Contents 1 Pinyin 2 English reference 3 Notes 4 References attached: 1 Acupoints for treating childlessness 2 Prescriptions for treating childlessness 3 Chinese patent medicines for treating childlessness 4 Medicines related to childlessness 5 Childlessness in ancient books 1 Pinyin
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Childlessness is the name of the disease [1]. According to the "Huangdi Nei Jing Su Wen·Ancient Innocence Theory": "The body is broken and has no children." It refers to infertility [1]. According to Volume 9 of "Mai Jing": "If a woman suffers from coldness in her lower abdomen and aversion to cold for a long time, which is caused by a young person, she is childless." Infertility is also known as childlessness, total infertility, sterilization, and morbidity [2]. Published "Huangdi Nei Jing Su Wen·Gu Kong Lun". After a woman gets married, if the couple lives together without contraception for more than two years and does not get pregnant, it is called primary infertility; if she has been pregnant before, but did not take contraceptive measures, and has not become pregnant again for more than two years, it is called secondary infertility. Pregnancy[2]. For women, there are those who have congenital physiological defects, such as Wubu women; those who have acquired pathological changes, such as liver stagnation, blood deficiency, phlegm-dampness, kidney deficiency, cell cold, blood stasis, etc., which often cause imbalance of Chong and Ren and difficulty in ingesting semen. Conception[2]. As for men, "We should more carefully examine how physically and mentally deficient are the men. There are those who have weak kidneys and weak essences, unable to integrate and form a fetus; there are those who have weak endowments and weak qi and blood; there are those who have unbridled desires and exhausted vaginas. Each of them should be taken care of. Find its source and treat it" ("A Complete Collection of Good Prescriptions for Women") [2]. For details on treatment, see infertility caused by liver-qi stagnation, infertility due to blood deficiency, infertility caused by phlegm-dampness, infertility caused by kidney deficiency, infertility due to cellular coldness, infertility due to blood stasis, etc. [2].
Treatment of infertility caused by liver qi stagnation: Treatment should be to soothe the liver and relieve stagnation, nourish blood and regulate menstruation [3]. The prescription is Kaiyu Zhongyu Decoction ("Fu Qingzhu Nvke": Atractylodes macrocephala, fried white peony root, Poria cocos, paeonol bark, Cyperus rotundus, pollen) [3].
Treatment of infertility due to blood deficiency: it is advisable to nourish blood, nourish yin and nourish the kidneys [4]. Use Yangjing Zhongyu Decoction (rehmannia glutinosa, angelica root, white peony root, cornus) to add flavor [4].
Treatment of infertility due to phlegm-dampness: Treatment should be to invigorate the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm. The prescription is Qigong Pills (Pinellia ternata, Atractylodes rhizome, Cyperus rotundus, Shenqu, Poria cocos, tangerine peel, Chuanxiong rhizome) [5].
Treatment of infertility due to kidney deficiency: Treatment should be to warm and replenish kidney yang [6]. The recipe uses Guifu Bawei Pills or Yulinzhu (Atractylodes, ginseng, licorice, poria, angelica, rehmannia, Chuanxiong, white peony root, Cuscuta, Eucommia, antler cream, Sichuan pepper) plus psoralen; Morinda officinalis, cinnamon, Fuzi et al[6]. If kidney yin deficiency is partial, symptoms such as red cheekbones, red lips, hot flashes, and night sweats will also appear. Treatment should be to nourish yin and nourish the kidney, and use Liuwei Dihuang Decoction [6].
Treatment of infertility caused by cellular cold: The treatment should be to warm the yang and nourish the kidney. Guifu Bawei Pill or Wenpinyin (Atractylodes macrocephala, Morinda citrifolia, ginseng, yam, Gorgon fruit, Eucommia ulmoides, rabbit silk seeds, Aconite, cinnamon, psoralen); for those with internal distension and pain in the lower abdomen who refuse to press due to wind-cold, the treatment should be to warm the meridians and support yang, warm the palace and dispel cold, and use Aifu Nuangong Wan [7].
Treatment of blood stasis infertility: Treatment should be to regulate qi and blood, and use Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction from "Yi Lin Gai Cuo"; if cold evil invades the cells, the hands and feet are not warm, and the lower abdomen Cold pain should be treated by warming the meridians and dispersing cold, and use Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction from "Yi Lin Gai Cuo" [8].
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