What medicine should I take for cold arthritis

1. Cold stagnation and arthralgia syndrome. Treatment method: Warm the meridians and dispel cold, dredge the collaterals and relieve pain. Prescription: Wufu Ma Xin Gui Jiang Tang with modifications. Processed Aconitum kusnezoffii 15g, cooked Aconitum 10g, dried ginger 10g, Ephedra 10g, Asarum 6g, Cassia twig 10g, Licorice 6g. Explanation of the prescription: The prescription uses processed Chuanwu, cooked aconite, and dried ginger to warm the meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain, ephedra, asarum, and cinnamon twig to dispel wind and cold, and licorice to harmonize the various medicines. The combination of these medicines can warm the meridians and dispel cold, unblock the meridians and relieve pain. Addition and subtraction: If the cold is severe, add processed Aconitum kusnezoffii 15g; if the pain is in the upper limbs, add Notopterygium wilfordii 15g, Smilax glabra 24g, and Rhizoma Cibotii 15g; if the pain is in the lower limbs, add Angelica dahurica 15g, Achyranthes bidentata 18g, and Stephania tetrandra 24g; if the pain is in the waist, add Viscum album 15g, Eucommia ulmoides 10g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong 15g, and Epimedium 15g.

2. Wind-cold arthralgia syndrome. Treatment method: dispel wind and cold, warm the meridians and dredge the collaterals. Prescription: Modified Wutou Decoction. Processed Chuanwu 15g, Ephedra 10g, Astragalus 18g, White Peony 15g, Licorice 10g, Honey 30g. Explanation of the prescription: The prescription uses Chuanwutou and Ephedra sinica to warm the meridians and dispel cold. The two medicines work together to search out the wind-cold that has penetrated into the bones, and are the main medicines in the prescription. It is supplemented with Astragalus membranaceus to invigorate Qi and strengthen the defense, White Peony Root to nourish blood, Licorice and honey to relieve pain and detoxify. All the medicines work together to achieve the effects of dispelling wind and cold, warming the meridians and dredging collaterals.

During the treatment, patients are encouraged to arrange their work, study, life and rest reasonably, adjust their diet and avoid emotional excitement and stimulation from adverse factors. Guide patients to master some common sense of home rehabilitation and self-care. For example, massage the loose skin on the face, tap the teeth, puff the cheeks, frown, use Chinese medicine decoction to hot compress the face, avoid direct wind, wear glasses and masks when going out in cold weather to avoid colds. For younger patients, do a good job of persuading the patient's family members to ensure their cooperation with treatment.

Exogenous cold and dampness (35%)

External factors are mostly related to wading in water in severe winter, walking on ice and snow, living in cold and damp places for a long time, improper diet, irregular cold and heat, etc., which lead to the invasion of wind, cold and dampness into the body mainly with cold evil.

Imbalance of Yin and Yang (40%)

The internal causes are mainly related to the imbalance of yin and yang in the internal organs and the lack of vital energy. The pathogenesis is that under the premise of weak vital energy, wind, cold and dampness invade with cold as the main pathogen, blocking the meridians, muscles and joints, causing poor circulation of qi and blood and causing pain and numbness.