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.
Dispelling wind, cold and dampness
The medicine in this section has a bitter taste, warm in nature, and enters the Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians. Xin can act to dispel wind, bitter can dry dampness, and warm to dispel cold. It has good effects of expelling wind, dehumidification, expelling cold, relieving pain, dredging meridians, etc., especially for analgesia. It can also be used for rheumatic fever after compatibility.
Passepartout
It was first recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements".
This product is the dry and mature infructescence of Hamameliaceae plant Liquidambar. Slight gas, light taste. It is better to be yellow in color and bigger. raw use.
[properties of medicine] bitter, flat. Return liver, kidney channel.
[Efficacy] Expelling wind and activating collaterals, diuresis, stimulating menstrual flow.
【application】
1. Rheumatic arthralgia, numbness and spasm, apoplexy and hemiplegia
This product can not only dispel wind-dampness, but also relax the tendons and collaterals, and dredge the meridians. Good at treating rheumatic arthralgia, numbness and spasm.
2. Fullness of edema
This taste is bitter and relieves diarrhea, can promote water and reduce swelling, and treat swelling and fullness.
3. Bruises
This product can pass the meridians and dissipate blood stasis to relieve pain, control bruises, bruises and pain.
4. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea
This product can soothe the liver, regulate qi and stimulate the menstrual flow, and treat dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea, distension and pain in the lower abdomen caused by stagnation of qi and blood stasis.
5. Lack of milk, milk blockage
This product can unblock the meridians, release breast milk, and treat breast milk blockage, breast distension and pain, or the syndrome of insufficient milk.
In addition, this product can dispel wind and relieve itching, and is used for rubella pruritus, taken internally or washed externally.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 5~10g. Appropriate amount for external use.
[Cautions for use] Not suitable for menorrhagia; pregnant women should use with caution.
