Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Mumps - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Mumps - Basics

Often occurring in children aged 2-12 years, Mumps is a condition characterized by the swelling of the salivary glands. Mumps is generally transmitted by infected saliva, and causes symptoms such as fever, headache, poor appetite, muscle aches, fatigue, and tenderness of the salivary glands. Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for mumps.

Mumps - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of mumps generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of mumps:

• Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat
• Liver Wind
• Liver Qi Stagnation
• Liver Fire
• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

Mumps - Questions

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Mumps - Related Chinese Herbs

The following (4) chinese herbs may be useful for mumps. In most cases, however, treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine is done with herbal formulas based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting herbs by function alone. When available, relevant formulas will appear below and/or in the store listings above.

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