Is Chinese medicine effective in treating Sjögren’s syndrome?

　　How effective is traditional Chinese medicine in treating Sjögren’s syndrome? Sjögren’s syndrome is a very common autoimmune disease in life. This disease will cause obvious symptoms such as dry mouth and dry eyes. For patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, it is critical to receive timely treatment. Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine is one of the ways to treat Sjögren’s syndrome. So how effective is traditional Chinese medicine in treating Sjögren’s syndrome?

　　Sjögren's syndrome due to damp-heat stagnation and loss of body fluids: manifests as dry mouth and eyes, swollen salivary glands, bitter mouth and bad breath, stickiness and discomfort in the mouth, fatigue and drowsiness, heavy limbs, joint pain and swelling, red tongue with white greasy, thin yellow greasy or yellow thick greasy coating, and soft and thready pulse. Treatment is to clear away heat and dampness, transform turbidity and unblock meridians. In this type, the main cause of the disease is dampness and heat. Depending on the emphasis of dampness and heat, the clinical prescription selection should also be focused. If both dampness and heat are emphasized, you can choose Agastache rugosa, Peilan, coix seed, white cardamom, almond, pinellia ternata, atractylodes, Magnolia officinalis, forsythia, talc, artemisia, rhizome, papaya, sea breeze vine. If the dampness is severe, you can use Sanren Decoction or Huopu Xialing Decoction. If the heat is severe, use Scutellaria baicalensis and Talc decoction to treat Sjögren's syndrome.

　　Sjögren's Syndrome with deficiency of heart and liver and blood and loss of muscle and veins: manifests as dull complexion, timid voice, dry mouth and throat, dry eyes and few tears, palpitations and easily frightened, irritability and irritability, easy fatigue, poor breathing, discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium, distension of the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of appetite, dull pain in muscles and joints, pale tongue with thin coating, and a heavy and stringy pulse. This syndrome is caused by insufficient heart blood, lack of nourishment of the heart, insufficient liver qi, and unfavorable Shaoyang cardinal function. Therefore, the treatment is to replenish qi and nourish blood, nourish yin and dredge collaterals. Sini Powder, Siwu Decoction, Bugan Decoction, etc. can be used to treat Sjogren's syndrome. Medicinal: Radix Pseudostellariae, Rehmannia glutinosa, Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, Perilla stems, red peony root, white peony root, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odorifera, licorice, turmeric, mulberry branch, etc.

　　Lung, spleen (stomach) yin deficiency, body fluid deficiency type Sjögren's syndrome: manifested by dry eyes and mouth, less tears and less saliva, less tears and less sweat, red eyes and throat, frequent drinking, dry vaginal mucosa, floating teeth and epistaxis, dry cough without phlegm, rash and erythema, muscle and joint pain, red tongue with thin coating, and thready pulse. Treatment is to clear away heat, nourish yin, produce body fluid and moisturize dryness. Use sweet and cold moisturizing products, and use Adenophora and Ophiopogon japonicus decoction or Bamboo Leaf Gypsum Decoction and Ophiopogon japonicus decoction to treat Sjögren's syndrome. Medicinal: Rehmannia glutinosa, dendrobium, Polygonatum odoratum, Scrophulariaceae, Ophiopogon japonicus, Anemarrhena, wolfberry, coix seed, papaya, honeysuckle, hemp seed, etc.

　　The above is the specific content of the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in treating Sjögren's syndrome. I believe everyone already knows that patients with Sjögren's syndrome should pay attention to oral hygiene and oral care. After meals, they must use toothpicks to remove food residues and rinse their mouth frequently to reduce dental caries and secondary oral infections.