Can breast cysts heal on their own? Can I choose traditional Chinese medicine for treatment?

Generally speaking, breast cysts cannot heal on their own, but can usually be cured through regular treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the methods to treat breast cysts. However, the place you choose to receive traditional Chinese medicine treatment must be a regular hospital, and do not use folk remedies.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment uses the principles of harmonizing the stomach and resolving phlegm, soothing the liver and regulating qi to improve the symptoms of breast lumps and other uncomfortable signs caused by the disease. Breast cysts are caused by liver depression and qi stagnation, Chong and Ren disorders, and phlegm and blood stasis, and can be divided into two types: liver depression and spleen deficiency type and Chong and Ren disorder type.

(1) Liver depression and spleen deficiency type.

Main symptoms: Breast lump, spherical, smooth and movable, may be painful, chest and flank fullness and stuffiness, poor appetite, slightly fat tongue, white and slightly greasy tongue coating, stringy pulse, weak spleen pulse.

Treatment: Soothe the liver and promote qi circulation, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. 15g of Huodeng, 6g of Codonopsis pilosula, 15g of Citrus aurantium, 10g of Atractylodes lancea, 20g of Hylocereus macrocephala, 12g of Magnolia officinalis, 6g of Angelica sinensis, 12g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 15g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 20g of fried lentil, 12g of papaya, 12g of Fritillaria thunbergii, 6g of Licorice root, 15g of Luffa loofah, and 60g of fried malt.

Acupuncture: Balanced tonification and purgation, selected acupoints such as Ganshu, Yinlingquan, Zusanli, Shanzhong, Pishu, and Shenshu. The treatment of breast cysts is done four times a week, with the needles retained for 30 minutes each time, including a 10-minute needling session.

(2) Chong and Ren disorders

Main symptoms: The lump changes with the menstrual cycle, swelling and hardening before menstruation, softening after menstruation, abnormal menstrual period, amount, color and quality, soreness of waist and knees, pale red or red tongue, thin white or scanty fur, and thready pulse.

Treatment method: Regulate Chong and Ren. Prescription: Modified Shouwu Dihuang Decoction. 10g of Polygonum multiflorum, 12g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15g of Dioscorea opposita, 15g of Jusi, 12g of Raw Yam, 12g of Cornus officinalis, 12g of White Peony Root, 15g of Poria cocos, 12g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 60g of roasted malt, 12g of Fritillaria thunbergii, 9g of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 9g of Paeonia lactiflora.

Acupuncture: Mainly use tonifying method, and select acupoints such as Si Man, San Yin Jiao, Gan Shu, Shen Shu, Zu San Li, Tai Chong, Jian Jing, Yin Ling Quan, etc. Perform 3 to 4 groups of acupoints each time, leaving the needles in for 3 minutes, four times a week.