How to treat breast cysts with traditional Chinese medicine

Breast cysts can be effectively treated through traditional Chinese medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions based on syndrome differentiation, external application therapy, and overall conditioning of diet and lifestyle. These methods can help alleviate cyst symptoms and improve endocrine balance, but they need to be combined with individual constitution and specific circumstances, and it is recommended to be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician.

1. Use medicine according to syndrome differentiation and take internal medicine for conditioning

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of breast cysts is closely related to factors such as liver depression, qi stagnation, and phlegm coagulation. Therefore, the key to drug treatment is to "soothe the liver and regulate qi, soften and disperse nodules, and resolve phlegm and clear away heat." Commonly used Chinese medicines for breast cysts include bupleurum, angelica, white peony root, thunbergii, and prunella vulgaris. For example:

- Liver depression and Qi stagnation type: Symptoms include mood swings and breast pain. You can choose Xiaoyao Pills, Chaihu Shugan Powder, etc.

- Phlegm and blood stasis type: Symptoms include obvious cysts and hard lumps, and local tenderness. Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction, Erchen Decoction, etc. can be used.

-Yin deficiency and internal heat type: Symptoms include hot face and night sweats. You can choose Zhibai Dihuang Wan or Qinggan Sanjie Tang according to your constitution.

Chinese medicine conditioning needs to be personalized according to personal constitution by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. Do not take the medicine on your own to avoid counterproductive results.

2. External application therapy, auxiliary treatment

External treatments of traditional Chinese medicine also play an auxiliary role in the treatment of breast cysts. For example:

-Use herbs such as honeysuckle, dandelion, and frankincense to make topical ointments and apply them directly to the affected area to help relieve local discomfort and inflammation.

- Traditional Chinese medicine scraping or acupuncture therapy can be used to stimulate the corresponding meridians and acupoints (such as Tanzhong and Rugen points) to improve local qi and blood circulation and help reduce swelling and resolve nodules.

External treatment can be combined with internal medication, which can not only relieve surface symptoms, but also achieve the effect of treating both internal and external symptoms.

3.Dietary conditioning and health care

Diet and lifestyle are important conditioning factors that cannot be ignored by patients with breast cysts. The following dietary suggestions can help improve the cyst situation:

-Eat more light foods: such as green leafy vegetables, whole grains, soy products, and ingredients that have a dispersing effect (such as seaweed and yam).

-Avoid irritating foods: such as coffee, alcohol, and spicy foods, which will aggravate endocrine disorders.

-Regularly drink tonic beverages, such as rose tea and chrysanthemum tea, which can relieve liver and depression and also calm the mind.

Moderate exercise (such as yoga and tai chi) can help regulate endocrine system and relieve stress and anxiety; regular work and rest is also crucial to breast health.

There are many methods of regulating breast cysts in traditional Chinese medicine, but the best effect can only be achieved by treating the cysts according to individual constitution. For patients with severe symptoms or cysts that may be malignant, they should seek medical attention in time to confirm the nature of the lesion and then choose the appropriate treatment method.