Treatment of ovarian cysts with Xiaonang Mixture

Most patients with ovarian cysts often experience distension and pain on both sides of the lower abdomen, multi-color yellow and white vaginal discharge, which may worsen before menstruation or after fatigue, shortness of breath and palpitations, low back pain or discomfort in the coccyx. Ultrasound shows unilateral or bilateral ovarian tumors, with liquid dark areas in the tumors and clear boundaries. The tumors are generally within 7.5cm×7.5cm. Patients often have acute and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and uterine fibroids. The treatment should focus on promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, eliminating phlegm and removing symptoms. Xiaonang mixture can be used for treatment.

Ingredients: seaweed, white mustard seeds, trillium, zedoaria, coix seeds, selfheal, peach kernel, arisaema, red peony root, and licorice.

Efficacy: It has the effects of regulating qi and activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving swelling, removing phlegm and eliminating dampness, softening and dispersing lumps.

Explanation of the prescription: The three-edged sword, curcuma, peach kernel and red peony root in the prescription can regulate qi and promote blood circulation, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; seaweed, selfheal and white mustard seed can resolve phlegm and reduce swelling, soften and disperse nodules; Arisaema and coix seed can resolve dampness and eliminate phlegm; liquorice can resolve dampness and strengthen the spleen, and harmonize all the medicines. When used together with seaweed and white mustard seed, it can eliminate sticky Yin evil.

Additions and subtractions: For those with weak constitution and coldness, add aconite, roasted ginger, fennel, and antler glue (chong) to the original formula; for those with qi deficiency, add astragalus, codonopsis, and atractylodes to the original formula; for those with blood deficiency, add rehmannia, angelica, and donkey-hide gelatin (chong) to the original formula; for those with phlegm and dampness, add Poria, Atractylodes, Smilax glabra, and dried tangerine peel to the original formula; for those with stagnation and heat, add moutan bark, phellodendron, and rhubarb to the original formula; for those with blood stasis, add salvia miltiorrhiza, leech, and zedoaria; for those with qi stagnation, add cyperus rotundus, curcuma, and tangerine peel to the original formula.