TCM Gynecology ⁽³⁸⁾

Qingre Tiaoxue Decoction is recorded in the Gu Jin Yi Jian (Medical Mirror Ancient and Modern). It consists of Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan), Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae), Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Taoren (Semen Persicae), Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis) and Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), each 3…

Yi Huang Tang comes from Fu Qingzhu Nüke (Fu Qingzhu's Gynecology). It is composed of Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae, stir-fried) and Qianshi (Semen Euryales, stir-fried) each 1 liang (30 g), Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri, stir-fried with salt water) 2 qian (6 g), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis, stir-fried with…

Only by letting go of hatred can body and mind possibly heal. —Epigraph It is no exaggeration to say that I hear patients bursting into tears almost every day. Whenever someone wants to have a good cry in front of me, I silently watch and…

Qingjing San comes from Fu Qingzhu Nüke (Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology) and is a formula by Fu Qingzhu for treating advanced menstruation in women. It is composed of: Digupi (Lycii Cortex) 5 qian (15 g); Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex), Chao Baishao (white Paeoniae Radix, dry-fried), and Shudihuang…

White vaginal discharge is common in women, and red discharge (chidai) is no rarity. By "red discharge" we mean red, non-menstrual vaginal discharge that drips continuously, or a mixture of red and white discharge, with a normal or foul odor. It may herald a more…

Guben Zhibeng Tang (Root-Securing and Collapse-Stopping Decoction) comes from Fu Qingzhu Nüke (Fu Qingzhu's Gynecology) by Fu Qingzhu, a renowned physician of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Fu Qingzhu, whose given name was Fu Shan, was a legendary figure of the late Ming:…

Hot flashes and sweating during menopause trouble many women; patients plagued by this problem often ask me how to solve it, and honestly, I rarely succeed. Today a breast-cancer patient shared her experience with me. Her daughter also studies TCM; on her daughter's advice she…

Some women develop headache and rhinitis symptoms before their periods—a phenomenon whose cause is hard to explain clearly. But TCM classics contain a formula for symptomatic treatment, and that formula is Xiongzhi Shigao Tang. Xiongzhi Shigao Tang comes from the Yizong Jinjian. It is composed…

Breast hyperplasia refers to benign hyperplasia of the interstitium of the female breast and is one of the common gynecological diseases. It occurs most often between the ages of 25 and 40, though it is also seen after menopause. Its cause is mostly related to…

Xiaolou Loubei San is an empirical formula of modern TCM external medicine, from the textbook Chinese External Medicine. Its composition and dosages are: Chaihu 10 g, Danggui 10 g, Baishao 10 g, Fuling 10 g, Zhebeimu 10 g, Fabanxia 10 g, Dannanxing (Bile Arisaema) 10…