It was used to treat rheumatic arthralgia and had the effects of dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, promoting blood circulation to remove the meridian obstruction, and eliminating cold to stop pain [112].
Based on the theories of traditional Chinese medicine, S. involucrata has the effect of warming the kidneys, activating yang, expelling wind, eliminating dampness, inducing menstruation, and promoting blood circulation.
Herba Siegesbeckiae, one of common Chinese medicinal foods, has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, malaria, and snakebite based on its ability to dispelling wind, eliminating dampness, and strengthening the sinews [ 12].
Based on the therapeutic method of clearing heat-toxicity, eliminating dampness and tonifying Pi (spleen), and the modern principle of anticancer and anti-angiogenesis, and TCM clinical practices, we have established an eight herbs composed formula for colorectal cancer treatment, which is Teng-Long-Bu-Zhong-Tang (TLBZT).
An exhaust fan in your bathroom could do wonders in eliminating the dampness caused by frequent showers or baths.
GW is effective for eliminating wind-dampness, unblock meridians, as well as stopping diarrhea and dysentery, thus it is clinically used for treatments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spasm numbness, myalgia, etc., ailments that related to inflammation, swelling, pain, and other discomforts in muscles, bones, and joints.
P. cablin has been recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia as a traditional herbal medicine for its therapeutic functions, including eliminating heat and dampness, calming nerves, and alleviating fatigue.
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), ginger is used to relieve nausea and vomiting, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, improve the internal environment by clearing heat and dampness, and strengthen the immune system (Chang et al. 2011; Li 1985; Qiang et al. 2009; Therkleson 2010; Wang and Wang 2005).
