Renaitang Research Chinese Medicine Treats Elder's Calf Cramps and Takes Half of Pain Value in 28 Days

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Author: Li Enci

2020-07-14 08:00

The Chinese Medicine team of Renaitang Medical Services Department, in collaboration with Tuen Mun Hospital and the Hong Kong Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, used the Chinese herbal medicine "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" to treat elders with leg cramps at night. The results of the study showed that "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" effectively relieved the pain caused by cramps in the lower leg. Participants took the medicine for 28 consecutive days, and the pain value was reduced by half.

In response to the research results, Ren Ai Tang will carry out "Chinese medicine treatment of cramps in the elder's legs", hoping to help more elders.

Ren Ai Tang used the traditional Chinese medicine "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" to treat elder leg cramps, reducing the pain value by more than 50%. From left: Dr. Cai Yanyuan, Vice President Lin Zhixiu, Chairman Yang Sumei, Dr. Mo Junqiang, Dr. Chen Jinliang and lead research participant Zhang Niang. (Picture of Ren Oi Tong)

Cai Yanyuan, a registered TCM physician in the Renaitang Medical Services Department, said that the 2017 questionnaire survey of Renaitang showed that 87% of the elderly said they were suffering from calf cramps, and the incidence was particularly frequent at night. Seven of the grown-ups were "very painful" and even " Very painful" to describe the degree of pain. Mo Junqiang, a researcher who participated in the study and a consultant physician in the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics of Tuen Mun Hospital, said that calf cramps at night can affect sleep quality and health, but Western medicine currently does not have a standard and effective drug treatment with few side effects.

Paeonia licorice soup flavored ingredients are white peony root, licorice root, kudzu root and salvia miltiorrhiza. (Picture of Ren Oi Tong)

From August last year to January this year, the research team of Ren Ai Tang recruited 30 senior citizens aged 60 to 80 years, seven of whom had night calf cramps for more than 1 year. Participants accepted the 28-day "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" to treat elders' night leg cramps. They needed to take concentrated granules once a day. The results of the study showed that "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" can effectively reduce the pain caused by calf cramps by more than half, and the average pain value dropped from 7.06 to 3.41.

Chinese herbalist Cai Yanyuan said that the elders had liver, kidney, and spleen deficiencies, resulting in insufficient blood gas and congestion of the muscles and bones, which eventually manifested in the pathological form of calf cramps. The study used the Chinese herbal medicine "Shaoyao Gancao Decoction" as ingredients. The ingredients include white peony root, licorice root, kudzu root and salvia miltiorrhiza. It is suitable for people aged 50 or above who suffer from calf cramps. Among them, Paeonia lactiflora and analgesia, Zhigancao Qi to relieve qi and analgesia, the prescription has the effect of easing and convulsing the spasm, and it is good for treating anxiety. In addition, puerarin can dilate blood vessels to increase blood flow and relax vascular smooth muscle; Danshen can inhibit platelet aggregation and promote fibrinolysis.

Cai Yanyuan explained that the blood gas used to support muscles and tendons will be reduced by sleeping and lying, and cramps tend to appear at night. The results of this study help to prove the theory of traditional Chinese medicine in treating calf cramps, treatment safety and pain relief. She reminded the elders to keep their feet warm on weekdays, wear trousers when sleeping, abstain from cold food and sweets, soak their feet in hot water and absorb the yang in the sun, which can help prevent calf cramps.

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