What grass can cure rheumatism

Rheumatism is a disease that occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, and common rheumatic symptoms are joint deformation and joint pain. People living in humid areas have a greatly increased chance of developing rheumatic diseases, because rheumatism is closely related to moisture in the human body. However, there are many ways to treat rheumatism. In addition to using modern Western medicine, there are actually many herbs in traditional Chinese medicine that can treat rheumatism. So what herbs can treat rheumatic diseases?

What are the Chinese herbal medicines that can cure rheumatism?

1. Suzhi Huangqi Decoction for rheumatism

Recipe: 15 grams each of perilla twig, bamboo twig, cinnamon twig, pine twig, and fir twig, 20 grams of mulberry twig, 20 grams of astragalus, 3 grams of licorice, 18 grams of angelica, 16 grams of white peony root, and 6 grams of Chuanxiong.

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water.

Efficacy: Treat rheumatoid arthritis.

2. Raw coix seed can treat rheumatism

Recipe: 15g of raw coix seed, 12g of atractylodes, angelica dahurica, Angelica pubescens, clary linden, and Yun Fuling, 10g of decocted saposhnikovia divaricata, decocted Chuanwu first, roasted licorice, 6g each, and 3g of roasted ephedra.

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water.

Efficacy: Treats rheumatoid arthritis of the dampness type with the main symptoms of joint pain, swelling, heaviness or skin numbness, greasy white tongue coating, and weak pulse.

3. Cooked Rehmannia for rheumatism of cold arthralgia type

Recipe: 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15g each of Drynaria fortunei and Clematidis, 10g each of Epimedium, Psoralea corylifolia, roasted pangolin, Achyranthes bidentata, cinnamon twig, red and white peony root, Atractylodes macrocephala, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 12g of Chuanduan, 6g each of processed Aconite root, roasted Ephedra sinica, turpentine, and 9g of Saposhnikovia divaricata.

Preparation and use: decoct in water and drink.

Efficacy: It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis of the cold-bi type with long-term course of disease, joint deformity, stiffness and contracture, poor flexion and extension, pale or dark tongue, and weak radial pulse as the main symptoms.

4. Chuanwu cures rheumatism

Chuanwu can cure rheumatism, but it is poisonous, so it is better to use processed Chuanwu. If you use raw Chuanwu, you must first boil it for 2 hours to reduce its toxicity. If you experience dizziness, tongue numbness, drooling, slow heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and slowed breathing after taking the medicine, it is a sign of aconite poisoning. You must stop taking the medicine immediately and take a decoction of mung beans, dried ginger, and licorice to detoxify it. Pregnant women should not use.

5. Rhizoma Dioscoreae can treat rheumatism

Dioscorea ternata is the rhizome of the Dioscorea ternata plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. It tastes bitter, is neutral in nature, and enters the lung, liver, and spleen meridians. According to the "Chinese Materia Medica", its main effects are to dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation and dredge meridians, relieve cough and asthma, and is mainly used to treat rheumatic pain, limb numbness, chest pain, heart pain, chronic bronchitis, injuries from falls, carbuncles, etc. The use of Rhizoma Dioscoreae injection to treat rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis has achieved good results.

6. Ghost arrow feather treats rheumatism

Euonymus japonicus, also known as Euonymus japonicus, tastes bitter and is cold in nature. It is good at entering the blood and can break blood and dredge meridians, detoxify and reduce swelling, and relieve numbness and pain. It can treat many difficult and complicated symptoms caused by blood stasis and obstruction of meridians. Therefore, it can be applied to autoimmune connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, Behcet's syndrome and other diseases. The dosage is generally about 15 grams, and those with a strong body can use up to 30 grams.