🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Thromboangiitis obliterans is a chronic, progressive, non-specific inflammatory vascular disease. Due to inflammation causing narrowing or complete occlusion of blood vessels, ischemic changes occur in the distal tissues of the limbs, which may lead to gangrene in severe cases. Modern medicine attributes the cause to factors such as sex hormones, mental stress, smoking, cold exposure, malnutrition, and hypercoagulable states, and considers it an autoimmune disease. Commonly used folk remedies are listed below. [Formula One] 1 pig's trotter, 150 grams of Morinda root, 50 grams each of Chicken Blood Vine and Salvia miltiorrhiza. Boil together until the trotter is tender, remove the residue, eat the meat and drink the broth. This formula activates blood circulation and unblocks meridians, suitable for patients with thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Two] Toad. Clean thoroughly, remove internal organs, boil until soft, remove bones, mix with flour to make pills, take at any time without restriction on dosage. This formula clears heat, removes dampness, detoxifies, and kills bacteria, suitable for thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Three] Live snail. Wash clean, crush with shell into paste, apply directly to ulcerated areas, cover with moist gauze, change daily. This formula promotes circulation, removes necrotic tissue, and stimulates granulation, suitable for thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Four] 12 grams each of Rubia cordifolia and Salvia miltiorrhiza, 6 grams of Earthworm, 12 grams of Vaccaria segetalis, 9 grams of Chaenomeles speciosa, 20 grams of Coix seed, 9 grams each of Clematis stem and Eucommia bark, 12 grams of Poria, 6 grams of Phellodendron. Decoct and take orally twice daily, one dose per day. This is Weng Yanjie’s formula, which functions to unblock meridians, clear dampness, activate blood circulation, and resolve stasis, suitable for thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Five] 30 grams of Chicken Blood Vine, 60 grams each of Scrophularia root and Honeysuckle flower, 30 grams each of Licorice and Myrrha, 60 grams of Smilax glabra. Decoct and take orally twice daily, one dose per day. This is Guo Jun Tian’s formula, which functions to clear heat and toxins, activate blood circulation, and resolve stasis, suitable for thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Six] 30 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of Myrrha, 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 60 grams of Honeysuckle flower, 12 grams of Herba Cynomorii, 30 grams of Licorice, 10 grams of Peach kernel, 30 grams of Scrophularia root, 10 grams of Achyranthes bidentata. Decoct and take orally three times daily, one dose per day. This is Zheng Jingchang’s formula. Functions: clear heat and toxins, cool blood, resolve stasis; suitable for thromboangiitis obliterans. [Formula Seven] 24 grams of Artemisia capillaris, 18 grams of Red adzuki beans, 30 grams of raw Job's tears, 10 grams each of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala and Phellodendron, 12 grams each of Stephania tetrandra and Alisma orientale, 10 grams of Eupatorium fortunei, 12 grams of Sophora flavescens, 6 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla, 12 grams of stir-fried earthworm, 10 grams of Talc. Soak for 30 minutes, decoct twice, combine both decoctions to yield about 500 ml, take 250 ml twice daily (morning and evening). This is an experience formula from renowned Shandong physician Chi Jingxun. Clinically, it functions to clear heat and dampness, promote aromatic transformation of stasis, invigorate blood flow, and reduce swelling. It treats deep and superficial venous thrombosis, erysipelas, leg ulcers, and damp-heat type thromboangiitis obliterans caused by downward infiltration of damp-heat. [Formula Eight] 1 hen (2–3 catties), 20 grams of Angelica sinensis, 100 grams of fermented rice wine. Slaughter the hen, remove feathers and internal organs, wash clean, blanch in boiling water to remove blood, then transfer to a pot with 3 catties of fresh water, simmer over low heat for 3 hours with added fermented rice wine and Angelica. The chicken has rich aroma and delicious broth. Angelica root is sweet, pungent, warm in nature, containing linoleic acid, niacin, essential oils, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and β-sitosterol. β-Sitosterol is a precursor to steroid hormones that stimulate gonadal activity; linoleic acid lowers lipids, niacin dilates blood vessels and reduces cholesterol; vitamin E delays aging, vitamin B12 prevents anemia. Chicken meat is sweet and warm, containing 23.8% high-quality animal protein, 1.1% fat, vitamins A and D, and various inorganic salts. Since chicken provides high protein needed by the elderly while having low animal fat they should limit, and is rich in minerals and vitamins, it effectively nourishes the spleen and stomach, replenishes blood, and tonifies the kidneys—making it an ideal winter tonic for the elderly. Indicated for: tinnitus, deafness, dizziness, blurred vision, frequent nocturnal urination, poor appetite, and fatigue due to blood deficiency in the elderly. It can also serve as an auxiliary treatment for patients with coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and thrombotic phlebitis.<thromboangiitis obliterans>