What Chinese medicine is good for sciatica?

What Chinese medicine is good for sciatica?

Sciatica is a common neurological disease that mainly manifests as radiating pain in the buttocks, hamstrings, and calves. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sciatica is mostly related to poor Qi and blood, cold-dampness blockage, or liver and kidney insufficiency. The following are some traditional Chinese medicines commonly used to relieve sciatica and their effects. Combined with the hot topics and hot content on the Internet in the past 10 days, we will provide you with detailed structured data.

1. Recommended commonly used Chinese medicines

2. Popular Chinese medicine formulas

According to recent hot topics about traditional Chinese medicine on the Internet, the following formulas are widely recommended for relieving sciatica:

3. Recent hot discussions

1.Traditional Chinese Medicine External Application Therapy: The "external application of traditional Chinese medicine" method that has been hotly discussed on social media recently, such as grinding Ligusticum chuanxiong, safflower, etc. into powder and applying it externally to the painful area, is believed to be able to quickly relieve symptoms.

2.Diet therapy aid: Many netizens shared therapeutic recipes such as "Black Bean and Pork Bone Soup", believing that it can nourish the kidneys and strengthen bones, and is more effective when combined with traditional Chinese medicine.

3.Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine: In recent hot topics, many patients have mentioned that taking traditional Chinese medicine combined with physical therapy (such as acupuncture and massage) has achieved remarkable results.

4. Precautions

1. Traditional Chinese medicine needs to be selected according to personal constitution and symptoms. It is recommended to take it under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

2. Pregnant women, lactating women and people with special physiques should use Chinese medicine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis with caution.

3. If the pain persists or worsens, seek medical treatment promptly to avoid delaying the condition.

4. The “recipes” that have been hotly discussed on the Internet recently need to be carefully verified to avoid blindly following the trend.

5. Summary

The traditional Chinese medicine treatment of sciatica requires syndrome differentiation and treatment. Traditional Chinese medicines such as Duhuo, Sanjisheng and Chuanxiong and formulas such as Duhuojisheng decoction are widely used. In light of recent hot topics, external application of traditional Chinese medicine, dietary supplements and the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine have become hot topics of discussion. Patients should use medications rationally under the guidance of professional physicians and pay attention to daily life conditioning.