The Holistic prevention, management and treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: TCM Herbal Medicine for Kidney Yang deficiency -Panax ginseng

By Kyle J. Norton
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            Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome


Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined as endocrinologic diseases among reproductive-age women caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries associated with a high risk for metabolic disorder(1) as resulting of enlarged ovaries(2), leading to hormone imbalance(excessive androgen and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) )(1)(3)(4)(5), induced Hirsutism(6)(7), reproductive disorder(10(12)), risks of type 2 diabetes(9)(10)(11), metabolic syndrome(10)(12) and early cardiovasular disease(8)(13), acne(10)(14), endometrial cancer(18)(19),weight gain and obesity(15)(16)(17). The syndrome effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women. Unfortunately, according to studies, women with PCOs after the reproductive age, are associated to continuously increase risk of type II diabetes, with no increasing altered glucose tolerance(20), CVD and hypertension(21).

            In Traditional Chinese Perspective

While conventional medicine focus of using synthetic medication to induce ovulation and assisted artificial insemination for infertility couple, if the medicine fail, traditional Chinese medicine views polycystic ovarian syndrome in different approaches. Polycystic ovary syndrome, according to traditional Chinese medicine is a medical condition characterized by accumulative of fluid over a prolonged period of time causes of dampness and phlegms(1247a)(1247b) build up on the ovaries due to the effects of vary differentiations, affecting not only the women’s menstrual cycle, but also ovulation and fertility(1247a)(1247b).

PCOs Treatment according traditional Chinese medicine
Depending to differentiation, most common diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome can be classified into

              Kidney yang deficiency

Along with common symptoms mentioned above, women with PCOs diagnosed with kidney yang deficiency may also experience yang vacuity induced cold expressive syndrome, including lumbago, cold limbs, fatigue, cold aversion, feverish sensation in chest, palms and soles(1573), difficulty in urination, enuresis, incontinence, declining libido and edema(1574) as a result of kidneys no longer perform their function in store fluid to moister and warm the body for healthy function in the body's organs and tissues, inducing adrenal insufficient chronic lower back pain(1575)(1580), depression(1575), hypothyroidism(1579)(1575), nephritis(1578)(1575), ...(1575), leading to failure in transform damp heat expression, promoted accentuation of inflammatory development of phlegm(1583). Kidney yang deficiency has shown to alter carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms (free fatty acids, 1-monolinoleoylglycerol, and cholesterol), gut microbiota metabolism (indole-3-propionic acid), indued anovulatory infertility( 1581) and hypertension(1582) of which related to symptoms of PCOs(1576)(1577).

           Herbal medicine for kidney yang deficiency

5. Panax ginseng(Ren Shen)(1779)
Ren Shen is also known as Ginseng, panax ginseng. The smells aromatic, tastes sweet and slightly warm herbs had been used in TCM as improved immune system(1781)(1782), anti cancer(1783)(1784)(1785), anti aging(1786)(1787), anti stress(1788)(1789), antioxidant(1790)(1791), anti inflammatory(1792)(1793),...... agent and to generate body liquids and allay thirst(1794), treat
nervous disorders(1794)(1795)(1796), anemia(1797)(1798), dyspnoea(1799)(1800), forgetfulness(1801) and confusion(1802), decreased libido(1803)(1804), chronic fatigue(1805)(1806), angina(1807), nausea and vomiting(1808),......as it strongly tonifies original qi, the spleen and lungs, by enhancing the functions of spleen and lung channels(1780).

Chemical constituents(1779)(1780)
1. Saponins
2. Panaxynol
3. Ginsenyne
4. Alpha pansinsene
5. Beta pansinsene
6. Beta farnesene
7. Bicyclogermacrene
8. Beta elemene
9. Gama elemene
10. Alpha neodovene
11. Beta neodovene
12. Alpha humulene
13. Beta humulene
14. Ccaryophyllene
15. Beta gurjunene
16. Alpha gurjunene
17. Alpha selinene
18. Beta selinene
19. Gama selinene
20. Selin-4, alpha guaiene
21. Gama cubebene
22. Beta patchoulene
23. Hepatadecanol-1
24. Etc.

Epidemiological literature found in data base of PubMed also suggested that panax ginseng also processes anti metabolic syndrome(1809)(1810)(1811), through its effect on insulin resistance(1812)(1813), fasting blood glucose(1814)(1815), hyperglycemia(1816)(1817), hyperlipidemia(1818)(1819)(1820), hypertension(1821)(1822), weight control(1823) and obesity(1823)(1824)(1825),.....as well as reducing risk of diabetes(1827)(1826)(1828) and cardiovascular disease(1829)(1830)(1831).
According to the research article dated 29 April 2014, the king of the herb has also found effectively for treatment of infertility of both sexes, including women with Polycystic ovary syndrome through lowering high numbers of antral follicles and increased the number of corpora lutea in the polycystic ovaries(1832).

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(1779) Chinese Herbs – Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) by Kyle J. Norton

(1780) ren shen (ginseng)(Complementary and Alternative Healing University)

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(1832) Herbal Ginseng and Infertility by Kyle J. Norton.