TCM Gynecology ⁽³⁸⁾

Wang Jiufeng was a physician of generations-renowned family in Dantu (within present-day Jiangsu) during the Qianlong-Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty. He was skilled in treating various internal and surgical diseases, and the case records of his clinical practice were compiled as Wang Jiufeng Yi'an…

The patient, a 46-year-old woman surnamed Liu from Shandong Province, underwent ultrasound on August 7, 2024 at Shandong Provincial Hospital. The results showed that the myometrium of the posterior uterine wall was slightly thickened (about 3.1 cm), with rough, heterogeneous echogenicity, and adenomyosis was diagnosed.

The Qing-dynasty physician Shen Jin'ao's medical work Fuke Yuchi (Jade Rules of Gynecology) contains a formula called "Guiban Wan" for treating menorrhagia in women. Its composition is: turtle shell (guiban, fried with butter), Radix Scutellariae (huangqin), Radix Paeoniae Alba (baishao), and Cortex Ailanthi (chungenpi), each…

Size Yimu Wan is a contemporary empirical Chinese patent formula recorded in the National Collection of Chinese Patent Prescriptions (Jinan edition). No manufacturer currently produces it; it was probably once an in-hospital formula of some medical institution. Patients who find it suitable may prepare it…

Baizhi (Angelica dahurica Root) and Beimu (Fritillaria) as a herb pair for treating breast diseases frequently appear in ancient medical works. For example, "Chuiru Yin" in Shesheng Zhongmiao Fang (Wondrous Prescriptions for Nourishing Life) is made from equal parts of Baizhi and Beimu, ground together…

Ruhe Sanjie Pian is a modern Chinese patent medicine listed in the national medical-insurance formulary. Its ingredients are: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Huangqi (Astragalus), Yujin (Curcumae Radix), Guangcigu (Cremastrae/Pleione Pseudobulbus), Lulu (Rhapontici seu Echinopsis Radix), Kunbu (Eckloniae/Thallus), Haizao (Sargassum), Yinyanghuo (Epimedii Herba),…

Wuji Baifeng Wan (Black-Boned Chicken White-Phoenix Pill) is a famous gynecologic formula. Many know it as the classic formula for common women's diseases such as menstrual irregularity, uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, but few know it has many other "clever uses." The prescription comes from the…

Tiaogan Tang comes from Fu Qingzhu Nuke (Fu Qingzhu's Gynecology), an empirical formula of Fu Qingzhu, a famous gynecologist of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, for treating women's dysmenorrhea. Its composition is: Chao Shanyao (dry-fried Dioscorea, Rhizoma Dioscoreae) 5 qian (15g), Ejiao (Ass-hide…

The "Gujin Yitong" (Comprehensive Records of Medicine, Ancient and Modern) records a formula named "Jiedai San." Its composition is: Danggushen (Angelica Body) 1.5 qian (4.5g), Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage) 8 fen (2.4g), Baishao (White Peony, wine-fried) and Baizhu (Atractylodes, stir-fried) each 1.2 qian (3.6g), Cangzhu (Atractylodes,…

Excessive leukorrhea is a common gynecological condition, and many formulas for it have existed since antiquity. This article excerpts two classical formulas for treating vaginal discharge in women. The first is “Yudai Wan” (Leukorrhea-Recovery Pills) from Sihe Ting Jifang, composed of: Radix Rehmanniae preparata (Shudi)…