The Modern Clinical Application Of External Treatment Of TCM In The Treatment Of The Postpartum Hypogalactia

Objective:Based on the recent 30 years' literature and tutor's experience in treating Postpartum hypogalactia,we summarized the rule of external treatment for Postpartum hypogalactia,in order to provide reference for clinical and study.Methods:Using the full text database of Chinese Periodicals(full text database of CNKI periodicals,the database of dissertations)and the full text database of VIP Chinese sci-tech periodicals(VIP)as the retrieval source,the literature statistics and analysis which conforms to the scope of research have been analyzed and the experiences of the tutors in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease are arranged.Results:10 kinds of external treatment methods were involved in the literature,including acupuncture and massage,involving 81 acupoints,mainly in the chest,back and extremities.The top six were Danzhong(RN17),Rugen(ST18),Shaoze(SI1),Zusanli(ST36),Taichong(LR3)and Neiguan(PC6);the top three meridians were the stomach meridian,the small intestine meridian and the ren meridien;the ear acupoints with higher frequency were the endocrine,breast and chest points;Drugs are mainly used to nourish qi and blood,activting blood and dissipate the stasis,and the fast secreting milk past is most used;the tutor treats the disease with moxibustion and drug-cupping therapy.All the methods have good curative effect.Conclusion: There are various methods of treatment both at home and abroad,and there are some original opinions on the treatment of this disease by tutors.It has certain reference value for modern Chinese medicine clinical and scientific research.