Which remedy is suitable for treating rheumatic arthralgia with damp-heat jaundice?
Clematidis chinensis is suitable for treating rheumatic arthralgia accompanied by damp-heat jaundice. Rheumatic arthralgia is mainly caused by poor blood circulation, which can also affect the movement of joints if it occurs in the joints. It is necessary to take relevant warm-keeping measures in daily life, such as local heat compress. If damp-heat jaundice also occurs, it can be treated with Clematidis chinensis.
1. Rheumatic arthralgia is a professional term in traditional Chinese medicine, generally referring to rheumatic joint pain, which is caused by wind, cold, dampness, and evil factors. It leads to redness, swelling, heat, pain, and migratory pain in the joints, restricting the patient's joint movement. With further development of the disease, joint movement disorders and deformities may occur, resulting in loss of function and self-care ability.
2. Rheumatic arthralgia is a condition caused by the invasion of wind, cold, dampness, and heat evils, mainly manifesting as limb, joint pain, soreness, numbness, heaviness, and movement disorders. It is clinically characterized by progressive or recurrent symptoms. The main pathogenesis is the obstruction of qi and blood circulation, resulting in the lack of nourishment for tendons and joints.
3. In traditional Chinese medicine, damp-heat jaundice is a type of jaundice characterized by endogenous damp-heat pathogens after exogenous six evils. It belongs to the category of yin jaundice and is often caused by acute jaundice hepatitis. It can also occur in newborn infants due to severe damp-heat in the mother's body during pregnancy.
