Chinese dietary therapy for ankylosing spondylitis

  Chinese medicine believes that ankylosing spondylitis because of the two deficiencies of the kidney Governor, external causes and wind-cold damp relationship, so the following dietary therapy can be used: 1, pungent food: with anti-rheumatic dispel the effects of cold, such as chili, onion, pepper, polygonum, fennel, garlic, etc.. Modern pharmacological research has proved that garlic has antiseptic and antiviral effects, and appropriate food can prevent viral infections and intestinal infections.  2, legumes: soybeans, black beans, soybeans, etc., rich in protein and trace elements, it has to promote the metabolism of muscles, bones, joints, tendons, to help repair the role of disease damage. It can treat rheumatism and bone pain mainly due to wetness. It is more effective for rheumatism with heavy body, unfavorable joints, detained tendons or numbness, swollen and painful joints and heavy discomfort. Black beans, also known as black beans, winter beans, and can treat rheumatic pain, experience formula with black beans fried to half charred bubble people yellow wine, the treatment of joint pain effective.  3, fruit food: chestnuts have kidney, strengthen the tendons and bones, the tendons and bones, meridians, rheumatism paralysis or weakness of the waist and knees is extremely beneficial. Chinese medicine believes that ankylosing spondylitis is caused by kidney deficiency of tendons, bones, muscles and joints. It can be eaten raw or cooked, and will strengthen the tendons, bones and kidneys. Pounding chestnuts on the affected area can cure tendon swelling and pain; fresh chestnut leaves pounded externally can also reduce inflammation of joints, muscles and skin. The plum has the effect of quenching thirst, astringent intestines and dysentery, which is beneficial to patients with ankylosing spondylitis, where rheumatic bone pain, lumbago, joint pain can be used to rub the affected area with plum wine, which can play a pain-relieving effect. Ume plum is the dried or unripe fruit of plum, also has excellent effect on rheumatism pain. Ume plum is sour and sweet to astringent yin, and sour to liver, liver can be nourished, which has a relieving effect on pain and spasm of joints and tendons. Mulberry and cherry can also be used to treat rheumatism.