Rheumatism 

hysicians in China and the West currently recommend applying a broad spectrum of treatments against both cancer and rheumatism. This means that it is not enough to merely deal with superficial aspects when a pathological condition appears, but it is rather necessary to consider many aspects. Finding the root cause of the problem is the best way to insure prompt, appropriate treatment, and maximize the likelihood of success. If two or more organs are affected, the problem would most likely have been syphilis in the 19th-century, tuberculosis in the 20th-century, and rheumatoid disease (lupus erythematosis) or AIDS in the 21st century. All of these conditions may attack the internal organs and initiate pathological changes.

      Antibodies fight viruses that have entered the body. When antibodies malfunction, they may fail to fight invading viruses and instead attack some part of the person's own body. This situation is referred to as in autoimmune disease, and rheumatism is a disease of this type. Because attacks on the internal organs are characteristic of rheumatism, it is a very difficult condition to diagnose. An attack may occur at the point wherever it is in the body's cycle. Because it is so hard to diagnose rheumatism during the early stages, the likelihood of error is very high. And since a mistaken diagnosis may be accepted for quite a long period of time, rheumatism is very dangerous and likely to induce fatalism.

Characteristics of Rheumatoid Disease
      Gout is commonly misunderstood and misdiagnosed. It is vital that a specialized physician perform a diagnosis for gout. In addition, remember that as long as women are still menstruating, arthritis cannot be gout. 

      There are several characteristics of rheumatoid diseases: a great variety of changes (lupus erythematosis alone may cause a vast range of changes), very transient symptoms (some symptoms may appear suddenly and then disappear just as suddenly), tiny glimpses of symptoms (many symptoms do not appear fully for many years), single primary symptoms (even if there are many changes, one main symptom may persist), menacing changes (a patient may suddenly cough blood and quickly die), and slow and mild onset (the development may be so gradual that even a physician cannot detect it). 

      Modern medical thinking concerning the treatment of rheumatoid disease is to induce a multiplier effect, which is to say that one plus one should be greater than two. Since ordinary drugs are not very effective against chronic rheumatism, the medical world is currently studying ways of treating the condition with tradition Chinese medicines. It is hoped that these medicines will achieve an optimal multiplier effect with the least side effects.