The manifestation of rheumatic joint pain is related to the feeling of evil qi. Feeling wind evil, characterized by the wandering of pain points. Feeling cold pathogenic factors, mainly characterized by pain in limbs and joints. Feeling dampness, mainly characterized by joint swelling, pain, and numbness.
May cause damage to various tissues and organs, seriously affecting joint activity and other normal functions. Even causing fatal damage. Due to the frequent collusion of wind, cold, and dampness, this prescription from the “Qingdao Herbal Medicine Handbook”, although not from a famous dictionary, uses a famous prescription and fights against the above symptoms together.
The medication strategy is to add traditional Chinese medicine to the famous formula. First, let’s take a look at its composition: 9g of bone penetrating grass, 9g of windproof grass, 9g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 12g of Achyranthes bidentata, and 9g of Phellodendron amurense. Boil it in water and take it. Except for 12g of Achyranthes for strengthening the waist and knees, all other ingredients in the formula are divided equally. This is the first traditional Chinese medicine in our formula, usually only found in folk medicine, and it is called Bone penetrating Grass. Use grass that can penetrate deep into the bones to treat diseases that occupy the joints. This beautiful wish was fulfilled due to the abundance of natural treasures.
The translucent grass is a whole plant with ground leaves. Its nature is Xin San Wen Tong and good at walking. It enters the liver meridian and blood, so it can promote qi and relieve pain. The general principle of blood and qi is not painful, so the bone penetrating herb is suitable for all kinds of pain in the body, abdomen, waist, knees, and inside and outside. Meanwhile, the bone penetrating grass is warmer than cold and dampness. If the invasion of wind, cold, and dampness into the limbs and meridians causes limb pain, numbness, and difficulty in flexion and extension.
Bone penetrating herbs can be used to dispel wind, dispel cold and dampness, eliminate pathogenic factors, and achieve self-healing of various diseases. As the “Compendium of Materia Medica” says, “Treat all rheumatism pain and contraction in the muscles and bones.” So many people suffer from rheumatism pain, which shows that it is a stubborn disease. Therefore, after chasing the wind and penetrating the bones, the penetrating bone grass needs to rely on force and invite some herbs of the same kind to attack the disease together. Windproof is the first medicinal herb held in hand by the bone penetrating herb. Like the bone penetrating grass, its effectiveness can be inferred from its name alone, which can prevent all kinds of evil and thief winds. The dampness of rheumatism is often a combination of internal and external dampness. External dampness is the combination of wind and moisture that harms people. And windproof, dispelling wind, and relieving symptoms are more than enough to deal with this kind of wind evil and dampness. For those who complain about joint pain on rainy days, using windproof in their prescriptions is very suitable. For internal dampness, the key factor in the production of internal dampness in rheumatic diseases is abnormal water metabolism.
If one does not take responsibility for the transportation of water, moisture will spread everywhere, not going where it should go, and rushing towards places it should not go, causing abnormal distribution of water. Fangfeng Xin San Wen Tong, Gan Wen Yi Qi, and Gui Pi Jing can treat spleen deficiency and excessive dampness. But since the main force of windproof has already been used to deal with external dampness, some energy cannot be taken care of. Therefore, the Cangshu, which says “strengthen the stomach and spleen, all dampness and swelling cannot be removed without this,” came on stage with the slogan “let me do it. Baizhu, the younger brother of Fangfeng and Atractylodes macrocephala, is a capable person of Yupingfeng, a traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations, which can improve immunity. Baizhu is good at removing dampness and strengthening the spleen. If the dampness is not too fierce, it is generally chosen. But for rheumatic joint pain, this dampness is obviously not ordinary, so Bai Shu quickly gave way and let its elder brother Cang Shu, who has obviously higher ability to dispel dampness, show off his skills!
Due to the pungent taste and strong aroma of both windproof and Atractylodes macrocephala, they are good medicines for awakening and drying the spleen. The spleen, which was trapped by dampness, liked them very much. The water and dampness in the spleen and stomach were quickly vaporized, and the revitalized spleen stood proudly on its post. In addition, the combination of Atractylodes macrocephala and Bone penetrating Grass is recognized by medical professionals as a good partner for treating rheumatism and rheumatism. Atractylodes macrocephala is characterized by dryness and dampness, and can also dispel wind and cold. The bone penetrating herb is good at relieving pain and removing cold and dampness. Both flavors appear at the same time, and it can effectively shake and alleviate joint dampness and pain in any part of the body. But due to the excessive warming and tonifying effects of the previous herbs, the two good friends that Cangshu brought in next could balance this warming nature. Achyranthes and Phellodendron, along with Cangshu, were originally a trio and built a villa called Sanmiao Wan, specifically designed for people with poor waist, kidney, and knee joint pain.
Compared to the systemic rheumatic pain, Huangbai is like a midline guard, while the wind dispelling medicine and blood stasis dispelling medicine Achyranthes, which specialize in treating lower back and knee pain, is the defender. It belongs to the liver and kidney meridians, and the liver controls the muscles and kidneys, treating limb spasms caused by cold dampness. It can eliminate the joint moisture that leaks everywhere in one fell swoop. A prescription for treating rheumatic joint pain was established, which uses its warming and promoting properties to release wind, cold, and dampness from the bones, helping the joints move freely and restore their original state.
