Treating uterine fibroids with Yiqi Xiaoyu

Xiao Sun, 28, discovered uterine fibroids during a physical examination two years ago, but because there were no symptoms at the time, Xiao Sun did not take it seriously.

But recently, Xiao Sun always felt abnormally unwell, especially before her period, she felt obvious breast swelling and lower abdominal pain, and her menstrual flow was heavy with blood clots. Her vaginal discharge was usually white and her stool was dry. When Xiao Sun went to the hospital for another checkup, she found that the uterine fibroids, which were less than 2 cm in size, had grown to 4 cm, and the endometrial line was partially compressed.

Xiao Sun did not want to have surgery, so he sought help from a traditional Chinese doctor. The doctor examined his red tongue with a thin white coating and a thready pulse. The doctor diagnosed him with a mass in the abdomen, and the treatment should start with replenishing qi and eliminating the mass.

The prescription is as follows: raw astragalus, dried blood, processed milkwort, angelica, stir-fried red and white peony root, sea cucumber, madder root, red vine, honey locust thorn, roasted pangolin slices, calcined corrugated seeds, elephant fritillary bulb, licorice. Decoction, 1 dose per day, 7 doses in total.

During the follow-up visit, since Xiao Sun's menstruation was about to start, the doctor changed the treatment to invigorate Qi and eliminate lumps, dissipate blood stasis and stop bleeding in order to prevent heavy menstruation. The doctor prescribed: raw astragalus, codonopsis, water chestnut powder, donkey hide gelatin beads, raw earth charcoal, ginseng and notoginseng (swallow), agrimony, scorched winter calamus, peony bark, lotus pod, calcined flower core stone. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 7 doses in total.

After taking the medicine for half a month, Xiao Sun's menstrual flow has obviously decreased and the abdominal pain has been relieved. The doctor still uses the principle of invigorating qi and eliminating masses according to Xiao Sun's condition, and adjusts the prescription as follows: raw astragalus, roasted turtle shell, roasted pangolin slices, seaweed, kelp, mountain aconite, elephant fritillary bulb, selfheal, radix scutellariae, three-edged lanceolate, curcuma, Scrophularia, raw oyster. Decoction, 1 dose per day, a total of 10 doses.

There were three prescriptions in total. The doctor told Xiao Sun to take the third prescription as the main one during normal times, and to take the first and second prescriptions as the main ones before and during menstruation. Xiao Sun's menstrual flow gradually returned to normal. After half a year of treatment, B-ultrasound examination showed that Xiao Sun's uterine fibroids had shrunk to 2.4cm.