What are the Chinese medicine formulas for external application of synovitis?

As a common inflammatory disease, synovitis is actually classified into two types, such as water-based synovitis and congestive synovitis. The important formulas used for different synovitis are also different. In addition to external application as the main treatment for synovitis, some prescriptions can also be taken orally. Patients should follow the doctor's advice to make their choice.

1. For oral use.

Different types of synovitis require different medications

1. For water-damp type synovitis, coix seed 30g, Achyranthes bidentata 10g, Atractylodes 10g, Phellodendron 10g, Poria 10g, Angelica 10g, Duhuo 15g, Millettia reticulata 20g, Adzuki bean 30g, Stephania tetrandra 15g.

2. For blood stasis type synovitis, peach kernel 10g, safflower 10g, angelica 10g, Chuanxiong 10g, raw rehmannia 15g, red peony root 10g, earthworm 10g, Achyranthes bidentata 10g, coix seed 30g, Duhuo 15g, and adzuki bean 30g.

Dosage: decoct the above ingredients in 500ml of water, take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 doses. Take 6 doses as a course of treatment, and stop for 2 days.

2. Apply externally.

1: Take 10g white mustard seeds and 10g scutellaria seeds, fry them in 100g butter until they turn black and remove the residue, add 30g aged vinegar and boil until dry, add 3g talcum powder, apply to the affected area twice a day.

2: The most widely circulated folk recipe for synovitis ointment: dry Chuanxiong, musk, safflower, Achyranthes bidentata, borneol, mistletoe, Sanguisorba officinalis, camphor, processed Aconitum carmichaelii, processed Strychnos nux vomica, centipede, Clematis chinensis, Angelica dahurica, frankincense, and myrrh, fry them with sesame oil, add rosin and red lead to make a black ointment, apply to the affected area, change it once a day, and one course of treatment is 30 days.

3: Chuanxiong Powder Recipe: Take 45 grams of Chuanxiong, grind it into fine powder, and pack it into cloth bags made of thin cloth, with 15 grams of powder in each bag. Fix it to the knee with tape, in direct contact with the affected area. Use 1 bag of medicine each time, and change the medicine once a day. Multiple bags can be used alternately. The replaced bags can be reused after drying.

4: Cactus external application recipe: Take an appropriate amount of cactus, scrape off the burrs on both sides with a knife, then split it into two halves, apply the split side to the painful area of ​​synovitis, fix it with adhesive tape, and change to the other half after 12 hours. In winter, you can put the cut side in a hot pot for 3-4 minutes, and then apply it to the affected area after it is heated, usually at night.

5: The Tongmo Xiaotong Paste is made from more than a dozen precious Chinese medicinal materials such as Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, frankincense, Achyranthes bidentata, Corydalis yanhusuo, Millettia reticulata, etc. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, reducing swelling and promoting tissue regeneration, and repairing synovium. It starts from relaxing the muscles and activating the collaterals, and can effectively cure various types of synovitis.