Under the guidance of professional doctors to identify the evidence and select the right prescription, the correct use of medication, gout taking Chinese medicine is effective. In addition to taking Chinese medicine, gout patients should pay more attention to daily dietary care.
Gout is due to the body purine metabolism disorder, uric acid production, excretion of excessive, resulting in increased concentration of uric acid in the blood caused by a group of heterogeneous diseases. This disease belongs to the Chinese medicine “paralysis” “calendar section” “foot” “gout” and other evidence of the category. Clinical manifestations are often red, swollen and painful joints, and functional limitations.
The principle of Chinese medicine treatment for gout is to control the symptoms of redness, swelling and heat pain in the acute stage, internal treatment to remove heat and dampness, blood circulation; in the relief stage, to support the main, and also to drive away the evil, internal treatment to tonify the liver and kidney, and blood circulation and activation.
Patients with damp-heat paralysis can take Si Miao San and Xuan Piao Tang to remove heat and dampness and promote blood circulation; patients with wind-cold-dampness paralysis can take Wu Tou Tang to warm the menstruation and disperse cold, and dispel wind and dampness; patients with phlegm and stasis obstruction can take Body Pain and Blood Stasis Dispersal Tang to warm the menstruation and disperse cold, and dispel wind and dampness; and patients with deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney can take Duo You Zhi Sheng Tang to replenish the liver and kidney, and promote circulation of the channels to alleviate pain.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above drugs are not clear, it is recommended to take them under the guidance of a professional doctor, and should not be used on their own.
Diet is the key factor that induces the onset of gout, low purine and low energy diet, abstain from alcohol, drink more water, drink more than 2000mL of water per day. Surgery is recommended to remove the gout stone and improve the quality of life. It is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment even if you feel unwell, so as not to delay the condition.