What is the TCM treatment for hypothyroidism?

The full name of hypothyroidism is hypothyroidism, which is a disease caused by decreased formation and secretion of thyroid hormones. This condition can also occur in fetuses or newborns, and children with hypothyroidism are also called cretinism. In life, the number of female patients is greater than that of male patients, and the incidence rate will continue to increase with age. What is the TCM treatment for hypothyroidism?

TCM treatment of hypothyroidism

1. Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

[Main symptoms] Patients show symptoms of fatigue, drowsiness, memory loss, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of waist and knees, chills and cold limbs, dry and flaky skin, dry and easy-to-fall hair, constipation, general edema, white and greasy tongue coating, impotence in men, irregular menstruation in women, pale tongue, fat body with teeth marks, white and greasy tongue coating, deep and thin or slow pulse.

【Treatment method】 Strengthen the spleen and warm the kidney.

2. Deficiency of heart and kidney yang

[Main symptoms] Patients with deficiency will experience palpitations, chest tightness and pain, fatigue and love of lying down, cold body and limbs, pale and tender tongue, white and slippery tongue coating, deep and slow pulse or intermittent pulse, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of waist and knees, impotence in men and irregular menstruation in women. How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat hypothyroidism?

【Treatment method】Warm and promote heart yang, tonify the kidney and replenish qi.

3. Yang Qi Exhaustion

[Main symptoms] This type is common in patients with hypothyroidism who are in a coma due to myxedema, and is characterized by unconsciousness, limb coldness, decreased skin temperature, low voice, weak breathing, flaccid muscles, pale tongue, fat body, and weak pulse.

【Treatment method】Invigorate Yang Qi, rescue the adverse and consolidate the body.

Causes of Hypothyroidism

Hashimoto's thyroiditis:

It is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland often swells, and as the functional area of ​​the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed, its function declines often only after many years, as abnormalities in thyroid enzymes prevent the thyroid gland from synthesizing or secreting sufficient amounts of thyroid hormone. Other rare disorders result from either insufficient secretion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus or insufficient secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from the pituitary gland, which in turn fails to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce or secrete sufficient thyroid hormone. .

Chronic iodine deficiency in food:

It can cause an enlarged thyroid gland and an underactive thyroid gland (goiter-induced hypothyroidism). This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in many less developed countries. Since the introduction of iodine into table salt and the use of iodine-containing disinfectants to disinfect cow udders, this type of hypothyroidism has disappeared in the United States. Certain rare hereditary disorders cause abnormalities in thyroid enzymes that prevent the thyroid gland from making or producing adequate amounts of thyroid hormone. Other rare disorders result from either insufficient secretion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus or insufficient secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from the pituitary gland, which in turn fails to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce or secrete sufficient thyroid hormone.

If you want to completely cure hypothyroidism, you must detect and treat it early, so that you can control hypothyroidism and prevent it from getting worse. In the early stages of hypothyroidism, it is best to use traditional Chinese medicine treatment, because traditional Chinese medicine treatment not only has relatively few side effects, but can also effectively prevent complications. The diet should be supplemented with iodine, which will be helpful for treatment.