How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat gallstones?

The incidence of gallstones is high among women. The pain during a gallstone attack is very severe, especially after eating greasy, high-cholesterol, and difficult-to-digest food. Among the treatment methods for gallstones, traditional Chinese medicine is very effective and can dissolve the stones very well.

Prescription 1:

[Syndrome Differentiation]: Damp-heat accumulation in the liver and gallbladder.

[Therapeutic Method]: Soothe the liver and promote bile secretion, clear away heat and remove dampness, regulate qi and nourishment, relieve pain and disperse nodules.

[Prescription name]: Shugan Lidan Decoction.

[Ingredients]: Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Aquilaria, Lysimachia, Chicken's Gizzard Stone, Curcuma, Stir-fried Fructus Aucklandiae, White Peony, Stir-fried Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Red Poria, Plantago.

[Usage]: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, twice a day.

Prescription 2:

[Syndrome Differentiation]: Qi stagnation in the liver and gallbladder, accumulation of dampness and heat.

[Treatment method]: Soothe the liver, detoxify and treat gallstones. Secret recipe for gallstones.

[Prescription name]: Shugan Jiedu Decoction.

[Ingredients]: Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, Tangerine peel, Dendrobium, Scutellaria, Trillium, White Peony Root, Forsythia, Honeysuckle, Taraxacum, and Lysimachia.

[Usage]: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, twice a day.

Prescription 3:

[Syndrome Differentiation]: Liver depression and qi stagnation, accumulation of dampness and heat.

【Treatment method】: Clear away heat, soothe the liver, regulate qi, and clear the interior.

[Prescription name]: Biliary Stone-Removing Decoction.

【Ingredients】: Coptis chinensis, Phellodendron chinense, Scutellaria baicalensis, Artemisia capillaris, Curcuma aromatica, Lysimachia chinensis, Cat's claw, Rhubarb, Amomum villosum, Cineraria japonica, Costusroot, Licorice.

[Usage]: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, twice a day.

Prescription 4:

【Syndrome Differentiation】: Qi stagnation and dampness obstruction.

[Therapeutic Method]: Soothe the liver and relieve depression, clear away heat and dampness, and regulate Qi.

[Prescription name]: Gallstone-clearing syrup.

【Ingredients】: Curcuma, costusroot, scutellaria, capillaris, toosendan, polygonum cuspidatum, corn silk.

[Usage]: Grind costus root into coarse powder and extract the active ingredients. In addition, the remaining herbs are sorted and mixed with the decoction, and decocted twice in total. Each time, make sure the water level is higher than the herbs. Boil for 20 minutes (referring to the time after boiling) and filter. The filtrates were combined and allowed to settle for 24 hours, and then the supernatant was concentrated to a certain amount, and sucrose was added and boiled to dissolve. A preservative was added 5 minutes before discharging and the mixture was filtered. Mix the filtrate with costus root extract, divide into 100 ml, take 33 ml 15 minutes before each meal, 3 times a day. 30 days is a course of treatment. Stop the medication for 1 week before starting the next course. Cold and squared.