cold under the guidance of a doctor.
1. Musk Rheumatism Tablets, composed of musk, snakehead (head removed and soaked in wine), honeycomb (washed in wine), scorpion, and dragon (washed in wine). It is used for joint pain caused by wind-dampness and cold paralysis, and contracture of hands and feet. Contraindicated for pregnant women. Athletes should be cautious.
2. Herbal Tea for Dispersing Cold, composed of galangal, cloves, cinnamon, celery seed, wicker, grass fruit and cumin. It is used for indigestion, joint and bone pain, lumbar and leg pain, headache and fatigue caused by dampness and cold. It should not be taken by people with cold and fever.
3. Real Spleen Essence is used for treating yin-shui caused by yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney, and the internal suspension of water qi. Symptoms include swelling below half of the body, no warmth in the hands and feet, no thirst in the mouth, fullness in the chest and abdomen, and loose stools. This formula is not suitable for those with yang water.
If there is any discomfort, prompt medical attention is recommended. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and the treatment should be standardized according to the doctor’s prescription.