Resolve (Lower)
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
  • Fibrocystic disorders in the lower abdominal region, such as cysts and fibroids in the uterus and ovaries
  • Masses, myomas, and benign tumors of the female reproductive organs
  • Endometriosis
  • Female infertility due to obstruction in the lower abdominal region (i.e., tubal obstruction)
  • Pelvic pain due to obstruction in the lower abdominal region
  • Scarring or blood stasis in the pelvic cavity from surgery
  • Varicocele in men causing infertility
WESTERN THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
  • Antiproliferative effect of inhibiting abnormal growth of connective tissue and dissolving masses and nodules
  • Resolves cysts and fibroids in the uterus and ovaries
  • Treats female infertility due to obstructions in the uterus and ovaries
  • Antitumor effect of treating benign tumors of the female reproductive organs
  • Analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions to relieve pain and swelling
  • Relieves pain associated with gynecological disorders
INGREDIENTS
  • Bie Jia (Carapax Trionycis)
  • Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae)
  • Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)
  • Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
  • E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae)
  • Fu Ling (Poria)
  • Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
  • Hong Hua (Flos Carthami)
  • Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)
  • Mu Li (Concha Ostreae)
  • Pu Huang (Pollen Typhae)
  • San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii)
  • San Qi (Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng)
  • Tao Ren (Semen Persicae)
  • Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)
  • Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii)
FORMULA EXPLANATION
According to traditional Chinese medicine, a palpable mass in the lower abdominal region is often diagnosed as a stagnation of blood and phlegm. Fibrocystic disorders, such as endometriosis, fibroids, and cysts in the uterus and ovaries, are examples of blood and phlegm stagnation in the lower jiao. Resolve (Lower) contains herbs that activate blood circulation, remove blood and phlegm stagnation, warm the abdomen, and relieve pain.

Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Tao Ren (Semen Persicae), Hong Hua (Flos Carthami), and Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae) unblock the blood vessels and remove blood stasis by promoting circulation. Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), and Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) activate circulation, remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Pu Huang (Pollen Typhae) has an excitatory action on the uterus and works to invigorate the blood and relieve pain by eliminating blood stasis. Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) is a potent analgesic and produces effects similar to morphine and codeine to relieve pain. San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii) and E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae) have vital blood-invigorating functions to dispel masses and alleviate pain. Zhe Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillaria Thunbergii), Mu Li (Concha Ostreae), and Bie Jia (Carapax Trionycis) eliminate phlegm, soften abdominal masses, and dissipate nodules. Fu Ling (Poria) further helps to dispel phlegm and prevent the formation of dampness by strengthening the Spleen. San Qi (Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng) invigorates blood circulation and stops bleeding to prevent hypermenorrhea.

In summary, these herbs work together to resolve blood stasis, eliminate phlegm stagnation, and remove abnormal and unhealthy growth of tissues.
BACKGROUND
Cysts, fibroids, masses, myomas, and endometriosis are common gynecological disorders. Cysts are the growth of mucus-filled sacs. Fibroids are benign uterine growth of smooth muscles. Masses are an abnormal growth of cysts and tumors. Myomas are soft, benign tumors. Endometriosis is the growth of endometrial tissues outside the uterine cavity. Though the names differ in Western medicine, they all refer to the abnormal growth of tissues in different places. Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses these abnormal tissues as “blood stasis and phlegm stagnation.”