Clinical Chinese herbal remedies for breast nodules include Free San and Chai Hu Shu Liver San.
Chinese medicine believes that the nipple of a woman belongs to the liver and the breast belongs to the stomach, and that the liver is the innate nature of a woman, so the treatment of mammary nodules is based on the principle of dispersing the liver, promoting the circulation of qi and dispersing the lumps (making the qi and energy of the organism smooth, and dissolving the lumps).
Easy San is mainly composed of Licorice, Angelica Sinensis, Poria, Paeoniae Alba, Atractylodes Macrocephalae and Radix Bupleurum Chinense. Its effects are to relieve the Liver and dissipate stagnation (treating stagnation by unblocking the Liver’s qi), nourish Blood and strengthen the Spleen, and it is commonly used in treating premenstrual tensions and lobular hyperplasia of the mammary glands. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
Chai Hu Shuo Liver Essence is mainly composed of Chen Pi, Chai Hu, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Aromatica Sinensis, Citrus Aurantium, Radix Paeoniae Alba, etc. Its efficacy is to dredge the liver and regulate Qi (regulating the stagnation of Qi in the liver), invigorate Blood circulation to relieve pain (relieving pain by removing blood stasis), and is commonly used in the treatment of breast hyperplasia and mammary nodules, etc. which are due to Liver Depression and Stagnation of Qi. This formula is prone to depletion of qi and injury of yin, and should not be taken for a long time. Pregnant women should be cautious in using this formula, and the adverse reactions and contraindications are still unclear.
If the patient has breast nodules, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, so as not to delay the condition.