What is the TCM name for chronic cervicitis? How does TCM treat chronic cervicitis?

There are many kinds of gynecological diseases, and chronic cervicitis is a common one. Chronic cervicitis can cause great harm to women's health, so it must be treated in time. Traditional Chinese medicine is a good treatment for chronic cervicitis. It can be treated symptomatically according to the different symptoms of chronic cervicitis. Patients with chronic cervicitis can choose symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Chronic cervicitis is a very common gynecological disease. Its TCM name is the so-called "leucorrhea". According to TCM, it has different symptoms. Therefore, when treating it, we should pay attention to dialectical treatment. TCM experts divide chronic cervicitis into three types: spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency and damp-heat. So how does TCM treat chronic cervicitis? Let's take a look at the TCM treatment of chronic cervicitis.

1. Spleen deficiency type: This type of chronic cervicitis is characterized by excessive and continuous vaginal discharge. At the same time, the vaginal discharge is white or light yellow, sticky and odorless, accompanied by sallow complexion, fatigue and other symptoms. The treatment should focus on invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, removing dampness and stopping vaginal discharge. You can choose: Atractylodes macrocephala, yam, ginseng, white peony, Atractylodes lancea, licorice, tangerine peel, black buckwheat spike, Bupleurum, Plantago seed (package), each in appropriate amount. If the vaginal discharge is continuous, you can add Cornus officinalis, Euryale ferox, and Dragon bone, each in appropriate amount, to play a role in consolidating and stopping vaginal discharge. If accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen, add Artemisia argyi and Linderae scabra to play a role in warming the meridians and dispersing cold.

2. Kidney deficiency type: It is divided into kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. The treatment of kidney yang deficiency should focus on warming and tonifying kidney yang, consolidating and stopping leukorrhea. You can choose cooked rehmannia, antler glue, dodder seed, eucommia, cinnamon, processed aconite, psoralea corylifolia, and astragalus, each in appropriate amount. If the stool is loose, you can add appropriate amount of nutmeg to the above to play the role of warming the kidney and stopping diarrhea. For kidney yin deficiency type, the treatment should focus on nourishing kidney yang, clearing away heat and stopping leukorrhea. You can choose cooked rehmannia, cornus officinalis, yam, oriental water plantain, poria, moutan bark, anemarrhena, phellodendron, and wolfberry, each in appropriate amount. If the amount of leukorrhea is large, add gorgon fruit and cuttlefish bone to consolidate and stop leukorrhea.

3. Damp-heat type: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment should focus on clearing away heat, promoting dampness and stopping leukorrhea. You can choose yam, Euryale ferox, Phellodendron chinense, Plantago seed (package), Ginkgo, Cortex Moutan, Artemisia capillaris, Achyranthes bidentata, each in appropriate amount. If the patient has spleen deficiency, add Astragalus membranaceus and stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala to play the role of strengthening the spleen and replenishing Qi.