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.
pituitary bark
It was first recorded in "Haiyao Materia Medica".
This product is the bark of the leguminous plant Erythrina or the tree Erythrina. The gas is slightly fragrant, and the taste is slightly bitter. It is better to have more nails. raw use.
[properties of medicine] bitter, pungent, flat. Return liver channel.
[Efficacy] Dispelling rheumatism, dredging collaterals to relieve pain, killing parasites and relieving itching.
【application】
1. Rheumatic Arthralgia
This product is pungent to disperse wind, bitter to dry dampness, mainly enters the Liver Meridian, can dispel wind-dampness, travel the meridians, relieve pain, reach the disease place, and is especially good at treating arthralgia and arthralgia of the lower limbs. Control rheumatic arthralgia, spasm of limbs, soreness of waist and knees.
2. Scabies, eczema
This product is pungent, bitter and dry, not only can dispel wind and dampness, but also can kill insects and relieve itching, so it can treat scabies, eczema and itching. It can be used alone or in combination, decocted for external washing or taken orally.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 5~15g; or soak in wine. Appropriate amount for external use.
