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Apr 1, 2021 Vol. 25 Hani Times Acupuncture & Hebs

Pain Management

Rheumatoid Arthritis, benefits of acupuncture and herb

drugs). The most common side Also, the western prescription a sufficient amount in Dang Gui,
effects of these medicines are should be combined with herbal Chuan Xiong, and Shu Di Huang,
gastric ulcer, gastric bleeding, medicine unless symptoms are which have a blood-tonifying
and general indigestion. So mild and Western medicine has not effect among herbal medicines.
MDs cannot prescribe these been taken from the beginning. The formula consisting of these
medicines for a long time due to RA is fundamentally a loss of the herbs is commonly used to treat
the side effects is not ignorable basic immune system, so if the various types of arthritis in a clinic.
but serious. Also, they consider symptoms improve with herbal The mechanism of reducing the
giving corticosteroid medicine and medicine to suppress inflammation, symptoms of RA patients can be
injection if NSAIDs and DMARDs it must be prescribed sufficient estimated from this fact.
are not working enough. As you herbal medicine for at least one Only physicians must be aware
know, corticosteroid medicine and month to reduce the recurrence of the below. If the RA has been
injection have plenty of serious as much as possible. There is aggravated over the years and the
side effects such as hypertension, evidence that herbal medicine patient has been taking steroid
△ Acupuncture and herbal medicinal treatment sessions diabetes, and weight gaining. containing gamma-linoleic acid medicine for a long time and a
are the efficient and cost-effective way to help to reduce
irritating symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. imageⓒ As an eastern medicine doctor, (GLA) helps reduce joint pain, steroid shot multiple times. It’s
AdobeStock_Csaba Deli. the goal of my treatment for RA swelling, and stiffness in RA better to explain that it is not
is to minimize the administration patients. GLA is known to be likely to be improved by herbal
I treated this RA patient in of Western immunosuppressants contained a lot in White evening medicine, and the patient should
By Winston Lee
Korea. As I was appointed RA and steroid drugs with strong primroses. This is a type of omega continue to receive western
L. Ac., Ph.D., KMD
specialist in the hospital, I had liver and kidney toxicity and do 3 fatty acid. It is also contained in medicine treatment.
a few opportunities to see these not worsen symptoms. Compared
“Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is patients, and I got to have the to other spinal disc diseases, the TheAcupunctureTimes.com
a chronic inflammatory disease confidence that acupuncture and expectation looks quite limited,
of unknown etiology. It is the herbs are very effective methods but due to the nature of RA, is available
most common form of chronic to treat RA. the limitations must be fully
inflammatory arthritis and often First and foremost, I’d like to understood, and full consent must You can get more information
results in joint damage and emphasize that even western be obtained from the patient. regarding your practice and news at
physical disability. Because medicine has not figured out From this point of view, TheAcupunctureTimes.com.
it is a systemic disease, RA the exact pathology of RA yet. acupuncture is the perfect
• More practical information of various acupuncture
may result in various extra- There is no medicine to eliminate treatment method for RA patients,
skills and its principles.
articular manifestations, the RA, but they can decrease which can replace NSAIDs
• More practical information of herbal formula and
including fatigue, subcutaneous the symptom or slow down the anti-inflammatory medicine.
case studies.
nodules, lung involvement, progress. They are assuming Acupuncture is working to
• Study material for current acupuncture related studies,
pericarditis, peripheral that the reason for it would be the pain and swelling without
articles, and research paper.

neuropathy, vasculitis, and auto-immunity, but not clear. gastrointestinal disease at a low • More practical information regarding medical billing
hematologic abnormalities.” Therefore RA doctors usually cost. Also, there is no aftermath and management.
-Harrison’s Internal Medicine prescribe NSAIDs or DMARDs even when the acupuncture is • On-line communities for current issues.
19th edition (disease-modifying antirheumatic done for a long period.

『Dongui Bogam-Internal Bodily Elements(동의보감-내경편 Ⅰ. Body(신형 身形)

Prescriptions That Nurture Nature and Prolong Life (2)

50. Taking the medicine for Rehhmanniae Radix Crudus Gramineri Rhizoma (石菖蒲),
15 days and one would be (生地黃) and Rehmanniae Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (川
able to have a better sex Radix et Rhizoma Preparata 椒), Polygalae Radix (遠志),
life, after a month the face (熟地黃) (processed with and Glycyrrhizae Radix (甘草)
would become like that of wine together), Morindae (soaked in water and stir-
a child and the eyes would Radix (巴戟) (soaked in baked with ginger juice),
be able to see 10 li. After wine and core removed), and Alismatis Rhizoma (澤
3 months the greying hair Lycii Fructus (枸杞子) and 瀉). Grind all of these herbs
would turn black, and Corni Fructus (山茱萸) into powder, add wine and
after a long time the spirit (soaked in wine and seed decoct; add thinly prepared
qi would not decline, the removed), 2 nyang each of starch and mix it again, and
body would be light and Poria Sclerotium (白茯苓), make pills to a size of the seed
healthy, and one would be Schisandrae Fructus (五味 of the royal foxglove tree. Take
△ Extend Life and Stablise Root Elixir. image(c)shutterstock_
JinYoung Lee. able to reach the level of 子), Ginseng Radix (人蔘), 80 pills at a time on an empty
a hermit. Prepare 4 nyang Aucklandiae Radix (木香) stomach. Add Angelica Gigantis
Extend Life and Stablise of Cuscutae Semen (兎絲子) and Thujae Semen (柏子 Radix (當歸) and Halloysitum
Written By Jun Heo(許浚,
Root Elixir 延齡固本丹 연 (processed with wine) and 仁), 1.5 nyang each of Rubi Rubrum (赤石脂) for women.
1539~1615), Translated by
령고본단 Cistanchis Herba (肉蓯蓉) Fructus (覆盆子), Plantaginis Avoid radish, green onion,
Namil Kim, Wung Seok Cha
It treats impotency due to (washed in wine), 2 nyang Semen (車前子), and Lycii garlic, beef, sour food such
et al., Published by Ministry
all kinds of deficiencies or of Asparagi Tuber (天門冬), Radicis Cortex (地骨皮), as vinegar, taffy, and mutton
of Health & Welfare (Korea)
the greying of hair before Liriopis Tuber (麥門冬), and 1 nyang each of Acori when taking the medicine.