Ovarian cysts belong to the category of “obstruction in the abdomen” in Chinese medicine, which can be relieved by traditional Chinese medicine, but it is difficult to be cured completely.
The common types of obstruction in the abdomen in TCM include Qi stagnation and blood stasis, cold stagnation and blood stasis, kidney deficiency and blood stasis, and phlegm-dampness stagnation, etc. If the patient is accompanied by mental depression, he/she may have a good appetite for food.
If the patient suffers from mental depression, good taiyi, distension of the chest and ribs, breast distension and pain, dark complexion, and lack of skin moistness, the patient is considered to have qi stagnation and blood stasis, and can be treated with Xiangleng Pills.
If the symptoms are accompanied by dark complexion, cold form (cold body), cold limbs, and lack of warmth in the hands and feet, it is considered that the symptoms are due to cold congealing and blood stasis, and may be treated with Shaobayashi Yuyutang Tang (少腹逐瘀汤).
If accompanied by obesity, chest and epigastric constriction (feeling of fullness and stuffiness in the chest and abdomen), tiredness of limbs, and profuse, white-colored and sticky discharge, etc., it is considered as phlegm-dampness and stagnation of stagnant phlegm, and Cangshu Guiding Phlegm Pill can be chosen as the treatment.
If accompanied by lumbar and knee soreness, long and clear urine, frequent urination at night, etc., it is considered to be kidney deficiency and blood stasis, and can choose Kidney Qi Pills for treatment.
Patients are advised to seek medical advice in a timely manner and standardize the diagnosis and treatment; they should consult their doctors before using the above medicines and should not take medicines without authorization.