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Red and white vaginal discharge can be the consequence of several so-called “patterns of disharmony” in Chinese Medicine.
Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted, leading to symptoms or signs that something is wrong (like red and white vaginal discharge here). It is similar to the concept of disease in Western Medicine but not quite: a Western disease can often be explained by several Chinese patterns and vice-versa.
A pattern often manifests itself in a combination of symptoms that, at first glance, do not seem necessarily related to each others. For instance here red and white vaginal discharge is often associated with poor appetite, weak extremities and abdominal distension in the pattern “Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation”.
Once identified, patterns are treated using medicinal herbs, acupuncture, and other therapies. In the case of red and white vaginal discharge we’ve identified that a herbal formula called Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang can help treat the patterns behind the symptom.
Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation, a "pattern of disharmony" that can cause red and white vaginal discharge
In Chinese Medicine red and white vaginal discharge is a symptom for the pattern "Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation". Below is a small explanation for it with links for more details.
Motherwort Herbs (Yi Mu Cao) is the king ingredient for Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang, a formula used for Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation
Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation
Pulse type(s): Weak (Ruo)
Tongue color: Pale
In addition to red and white vaginal discharge, other symptoms associated with Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation include poor appetite, weak extremities and abdominal distension.
Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation is often treated with Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang, a herbal formula made of 9 herbs (including Motherwort Herbs - Yi Mu Cao - as a key herb). Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang belongs to the category of "formulas that tonify", which might be why it is often recommended for this pattern. Its main action as a formula is: "Tonifies Qi and Blood".
Read more about Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation here
A herbal formula that might help with red and white vaginal discharge
Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang
Source date: 1624 AD
Number of ingredients: 9 herbs
Key actions: Tonifies Qi and Blood. Invigorates the Blood.
Why might Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang help with red and white vaginal discharge?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation' of which red and white vaginal discharge is a symptom.
Other symptoms characteristic of Blood And Qi Deficiency With Blood Stagnation include poor appetite, weak extremities and abdominal distension.
The three Chinese Medicinal herbs most likely to help treat red and white vaginal discharge
Why might Prepared Rehmannia (Shu Di Huang) help with red and white vaginal discharge?
Because it is a key herb in Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern 'Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation' (a pattern with red and white vaginal discharge as a symptom)
Prepared Rehmannia is a Warm herb that tastes Sweet. It targets the Kidney and the Liver.
Its main actions are: Tonifies the Blood. Tonifies the Yin of the Kidneys.
Why might Motherwort Herb (Yi Mu Cao) help with red and white vaginal discharge?
Because it is a key herb in Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern 'Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation' (a pattern with red and white vaginal discharge as a symptom)
Motherwort Herbs is a Cool herb that tastes Bitter and Pungent. It targets the Heart and the Liver.
Its main actions are: Moves and regulates Blood, breaks Stasis and regulates the menses. Increases the flow of urine and reduces Stagnation of water
Why might Ginseng (Ren Shen) help with red and white vaginal discharge?
Because it is a key herb in Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern 'Blood and Qi Deficiency with Blood Stagnation' (a pattern with red and white vaginal discharge as a symptom)
Ginseng is a Warm herb that tastes Bitter and Sweet. It targets the Spleen, the Heart and the Lung.
Its main actions are: Very strongly tonifies the Qi. Tonifies the Lungs and Spleen. Assists the body in the secretion of Fluids and stops thirst. Strengthens the Heart and calms the Shen (mind/spirit).
Other symptoms often associated with red and white vaginal discharge
Poor appetite Weak extremities Abdominal distension Irregular menstruation