Traditional Chinese medicine has been around for more than 4000
years, long before the existence of conventional medicine, it also has
proven as one of most effective herbal medicine in treating infertility,
because of the traditional culture and social value. Since there are
many microscopic change and many causes can influence the chance of
fertility, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners must take all of
them into consideration for making an accurate diagnosis.
Traditional
Chinese medicine beside views male infertility as if caused by
imbalance of the body as a result of deficiency of kidney yin and yang,
liver qi, stagnation of qi and blood as well as heat and dampness
accumulation in the lower burner.
I. Diagnosis
1. Liver qi stagnation
Liver
meridian blockage in the local area (genital) interferes with normal
testicle functions, leading impotence, low libido and ejaculation and
abnormal sperm production
2. Kidney deficiency
a) Kidney Yang deficiency
Men
are considered kidney yang deficiency if they have symptom of low
sexual desire, weak ejaculation, impotence, seminal emission, low sperm
count, slow sperm mobility.
b) Kidney yin deficiency
According
to TCM kidney is vital to maintain a healthy reproduction system in men
and women alike. In men, infertility caused by kidney yin deficiency
includes symptoms seminal emission, slow sperm mobility, low sperm
count.
3. Stagnation of qi and blood
Stagnation of qi and
blood are normally caused by weakened liver in fat and protein
metabolism and spleen in blood formation leading nervous symptoms
including worrisomeness, over-thinking, stress, chronic illness and
impotence, low sperm count, short sperm life, slow sperm mobility.
4. Heat and dampness accumulation in the lower burner
Male
suffered from heat and damp diseases is normally caused by over alcohol
drinking and unhealthy diet including high in saturated and trans fat
and spicy food leading to generally overweight, sperm count is low and
sometimes sperm deformities.
II. Chinese herbal treatments
1. Liver qi stagnation
a) Chai hu root
Chai
hu is also known as Radix Bupleuri, the bitter and sightly cod herb has
been used in traditional Chinese medicine to disperse heat and fever,
improve yang and promote liver function by enhancing the channels of
liver, gall bladder, pericardium, triple fire channels, thus enhancing
the liver qi.
b) Bai shao
Bai Shao is also known as white
peony root or Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, the bitter soul and col herb
has been used in tradtional Chinese medicine to dilates peripheral blood
vessels, coronary arteries and anti-inflammatory by enhancing the
function of channels of liver and spleen resulting in promote blood flow
to the lower burner.
c) Han lian cao
Han lian cao is
also known as herba ecliptae, the sweet, sour and slightly cold herbs
has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat immune deficiency
and damage of DNA as a result of forming of free radical, thus
decreasing the risk of immune and DNA causes sperm abnormality, by
promote the functions of channels of liver and kidney
d) He shou wu
He
shou hu is also known as Radix Polygoni Multiflori, the bitter,
sweetness and neutral herb has been use in traditional Chinese medicine
to relieve of heat toxicity, secure kidney essence (jing), treat
spermatorrhea and liver qi deficiency by enhancing the function of liver
and kidney channels.
e) Gan cao
Gan cao is also known
as licorice root, the sweet herb has been used in TCM to promote qi,
clear heat and get rid of toxins and control the secretion of insulin by
enhancing the function of all channels.
h) Etc.
2. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Du Zhong
Du
zhong is also known as eucommia bark, the sweet and warm herb has been
used in TCM to treat chronic pain in lower back and knees dizziness,
impotence and frequent urination due to kidney yang and liver deficiency
by enhancing the functions of liver and kidney channels.
b) Rou Gui
Rou
gui is also known as cinamon bark , the sweet and warm herb has been
used in TCM to treat cold limbs, promote urination and enhance the
kidney yang by enhancing the functions of heart, lung and bladder
channels.
c) Shan Yao
Shan yao is also known as
Chinese wild yam, the sweet and neutral herb has been used in TCM to
promote urination, treat spleen deficiency, strenghten jing and lower
blood sugar by improving the function of kidney, liver and lung
channels.
d) Fu Zi
Fu zi is also known as aconite, the hot
and toxic herb has been used in TCM to restore yang, improve fire,
disperse cold due to kidney yang deficiency bt enhancing the channels of
heart, kidney and spleen channels.
e) Gou Qi Zi
Gou qi
zi is also known wolf berry, the sweet and neutral herb has been used in
TCM to improve immune system, elevate the level of testosterone by
enhancing the functions of kidney, lung and spleen channels.
f) Etc.
3. Kidney yin deficiency
a) Shu Di Huang
Shu
di huang is also known as rehmannia, the sweet, bitter and warm herb
has been used as diuretics in TCM to decrease the conversion of blood
sugar and dilate the blood vessel by enhancing the function of heart,
kidney, and liver channels.
b) Shan Zhu Yu
Shan zhu yu is
also known as cornus fruit, the sour and warm herb has been used in TCM
to promote urination, lower blood pressure, antibiotic and treat
impotence, spermatorrhea as a result of yin deficiency by enhancing the
function of kidney and liver channels.
c) Mu Dan Pi
Mu dan
pi is also known as peony root, the bitter and cool herb has been used
in TCM as anti inflammatory herb, and to improve immune system, clear
heat and fire due to yin deficiency, by enhancing the functions of
kidney, heart and liver channels.
d) Fu Ling
Fu ling is
also known as poria, the sweet and neutral herb has been used in TCM as
as diuretics and to promote urinary due to damp heat accumulation as a
result of kidney yin deficiency by enhancing the function of kidney,
lung, heart and spleen channels.
e) Ze Xie
ze xie is
also known as alisma, the sweet and cool herb has been used in TCM to
treat damp heat in the lower burner, edema, painful and difficult
urination by enhancing the functions of kidney and bladder channels.
f) Etc
4. Qi and blood stagnation
a) Cang Zhu
Cang
zhu is also known as rhizome Chinese atractylodes, the bitter and warn
has been used to dry dampness, strengthens the digestion; expels
wind-dampness cause of qi and blood stagnation by enhancing the function
of spleen, stomach and liver channels.
b) Chuan Xiong
Chuan
xiong is also known as Szehuan lovage root, the acrid and warm herb
has been used to promote qi, improve qi circulation, relieves pain and
treat blood stagnation, by enhancing the functions of liver,
gallbladder, pericardium channels.
c) Xiang Fu
Xiang Fu is also known as purple nutgrass, the bitter and warm herb has
been used in TCM as antibodic, anti inflammation and antipyretic to
relieve the stagnation qi and blood as a result of infection by
enhancing the functions of channels of liver and triple burners.
d)
Shan Zhi Zi Shan zhi zi is also known as gardenia fruit, the bitter and
cold herb has been used in TCM to treat infection causes of fever with
vomiting blood, nose bleeding, blood in urine due to qi and blood
stagnation as a result of high fever and inflammation, by promoting the
functions heart, liver, lung, stomach, triple burner channels.
e) Shen Qu
Shen
qu is also known as medicated leaver, the sweet and warm herb has been
used in TCM to balance of cholesterol in the body, treat weak digestion,
lack of appetite causes of spleen qi deficiency and blood stasis, by
enhancing the functions of spleen and stomach channels.
f) Etc.
5. Heat and dampness accumulation in the lower burner
a) Che Qian Zi
Che
qian zi is also known as broadleaf plantain, the sweet and cold herb
has been used in TCM to painful urinary, diarrhea , red eyes and cleanse
the body damp heat causes of sexual dysfunction through urination by
enhancing the functions of kidney, lung, liver and bladder channels.
b) Huang Qi
Huang
qi is also best known as astragalus root, the sweet and warm herb has
been used in TCM as diuresis to treat qi, spleen and yang deficiency due
to dampness accumulation in the lower burner turning to heat by
enhancing the functions of lung and spleen channels
c) Long Dan Cao
Long
dan cao also known as gentiana, the bitter and cold herb has been used
in TCM to expel damp heat cause of high fever, seizures, inflammation as
well as sperm abnormality, by enhancing the function of liver, stomach
and gallbladder channels.
d) Ku Shen
Ku shen is also known
as Radix Sophorae, the bitter and cold herb has been used in TCM to
promote urination, reduce inflammation causes of damp heat accumulation
in the lower burner by enhancing the bladder, heart, liver, large and
small intestine channels.
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