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Treatment of uterine leiomyoma with traditional Chinese medicine

[Introduction] Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of uterine leiomyoma is also a common method of treatment of uterine leiomyoma, the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively slower, but better than both the root cause and the root cause. According to TCM, uterine leiomyoma is caused by dysfunction of viscera, Qi stagnation, blood stasis, cold coagulation, phlegm obstruction, dampness and heat, and insufficient positive qi. Therefore, the focus of treatment is to dissipate the depression of meridians, invigorate Qi and nourish blood, and balance yin and yang. Does traditional Chinese medicine treat uterine leiomyoma reliably?

Treatment of uterine leiomyoma with traditional Chinese medicine

The main method of treating uterine leiomyoma by traditional Chinese medicine is dialectical treatment, while the effect of dialectical error is not good, even counterproductive. The treatment of uterine leiomyoma by traditional Chinese medicine is based on the clinical differentiation of symptoms and signs. According to TCM, uterine leiomyoma is caused by dysfunction of viscera, Qi stagnation, blood stasis, cold coagulation, phlegm obstruction, dampness and heat, and insufficiency of positive qi, which belongs to "stone plaque".

At the beginning of the onset, most uterine leiomyomas are qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome. The pathogens are not yet prosperous and positive, and their clinical manifestations are relatively light, and their physical signs are not obvious. With the development of the disease, it can enter the typical stage of the disease, with the change of symptoms and signs. Because the area of uterine cavity and endometrium is enlarged, uterine contraction is bad or endometrial hyperplasia is too long, menstrual cycle is shortened, menstrual volume is increased, menstrual period is prolonged, irregular vaginal bleeding and so on. Once submucosal myoma necrosis and infection, there will be persistent or irregular vaginal bleeding or purulent bleeding, etc. This period belongs to the period of exuberant evil but not yet declining. 。 When the symptoms of uterine leiomyoma are relatively serious, patients usually suffer from fatigue, anemia and other symptoms. But these symptoms vary from person to person, not everyone.

Clinical treatment of uterine leiomyoma by traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the efficacy of drugs to achieve the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, softening firmness and dispersing nodules, as well as invigorating the spleen and kidney, and strengthening qi. According to TCM, patients with uterine leiomyoma can be divided into three types: qi stagnation and blood stasis, damp-heat stasis and phlegm-dampness stasis. These three types of treatment methods and medicines are also different, but the therapeutic mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly through improving microcirculation, anti-inflammation, inhibiting connective tissue proliferation and immune regulation to achieve the purpose of treating uterine leiomyoma.

 

How to treat uterine leiomyoma with traditional Chinese medicine

The treatment of uterine leiomyoma by traditional Chinese medicine is focused on both the symptoms and the treatment of uterine leiomyoma, and the most important point is the differentiation of symptoms and signs. According to TCM, uterine leiomyoma can be divided into three types: qi stagnation and blood stasis, damp-heat stagnation and phlegm-dampness stagnation. Their clinical manifestations and medication are different.

 

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

The main manifestations are irregular menstruation, normal menstrual volume, some people have slightly more performance, and prolonged menstruation, dripping difficult to clean, abdominal distension, pain, breast swelling, moss thin white or purple, pulse strings astringent. Examination revealed that the uterus was slightly larger, moderate or rigid, and B-mode ultrasound showed that the tumors were smaller. In treatment, attention should be paid to soothing liver and regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

2. Blood Stasis and Accumulation Type

The main manifestations are menstrual volume, purple blood clots, lower abdomen tingling can not hold down, some people menstruation time is long, it is difficult to clean, purple tongue with ecchymosis, deep and astringent pulse. After examination, it was found that the uterus enlarged evenly or asymmetrically, the texture was harder, and it could touch single or multiple protrusions. Under B-mode ultrasonography, the tumors were larger or more. In the treatment, the method of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, softening firmness and dispersing stagnation can be used. Those with dampness and heat should clear away heat and dampness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; those with cold syndrome should warm the meridians and disperse cold, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

3. Spleen Deficiency and Blood Stasis Type

The main manifestation is that the amount of menstruation is as much as the note, the color of menstruation is pale purple, the abdomen is painful, there will be dizziness, loss of appetite, less luxuriant face, some people are accompanied by diarrhea symptoms, the tongue is fat and purple, the moss is thin white or delicate, and the pulse is thin and astringent. To invigorate the spleen and invigorate qi, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

In addition to the different treatment methods of the above three diseases, attention should also be paid to the different treatment methods in the period of menstrual cycle. In menstrual period, the main collection is to remove blood stasis and stop bleeding; in peacetime, the main elimination is to promote blood circulation and eliminate symptoms. In addition, according to the progress of uterine leiomyoma, regulating qi and activating blood circulation in the early stage of the disease, resolving blood stasis and dispersing knots in the middle stage to support and rectify the disease, and supplementing the disease in the later stage.

 

 

The prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine for uterine leiomyoma are as follows:

[Prescription 1]

Raw materials: raw Astragalus 15g, Angelica sinensis, raw Poria cocos, raw Paeonia lactiflora, Corydalis yanhusuo, toosendan 10g each.Addition or subtraction: those with high humidity, plus Chuan Huangbai, raw Coix seed, Huaiyao, Cheqianzi; those with vigorous liver, plus chrysanthemum, Tianzhu yellow, pink Paeonia bark, Jiaoshan garia; those with short palpitation and breath, plus Prince Ginseng, fried jujube seed, roasted licorice, Lingmei stone, mother-of-pearl, cinnamon twig.Usage: After decocting the medicinal water for three times, the medicinal liquid was combined and taken orally in the morning, mid-night and evening, one dose a day.

[Prescription 2]

Raw materials: 12g for tail, 6G for Chuanxiong, Cinnamon and Fennel, 10g for safflower, peach kernel, corydalis, myrrh, cattail, fried Wulingzhi, 8g for trigonum, 8g for zedoary, 30g for Selaginella and 15g for Leonurus.

Addition or subtraction: For those with excessive qi stagnation or premenstrual period, add Xiangfu, toosendan and litchi stone; for those with excessive blood stasis, add leech, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Leonurus herb during menstrual period; for convalescent or postmenstrual period, use Bazhen Decoction.

Usage: After decocting the medicinal water for three times, merge the medicinal liquid and take it orally in the morning, in the middle and in the evening, one dose a day, one month as a course of treatment.