Rheumatism
All the medicines that are mainly used to dispel the evil of rheumatism and are commonly used to treat rheumatic arthralgia are called rheumatism dispelling medicines.
This kind of medicine has a bitter taste and is warm or cool in nature. Xinneng San can work, which can dispel the evil of rheumatism and open the obstruction of meridians; the bitter taste dries dampness, so that the evil of rheumatism does not remain. Therefore, this class of drugs can dispel the evil of rheumatism remaining in the muscles, meridians, and bones, and some of them also have the functions of relaxing tendons, promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, relieving pain, or nourishing liver and kidney, and strengthening bones and muscles. Mainly used for rheumatism arthralgia pain in limbs, unfavorable joints, swelling, contracture of tendons and other diseases. Some drugs are also suitable for soreness of the waist and knees, flaccidity and weakness of the lower limbs, etc.
Rheumatism-dispelling medicines are divided into three categories: wind-damp-dampness-dispelling medicines, rheumatism-heat-dispelling medicines, and wind-damp-dampness-strengthening medicines according to their medicinal properties and efficacy. It is respectively suitable for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, rheumatism-heat arthralgia, and those with long-term arthralgia syndrome and weak muscles and bones.
Rheumatism-dispelling herbs that are pungent, warm and dry in nature can easily injure yin and consume blood, so those with deficiency of yin and blood should be used with caution.
Arthralgia syndrome is mostly a chronic disease. For convenience, it can be made into wine or pill powder, and wine can "help the medicine's potency and promote blood circulation" and enhance the efficacy of rheumatism medicine. It can also be made into a dosage form for external application and used directly on the affected area.
Rheumatism and heat medicine
The nature and flavor of this class of medicines are mostly bitter and cold, and enter the Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians. Xin can dissipate, bitter can reduce diarrhea, and cold can clear away heat. It has good effects of expelling wind and removing dampness, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, clearing heat and reducing swelling, and is mainly used for rheumatism-heat arthralgia, joint redness, swelling and heat pain. It can also be used for wind-cold-damp arthralgia through compatibility.
Caterpillar vine
It was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".
This product is the dry leafy cane of apocynaceae stellite. Slight gas, slightly bitter taste. It is better to have more leaves and green color. raw use.
[properties of medicine] bitter, slightly cold. GUIXIN, liver, kidney channel.
[Efficacy] Dispelling wind and dredging collaterals, cooling blood and detumescence.
【application】
1. Rheumatism-heat arthralgia, spasm of tendons, soreness of waist and knees
This product is good at dispelling wind and dredging collaterals, bitterness can dry dampness, slightly cold and heat clearing, especially suitable for rheumatism-heat arthralgia, constriction of tendons and arteries, soreness of waist and knees, it can be soaked in wine alone or in combination.
2. Sore throat, carbuncle
This product enters the heart and liver blood, bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature, can clear away heat and cool blood, relieve throat and reduce swelling, so it can be used for sore throat and carbuncle caused by heat-toxin congestion. "Proximity Prescription" is decocted with water alone, slowly swallowing the throat, to treat sore throat caused by heat toxicity.
3. Fall injury
This product can clear the meridians, cool blood and reduce swelling and relieve pain. Control injury from falling, stasis, swelling and pain.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 6~12g.
[Drugs for Differentiation] Both Tengshiteng and Caulis Caulis can dispel wind and dredge collaterals, and are often used for joint flexion and extension, spasm of tendons and bruises caused by rheumatism. However, the nature of Haifengteng is slightly warm, so it is suitable for wind-cold-damp arthralgia, joint pain, tendon spasm, and difficulty in flexion and extension.
