Endometriosis according to Chinese Medicine
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Four herbal formulas that might help with endometriosis
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Promotes Blood and lymphatic circulation, thus eleminates Blood Stagnation. Softens and resolves hard lumps such as cysts and fibroids.
Why might Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan help with endometriosis?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus' of which endometriosis is a symptom.
Wen Jing Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 12 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Uterus and vessels. Nourishes Blood. Dispels Cold. Dispels Blood Stagnation.
Why might Wen Jing Tang help with endometriosis?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Full Cold in the Directing and Penetraing Vessels' of which endometriosis is a symptom.
Di Dang Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Breaks up and dispels Blood Stagnation .
Why might Di Dang Tang help with endometriosis?
Di Dang Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of endometriosis
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 7 herbs
Key actions: Warms and tonifies the Middle Burner (Spleen and Stomach). Tonifies Qi. Relieves spasmodic pain.
Why might Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang help with endometriosis?
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of endometriosis
Acupuncture points used for endometriosis
Other symptoms often associated with endometriosis
Painful period Irregular menstruation Lochia retention Dark clots in menstrual blood Brown vaginal discharge Infertility Late period Abdominal pain after childbirth Persistent uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood Abdominal pain