What are the Chinese medicinal herbs for rheumatism

Rheumatic bone pain seriously affects the patient's daily life. Especially if the condition has not been alleviated, it may even worsen in the later stage. Therefore, the treatment of rheumatic bone pain should of course be carried out actively. Some Chinese medicinal materials are actually very effective in alleviating and improving these conditions. For example, Chuanshan and Longgui Jianyu are relatively good anti-rheumatic medicinal materials.

1. Chuanwu

In Zhang Zhongjing's "Golden Chamber Synopsis", there is a prescription called "Wutou Decoction" for treating cold hernia. Because it is pungent, warm and very hot, it has strong effects of warming the meridians and dispersing cold, relieving pain and relieving numbness. It is the best medicine for treating "arthritis" and must be used for all cold and pain syndromes. The dosage is generally 6-15 grams. For some cold syndromes, the dosage can be increased, but not more than 30 grams.

2. Dilophosaurus

It is the rhizome of the Dioscorea zingiberensis plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. It tastes bitter and is neutral in nature. It enters the lung, liver, and spleen meridians. It has many aliases, including Dioscorea zingiberensis, Dioscorea chuanlonggu, Dioscorea chuanshangu, and Diamond Gu. "Chinese Materia Medica" records that its main effects are dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, relieving cough and asthma. It is mainly used to treat rheumatic pain, limb numbness, chest pain, heart pain, chronic bronchitis, traumatic injuries, carbuncles, etc. This product has been collected from the folk in the past 30 years and has been gradually widely used. It has been reported that the efficacy of using Rhizoma Dioscoreae injection to treat rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis is as high as 89%. To achieve better therapeutic effects, the dosage of this product should be 40-50 grams. Dosage below 30 grams will often have no effect. Because of its neutral nature, it can be used regardless of cold, heat, deficiency or excess.

3. Ghost Arrow Feather

Also known as Euonymus, "Shennong's Herbal Classic" records that it tastes bitter, is cold in nature, and is good at entering the blood. It can break blood and dredge meridians, detoxify and reduce swelling, and relieve numbness and pain. It is said that it "can eliminate evil, kill ghosts and poisons", pointing out that 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. Some books, such as "Zhejiang Folk Commonly Used Herbs", use it to treat rheumatism, and the dosage can be up to 60-90 grams. However, it is not suitable for people with qi and blood deficiency, or bleeding tendency, as well as women with heavy menstruation and those who are pregnant.