Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Understanding different pelvic inflammatory disease patterns according to TCM theory
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a condition that affects numerous women and encompasses a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the upper female genital tract, including endometritis, salpingitis, and the associated complications of abscess formation and chronic pelvic pain. Its presentations can range from subtle, asymptomatic inflammation to severe illness with acute abdominal pain.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approaches Pelvic Inflammatory Disease not as a single illness, but as a manifestation of imbalance and disharmony within the body. TCM delves beyond the symptoms, seeking the root cause in disharmonious patterns like Qi Stagnation, Blood Stasis, or Damp-Heat accumulation.
Understanding the unique pattern of disharmony in each patient is fundamental to TCM, as it guides the personalized treatment strategy, including the selection of acupuncture points, herbs, and dietary advice.
Herbal Formulas for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Traditional Chinese Medicine formulas used to address pelvic inflammatory disease
Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Clears Stagnant Heat in the intestines
- Reduces swelling and disperses lumps
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Invigorates the Blood
- Transforms Blood Stasis
- Softens lumps
- Reduces fixed abdominal pain
Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Clears Heat and relieves acute conditions of the Gallbladder
- Relieves acute Damp-Heat syndromes
- Resolves Phlegm
- Harmonizes the Stomach
Huang Qin Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Clears Heat
- Alleviates dysenteric disorders
- Stops pain
- Harmonizes the Middle Burner
Li Zhong Wan
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Warms the Middle Burner
- Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Clears Heat and Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder
- Clears and drains Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Dispels Heat and
- Eliminates Blood Stagnation
Xiao Yao San
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Harmonizes the function of Liver and Spleen
- Relieves Liver Qi stagnation
- Nourishes the Blood
Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Expels pus and reduces abscesses
- Warms the Yang
- Disperses clumping
Yin Chen Hao Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Clears heat
- Resolves dampness
- Reduces jaundice
Zhen Ling Dan
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Stabilizes uterine bleeding
- Clears Blood Stagnation
Zhen Wu Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Warms and tonifies the Yang and Qi of the Spleen and Kidneys
- Eliminates Dampness
Gu Jing Wan
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Nourishes Yin
- Clears Heat
- Stops bleeding
- Stabilizes the menses
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Expels Cold and warm the menstruation Blood
- Stops pain
- Invigorates Blood
- Dispels Blood stagnation
Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Augments the Qi
- Raises the Yang
- Releases Dampness
Wu Yao Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Pacifies the Liver
- Moves Qi
- Stops pain
- Nourishes Liver Blood
- Eliminates Stagnation
Yi Huang Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Dries Dampness
- Clears Heat
- Stops vaginal discharge
Di Dang Tang
Traditional formula for pelvic inflammatory disease
Main Actions
- Breaks up and dispels Blood Stagnation