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Introduction: How does traditional Chinese medicine treat female urethritis?

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Asked on:Apr 09, 2026 08:23 PM

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  • Karin Karin

    Apr 09, 2026

      Due to the special characteristics of women's bodies, their vaginas are easily invaded by germs. Many women are now suffering from urethritis. This disease is a relatively common gynecological disease. It is mainly spread. Urethritis is very harmful to women's health, so patients should go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid causing greater harm to themselves. How does Chinese medicine treat female urethritis?

      1. Lower Jiao Damp-heat type: In this type, the urination is frequent and short, or there is yellowish white turbid fluid flowing out of the urethra. Women have itching, heavy vaginal discharge, and lower abdominal pain. Patients are often accompanied by symptoms such as bitter mouth and sticky mouth, epigastric distension, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and stringy and slippery pulse. This is due to the invasion of damp-heat poisonous evil into the lower burner, poor gasification of the bladder, and inability to distinguish secretion from turbidity. Treatment should be to clear away heat and dampness, detoxify and resolve turbidity. How does Chinese medicine treat urethritis? Commonly used prescriptions are as follows:

      Acorus 20g, Plantain 10g Phellodendron 10g Atractylodes 10g Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g Lotus seed core 10g Atractylodes spp. 30g Honeysuckle 30g Smilax poria 30g Raw licorice 10g If the pain is obvious, add 30g Hedyotis diffusa and 30g Verbena; if the secretion is long, add 10g Akebia 10g and Alisma 1.0g. How does Chinese medicine treat urethritis? This prescription includes plantain and lotus seeds to clear away heat and dehumidification, as well as calamus, Phellodendron cypress, soybean grass, honeysuckle, smilax, and raw licorice to detoxify and transform turbidity.

      Traditional Chinese medicine believes that non-gonococcal urethritis is caused by uncleanness, unclean washing utensils, or careless diet. Damp-heat poison invades the lower burner, injuring the genitourinary system, and then causes syndromes such as qi and blood stasis, spleen and kidney deficiency. Therefore, clinically, how does TCM treat urethritis? This disease is often divided into three types of treatment: damp-heat in the lower burner, qi and blood stasis, and spleen and kidney deficiency.

      2. The main symptoms of spleen and kidney deficiency type include incessant urination, onset of urination upon exertion, or white turbidity at the urethral opening, excessive leucorrhea in women, soreness of the waist and knees, loose stools, pale tongue, and soft pulse. This is due to mistreatment of chronic illness, which damages the spleen and kidneys. Treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and kidneys, remove dampness and resolve turbidity. How does Chinese medicine treat urethritis? The commonly used prescription is Sijunzi Decoction combined with Liuwei Dihuang Pills plus or minus:

      Codonopsis 10g Astragalus 30g Atractylodes 10g Poria 30g Chinese yam 30g Dogwood 10g Rehmannia 10g Alisma 10g Paeonol 10g Achyranthes 10g Honeysuckle 30 g Codonopsis pilosula, astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos and Chinese yam all have the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness; dogwood and rehmannia glutinosa nourish the kidney; Alisma, paeonol, achyranthes root and honeysuckle can benefit dampness, activate blood circulation and detoxify.

      3. Symptoms of qi and blood stasis type include difficulty in urination, turbid discharge from the urethra orifice, abnormal vaginal discharge, distended and painful lower abdomen, dark tongue, white coating, and stringy and thin pulse. This is caused by long-term illness entering the meridians, or by damp-heat evil blocking the meridians and qi and blood stasis. Treatment should be to promote qi and blood circulation, resolve turbidity and relieve pain. How does Chinese medicine treat urethritis? Commonly used drugs are modified and subtracted Diaphragm Zhuyu Decoction:

      Angelica sinensis 10g Chuanxiong rhizome 10g red peony root 10g peach kernel 10g Citrus aurantium 10g Yuanhu 10g Wulingzhi 10g Wuyao 10g Cyperus rotundus 10g Achyranthes bidentata 10g Smilax poria 30g Talc 20g raw licorice 10g If the pain of urination is obvious, 30g Hedyotis diffusa and 10g Bamboo leaves can be added. Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong rhizome, red peony root, peach kernel, and Wulingzhi all have the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Citrus aurantium, Yuanhu, Wuyao, Cyperus cyperus regulates qi and stagnation, while Smilax, talc, and raw licorice detoxify and remove dampness. How does Chinese medicine treat urethritis?

      After women suffer from urethritis, they should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. During the treatment process, they should follow the doctor's instructions and reasonably arrange their diet and life so that they can recover as soon as possible.