Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Pelvic Effusion

What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for pelvic effusion?

1. Experts point out that the main focus of TCM treatment for pelvic effusion is clearing away heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

2. The general treatment of pelvic effusion in Western medicine is to extract the effusion or perform surgery, but the prognosis is often not very good. Traditional Chinese medicine has its own unique method for treating pelvic effusion. It achieves the purpose of treatment by strengthening the body's own resistance to absorb the effusion.

3. Since pelvic effusion is often of damp-heat type in TCM syndrome differentiation, the main treatment principle is generally to clear away heat and dampness, and to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The prescriptions that can be used clinically are: red peony root 15g, salvia miltiorrhiza 18g, peach kernel 9g, costus root 12g, dandelion 30g, honeysuckle 30g, moutan bark 9g, poria 12g, and raw earth 9g. When the pain is severe, add yanhusuo 9g.

4. A small number of patients are of the cold stagnation and qi stagnation type, and the treatment principle is to warm the meridians and dispel the cold, promote qi and activate blood circulation. Guizhi Fuling Decoction is often used with modifications. For patients with qi deficiency, add 9g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 15g of Codonopsis pilosula, and 15g of Astragalus membranaceus.