Patient's question:
Doctor, I am currently 47 years old, female. I am now very skeptical whether I have rheumatoid arthritis, because my sister has always been troubled by it. I am very worried that I might also get the disease. How should I take care of rheumatoid arthritis?Doctor's answer:
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, they are prone to experiencing joint pain again during flare-ups, and even joint deformity. For such patients, it is important to pay attention to preventing cold exposure and avoiding catching colds. Additionally, herbal medicine can be used to nourish the liver and kidneys, dispel wind and dampness. Commonly used herbs include duhuang (Angelica sinensis), qianghuo (Notopterygium incisum), fuling (Poria cocos), chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong), sangjisheng (Taxodium chinense), huajiao (Zanthoxylum bungeanum), fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), shudihuang (Rehmannia glutinosa), chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong), and guizhi (Cinnamomum cassia), etc.