Often times, a Chinese medicine diagnosis of candida will only be made after your doctor has considered all of your symptoms. In Chinese medicine, the entire well-being of the body is considered in the diagnosis, with an attempt to restore balance to the body.
Normally, the Candida (yeast) strains found in the body inhabit a person’s digestive tract, from the mouth to the rectum, as well as the genitourinary tract.
Unfortunately, when this particular form of fungus is allowed to grow, it can cause problems for the sufferer.
Although many people will turn to traditional western medicine to treat fungal overgrowth, the use of antibiotics can unfortunately in some cases aggravate the problem and lead to recurring episodes.
This is why more people are turning to Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments to help eliminate Candida overgrowth.
Certainly, there are several herbs and lifestyle changes that a Chinese medicine practitioner would recommend that have a general antibiotic property, making them an effective alternative, or complementary medicine, that can help restore balance to the body.
The herbs and suggested changes in TCM generally bring balance by reducing the amount of “bad” bacteria, which can stimulate the growth of Candida, but still allow the good bacteria to remain in our body.
The good bacteria found in the body are essential and, among other things, help to suppress yeast infections like Candida.
Usually when you undergo treatment by a Chinese medicine practitioner for candida, they will want to make sure your body is in balance as they feel an imbalance in their Yin and Yang is often the cause of the many diseases that people suffer from.
One particular way to treat candida with Chinese medicine is to prescribe cleansing therapy, which helps cleanse the body of any waste, phlegm, and toxins that the doctor may have noticed. These are considered one of the causes of yeast infection.
The herbs used in this form of treatment are not there to clean the large intestine, but to help promote the elimination of phlegm and toxins. In Chinese Medicine it is important that phlegm, waste and toxins are removed from the body as they help to promote the growth of yeast in the body.
The main types of herbs used to help the body eliminate phlegm, waste and toxins include Long Dao Cao (Gentiana), Chuan Lian Zi (Melia), Huo Xiang (Agastachis), Bai Dou Kou (Cardamon), Mu Xiang (Saussarea))), Huang Qin (Skullcup), Hung Lian (Coptis), and Huang Bai (Phellodendra).
Once the cleansing stage is complete, the patient will proceed to the next stage with “Toning”.
This stage helps repair damage caused by conditions like Candida and restores balance to your body.
It is also during this stage of treatment that the doctor will seek to prevent recurrence in the future. Treatment will often include Huang Qi (Astragalus), Dang Shen (Codonopsis), Bai Zhu (Attraylodes), and Shan Yao (Dioscorea).
However, there will also be an instruction to reduce the potential for yeast overgrowth through dietary changes by reducing foods that incorporate yeast growth.
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