Does Chinese medicine treat rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis belongs to the category of “paralysis” in Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine can treat rheumatoid arthritis, according to the different types of evidence, can be used Qiang Wu Sheng Dampness Tang, only live parasitic soup, Wu Tou Tang and so on. 1. Symptoms of rheumatism paralysis and obstruction are wandering pain in the joints of the limbs and unfavorable flexion and extension. The treatment is to remove dampness, dispel wind, relieve pain and open the channels, and Qiangwu Shengxue Tang can be chosen with additions and subtractions. 2. Symptoms of Cold-Dampness Paralysis Resistance are swelling and cold pain in the joints of the limbs, joint constriction (body spasm and convulsion due to wind-cold sensation), fear of cold, morning stiffness, etc. The treatment is to warm the meridians and dissipate the cold (warming the meridians and collaterals of human body and dispelling coldness within the body), dispelling dampness and clearing up the channels and collaterals and the treatment is to remove dampness and dispelling coldness, and the treatment is to add or subtract Wu-Tou-Tang. 3. Symptoms of damp-heat paralysis obstruction are red, swollen and hot pain in joints, dullness (no appetite, reduced food intake), fever, and sticky stools, etc. The treatment is to remove heat and dampness, dispel wind and open the channels (to dispel wind evils and dredge the meridians and channels), and Xuanpao Tang can be chosen to be combined with Sanmiao San with additions and subtractions. 4. Symptoms of Liver and Kidney Deficiency (weakening of liver and kidneys) include enlarged joints, stiffness and deformity, unfavorable flexion and extension, thin muscles, and soreness and weakness of waist and knees, etc. The treatment is to replenish liver and kidney, and to relax tendons and activate collaterals (relaxing tendons and bones and dredging the meridians and collaterals), and DuoYuShengShengTang is the treatment with additions and subtractions. If you have rheumatoid arthritis, please go to the hospital as soon as possible to avoid delay.