The Theory Research About RA

[OBJECTIVE] This subject will study the clinical cases about Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to summarize the common rules of syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, the therapeutic method and constitution of medicine, the research has provided basis for the therapeutic method, composing prescriptions and new drug development of Traditional Chinese medicine of RA.[METHODS] Collect 200 clinical cases from the out-patient and in-patient department related to RA in Jiang Su Province TCM Hospital, and accompany with excel program for the Statistics analysis of pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, the treatment and herbs. From the above stasis, the rules of syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, the therapeutic method and using of medication can be figured out.[RESULTS] The syndrome type of TCM on RA divide into: wind cold with dampness type, accounts for 27.5%, wind heat with dampness type, accounts for 28.5%, cold and heat mixture type, accounts for 7.5%, sputum with blood stasis type, accounts for 18%, health-qi xu with pathogens type, accounts for 18.5%. The mainly therapeutic methods on RA syndrome differentiation include: disperse wind, resolve dampness, clear heat, dispel cold, smooth meridians, resolve blood stasis and etc.[CONCLUSION] The deficiency of health-qi, exogenous etiology affection and sputum with blood stasis is the three important factors in occur, progress and prognosis of RA. At the initial stage, pathogenic factors are the primary aspect; at the middle stage, the syndrome is excess with deficiency, and then, pheglm and blood-stasis can be made. The therapeutic method is to reinforce vital-qi or disperse pathogenic factors.