STUDY: Two Traditional Chinese Medicines Significantly Lessen RLS Symptoms
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:52 am
Dangguijakyak-san and Shihogyeji-tang are traditional Chinese medicines with powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone that has been able to actually find these Chinese medicines locally. But we can gain hope from the fact that these two anti-inflammatory mixtures were VERY helpful in lessening RLS symptoms.
There are dozens of other anti-inflammatory herbs that are available for North Americans that can be mixed and matched to create one's own version of a Dangguijakyak-san and Shihogyeji-tang type anti-inflammatory. ie: curcumin, licorice root and ginger root. Or, ashwagandha, cat's claw and lemon balm.
"SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME WITH THE TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINES DANGGUIJAKYAK-SAN AND SHIHOGYEJI-TANG"
Yuna Seo, MD (Et al.)
OUTCOMES
"One week after initiating herbal treatment with DS and ST, the RLS symptoms began to improve, and the total hours of sleep had increased from 2 to 9 hours by day 21.
On day 47, symptoms had disappeared and sleep disturbances caused by RLS had completely resolved.
After DS and ST were administered for a total of 47 days, the abnormal sensations that had occurred during rest or at night disappeared, and the sleep disturbances had also improved. Thereafter, the administration of both DS and ST had been discontinued, and there was no recurrence of symptoms up to the last day of follow-up, 244 days after the treatment had been initiated. Additionally, no significant adverse events were observed during the treatment period."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8341247
Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone that has been able to actually find these Chinese medicines locally. But we can gain hope from the fact that these two anti-inflammatory mixtures were VERY helpful in lessening RLS symptoms.
There are dozens of other anti-inflammatory herbs that are available for North Americans that can be mixed and matched to create one's own version of a Dangguijakyak-san and Shihogyeji-tang type anti-inflammatory. ie: curcumin, licorice root and ginger root. Or, ashwagandha, cat's claw and lemon balm.
"SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME WITH THE TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINES DANGGUIJAKYAK-SAN AND SHIHOGYEJI-TANG"
Yuna Seo, MD (Et al.)
OUTCOMES
"One week after initiating herbal treatment with DS and ST, the RLS symptoms began to improve, and the total hours of sleep had increased from 2 to 9 hours by day 21.
On day 47, symptoms had disappeared and sleep disturbances caused by RLS had completely resolved.
After DS and ST were administered for a total of 47 days, the abnormal sensations that had occurred during rest or at night disappeared, and the sleep disturbances had also improved. Thereafter, the administration of both DS and ST had been discontinued, and there was no recurrence of symptoms up to the last day of follow-up, 244 days after the treatment had been initiated. Additionally, no significant adverse events were observed during the treatment period."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8341247