Herbs commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis are classified according to their main effects as follows: (1) Dispersing wind: Doklam, Qiangwu, Fangfeng, Ephedra, etc. (2) Warming the meridians and dispersing cold: Radix rehmanniae, Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Gui Zhi, Hsiang Xin, etc. (3) Removing dampness and releasing paralysis: Coix Seed, Fangqi, Atractylodes, Dioscorea, Silkworm, Papaya, Poria, Poria, Zedoary, Slippery Rock, etc. (4) Clearing heat and promoting palsy: Zhi Mu, Huang Bai, Shi Fu, Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Lian Dong Vine, Sheng Di, Red Peony, Dan Pi, etc. (5) Promoting the circulation of the meridians: Xu Changqing, Haitongpi, Lobelia vine, Lonicera vine, Gentiana macrophylla, Pinellia japonica, Stretching the tendons, Papaya, Qianxianjian, Turbinate the bones, Chicken blood vine, Piercing dragon, Jiang Huang, etc. (6) Searching for wind and picking up ligaments: whole scorpion, centipede, beehive, stiff silkworm, wuxia, ground turtle worm, piercing sorrel, ground dragon, etc. (7) Promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis: peach kernel, safflower, angelica, red peony, frankincense, myrrh, Chuanxiong, curcuma, etc. (8) Removing phlegm and dispersing knots: Radix Panax notoginseng, Radix et Rhizoma baileyi, Radix et Rhizoma ginseng, etc. (9) Benefiting Qi and nourishing Blood: Astragalus, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, etc. (10) Tonifying the liver and kidney and strengthening the muscles and bones: Shu Di, Bonesetter, Xian Ling Spleen, Dog’s Back, Eucommia, Chuan Jian, Mulberry, Niubizi, Deer horn, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Lady’s Mantle, Dry Lotus Grass, Millennium Health, etc.