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Monday 25 November 2013

Gout Treatments In Traditional Chinese medicine perspective

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is medical condition mostly caused by work related occupations and working environment, affecting patients’ muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves and developing over time. A community sample of 73 females and 32 males aged 85 and over underwent a standardised examination at home. Musculoskeletal pain was reported by 57% of those interviewed. A major restriction of joint movement range was frequent in the shoulder but uncommon in other joints. A shoulder disorder was found in 27% of subjects, rheumatoid arthritis in 1% and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, hip, and knee in five, seven, and 18% of subjects, respectively. Disability was frequent: a walking distance of < 500 m was found in 60% and ADL dependency in 40% of the group. Factors related to one or both of these disability measures included female gender, hip and knee OA, impaired vision, cognitive impairment and neurological disease(1a).
Types of Musculo-Skeletal disorders in elder(2a)
1. Osteoarthritis
2. Gout
3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. Polymalagia Arthritis
5. Cervical myleopathy and spinal canal stenosis
6. Osteoporosis
7. Low back pain
8. Fibromyalgia
Gout
I. Gout mostly effected one joint is defined as a acute and recurrent condition of arthritis as a result of uric acid builds up in blood cause of joint inflammation.
In Traditional Chinese medicine perspective
According to TCM asssistant in the article of "Chinese herbal formula(s) can treat or relief Gout"(27), in Chinese medicine, gout is a condition of a joint painful wind syndrome caused by
1. Damp-Heat

1.1. Painful obstruction due to the containment of Damp-Heat in the channels of that can lead to acute articular rheumatism, acute attack of gout, arthritis, hot joints, joint pain, tremors, dark urine, etc.

1.2. Chinese Herbal Formula Xuan Bi Tang used to clear and damp-Heat, unblock the Channels, eliminate painful obstruction, etc. Ingredients include

a. Guang Fang Ji (Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi, Aristolochia Root, Stephania) – 15g. -expels damp heat in upper jiao, expels superficial swellings, induces urination

b. Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, Apricot Seed) – 15g. -regulates lung Qi and water metabolism

c. Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis Lachryma Jobi) – 15g. -tonify spleen, clear dampness, relieve painful obstructions

d. Can Sha (Excrementum Bombycis Mori, Silkworm Feces) – 9g. -tonify spleen, clear dampness, relieve painful obstructions

e. Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae, Pinellia Rhizome) – 9g. -dries dampness, transforms tubidity

f. Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae, Forsythia Fruit) – 9g. -clears superficial heat

g. Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis, Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia) – 9g. -clear heat, drains dampness, induces urination

h. Hua Shi (Talcum, Talcum) – 15g. -clear heat, drains dampness, induces urination

i. Chi Xiao Dou (Semen Phaseoli Calcarati) – 9g. -clears heat, drains dampness, induces urination(28)

2. Recurrent Wind-Cold-Damp

2.1. Recurrent Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction in which localized constraint generates Heat of that can lead to acute attack of gout, arthritis, difficulty in movement, joint pain, edema of lower extremities, painful lower limbs, rheumatism;, swelling of joints, etc.

2.2. Chinese herbal formula Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang used to disperses Damp and Wind, unblocks the Channels. moves Yang, etc.

a. Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, Cinnamon, Cassia Twig) – 12g. -warms and unblocks channels

b. Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae, Ephedra Stem, ma-huang) – 6g. -unblocks channels, relieves superficial swellings

c. Fu Zi (Radix lateralis Aconiti Carmichaeli, Szechuan Aconite Root, Aconite) – 6g. -warms channels, relieves pain

d. Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, Anemarrhena Rhizome) – 12g. -clear heat from the joints, nourish yin

e. Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae , Peony Root) – 9g. -clear heat, nourish yin

f. Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractyloids Macrocephaelae, Atractylodes White Rhizome) – 15g. -harmonizes ying and wei Qi levels (Bai Shao)

g. Fang Feng (Radix ledebouriellae, Ledebouriella Root, Siler) – 12g. -expels wind and dampness

h. Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis Recens, Fresh Ginger Rhizome) – 15g. -promotes Qi circulation

i. Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis, Licorice Root) – 6g. -harmonizes other herbs within formula, regulates middle jiao(29).

3. Wind-Damp, Phlegm and Blood stasis

3.1. Wind-Damp, Phlegm and Blood stasis lead to acute attack of gout. arthritis, difficulty in movement, joint pain, edema of lower extremities, swelling of joints;, chills, etc.

3.2. Chinese herbal formula Shu Feng Huo Xue Tang used to disperses Damp and Wind, eliminates Blood stasis

a. Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig, cassia twig) 2.5g

b. Qiang Huo (Notopterygium root, chiang-huo) 2.5g

c. Bai Zhi (Angelica root) 2.5g

d. Huang Bai (amur cork tree bark, phellodendron bark) 2.5g

e. Wei Ling Xian (Chinese clematis root, clematis) 2.5g

f. Cang Zhu (Atractylodes rhizome) 2.5g

g. Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, Chuanxiong root) 2.5g

h. Hong Hua (Safflower flower, Carthamus) 1g

i. Gan Jiang (Dried ginger rhizome) 1g

j. Dang Gui (Chinese angelica root) 2.5g

k. Dan Nan Xing (P Arisaematis cum Fel Bovis) 2.5g