Commments on Google hits on Sanqi / Yunnan Baiyao in uterus bleeding

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Hi All,

 

Google has a few hits on Yunnan Baiyao/Paiyao or Sanqi to treat uterus bleeding

(metrorrhagia / menorrhagia). However, most hits are from companies that sell

the

product(s). Examples are:

 

http://www.tcmhospital.com/products/menstruation/index.html

http://www.yunnanbaiyao.com.cn/c1_b_e.htm

 

http://www.ynby.com.cn/index/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=28 & Itemid\

=44

 

http://herb.damo-qigong.net/h001.htm

 

http://www.e2121.com/herb_db/viewherb.php3?viewid=380 & setlang=

 

A recent research report suggests some benefit in uterus bleeding in rabbits

fitted with an

IUD:

 

Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2005 Nov;3(6):473-5. [Effects of Sanqi Qiancao

Recipe on

hemorheological parameters of rabbits with copper intrauterine device] [Article

in Chinese]

Shen YH, Yin XH, You ZL, Fu LM, Tan ZY. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Third

Hospital, Hunan College of Traditional , Zhuzhou, Hunan Province

412000,

China. syhdoctor OBJECTIVE: To explore the mechanism of Sanqi Qiancao

Recipe (SQR) in treating metrorrhagia caused by copper intrauterine device (IUD)

in rabbits

and to provide experimental evidence for preventing and treating this disease.

METHODS:

Fifty-six rabbits were randomly divided into seven groups, which were normal

control group,

sham-operation group, untreated group, indomethacin-treated group, low-dose

SQR-treated

group, medium-dose SQR-treated group and high-dose SQR-treated group. Copper IUD

insertion was operated in rabbits of the last five groups. Rabbits in the last

four groups were

treated orally with indomethacin and low-, medium- and high-dose SQR

respectively for a

week. Rabbits in the untreated group, normal control group and sham-operation

group were

given distilled water orally. Hematocrit, blood viscosity at low, medium and

high shear rate,

plasma viscosity and blood sedimentation were examined after treatment. RESULTS:

The

hematocrit, blood viscosity at low, medium and high shear rate and plasma

viscosity were

higher in the untreated group than those in the normal control group with

significant

differences (P<0.01) while those indexes in low-, medium- and high-dose

SQR-treated

groups were significantly lower than those in the untreated group (P<0.05 or

P<0.01).

CONCLUSION: SQR can lead to a decrease in blood viscosity and improve the blood

flow,

which may be one of the mechanisms of SQR in treating metrorrhagia after copper

IUD

insertion. PMID: 16282060 [PubMed - in process]

 

However, tere appear to be no hits (in English) from OFFICIAL government or TCM

Shoool

sources for use of Sanqi in those conditions.

 

Best regards,