Rheumatoid arthritis belongs to the category of Chinese medicine, such as persistent paralysis, calendar joints, etc. Usually, according to the evidence of rheumatism paralysis, cold dampness paralysis, dampness-heat paralysis, phlegm and blood stasis mutual knotting, liver and kidney deficiency and deficiency, Qiangwu Shengzhi Tang, Wutou Tang, Xuanpao Tang combined with Sanmiao San, body pain and blood stasis Tang combined with Poria Poria Pill and Dokwu Sangsheng Tang, and other formulas are used to treat the disease.
1. Wind-dampness paralytic obstruction syndrome: the symptoms of the joints of the limbs with wandering pain, swelling, and unfavorable flexion and extension, the treatment should be to eliminate wind and dampness, and to clear the collaterals to relieve pain, and can be treated with Qiangwu Shengzhi Tang. If the wind is prevalent and the joints are painful, add mulberry sticks.
2. Cold-dampness paralysis and obstruction syndrome: cold pain and swelling in joints of the limbs, aggravated by cold, reduced by warmth, spasm of joints, unfavorable flexion and extension, etc. Warming the meridians and dispersing cold, dispelling dampness and clearing the collaterals can be treated with Wu Tou Tang. If the joints have obvious cold pain, add appendices and dry ginger.
3. Damp-heat paralytic obstruction syndrome: the symptoms of joint redness, swelling and hot pain, fever, thirst, etc., the treatment is to tonify the liver and kidney, soothe the tendons and activate the collaterals, the treatment should be to clear away heat and remove dampness, eliminate wind and clear the collaterals, and the patient can be treated with Xuanpao Tang and Sanmiao San.
4. Phlegm and blood stasis syndrome: joint swelling and pain that does not go away for a long time, limitation of flexion and extension, stubborn numbness of limbs, subcutaneous nodules, dark purple skin, etc. The treatment is to invigorate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, dispel phlegm and open the channels and can be used to treat with Pain and Stasis Expelling Soup combined with Finger Poria Pill.
5. Deficiency of the liver and kidney: symptoms such as persistent pain and stiffness of the bones and joints, swelling and deformation, restriction of movement, constriction of the tendons and veins, muscular atrophy, and soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, etc. The treatment is to replenish the liver and kidney, alleviate paralysis and clear up numbness of the limbs, and the patient can be treated with the treatment of Duhuo Shengsheng Tang.
The medication should be guided by a doctor after identification of the symptoms. If the symptoms are not relieved or aggravated, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time for treatment.