[Advantages and evidences research on Chinese medicine for treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2017 Apr;42(8):1449-1454. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.2017.0041.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infectious disease. At present, Western medicine is mainly treated with antibiotics. However, the situation of antibiotics abuse is so grim that the potential risks such as the imbalance of bacteria, the resistance of bacteria, the production of super bacteria and the increase of adverse reactions are becoming more and more serious. Therefore, it is urgent to find a way to supplement or substitute antibiotics for the treatment of this disease. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the disease is effective and has its unique advantages. This paper mainly discusses the advantages and evidences of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease, to further prove the effectiveness and safety of TCM treatment and to provide medical evidence of reducing antibiotics use.

Keywords: advantages and evidences; antibiotics; pelvic inflammatory disease; traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / therapy*
  • Phytotherapy

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal