Is Xiancao Gutong Tie effective for rheumatoid arthritis?

Xiancao Gutong Patch is effective for relieving pain symptoms, but it cannot treat rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that requires reasonable and standardized drug treatment to control symptoms, but the disease cannot be cured, so it requires lifelong medication. Xiancao Gutong paste only plays a temporary role in relieving pain. Xiancao Gutong paste especially has the effect of activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis and relieving pain on waist and leg pain. Therefore, it still has certain effect on relieving pain of arthritis patients. However, only one kind of patch can only play the role of auxiliary treatment.