TCM Treatment Evaluation for
ErythromelalgiaThe invention belongs to a Chinese medicinal preparation for treating erythromelalgia, which is prepared by raw materials such as dried rhizome of rehmannia, salvia miltiorrhiza, earthworm, asarum, angelica, achyranthes, radix scutellariae, corydalis tuber, white paeony root, liquorice, and jujube kernel. The Chinese medicinal preparation has the advantages of scientific compatibility, low cost, short treatment course, quick response, high cure rate and no side effect on human bodies.
Direct topical treatment can include daily bathing the feet in an herbal infusion containing mallow or sanicle herbs-where the cause of the burning feet is already known. Circulation within the body can also be aided by the regular use of the hawthorn herb, which dilates blood vessels within the body. Dosage of this herb can be a single tbsp. of herbal juice taken daily or about 20-25 drops of herbal tincture mixed in water and taken once before breakfast and once before sleeping at night. The herbal supplement of the hawthorn is not known to cause side effects in patients and it is a very effective long-term herbal supplement. It must be used mostly as a topical application for three months or more in patients suffering from recurring burning feet syndrome.