Rheumatoid diseases are mostly caused by invasion of cold and dampness, obstruction of muscles and bones, immobility of qi and blood, and unfavorable meridians. The treatment is mainly to dispel wind and cold, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, and relieve swelling and pain. Soaking feet can dredge the meridians, dispel the cold in the body, and add appropriate Chinese herbal medicines, which can play a certain role in relieving rheumatoid disease. The following Chinese medicine formula can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis by soaking feet.

2 Mahuang Platycladus orientalis leaves sweating and dispelling cold soup formula: Mahuang, Platycladus orientalis leaves, Holly, North Acanthopanax bark, Artemisia selengensis.

Usage: Wash all the medicinal materials, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5- 10 minute, decoct with water to get juice, put them in a footbath, let them cool, and soak their feet for 15-30 minutes twice a day.

Efficacy: sweating and dispelling cold, expelling wind and dredging collaterals, strengthening tendons and bones.

Formula of Fangqiang Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga Decoction: Notopterygii Rhizoma, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Fructus Chaenomelis, Folium Artemisiae Argyi preparata, Cortex Acanthopanacis, Lumbricus, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Herba Lycopodii each 30g.

Usage: Wash all the medicinal materials, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5- 10 minute, then add water to decoct to get juice, put them in a bathtub, cool them and soak their feet twice a day, each time 15-30 minutes.

Efficacy: promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, expelling wind and removing dampness.

4 Formula of Huoxue Qufeng Caowu Ganjiang Erteng Decoction: prepared Caowu 5g, dried ginger 20g, Caulis Trachelospermi 50g, Caulis Spatholobi 50g, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Herba Lycopodii, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 15g.

Usage: Wash all the medicinal materials, put them in a pot, add a proper amount of water, soak them for 5- 10 minutes, then add water to get juice, put them in a foot bath, cool them and soak their feet twice a day, each time for 15-30 minutes, once a day 1 dose.

Efficacy: promoting blood circulation and expelling wind, warming channels and dispelling cold, suitable for the weak who are prone to wind-cold, damp evil and blood stasis.