Gout caused by high uric acid belongs to the category of “paralysis” in Chinese medicine. Wellington, cornhusk boiled water does not have a clear role in the treatment of high uric acid, the two can be used to dispel wind-dampness, through the meridians, to relieve the symptoms of rheumatism and paralysis and pain have a certain degree of efficacy.
Wei Ling Xian is the dried roots and rhizomes of the buttercup plant Wei Ling Xian or Northeastern Clematis, with the flavor of pungent, salty, warm, efficacy for dispelling wind-dampness, through the meridians, can be used for rheumatism and paralysis, numbness of the limbs, tendon constriction (persistent muscle tension, stiffness), and unfavorable flexion and extension. This medicine is pungent and dispersing, and should not be taken by those who are weak in qi and blood, or those who do not have wind-cold-dampness.
Cornhusk is the dried flower of corn, family Gramineae, sweet taste, light, flat, the effect of water seepage (to promote the operation of water to dispel dampness), choleretic jaundice (bile ducts to eliminate jaundice), can be used for nephrotic edema, dysuria (dysuria), damp-heat jaundice and so on.
The two are paired with boiled water to dispel wind-dampness and open the collaterals, relieve joint swelling and pain caused by high uric acid, but the therapeutic effect is limited. Uric acid high specific medication should consult a doctor, do not self-medication to avoid causing damage to the body.