How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat polycystic ovary syndrome?

I believe that every woman will feel a headache when encountering polycystic ovary syndrome. It is really a troublesome disease. Even in the 21st century when medicine is so developed, difficult diseases still exist. Many patients will choose Western medicine, some will choose Chinese medicine, and some will choose a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. So how should Chinese medicine treat polycystic ovary syndrome? What prescription is needed?

Clinical manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome:

Obesity: Most women with PCOS will experience obesity, which is clinically believed to be closely related to excessive androgen, long-term stimulation of estrogen, and an increase in the proportion of unbound testosterone.

Causes hirsutism: Patients with PCOS will have abundant body hair, pubic hair distributed like men, oily skin and acne, which is mainly caused by the accumulation of androgens.

Leads to infertility: Many women with PCOS suffer from infertility due to menstrual disorders and anovulation.

Causes menstrual disorders: after menarche, there will be infrequent menstruation, anovulatory functional uterine bleeding, and secondary amenorrhea.

Acanthosis nigricans: Women with PCOS may develop symmetrical gray-brown pigmentation in the armpits, under the breasts, on the back of the neck, and in the groin, which may appear as flaky, hyperkeratotic, velvety lesions.

1. Take 12g each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Polygonatum sibiricum, Epimedium brevicornum, Psoralea corylifolia, Gleditsia sinensis thorn, Ice ball seed, Fritillaria thunbergii, and 9g of pangolin. Decoction in water.

Add or subtract: If you are afraid of cold, add 9 grams of aconite and 3 grams of cinnamon; if you have liver depression, add 12 grams each of fried gardenia and angelica, 9 grams of moutan bark, 6 grams each of bupleurum and green tangerine peel, and remove the soapberry thorns, ice ball seeds, and Fritillaria.

This prescription warms and nourishes the kidney yang, and also resolves phlegm and softens hard masses. Mainly used to treat polycystic ovary syndrome.

2. Use 18 grams of raw inner gold, 15 grams of raw yam, 12 grams each of raw astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, and pollen, 10 grams each of Trillium, Curcuma, Atractylodes macrocephala, and roasted pangolin, and 6 grams of raw leech. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. This prescription can be taken up to 30 doses, depending on the patient's condition.

The above two Chinese medicine prescriptions are introduced to you by the editor. When women with polycystic ovary syndrome have no idea how to deal with the disease, they might as well try these prescriptions introduced by the editor. Apart from the fact that Chinese medicine tastes bad, it is equivalent to Western medicine in that it has no side effects on the body. This is one of its advantages and patients can use it with confidence.