How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat uterine fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are a relatively common gynecological disease. Because they occur in the uterus, the harm they cause is quite serious. After suffering from uterine fibroids, many hospitals require surgical treatment, which is something patients are very reluctant to see. Therefore, I am very concerned about the treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine. So, how does traditional Chinese medicine treat uterine fibroids? Let’s take a closer look below.

Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. When the patient has heavy or unclean bleeding, dark red color, blood clots, lower abdominal pain, pale purple tongue, stringy or deep stringy pulse, it indicates blood stasis and blood not returning to the meridians.

Clears heat and cools blood. This method is effective for symptoms such as heavy bleeding, prolonged metrorrhagia, dark red bleeding, accompanied by blood clots, bitter and dry mouth, thirst, yellow tongue coating, and thin, smooth and rapid pulse. The symptom is blood stasis turning into heat, which forces blood to flow abnormally.

It replenishes Qi and stops blood. Women may experience prolonged menstruation, continuous bleeding without blood clots, accompanied by low back pain, a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen, a pale tongue, a thin white coating, and a deep and fine pulse. These symptoms are caused by Qi deficiency and blood stasis.

For those with cold blood stasis or partial coldness, it is advisable to warm the meridians to remove the stasis, soften the hard masses and disperse the nodules.

For those with heat stagnation and blood stasis, or long-term blood stasis turning into heat, or those with a hot constitution, it is advisable to cool the blood, remove the blood stasis, soften the hard masses and disperse the nodules.

For those who suffer from anemia due to excessive bleeding, it is advisable to strengthen the body's constitution. While eliminating tumors, it is also necessary to supplement the balance of Qi and blood.

The above is an introduction to how traditional Chinese medicine treats uterine fibroids. I hope it will be helpful to patients. There are many treatments for uterine fibroids. In daily life, if you suffer from this disease, you can try these traditional Chinese medicine methods for treatment. However, in order to maximize the effect, it is recommended that patients choose a regular hospital and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor, which will have better results.