Chinese Herbs for Vaginal Yeast Infections - (candida)
Herbal Medicines for Yeast Infections
Damp Heat in the Lower Burner
If there is too much fluid in your body tissues, fungal and other pathogins will flourish, and will be difficult to remove. We call this condition Internal Dampness
Curing this condition requires eliminating or reducing Internal Dampness .
Common causes of excessive damp include:
Poor digestion Allows excess moisture to remain in the body.
Poor diet. Excessive consumption of cold foods, raw foods, and dairy products produce damp internal conditions.
Insufficient fire (Internal cold ). Fire dissipates water. Without enough metabolic fire to steam off water, damp can accumulate.
CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES FOR YEAST INFECTIONS
In TCM, we refer to most "yeast infections" as leukorrhia (yellow discharge). Further distinctions are made according to other signs, symptoms, tongue, pulse, etc. Professional help is recommended wherever possible. Use this link to find help.
For those unable to find professional help, the following medicines are safe for general use, and will do no harm if improperly prescribed:
CHIEN CHIN CHIH TAI WAN
For damp heat in the lower burner marked by vaginal itching or pain with abnormal discharge, also known as fungal or yeast infection. 10 tablets once a day. *G
120 PILLS $7.95
------------------4 bottles $27.95
Famous formula to clear Liver/Gall Bladder Channel Damp Heat. Used for indications of damp/heat in either the Liver or Gall Bladder channel. Not used for Liver or Gall Bladder organ problems. Take 8 pills 2 times a day. *NB
For long term internal dampness with loose stool and weak digestion use:
For internal cold caused by yang deficiency add:
Individualized Herbal Formula for Yeast Infections (Candida)
In general, herbs to treat these conditions must Clear Heat and Dry Damp. A useful base formula for vaginal yeast infection is:
Base formula:
huang bai - phellodendren bark
long dan cao - gentian root
yi yi ren - job's tears
gan cao - licorice rootyellow or brown vaginal discharge add:
huang lian - golden thread rhizome
pu gong yin - dandelionvaginal itching add:
ku shen - sophora rootwhite or clear vaginal discharge add:
bai zhu - atractylodis
fu ling - poria
dang shen - codinopsisvaginal dryness or itching with no discharge add:
bai shao - white peony root
dang gui - angelica root
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