How to Treat Osteoid Osteoma through Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation?
Patients with osteoid osteoma have mild symptoms and do not require surgical treatment. They can be treated through syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine.
1. Treatment for Liver Depression and Qi Stagnation: Soothing the liver and resolving depression, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. Prescription: Modified Shugan Kuijian Decoction from "Medical Classic of the Golden Chamber". Ingredients include 25g of Prunella vulgaris, 12g of Bombyx batrycatus, 9g of Cyperus rotundus, 12g of Angelica sinensis, 15g of White Peony Root, 10g of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 12g of Bupleurum chinense, 12g of Manis squamosa, 10g of Safflower, 12g of Curcuma longa, 258g of Oldenlandia diffusa, and 15g of Scutellaria barbata.
2. Treatment for Blood Stasis: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, softening hardness and dispersing nodules. Prescription: Modified Toad Pill for Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment or Dahuang Zhechong Pill from "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber". Additional ingredients may include 15g of Cremastra appendiculata, 15g of Scutellaria barbata, and 12g of Oldenlandia diffusa.
3. Treatment for Excessive Heat-Toxin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity. Prescription: Modified Huanglian Jiedu Decoction from "Secret Essentials from the Imperial Palace". Ingredients include (unspecified amount of) g, 12g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 12g of Cortex Phellodendri, 10g of Gardenia jasminoides, 308g of Oldenlandia diffusa, 15g of Scutellaria barbata, 15g of Lobelia chinensis, and 10g of Cremastra appendiculata.
4. Treatment for Phlegm Turbidity and Coagulation: Resolving phlegm, softening hardness, and dispersing nodules. Prescription: Modified Xiaohe Powder from "Medical Classic of the Golden Chamber". Ingredients include 12g of Sargassum, 20g of Ostrea gigas, 15g of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 10g of Pinellia ternata, 15g of Cremastra appendiculata, 12g of Bombyx batrycatus, 15g of Trichosanthes kirilowii, 12g of White Mustard Seed, and 9g of Dried Tangerine Peel.