What are the methods of treating pelvic inflammatory disease in traditional Chinese medicine?

Pelvic inflammatory disease can actually be treated through some traditional Chinese medicine therapies and Chinese medicine therapies, including massage or some cupping therapies, but you must pay attention to the correct location of the acupoints to avoid causing other adverse problems. You can go to a regular medical institution for treatment.

1. Massage single acupoints to treat pelvic inflammatory disease

Zhongji Point: First, use the middle finger of your right hand to massage the Zhongji point in a clockwise direction for two minutes, then press it for half a minute until you feel a local soreness and swelling. This point has a good therapeutic effect on urinary obstruction, leucorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease.

Uterus point: Sit or lie on your back, press the uterus points on both sides with the thumbs of both hands, first massage in a clockwise direction for two minutes, then press for half a minute, until you feel local soreness and swelling that radiates to the entire abdomen. This point has a good therapeutic effect on dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and pelvic cavity.

Guanyuan Point: Sit or lie on your back, first use your index or middle finger to press and rub the Guanyuan point on both sides in a clockwise direction, then press for half a minute until you feel a local soreness and swelling. This point has a good therapeutic effect on abdominal pain, diarrhea, irregular menstruation and pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Dialectical pressing

Acute pelvic inflammatory disease: Press the Daimai, Zhongji, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, and Quchi points. Massage each point for two minutes, with the strength needed to feel soreness and swelling.

Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: Press the Qihai, Zhongji, Geshu and Shenshu points. Massage each point for three minutes, with the intensity reaching the point where slight heat is felt locally.

3. Cupping therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease

Acupoint selection: Shenshu, Yaoyan, Yaoyangguan, Baliao, Guanyuan, Qugu, Qihai, Guilai, Sanyinjiao and Zusanli are the main acupoints. For those with heavy menstruation, add Xuehai acupoint; for those with dysmenorrhea, add Diji acupoint; for those with excessive leucorrhea, add Yinlingquan acupoint; for those with fever, chills and low fever, add Dazhui and Quchi acupoints.

Method: Take the upper acupoints and use simple cupping or warm water cupping, or ginger cupping. Usually, 8-10 cups are placed on the lumbar acupoints. If the patient has a fever, perform pricking cupping on the Dazhui or Quchi acupoints. After removing the cups, place 6-8 cups on the abdominal and lower limb acupoints. Keep the cups for 10-30 minutes, once a day or every other day, and 10 times as a course of treatment. You can also choose 2-4 acupoints each time, first perform the cupping method, and then perform simple cupping on other acupoints, keeping the cups for 10-15 minutes, 1-2 times a week. After selecting all the above acupoints, it is a course of treatment, and there is a 10-day interval between two courses of treatment.

4. Scraping therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease

Acupoints: Pishu, Shenshu, Ciliao, Xialiao, Baihuanshu, Daimai, Qihai, Guanyuan, Zusanli, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao. 1. Use the flat scraping method to wipe the spleen point to the kidney point, Ci Liao to Xia Liao, and Bai Huan Shu on both sides of the back from top to bottom. Focus on scraping Bai Huan Shu. This method has the effect of regulating qi and blood, benefiting the kidney and consolidating essence, and regulating the menstruation. 2. Use the facial scraping method to scrape the belt meridian on both sides of the abdomen, from Qihai to Guanyuan, which can effectively improve the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease.