What is the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine on rheumatic diseases? What are the advantages of combining Chinese and Western medicine in treatment? First: The combination of Chinese and Western medicine can strengthen the therapeutic effect and improve the efficacy. Chinese medicine has a very definite efficacy in controlling arthritis, only that it is slow to take effect compared to Western medicine. Chinese medicine is also useful for rash and fever in many rheumatic diseases, dry mouth and dry eyes in dry syndrome, proteinuria in lupus nephritis, etc. Second: Reduce the side effects of western medicine. For example, taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may cause digestive tract adverse reactions, taking immunosuppressants may cause hair loss, taking hormones may cause excitement …… and so on, all of which can be regulated by Chinese medicine to reduce symptoms and increase patients’ tolerance to western drugs. The third: the treatment seeks the root of the disease, through the adjustment of Chinese medicine, so that the balance of yin and yang, qi and blood reconciliation, meridians smooth, so as to mobilize the body’s own positive energy, regulate the immune function, improve the body’s resistance to disease. Fourth: comprehensive conditioning. In addition to the main manifestations of rheumatism such as joint swelling and pain, fever, rash, etc., rheumatism patients also have more or less some accompanying symptoms, including loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness, sweating when moving, insomnia and dreaminess, depression, menstrual disorders, constipation or diarrhea, etc., which cause patients to suffer and affect normal life. There is no way to solve this series of problems with Western medicine treatment alone. Through comprehensive conditioning with Chinese medicine, many of the above symptoms are improved, so that patients can eat well, sleep well, have good spirits and emotions, thus improving their quality of life.