Category: Miao Ethnic Medicine
Miao medicine-Baziwo (Pregnancy Vomiting)
Baziwo (Pregnancy Vomiting) 【Overview】In Miao medicine, pregnancy vomiting is called Baziwo, also known as Baodai’outu. Baziwo is caused by women’s constitutional weakness, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and poor circulation of qi and blood during pregnancy. The pathogenic mechanism involves disharmony of the spleen and stomach, impaired transformation and transportation of food and water, obstructed flow of qi…
Miao medicine-Padaimongqu (Pregnancy-Related Abdominal Pain)
Padaimongqu (Pregnancy-Related Abdominal Pain) In Miao medicine, pregnancy-related abdominal pain is referred to as Padaimongqu, also known as Padaidongmengbai. Padaimongqu arises when a pregnant woman’s body becomes weak, leading to a deficiency of both qi and blood, causing poor blood circulation. Over time, this results in qi stagnation and blood stasis. During pregnancy, the consumption…
Miao medicine－Duo Yang Fa Jiu Yi (Women’s Vulvar Itching)
Duo Yang Fa Jiu Yi (Women’s Vulvar Itching) OverviewIn Miao medicine, vulvar itching in women is called Duo Yang Fa Jiu Yi. It most often arises from living in damp conditions or neglecting personal hygiene. Pathogenic factors include insect toxins, dampness, heat toxins, and constitutional weakness due to aging. Pathogenesis: the kidneys govern the two…
Miao medicine－Gao Ou Ye Meng (Women’s Lower Abdominal Pain)
Ou Shu Nao Luo (Excessive Vaginal Discharge) OverviewIn Miao medicine, excessive leukorrhea is called Ou Shu Nao Luo, also known as Luo Ou Shu. It is triggered by heat-toxins, damp-toxins, unregulated sexual activity, overwork, or constitutional weakness. Pathogenic dampness invades the uterus, injuring the Ren and Dai vessels, leading to unrestrained discharge. Clinically it presents…
Miao medicine－Gao Ou Ye Meng (Women’s Abdominal Pain)
Gao Ou Ye Meng (Women’s Abdominal Pain) OverviewIn Miao medicine, women’s lower abdominal pain is called Gao Ou Ye Meng. It arises when personal hygiene is neglected during menstruation or postpartum care is inadequate. Pathogenic factors include wind, cold, dampness, heat, and toxins invading the body, which damage qi, fluids, and blood, leading to qi…
Miao medicine-Xiangfa Dai Cheng (Amenorrhea)
Xiangfa Dai Cheng (Amenorrhea) OverviewIn Miao medicine, amenorrhea is called Xiangfa Dai Cheng, describing a woman whose menstruation suddenly stops for three months after having been established. It is also known as Xiangfa He Yang Dai Luo, analogous to the concept of amenorrhea in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In TCM, amenorrhea refers to females over…
Miao medicine-Xiangfa Luomengqu (Dysmenorrhea)
Xiangfa Luomengqu (Dysmenorrhea) OverviewIn Miao medicine, menstrual abdominal pain is referred to as Xiangfa Luomengqu. It is often caused by a deficiency of qi and blood, or poor personal hygiene. Women may experience lower abdominal pain during or around the time of menstruation, often radiating to the lower back. In severe cases, the pain may…
Miao medicine (Irregular Menstruation)
Xiangfaluoajiangmian (Irregular Menstruation)[Overview]In Miao medicine, irregular menstruation is referred to as Xiangfaluoajiangmian or Liuxiang’ahe. Xiangfaluoajiangmian refers to irregular menstruation in women, characterized by early or delayed periods and unpredictable cycles, corresponding to irregular menstruation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).In TCM, irregular menstruation is a general term for diseases caused by dysfunctions in liver and kidney…
Miao medicine-Gan Guo Bian Gu (Erectile Dysfunction)
Gan Guo Bian Gu (Erectile Dysfunction) [Overview]In Miao medicine, erectile dysfunction is referred to as Gan Guo Bian Gu, Pang Fa Luo Gan, Gan Ge A Gu, Gan Ge A Mai, or A Mai Ou.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), erectile dysfunction refers to a condition in which the penis becomes flaccid and fails to erect…
Miao medicine-Luogan’guo (Seminal Emission)
Luogan’guo (Seminal Emission)[Overview]In Miao medicine, seminal emission is referred to as Luogan’guo. Clinically, it is classified into two types: the mild form manifests as nocturnal emission, while the severe form is spontaneous seminal emission. It is often caused by overwork damaging internal organs, excessive anxiety disturbing the heart-spirit, or congenital deficiency leading to involuntary ejaculation.…
