What Chinese patent medicine should I take for backache? 10 popular recommendations and symptomatic guides
Recently, the health topic about low back pain has continued to heat up across the Internet, especially the amount of discussion on traditional Chinese medicine conditioning has increased by 35% year-on-year. This article will combine the hot data of the past 10 days to sort out authoritative medication plans and precautions for you.
1. Top 5 hot topics about backache on the Internet (last 10 days)

| Ranking | Topic keywords | Search volume (10,000) | associated symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backache due to prolonged sitting | 482 | Stiff lumbar spine/sore hips |
| 2 | Kidney deficiency and low back pain | 317 | Chill/nocturia |
| 3 | Postpartum back pain | 286 | Pelvic pain/sensitivity to cold |
| 4 | Lumbar disc herniation | 254 | Leg numbness/tingling sensation |
| 5 | Rheumatism and low back pain | 189 | Rainy days worsen |
2. Recommended list of symptomatic Chinese patent medicines
| Symptom type | Recommended Chinese patent medicines | core ingredients | Hot-selling brands (Tmall data) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney deficiency type | Liuwei Dihuang Pills | Rehmannia glutinosa/Dogwood | Tong Ren Tang (monthly sales of 82,000+) |
| blood stasis type | Yaotongning Capsules | Nux vomica / woodworm | Jingfukang (monthly sales of 65,000+) |
| Cold and damp type | Duhuo Jisheng Pill | Solitary living / locust | Jiuzhitang (monthly sales of 38,000+) |
| acute sprain | Yunnan Baiyao Ointment | Sanqi/Chonglou | Yunnan Baiyao (monthly sales of 120,000+) |
| osteoporosis | Xianling Gubao Capsules | Epimedium/Dipsacus | Tongjitang (monthly sales 21,000+) |
3. Precautions for use (popular popular science points of Douyin Doctor)
1.Time to take medication:For kidney deficiency type, it is recommended to take it in the morning. Those for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis should be taken after meals. The effect of topical ointment is better when applied before going to bed.
2.Taboo reminder:Patients with high blood pressure should use ephedra-containing preparations with caution. Pregnant women are prohibited from using drugs containing nux vomica. Patients with diabetes should pay attention to sugar-coated tablets.
3.Joint conditioning:Combined with hot compress, the efficacy of the medicine can be increased by 30% (data source: 2024 report of the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine). It is recommended to use salt bag hot compress for 15-20 minutes every day.
4. Answers to popular questions
Q: How to distinguish between backache and kidney pain?
The latest "Chinese Journal of Orthopedics" points out: Pain in the kidney area is often accompanied by abnormal urination and obvious percussion pain, while simple backache is mostly due to muscle strain.
Q: What should I do if Chinese patent medicines take effect slowly?
Popular doctor advice: It can be combined with acupuncture treatment. Clinical data shows that the effectiveness of combined therapy is increased to 89% (data sample: statistics from Beijing's top tertiary hospitals in March 2024).
5. Preventive measures (highly praised by Xiaohongshu)
1. Do the "Swallow Flying" movement every hour (the number of Douyin-related videos played exceeded 100 million in a single day)
2. Swimming three times a week can reduce the recurrence rate of low back pain by 42%
3. People who use lumbar support pads have a 57% reduction in the incidence of soreness
Special tips:The statistical period of the data in this article is March 15-25, 2024. Specific medication needs to be guided by a professional physician. For those who have persistent low back pain for more than 2 weeks, it is recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible to check for ankylosing spondylitis and other conditions.
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