Ease Fibromyalgia naturally

Herbal remedies for the disease

Fibromyalgia is called a muscle bi syndrome in Chinese medicine. More women than men have the condition, and it tends to come and go throughout life. Although it can be debilitating for some people, it is not degenerative or life-threatening and symptoms can be managed.

An efficient approach to herbal prescriptions is to use herbs that stop pain but also expel the pathogenic factors responsible for the condition. While all of the following herbs help to relieve pain, each focuses on a different type of bi: mulberry twig extract is used for wind bi, clematis root works for cold bi and mugua (fructus chaenomelis) works for damp bi.

Because wind, cold and damp are intertwined in these bi conditions, all three are treated through herbal combinations. Dosages and herbs are chosen on the basis of predominant symptoms.

Specific herbs for bi syndrome also affect different areas of the body and can be used to make the formula more efficient. For examples, qianghuo (rhizoma et radix notopterygii) is used for the upper part of the body, particularly the neck, shoulders and upper back; and pubescent angelica root is used for the lower back and legs. Herbs to treat wind, cold or damp in the body can also be added to the formula.

Herbs that address each of the three distinct phrases mentioned above also provide relief of pain and discomfort:

1. The deficiency of both liver and spleen chi can be addressed using bupleurum root or rambling powder.

2. For blood deficiency, the herbal therapy needs to be changed to Chinese angelica root, preferably administered two to three times per week. The addition of evodia can also be helpful.

While patients in the first stage will benefit substantially from regular exercise, it is no longer of importance here because the deficiency now outweighs the stagnation.

3. For chi deficiency caused by exhaustion of kidney yang and yin, progress can be slow. Patients could benefit from strong warming tonics such as deer antler velvet and aconite. Aconite moxa is often beneficial along with a warming diet including ginger tea and beef broth.

The comprehensive approach takes into account the complex and individual nature of the syndrome in each patient.