Overcome Infertility – Pelvic Inflammation Disease (PID) In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
Pelvic Inflammation Disease (PID) is defined as a condition caused by the inflammation or infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as a result of scars and adhesion in the pelvic region which in turn prevents the implantation of the fertilized egg during the natural pregnancy process. It affects over 1 million women in U.S. every month and most of them are in their teens and twenties. Over 100,000 women become infertile in the US alone each year. In traditional Chinese medicine, PID is classified as an infection of a woman’s reproductive system. While conventional medicine focuses on using antibiotics to destroy the invasion of bacteria, virus, fungi, etc, in the infection or inflammation area. Traditional Chinese medicine treats the problem as some tiny changes in the women’s ecosystem that causes PID, leading to itching in the genital area, abnormal vaginal discharge, and abdominal cramps and pain
I. Causes and Diagnosis of (PID) in a traditional Chinese perspective
A. Causes
Traditional Chinese medicine views PID as a condition of genital itching and leukorrhea (it is a medical term which denotes a thick, whitish vaginal discharge) caused by the dysfunction of the liver, kidney, and Spleen. It believes pelvic inflammation disease is caused by damp heat moving downward and accumulating in the pelvic region as a result of liver stagnation and/or spleen yin deficiency and/or kidney deficiency, leading to blood and qi deficiency and/or stagnation. Therefore treating PID is focused on the diagnosis of vaginal discharges.
B. Diagnosis of vaginal discharges
1. Spleen deficiency with damp
a) Diagnosis
It is caused by the inability of the kidney to function in fluid distribution
b) vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is colorless, odourless, sticky and causes vaginal dryness, due to dampness accumulation as a result of spleen yin deficiency which disrupts the kidney function in fluid distribution.
2. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
a) Diagnosis
If there is dampness, they generate heat as a result of high humidity.
b) Vagina discharge
Discharge is colorless and foul-smelling
3. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Diagnosis
Spleen yang deficiency is the inability of the kidney in regulating fluid distribution, leading to fluids moving down to the pelvic region.
b) Vaginal discharge
Discharge is excessively white or pale yellow, sticky and odourless.
4. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
a) Diagnosis
Kidney and liver yin deficiency causes excessive yang in the liver which affects the quantity of fluids in moistening the liver, causing the abnormal function of liver in blood formation.
b) Vaginal discharge
Discharge is thick, whitish vaginal discharge, stiff and sharp back pain and vaginal dryness.
5. Damp heat accumulated in kidney channels
a) Diagnosis
If the qi running through the kidney channels are blocked due to kidney qi deficiency, it causes fluid retention in the channels, leading to excessive accumulation of dampness and heat.
b) Vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is red and white
II. Chinese herbal Treatments
A. Spleen deficiency with damp
(Strengthen Spleen yang, eliminate damp)
1. Bai zhu
Bai zhu is also known as white atractylodes rhizome. It is warm in nature and is used to treat spleen deficiency yang due to fluid accumulation.
2. Shan yao
Shan yao is also known as Chinese yam and is neutral in nature. It has been used to tonify spleen yin and qi, and it eliminates damp.
3. Ren sheng
Ren sheng is also known as radix ginseng. It is one of the most popular herbs and has been used for over thousands of years in treating qi deficiency and abnormal bleeding in the vagina due to infection and inflammation.
4. Cang zhu
Cang zhu is also known as rhizoma atractylodis. It has been used in TCM in treating of yeast infection, dampness and strengthening the stomach in food digestion.
5. Che qian zi
Che qian zi is also known as plantago seeds. It helps to drain dampness functions through urination.
B. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
Treatment to strengthen spleen yang, eliminate damp, clear heat
1. Shan yao
(See above)
2. Huang bai
Huang bai is also known as the amur cork tree bark and is bitter in nature. It has been used to clear heat and dry dampness.
3. Long dan cao
Long dan cao is also known as bitter root or bitterwort, it is bitter and cold in nature and is used in TCM for clearing damp heat and dry vaginal discharge caused by painful-swollen genitals.
4. Xiang fu
Xiang fu is also known as nut grass rhizome and has been used to regulate and strengthen qi movement, and treat abnormal menstruation due to the liver’s abnormal function.
C. Kidney yang deficiency
(Strengthen kidney yin)
1. Zhi fu zi
Zhi fu zi is also known as radix aconiti lateralis preparata. It has been used to reinforce yang, and to dispell wind and cold.
2. Du zhong
Du zhong is also known as ecommia barkwarm and has been used to promote and smoothen the flow of qi and blood.
3. Shu di huang nourish kidney
Shu di huang is also known as Chinese fox glove. It is warm in nature and is used to nourish blood and tonify kidney yang and essence.
4. Shan yao
(See Above)
5. Hai piao xiao astringe discharge
Hai piao xiao is cuttlefish bone. It is warm in nature and has been used in TCM in stopping uterine bleeding with vaginal discharge and enhancing the kidney yang.
D. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
(Strengthens kidney and liver yang, tonify yang blood and clears heat)
1. Shu di huang
(See above)
2. Shan yao
(see above)
3. Zhi mu
Zhi mu is also known as anemarrhena rhizomec and has been used to clear empty fire from the kidney caused by high humidity and liver fire.
4. Fu ling drains fire through urination
Fu ling is also known as Indian bread or matsuhodo. The herb has been used to promote urinary secretion by draining fire through urination.
5. Ze xie is also known as water plantain
(Same function as fu ling)
E. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels
(Drains liver heat, clears damp and tonify yin blood)
1. Long dan cao:
(See above)
2. Chai hu
Chai hu is also known as Chinese thoroughwax or hare ear root, it is cool in nature and has been used to treat liver qi stagnation and to clear liver heat.
3. Mu tong
Mu tong is also known as akebia caulis, it has been used to drain fire and dampness through urination.
4. Dang qui
Dang qui is also known as Chinese angelica root. It has been used for over thousands of years in China for treating women’s reproductive disorder by nourishing blood yin.
5. Qian shi
Qian shi is also known as euryale seed and it has been used to treat damp heat, and to eliminate thick, whitish vaginal discharge.
III. Treatment with Acupuncture
A. Here are some acupuncture points that have been used to treat PID(symbol meanings listed below):
1. Spleen deficiency with damp
SP9 (yin ling), Sp6 (san yin jiao), CV12(zhong wan), ST8 (tou wei ) and SP3 (tai bai))
2. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
SP9 (yin ling), SP6(san yin jiao), UB20(pi shu), LI11 (qu chi) and GB34 (yang ling quan)
3. Kidney yang deficiency
UB23 (shen shu), GV4 (ming men), CV4 (guan yuan), CV6 (qi hai), KD3(tai xi), KD7 (fu liu) and UB52 (zhi shi)
4. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
PC8 (lao gong), SP2 (da du), PC7 (da ling), SP3 (tai bai), GB38 (yang fu), LV2 (xing jian), LV3 (tai chong), LV4 (zhong feng), SP6 (san yin jiao) and SP10 (xue hai)
5. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels
LV14 (qi men), GB24 (ri yue), UB18 (gan shu), UB19 (dan shu), CV12 (zhong wan), SP3 (tai bai), SP6 (san yin jiao), SP9 (yin ling quan), LV2 (xing jian), LI11 (qu chi)
B. Symbol meaning
LV: Liver channel
GB: Gallbladder channel
UB: Bladder channel
CV: Conception vessel channel
SP: Spleen channels
LI: Large intestine channel
KD: kidney channel
GV: Governing vessel channel
TH: Triple heater channel
PC: Pericardium channel
ST: Stomach channel
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