[Treatment of endometriosis with removing blood stasis and purgation method]

D Z Wang, Wang DZ, Wang ZQ, Z Q Wang, Zetong wang, Zuo‐Feng Zhang, Z F Zhang, Zhang ZF
Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi = Chinese journal of modern developments in traditional medicine · 1991 · vol. 11(9) , pp. 524–6, 515 · PMID:1773464 · W154224447
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This study investigated the efficacy of a Traditional Chinese Medicine pill containing rhubarb for treating endometriosis, reporting an 80.26% total effective rate across various symptoms and signs.

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Abstract

According to the method of differentiation of symptom complexes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), endometriosis is a disease of blood stasis and mass in the lower portion of abdomen. 76 cases were treated by TCM prescription named endometriotic pill No 1 with rhubarb as the main ingredient. The chief functions of the rhubarb were removing blood stasis, disintegrating mass and purgation. The total effective rate was 80.26%. Among them, the effective rate of dysmenorrhea was 88.89%, that of pelvic pain was 66.72%, that of intercourse pain 72.12%, and diminishing in size of mass or nodule 22.15%; 3 cases of 22 infertility got pregnant (13.63%). The results revealed that the endometriotic pill No 1 yielded distinct improvement in the treatment of endometriosis, including clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory assay of blood rheology, serum Ig, subgroup of T lymphocyte (OKT system) and PG.

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endometriosisdysmenorrheainfertility

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Drugs, Chinese Herbal Endometriosis Pelvic Neoplasms Plants, Medicinal Plants, Medicinal Rheum Rheum Adult Adult Blood Viscosity Blood Viscosity Blood Viscosity Dinoprost Dinoprost Dinoprost Drugs, Chinese Herbal Drugs, Chinese Herbal Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis

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