Fibroids according to Chinese Medicine
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Four herbal formulas that might help with fibroids
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 fibroids?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus' of which fibroids and cysts in the lower abdomen is a symptom.
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Dispels Heat and. Eliminates Blood Stagnation.
Why might Tao He Cheng Qi Tang help with fibroids?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Heat and Blood Stagnation in the Lower Burner' of which leiomyoma 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 fibroids?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Full Cold in the Directing and Penetraing Vessels' of which leiomyoma is a symptom.
Xiao Yao San
Source date: 1107 AD
Number of ingredients: 6 herbs
Key actions: Harmonizes the function of Liver and Spleen. Relieves Liver Qi stagnation. Nourishes the Blood.
Why might Xiao Yao San help with fibroids?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Deficiency with disharmony of Liver and Spleen' of which uterine fibroids is a symptom.
Acupuncture points used for fibroids
The two Chinese Medicinal herbs most likely to help treat fibroids
Why might Cinnamon Twig (Gui Zhi) help with fibroids?
Because it is a key herb in Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern '' (a pattern with fibroids as a symptom)
Cinnamon Twigs is a Warm herb that tastes Pungent and Sweet. It targets the Heart, the Lung and the Spleen.
Its main actions are: Adjusts the nutritive Ying and defensive Wei Qi. Relieves the Exterior through sweating. Warms and disperses Cold. Removes obstruction of Yang. Promotes the circulation of Yang Qi in the chest. Regulates and moves blood.
Why might Poria-Cocos Mushroom (Fu Ling) help with fibroids?
Because it is a key herb in Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern '' (a pattern with fibroids as a symptom)
Poria-Cocos Mushrooms is a Neutral herb that tastes Sweet. It targets the Heart, the Kidney, the Lung and the Spleen.
Its main actions are: Encourages urination and drains Dampness. Tonic to the Spleen/Stomach. Assists the Heart and calms the Spirit.
Other symptoms often associated with fibroids
Painful period Irregular menstruation Lochia retention Dark clots in menstrual blood Brown vaginal discharge Lower abdominal pain Irritability Infertility Late period Abdominal pain after childbirth