Traditional Chinese Medicine for Saphenous Vein Valve Insufficiency

Saphenous vein valve insufficiency is the main cause of poor blood return or even reflux, which causes the veins to become tortuous and dilated. Saphenous vein valvular insufficiency belongs to the category of fascioma in Chinese medicine. According to the evidence, it can be treated with tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, warming the liver, combining Angelica Sihui Tang, invigorating blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis, and clearing the liver and aloe vera pills, and so on. 1. Exhaustion and Qi Injury Certificate: The symptoms include enlargement of the tumor when standing and walking for a long time or when exerting oneself, aggravation of the discomfort of falling; often accompanied by shortness of breath and fatigue, distension of the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen) and lumbar soreness; pale tongue, thin white moss, and slow and feeble pulse, etc. The treatment can be made by tonifying the middle and benefiting the Qi. It can be treated with tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, plus subtractions. 2. Cold-dampness condensation of tendons: symptoms: tumor color is purple and dark, warmth is preferred, lower limbs are mildly swollen; accompanied by coldness (cold body), cold limbs, pale mouth, no thirst, clear and long urine; pale and dark tongue, white moss, thin and weak pulse. Warming Liver Decoction with Angelica Si-Wei Tang can be used. 3. Traumatic stasis syndrome: symptoms such as coiled tendons like earthworms, blue and purple surface, swelling and pain in the affected limbs; petechiae on the tongue, fine and astringent pulse. You can take the addition and subtraction of Activating Blood and Dispersing Blood Stasis Tang. 4. Excessive fire and dryness of blood: the symptoms include coiled tendons in the lower limbs, burning heat in the tumor; accompanied by five heart-heat (heat in the hearts of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest (irritability and sultriness)), dry mouth; red tongue, yellow moss, and fine pulse (the pulse becomes narrower and finer, and the rate is accelerated). Liver-cleansing Aloe Vera Pill can be taken with additional subtractions. If suffering from saphenous vein valvular insufficiency, one should pay attention to rest and avoid prolonged standing. If the symptoms are severe, it is recommended to seek professional medical treatment as soon as possible.