Because both Guyuan ointment and Ejiao are hot foods, they are not suitable for patients with hysteromyoma.
Patients with hysteromyoma should eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, kelp, jellyfish, mushrooms, fungus, hawthorn and other foods.
Hysteromyoma, TCM syndrome types:
1. Syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis: normal menstruation in mild cases, persistent bleeding or leakage in severe cases, breast swelling and pain, small abdominal distension or dullness, and feeling of falling anus. The tongue is dark red with purple spots on the edge, and the pulse is heavy or astringent.
2. Syndrome of hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency: menarche, bleeding or leakage during menstruation, chest tightness and burning, or burning of the lower abdomen, itching or tingling of nipple, or breast swelling and pain extending to armpit, red and white secretion after menstruation, or yellow and white mixture, red tongue with little body fluid or thin yellow fur, and thin or thin pulse.
3. Phlegm-dampness syndrome: abdominal mass, dull pain, soft pressing, excessive leucorrhea, white and sticky color, chest tightness, chills and obesity. The tongue is purple and dark, the tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is thin.
It is advisable to eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, kelp, jellyfish, mushrooms, fungus, hawthorn and other foods, and avoid cold, spicy and sour foods. People with weak qi and blood should have a nutritious diet, which is beneficial to dampness.
Patients with uterine fibroids should not eat more high-fat foods. Longan, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, royal jelly and other hot, coagulative and hormonal foods should be fasted.
Guyuan ointment is also called Ejiao Walnut Ointment. Most Guyuan ointments are made from Ejiao, red dates, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, longan, rock sugar and yellow wine.