The Shieldleaf Raspberry is a traditional Chinese medicine. You may not be very familiar with it. The fruit of the Shieldleaf Raspberry (Rubus peltatus Maxim.) is a plant of the Rosaceae family. It is distributed in Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Sichuan, and Guizhou. Some people claim that the most effective traditional Chinese medicine for treating osteoarthritis is the Shieldleaf Raspberry, as its effects and functions are highly effective in treating osteoarthritis. The effects and functions of the Shieldleaf Raspberry include strengthening the lower back and kidneys, and dispelling wind and relieving pain. It is commonly used for joint pain in the limbs and lower back. So, do you know the symptoms of osteoarthritis? And is the Shieldleaf Raspberry really effective in treating osteoarthritis? Today, I will show you whether the method you believe to be the most effective is indeed correct.
Symptoms of Osteoarthritis
1. Hand osteoarthritis: One or more fingers become red, swollen, and painful. The end joints of the fingers may become enlarged, and the enlargement can also occur in the proximal interphalangeal joints. It is more common in middle-aged women, particularly in the distal interphalangeal joints. It is rare in men. There is a genetic predisposition. Symptoms of hand osteoarthritis in women: Stiffness and pain in the finger joints upon waking up, improved after movement, gradually developing into symmetric nodules, and finally finger deformities appear, sometimes accompanied by the formation of small cysts. The familial tendency is very obvious.
2. Knee osteoarthritis: Can be unilateral or bilateral, more common in overweight women. Symptoms in middle-aged people: Feeling of knee pain and discomfort when sitting up or standing up, which disappears after a while of walking. This is an early manifestation. As the disease progresses, activities do not relieve the pain. Climbing stairs or squatting and standing up become difficult, requiring support from the hands on the knees. The knee joints may become swollen, or severely swollen, with the possibility of extracting a pale yellow fluid. Due to lesions and thickening of the synovium and joint capsule, there may be sounds during movement. If loose bodies form within the joint, it can affect joint movement and occasionally cause "joint locking" phenomenon. Eventually, knee joint deformities appear, such as flexion contracture of the knee joint, bowlegs or knock-knees, and even requiring a cane to walk.
3. Foot osteoarthritis: Pain occurs at the base of the big toe when shoes are too tight or when wearing high heels; bony enlargements (nodules protruding) causing bursitis of the toes.
4. Spinal osteoarthritis: Pain in the neck and lower back; wandering pain in the arms and legs; osteophytes formed by outward growth of bone around the joints can stimulate the spinal nerves, causing numbness and tingling in the affected body parts.
Based on the symptoms of osteoarthritis, we can see that the effects and functions of the Shieldleaf Raspberry correspond to the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Additionally, from the relevant description of the Shieldleaf Raspberry in the "Tianmu Mountain Medicinal Plants Manual": "Treats limb and lower back pain." It is not difficult to see that the Shieldleaf Raspberry has an effect on treating these types of osteoarthritis. However, it has not been proven whether the Shieldleaf Raspberry is the most effective treatment for osteoarthritis. Therefore, do not blindly use the Shieldleaf Raspberry to treat osteoarthritis, as some things are only theoretical knowledge.
