Fire in the Valley: The Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Vaginal Diseases

These translations from classical and modern Chinese sources provide a great deal of information on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the vagina, cervix, and external genitalia. Herbal and acupuncture protocols are given for vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, herpes genitalia, vaginal itch, yeast infections, venereal warts, abnormal vaginal discharge, bartholinitis, Naboth's cyst, and more. Fire in the Valley Preface to the Second Edition Contents Abnormal Vaginal Discharge Premodern Chinese Theory & Classification of Dai Xia White Dai, Bai Dai Greenish Dai, Qing Dai Yellow Dai, Huang Dai Black Dai, Hei Dai Red Dai, Chi Dai Loose Turbidity, Yin Zhuo White Looseness, Bai Yin White Turbidity, Bai Zhuo Formulas for the Treatment of Dai Xia 1. Qi-boosting Formulas A. Shou Pi Jian (Long-life Spleen Decoction) B. Huan Dai Tang (Moderate Dai Decoction) C. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Supplement the Center & Boost the Qi Decoction) D. Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) E. Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction) 2. Warming the Lower (Burner/Source) Formulas A. Yi Zhi Tang (Boost the Intelligence Decoction) B. Fen Qing Yin (Divide the Clear Drink) C. Bai Shao Yao San (White Peony Powder) 3. Enriching Yin Formulas A. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six Flavors Rehmannia Pills) B. Bao Yin Jian (Protect Yin Decoction) 4. Securing the Root Formulas A. Mi Yuan Jian (Secrete the Source Decoction) B. Suo Jing Wan (Draw Back the Essence Pills) C. Jin Ying Gao (Rosa Laevigata Paste) D. Wei Xi Wan (Mighty Joy Pills) E. Gu Yin Jian (Secure Yin Decoction) 5. Heat-discharging Formulas A. Qing Xin Lian Zi Yin (Clear the Heart Lotus Seed Drink) B. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Drain the Liver Decoction)1 C. Yi Huang Tang (Change Yellow Decoction) 1 Readers should note that this is not the usual Long Dan Xie Gan Tang. Either the ingredients are e... D. Li Huo Tang (Disinhibit Fire Decoction) E. Qing Gan Zhi Lin Tang (Clear the Liver & Stop Strangury Decoction) 6. Dampness-disinhibiting Formulas A. Wu Ling San (Five [Ingredients] Poria Powder) B. Si Ling San (Four [Ingredients] Poria Powder) C. Hua Shi San (Transform Dampness Powder) 7. Depression-opening Formulas A. Jia Jian Xiao Yao San (Modified Rambling Powder) B. Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (Added Flavors Rambling Powder) C. Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction) 8. Qi, Blood & Yang Supplementing Formulas A. Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Pearls Decoction) B. Ba Zhen Yi Mu Wan (Eight Pearls Leonurus Pills) C. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Ten [Ingredients] Completely & Greatly Supplementing Decoction) Tian Jian-lai, ''On Dai Xia" Sheng Yang Sheng Shi Tang (Upbear Yang & Overcome Dampness Decoction)4 Shuang Bai Wan (Double White Pills) Zhi Dai Wan (Stop Dai Pills) 4 This formula was created by Li Dong-yuan. Li’s treatment principle of upbearing yang is mentioned ... Shou Dai Liu He Wan (Long-life Dai Six Harmonies Pills) Jia Wei Wu Ji San (Added Flavors Five Accumulations Powder) Gu Jing Wan (Secure the Essence Pills) Jia Wei Ba Wu Tang (Added Flavors Eight Materials Decoction) Jia Wei Er Chen Tang (Added Flavors Two Aged [Ingredients] Decoction) Contemporary Chinese Classification & Treatment of Dai Xia Bai Dai Huang Dai, Qing Dai Chi Bai Dai Clotty Colored Hei Dai Chi Dai Wu Se Dai Spleen Vacuity Kidney Vacuity Damp Toxins The Acupuncture Treatment of Dai Xia Cheng Dan-An Tian Cong-huo Fine Needle Treatment Xiao Shao-qing 1. Clearing Heat, Disinhibiting Dampness, Stopping Dai Formula Additional Points Depending Upon the Presenting Verification of the Functions of These Points: 2. Boosting the Middle, Fortifying the Spleen, Seeping Dampness Formula Additional Points Depending Upon the Presenting Condition: Verification of the Functions of These Points: Added References Selected Recorded Effective Formulas: Vaginitis Yin Dao Yan Premodern Categories of Vaginal Disease Contemporary Discussion of Vaginitis 1) Trichomonas Vaginitis 2) Hemophilus Vaginitis 3) Senile Vaginitis A) Yang Vacuity Cold Damp Pattern 2) Yin Vacuity Damp Heat Pattern Han Bai Ling on Vaginal Itching 1. Damp Heat Pouring Downward 2. Toxic Evil Infection Medicinal Wine for Vaginal Itch Acupuncture & Vaginal Itch Dia Xia Douche Vaginal Itching Nu Yin Sau Yang Zheng Disease Causes & Disease Mechanisms: Main Points in Diagnosis & Treatment: Treatment Based on Pattern Discrimination: 1. Damp Heat Pouring Downward 2. Yin Vacuity Dry Heat Acupuncture Appendix Points Used: Points Used: Inflammatory Conditions of the External Genitalia Wai Yin Bu Yan Zheng Bartholinitis & Vulvar Ulcers Bartholinitis Treatment Differentiation: 1. Toxic Heat 2. Retention of Cold Treatment: 1. Toxic Heat 2. Retention of Cold B. Prolonged Festering Boils Vulvar Ulcers 1. Classification, Cause, & Clinical Manifestations 2. Treatment Herpes Genitalia Sheng Qi Zhi Pao Zhen 1. Disease Causes & Disease Mechanisms 2. Distinguishing Characteristics of this Condition 3. Treatment Based on Pattern Discrimination A. Wind Heat Type B. Damp Heat Type C. External Medicinal Treatments: Genital Warts Jian Rui Shi You 1. Etiology & Pathophysiology 2. Distinguishing Characteristics of this Condition 3. Treatment Methods A. External Treatment Methods B. Surgery C. Internal Treatment Methods Inflammatory Conditions of the Cervix Gong Jing Yan Zheng10 Cervical Erosion or Ectropion Gong Jing Mi Lan 1. Pathology 2. Clinical Manifestations 3. Treatment Cervical Hypertrophy Gong Jing Fei Da Cervical Polyps Gong Jing Xi Rou Cervical Retention Cysts (a.k.a. Naboth's Cysts) Acupuncture Cervical Cancer Zi Gong Jing Ai Treatment Based on Pattern Discrimination11: Liver Depression Qi Stagnation Damp Heat, Accumulated Toxins Liver-Kidney Yin Vacuity Spleen-Kidney Yang Vacuity Formula No. 1 Formula No. 2 Formula No. 3 Bibliography Chinese Language English Language Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z "Recently, the traditional Chinese diet has been proven scientifically to be healthier than the modern Western diet. This book explains the theory behind the traditional Chinese diet and how to apply two thousand years of Eastern dietary wisdom to our modern Western eating habits. Learn what Chinese medicine has to say about: Raw vs. cooked foods, Food & phlegm production, Sugar & dairy products, Candidiasis, Food allergies, Cholesterol, And more..." -- Back cover According to the authors of Concise Traditional Gynecology, women normally secrete a small amount of white, thin, slightly sticky, and odorless vaginal mucous between the ages of 14 and 50.