The medicines for removing cold and dampness generally include Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui (藿香正气水), Duo Wu Zhansheng Wan (独活寄生丸), and Pian Zi Lizhong Wan (附子理中丸), etc. It is recommended to use the medicines in accordance with doctor’s instructions.
1. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui (藿香正气水) is composed of Cang Zhu (苍术), Chen Pi (陈皮), Hou Pu (厚朴), and Angelica dahurica (白芷), etc. This medicine has the effect of relieving exterior dampness (relieving exterior evils and dispelling dampness within the body), regulating qi and neutralizing the center of the body (adjusting qi in the spleen and stomach to make the functions of spleen and stomach smooth).
This drug can be used for symptoms such as headache and dizziness, chest and diaphragm constriction, distention and pain in the abdomen and stomach due to internal injury with stagnation of dampness (stagnation of dampness in the body due to diet that is too cold) or summer injury with summer dampness (the body is easily invaded by summer heat and dampness in summer).
The drug may have adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, skin rashes, etc. It is recommended to prohibit the use of the drug for those who are allergic to alcohol as well as those who are allergic to the product. In addition, children, pregnant women, lactating women, the elderly and the infirm, or people suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease and other people should be careful to use the drug.
2. Duhuo Sheng Pill: generally composed of Duhuo, Sangsheng, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and Cortex Cortex, etc. It has the effect of nourishing blood and relaxing tendons, dispelling wind and removing dampness, tonifying the liver and kidney, etc. It can be used for the symptoms of lumbar and knee coldness and pain, and unfavorable flexion and elongation, which are caused by the obstruction of wind, cold and dampness, deficiency of the liver and kidney, and insufficiency of blood. Its adverse effects and contraindications are not clear, and pregnant women should be cautious.
3. Radix Rehmanniae Pill: composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (made), Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, etc. It has the effect of warming the middle and strengthening the spleen, and can be used for the symptoms of coldness in the spleen and stomach, cold pain in the epigastric region (stomach and epigastric region and the abdomen are cold and painful), vomiting and diarrhea, and lack of warmth in the hands and feet. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear, pregnant women should be cautious.
The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used blindly by oneself.