Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Leucorrhea

Leucorrhea is a relatively common gynecological disease. This disease is generally caused by vaginal inflammation and requires us to treat leucorrhea. Traditional Chinese medicines for treating leucorrhea include wolfberry, aloe vera and angelica. These medicinal materials are mainly for conditioning, and can also nourish the liver and kidneys and beautify the skin. Therefore, for patients with leucorrhea, in addition to adhering to drug treatment, they also need to pay attention to vaginal hygiene.

1. Commonly used Chinese medicines for gynecological leucorrhea

Wolfberry

Lycium barbarum is the earliest recorded gynecological medicine. It is sweet and flat in nature. It enters the liver and kidney meridians, nourishes the liver and kidneys, improves sperm quality and improves eyesight. It can be used for dietary conditioning for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency. Experiments have shown that wolfberry fruits and leaves have a significant inhibitory effect on cervical cancer cells.

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is a product that many women are very familiar with. It can beautify and nourish the skin. At the same time, it is also a good medicinal material that can be used to treat constipation and female amenorrhea.

Angelica

Angelica sinensis has been a precious blood tonic since ancient times. It can nourish blood and promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, and promote tissue regeneration and strengthening the body. It is very suitable for women with weak constitutions and plays an irreplaceable role in gynecology.

Astragalus

Astragalus can replenish the middle and benefit the Qi, and has obvious therapeutic effects on all symptoms of Qi deficiency and blood deficiency. At the same time, it can help women's skin increase its antibacterial ability and prevent hair loss.

Chuanxiong

Ligusticum chuanxiong is pungent in taste and warm in nature; it enters the liver, gallbladder and heart meridians. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and qi, dispelling wind and relieving pain, etc. It is mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, dystocia, postpartum lochia, abdominal pain, lumps and other gynecological diseases.

White Peony Root

White peony root is a blood-tonifying herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It is bitter, sour, slightly cold in nature and enters the liver and spleen meridians. It can be used to regulate health for symptoms such as blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, palpitations and insomnia.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for gynecological leucorrhea

Sophora flavescens decoction, main ingredients: Atractylodes lancea, Phellodendron chinense, Sophora flavescens, Paojia, etc.

Properties and indications: dispel wind and dampness, kill insects and relieve itching. Used to treat fungal or trichomonal vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.

Heat-clearing and detoxifying soup, the main ingredients are: Angelica dahurica, Cyperus rotundus, Phellodendron chinense, Taraxacum mongolicum, Honeysuckle, Houttuynia cordata, etc.

Performance and indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Used to treat various types of vaginitis, cervicitis, and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Symptoms include pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen, soreness in the lumbar spine; or heavy menstrual bleeding, increased leucorrhea, yellow color, smelly, and distending pain in the breasts. Generally, taking it orally for 10 to 30 times can cure the disease. The above treatments for gynecological inflammation are very effective and patients can try them.

3. External treatment of gynecological leucorrhea

The main treatments for leucorrhea are to eliminate evil, detoxify and kill parasites. The methods include external washing with Chinese medicine, fumigation and washing with Chinese medicine, and inhalation of Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine for external washing: 20g each of Cnidium monnieri, Stemona tuber, Radix scutellariae, Sichuan pepper and Alum, boil them into a concentrated decoction and then use it to fumigate and wash the affected area. Suitable for those with frequent vaginal itching.

Fumigation with Chinese medicine: Cnidium monnieri powder (20g each of Cnidium monnieri, Sichuan pepper, alum, Sophora flavescens, and Stemona bulbs) is used to fumigate the affected area for about 5 minutes, followed by a sitz bath. Suitable for those with excessive and severe itching from vaginal discharge. For those with genital ulcers, Sichuan pepper should be removed.

3. Chinese medicine: 15g each of Sanguisorba officinalis, Stemona bulbus, Coptis chinensis, and Platycodon grandiflorum, decoct into concentrated juice, wrap cotton with gauze, soak it in the juice and insert it into the vagina. Suitable for excessive vaginal discharge caused by damp heat.