TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids

Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyoma, are the most common benign tumors in women. Treatment should be based on the patient's age, fertility requirements, symptoms, location and size of the fibroids. If the indications for drug treatment are met, Chinese medicine can be used for treatment.

Uterine fibroids can be classified as "stones", "uterine bleeding" and "symptoms" in traditional Chinese medicine. The main cause of the disease is the imbalance of internal organs, imbalance of qi and blood, phlegm, depression, stasis and other accumulation in the uterus. Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, softening and dispersing nodules are the treatment methods for this disease. In the treatment process, syndrome differentiation should be combined with disease differentiation. According to the patient's constitution and course of disease, tonic medicine should be selected as appropriate, or tonic medicine should be used first and then tonic medicine, or tonic medicine should be used after tonic medicine.

Do not use aggressive or violent drugs to avoid damaging the vital energy. At the same time, when using drugs, pay attention to the difference between menstruation and non-menstruation, and treat both the symptoms and the root causes. According to the patient's symptoms, signs, tongue, pulse, etc., it can be divided into many syndromes. Among them, the treatment of qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome should promote qi and blood circulation, dissipate blood stasis and eliminate symptoms; when treating cold and dampness stagnation syndrome, it is necessary to warm the meridians and dissipate cold, promote blood circulation and eliminate symptoms; the treatment of phlegm dampness and blood stasis syndrome should be to dissipate phlegm and blood stasis, promote blood circulation and eliminate symptoms; the treatment of kidney deficiency and blood stasis syndrome should be to tonify the kidney and promote blood circulation, eliminate symptoms and disperse knots; the treatment of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome should be to invigorate qi and nourish blood, eliminate symptoms and disperse knots; the treatment of damp-heat stasis syndrome should be to clear away heat and dampness, promote blood circulation and eliminate symptoms.