External treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, mild response to rheumatoid arthritis

During the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the redness, swelling, heat and pain of joints often restrict people’s movement. Although oral medicine can regulate it, many Chinese prefer the mild way of “direct external use to the lesion”.

With the accumulation of thousands of years’ experience, the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has become the choice of many patients, focusing on local effects and avoiding gastrointestinal irritation.

The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is not a single form, but a flexible selection of different methods according to the condition and constitution, so that the drug can penetrate through the skin and reach the affected joint directly.

1、Fumigation with traditional Chinese medicine:

decoct the herbs such as notopterygium Incisum, Angelica pubescens, Ramulus Cinnamomi and Saposhnikovia divaricata, fumigate the joints with warm steam, or apply the gauze soaked with liquid medicine to the affected area. The warm power can open the skin pores, help the medicine deepen, and relieve the stiffness of joints, especially for patients who are afraid of cold in winter or joints.

2、Application of traditional Chinese medicine:

grind frankincense, myrrh, Gentiana macrophylla, Clematis and other medicinal materials into powder, mix them into ointment with honey or vaseline, and paste them on the painful joints. The ointment can be used locally for a long time to promote blood circulation, relieve pain, reduce swelling and remove blood stasis. It can also be used in daily activities, which is convenient and fast.

3、Soaking with traditional Chinese medicine:

take mulberry branches, papaya, Shenjincao, Tougucao and other herbs to boil water, and soak the joints of hands and feet after the water temperature is appropriate. By soaking in warm water, it can not only clean the joints, but also let the drug force penetrate with the water flow, improve the local blood circulation and reduce joint swelling. It is suitable for people with small joint involvement of hands and feet.

The core advantage of external treatment: mild and fit the needs

—Local onset and strong pertinence: the drug directly acts on the painful joints to avoid the potential burden of systemic medication, especially for middle-aged and elderly patients with weak spleen and stomach function.

—Warm auxiliary, dual relief: most external treatment methods are accompanied by warm effect, which can not only relieve the tension of joint muscles, but also promote the operation of local Qi and blood, so that the joints that are “blocked and painful” can slowly restore flexibility.

—Millennium heritage, safe and controllable: after long-term clinical verification, as long as the syndrome differentiation is accurate and the compatibility of herbs is reasonable, the joint discomfort can be gradually improved under the premise of ensuring safety.

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis needs patience. The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has the characteristics of “mild, convenient and local effect”, which provides patients with an alternative to oral administration.

If you are troubled by joint pain, you may wish to understand the external treatment based on syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, and let traditional wisdom help joint health.

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