19/03/2026
Persistently Cold Hands and Feet: Beware of Raynaud's Syndrome [ETtoday News Reporter Li Jialing/Pingtung Report]
A 25-year-old woman suffered from chronically cold hands and feet, even in the sweltering summer. Over time, her fingers became deformed, resembling animal claws. After examination, a doctor confirmed she had Raynaud's syndrome. (Western medicine is notorious for its diagnoses; they label cold hands and feet as Raynaud's syndrome, creating a new disease without truly understanding its cause. When they are unsure of the cause, they attribute it to an autoimmune system disorder.)
Dr. Yang Jiefu urges: If you frequently experience cold hands and feet, especially in summer, and young women are at higher risk, you should promptly consult an immunology and rheumatology specialist for examination and early management of the condition. (This disease is clearly very treatable, so why try to control it?)
Dr. Yang Jiefu of the Department of Immunology and Rheumatology at Pao Chien Hospital pointed out that the female patient's hands were pale and cold, and would often change from pale to dark purple and then to red, recovering after about half an hour. Over time, this caused pointed toes due to poor blood circulation.
The doctor urges: If you find your hands and feet are often cold even in summer, you should be careful. (Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners of the Wenbing school believe that there is no typhoid fever in the south, so there is no typhoid fever in hot weather. They don't know that typhoid fever doesn't refer to the literal meaning of being injured by cold. A simple explanation is that it refers to the symptoms that appear when a disease is caused by cold. The true explanation is certainly more complex than that, which will be discussed in more detail later.)
This may have caused an immune system disorder. Some people have developed systemic lupus erythematosus or mixed connective tissue disease as a result, and in severe cases, scleroderma.
There was a case where a 35-year-old woman exhibiting Raynaud's syndrome symptoms was diagnosed with scleroderma after a thorough blood test. This scleroderma caused damage to vascular endothelial cells and tissue ischemia, ultimately leading to necrosis of her finger and amputation. (This was because Western medicine couldn't cure it, and they wouldn't offer traditional Chinese medicine treatment, then frightened the patient, resulting in amputation.)
Dr. Yang Jiefu points out that Raynaud's syndrome is merely a specific manifestation of certain diseases, including lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and mixed connective tissue diseases.
In some cases, it can also be caused by chronic hepatitis, especially hepatitis C, complicated by cryoproteinemia, which can also present with Raynaud's syndrome symptoms. (More than just these symptoms; all cancer patients and heart patients experience this. In fact, whenever the body experiences abnormalities, the hands and feet begin to feel cold. So sometimes even a cold can cause cold hands and feet, just to varying degrees.)
Additionally, people engaged in hand-operated, vibrating work, such as drilling, or those working long hours in cold storage facilities, may experience this due to the intense vasoconstriction caused by their work environment, leading to tissue ischemia, damage to vascular endothelial cells, or immune system disorders.
Yang Jiefu reminds people who experience chronically cold hands and feet, even numbness and loss of nerve sensation in their fingers, and discoloration upon rinsing with water (characteristics of Raynaud's syndrome), to avoid contact with cold objects as much as possible, quit smoking, and seek medical attention immediately. (This person's statement is unfounded. When I was seeing patients in the US, nine out of ten women had cold hands and feet, yet none of them smoked. This has nothing to do with smoking.)
Comment
The Western medicine doctor above is talking nonsense. Readers shouldn't be afraid. When you find your hands and feet are cold, seek treatment from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner. You will absolutely not end up with amputation. If you blindly believe in Western medicine, you will have to have your limbs amputated. Many TCM decoctions, such as Dang Gui Si Ni Tang or Si Ni Tang, can solve these problems. However, these are classic formulas. If you seek the wrong TCM practitioner, such as a Southern School of Warm Diseases, it won't work because those formulas contain aconite. These Southern School practitioners become weak-kneed at the mere mention of aconite and will certainly not use it, so you won't get better.
Conclusion: I have treated many patients with this condition, which Western medicine calls Raynaud's syndrome. As a practitioner skilled in using the classic formulas of Cinnamon Twig, Ephedra, Aconite, and Astragalus, how difficult is it to treat? People don't need to be afraid. Everyone should live happily. If you have cold hands and feet, go to a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner immediately, and you will be completely cured. It is not difficult to treat at all. Please refer to my six health principles for self-diagnosis.
Dr Ni Hai Xia
