Research Progress on the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease with Traditional Chinese Medicine

慢性盆腔炎是常见的妇科慢性炎症性疾病，属于中医“妇人腹痛”“癥瘕”等范畴。近年来中医治疗慢性盆腔炎表现出了明显的优势，临床上以中医内治法、中医外治法为主要手段，中医内治法以辨证论治、中成药为主，中医外治法以针刺、艾灸、中药外敷、中药保留灌肠等为主，本文将对其予以总结，以为临床工作者及科研人员提供参考。Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is a common chronic gynecological inflammatory disease, which falls under the categories of “abdominal pain in women” and “masses” in traditional Chinese medicine. In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has shown significant advantages in the treatment of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Clinically, internal and external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine are mainly used. Internal treatment methods mainly include syndrome differentiation and treatment and traditional Chinese medicine preparations, while external treatment methods mainly include acupuncture, moxibustion, external application of traditional Chinese medicine, and retention enema with traditional Chinese medicine. This article will summarize these methods to provide references for clinical workers and researchers.