Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying that winter diseases are more suitable for summer treatment? From some of my clinical experience, chronic diseases such as rheumatism are more suitable. Most of the people who are prone to winter disease are physically weak and cold, that is, we say that they have no firepower, and they are more likely to be injured by cold evil, especially once they encounter cold, the condition will be aggravated.
Winter disease and summer treatment still come from the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" spring and summer yang, long summer is better than winter. In summer, the yang energy is the most vigorous, and the circulation of qi and blood in the internal and external environment of the human body is the most vigorous, which is more conducive to the storage of yang energy, the elimination of cold evil, the adjustment of yin and yang balance, the improvement of self-immunity, and the recovery of deficiency and cold diseases. Rheumatism is known as Bi Syndrome in Chinese medicine, and there are about three common syndrome types, namely wind paralysis, cold paralysis, and damp paralysis.
Let's start with wind paralysis. The so-called wind paralysis is the pain or numbness of the limbs caused by the external cold evil staying in the meridians, which affects the flow of qi and blood. Because the wind evil is easy to wander, the limb pain caused by the wind evil is characterized by the fact that this pain is erratic and does not fix in a certain place. The most common symptom is the soreness of the muscles and joints, the flexion and extension of multiple joints is not good, there will be fever at the beginning of the attack, fear of wind, and it will be aggravated when the wind occurs. In terms of disease types, rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are more common, which should dispel wind and channel, disperse cold and dehumidify, and refer to Fengfeng decoction plus minus conditioning.
Let's talk about chills. In fact, it refers to a type of paralysis that is more severe than cold and evil, usually a mixture of wind, cold and dampness. Usually it is infected with cold and stagnation in the blood veins, and the flesh does not go between them, and there are external injuries such as falls, and there is stagnation of bad blood, coupled with the influence of emotion, diet, temperature, etc., the cold of the intestines leads to blood and gas stagnation, and limb joint pain occurs. This kind of pain is generally more intense, fixed position, and is accompanied by unfavorable flexion and extension of the joints, and there is a feeling of cold in the local skin, which will be aggravated when cold and relieved when heated; Go and see the tongue, the tongue is pale and white, and the pulse is heavy or tight. This kind of warming the meridian and dissipating the cold, dispelling wind and dehumidifying, you can refer to the aconitum decoction plus subtraction conditioning.
Finally, dampness. Dampness is a series of symptoms caused by dampness and evil invading the human body, staying in the meridians, blocking the flow of qi and blood, and causing joints, muscles, muscles and bones. The characteristic of dampness is heavy turbidity and stickiness, so it is common to have soreness, heaviness and pain in the joints of the limbs. At the same time, the joints will be unrelievable, and there will be partial numbness of the body, severe hands and feet, weakness and inflexibility, and even swelling and pain. In this case, to dispel wind and dampness, dissipate cold and relieve pain, you can refer to Coix Seed Tang plus and minus conditioning.
Of course, not all diseases are suitable for winter and summer treatment, and not everyone is suitable for winter and summer treatment. If the disease is more severe, comprehensive treatment should be adopted. The sharing is for reference only, not as a basis for diagnosis and treatment, if you feel unwell, please seek medical treatment in the offline hospital in time.