Arthritis, Osteo Arizona

Clinical Application:
Sha used a combined treatment incorporating conventional calcium therapy and sexual hormone therapy to supplement this formula in treating 299 cases of osteoarthritis, reported that 270 cases showed excellent results, and 29 cases showed good results, an overall result better than that of the control group.(1)

Zhang used this formula and Fen Bi De to treat 60 cases of retrograde osteoarthritis, and reported that, after 1-3 one-month treatment cycles, 32 cases showed significant progress, 25 cases showed progress, and 3 cases showed no response.(2)

Luo Dong Ya used Yang Xue Tong Bi herbal paste and also received satisfactory results. He used Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root), Ji Sheng (Loranthus), Cao Wu (Wild Aconite Root), Chuan Wu (Sichuan aconite Root), Ma Qian Zi (Nuxvomica Seed), Fang Feng (Siler), Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark), Mu Xiang (Saussurea), Dang Gui (Dang Gui), Niu Xi (Achyranthes), Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood) to make into herbal paste to apply to joints. The herbal paste is replaced every five to six days, with three applications as one treatment. He treated 76 cases. 67 received substantial progress, 7 patients showed progress and 2 cases showed no effect. The effectiveness rate was 95.5%.(7)

Du Chang Hua chose aauriculoacupuncture for 30 patients. After two treatment units, all patients received satisfactory results.(9)

Song Ya Guang conducted a clinical trial on 120 patients with a combination of cupping and blood-letting therapy. After five treatment-units, there was a 93% effectiveness rate.(10)

Massage and Other Treatments
Li Jian Jun treated 34 patients with a combination of massage and herbal penetration technique. He used four different types of massage therapy to the affected area. He boiled eleven different kinds of herbs into herbal syrup. He applied the herbal syrup to the affected areas of knee joints, and the herbal penetration technique was used to enhance penetration in these areas for twenty minutes a day, with ten times as one treatment unit. After three units, there was an effectiveness rate of 88.2%.(11)

Yao Rong Zhong combined massage and herbal bath therapy for 38 patients. The patients received twenty minutes of massage for three times a week and had herbal baths for twenty minutes twice a day. After three weeks, there was a 74% effectiveness rate.(12)

Huang Yong Ping used medicinal food for this condition. The food he suggested includes antler wine, eel cooked in Ren Sheng (Ginseng) and Dang Gui (Dang Gui), wine processed with Dang Gui (Dang Gui), Hong Hua (Carthamus), and Bai Shao (White Peony Root), pork rib stew, meat, eggs, and milk.(13)