Experience of Medicinal Insects for Gynaecological Diseases
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.02.018
- VernacularTitle:虫类药在妇科疾病中的应用经验
- Author:
Chen CHEN
1
;
Jiani SHI
1
;
Yuqiong YUAN
1
;
Qianru ZHOU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital（Affiliated People's Hospital）， Hangzhou Medical College， Hangzhou， 310014
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medicinal insects;
menstrual disorders;
pelvic inflammatory disease;
uterine cavity disease;
incomplete miscarriage;
ectopic pregnancy
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(2):224-228
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It is believed that all kinds of gynaecological diseases are mostly related to deficiency and stagnation of qi and blood. Medicinal insects are good at running and scurrying， with the effectiveness of activating blood circulation and dispelling blood stasis， moving qi and relieving pain， searching and dredging collaterals， attacking hardness and dissipating mass， and purging foetus and resolving mass， etc. Appropriate prescriptions can enhance the effectiveness of the formula in eliminating blood stasis and eliminating stagnation. In the treatment of menstrual disorders， chronic pelvic inflammatory disease， uterine cavity disease， incomplete miscarriage， ectopic pregnancy， and other gynaecological diseases， medicinal insects including Quanxie （Scorpio）， Wugong （Scolopendra）， Tubiechong （Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga）， Jiuxiangchong （Coridius chinenses）， Shuizhi （Hirudo）， Mangchong （Tabanus）， Dilong （Pheretima） and other insects for medicinal purposes could be used， and the self-prescribed empirical formulas such as Sanhuang Decoction （三黄汤）， Hongteng Decoction （红藤汤）， Penning Decoction （盆宁方）， Shapei Decoction （杀胚方）， and Gongwaiyun Decoction （宫外孕方） and so on， were all applied medicinal insects and showed effective in clinic.
