For patients with rheumatism, rheumatic bone pain is the biggest problem. The Chinese herbal medicine Ding Gong Teng is a special medicine for treating rheumatic bone pain and has miraculous effects on various types of rheumatic bone pain. So where is Ding Gong Teng clinically used and what are the contraindications?
Ding Gong Teng
Ding Gong Teng
Ding Gong Teng, Chinese medicinal name. It is the dried stem of the plant Erycibe obtusifolia Benth. or Erycibe schmidtii Craib of the family Convolvulaceae. It can be harvested all year round, cut into segments or slices, and dried in the sun.
Ding Gong Teng's nature and meridians
Pungent and warm; slightly toxic. It belongs to the liver, spleen, and stomach meridians.
Clinical applications of Ding Gong Teng
1. Treatment of rheumatic bone pain and neuralgia
Ding Gong Teng is made into injection liquid, with 2 ml per vial, containing 6 grams of raw material. Inject 2-4 ml each time, 1-2 times a day, intramuscular injection.
2. Clinical application cases of Ding Gong Teng
It has been used to treat acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, lumbar muscle strain, hypertrophic lumbar spondylitis, and traumatic arthritis in 88 cases. The symptoms improved significantly, with good analgesic effects in 39 cases, symptoms improved in 39 cases, and no effect in 10 cases.
No side effects were found. Mild sweating is common after injection, which is a normal phenomenon. If sweating continues, drink a cup of sugar water.
Ding Gong Teng
Ding Gong Teng preparations
1. Ding Gong Teng injection liquid
Boil Ding Gong Teng in water twice. Boil for 2 hours in the first boiling, and 1.5 hours in the second boiling. Combine the two boiling liquids, filter, and concentrate to a syrup-like consistency, then add ethanol to produce precipitation.
2. Processing procedure
Filter the ethanol solution and recover the ethanol. Dissolve the residue in an appropriate amount of distilled water and refrigerate overnight in the refrigerator. Filter and concentrate the filtrate.
After precipitating with ethanol for 2 times, recover the ethanol and concentrate the remaining liquid. Add an appropriate amount of injection water, refrigerate overnight, and filter. Add 0.5% (W/V) activated carbon to decolorize the filtrate, and filter.
Add 2% (V/V) Tween-80 to the filtrate, and add injection water as needed. Filter with a No. 5 filter rod, seal, and sterilize at 100°C for 30 minutes. Each vial contains 2 ml, equivalent to 5 grams of raw material.
Contraindications for using Ding Gong Teng
1. Caution for weak individuals
This product has a strong sweating effect, so it should be used with caution for individuals with weak constitution.
2. Pregnant women should not take it.
[Note] If there is poisoning, excessive sweating, or limb paralysis, handle it according to general poisoning principles. At the same time, take licorice and honey orally to detoxify and wash hands with warm water.
