Brief Analysis on Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis is a common gynecological disease. The occurrence of this disease will bring a lot of inconvenience to the patient's daily life. So, is there a good treatment for this disease? In recent years, the treatment of bacterial vaginosis with traditional Chinese medicine has been favored by many patients. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bacterial vaginosis is caused by the liver, spleen, and kidney as well as wind, cold, dampness, and heat. If it is caused by insufficient endowment, excessive sexual intercourse, loss of essence and blood, or the age of 77, kidney yin deficiency, exhaustion of Tiangui, Chongren meridian decline, insufficient yin blood, unable to nourish the vulva, or yin deficiency and excessive fire, yin injury and burning collaterals.

1. TCM treatment based on syndrome differentiation

1. Bacterial vaginosis due to liver depression and spleen deficiency

Symptoms: excessive vaginal discharge with yellowish-white color, thick texture, or fishy smell, burning sensation and heaviness in the vagina, irritability and bitter taste in the mouth, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, red tongue with thin and greasy coating, and thready and stringy pulse.

Treatment method: Soothe the liver and clear away heat, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.

2. Kidney deficiency type bacterial vaginosis

Symptoms: The leucorrhea is cold, the amount is large, the texture is thin, and it drips all day long, the waist feels sore as if it is broken, the lower abdomen is cold and painful, the tongue coating is thin white, and the pulse is deep and slow.

Treatment method: Nourish yin and kidney, strengthen the body and consolidate the foundation.

3. Bacterial vaginosis caused by damp heat

Symptoms: excessive vaginal discharge that is yellow, thick, and foul-smelling; redness, burning sensation, swelling, and pain in the vagina; dark urine and dry mouth; red tongue with a greasy, yellow coating; and a slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Clear away heat, promote dampness and stop leukorrhea.

4. Bacterial vaginosis caused by dampness and turbidity

Symptoms: excessive vaginal discharge that is white, sticky, and has a fishy smell, as well as swelling and heaviness in the vagina, abdominal distension, poor appetite, loose stools, a pale tongue with a greasy white coating, and a weak pulse.

Treatment method: Strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness and stop leukorrhea.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

1. Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Polygonum multiflorum, Fructus Corni, Cortex Moutan, Phellodendron amurense, Fructus Kochiae, etc. In addition, the medication can be adjusted according to the specific condition and symptoms. You can also use Cnidium monnieri, Sophora flavescens, and Phellodendron amurense to decoct water and discard the residue for external washing or sitz bath.

2. Gentian, Phellodendron, Radix Dioscoreae, Smilax glabra, Gardenia, Kochia scoparia, Cortex Dictamni, Pulsatillae, Flos Lonicerae, Rhizoma Alismatis, Semen Plantaginis, etc. In addition, the medication can be adjusted according to the specific condition and symptoms. You can also use Cnidium monnieri, Sophora flavescens, Stemona tuberosa, and Beehive decoction to discard the residue for external washing or sitz bath.

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating bacterial vaginosis. Patients can choose according to their own condition. Experts tell every patient with bacterial vaginosis that symptomatic treatment is very important. I hope every woman can stay away from the troubles of bacterial vaginosis.