(1) Herbal Therapy
1) Internal Medicine
a. Syndrome of Downward Transmission of Dampness and Heat
Therapeutic methods: To eliminate dampness and heat, dissolve toxin and disperse carbuncle.
Prescription: 10g Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin), 10g Fructus Gardeniae, 10g Caulis Hocquariae Manshuriensis, 10g Semen Plantaginis (Cheqianzi), 10g Rhizoma Alismatis (Zexie), 10g Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), 10g Rehmannia root, 6g Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu), 12g Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao), 15g Calamintha Chinensis Benth, 20g Flos Lonicerae (Jinyinhua), 20g Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit.
b. Syndrome of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
Therapeutic methods: To promote flow of qi, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.
Prescription: 10g Tangerine Kernel, 10g Radix Aucklandiae, 10g Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 10g Officinal Magnolia Bark, 10g Szechwan Chinaberry Fruit, 10g Peach Kernel, 10g Rhizoma Corydalis, 15g Ecklonia Kurome, 15g Sargassum, 6g Caulis Hocquariae Manshuriensis, 15g Rehmannia Root, 15g Radix Scrophularia, 15g Chrysanthemum, 30g Herb Pyrolae.
c. Syndrome of Retardation of Blood Stasis
Therapeutic methods: To activate blood, disperse stasis and relieve pain.
Prescription:10g Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu), 10g Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), 10g Peach Kernel, 10g Manis Pentadactyla, 8g Flowers Carthami, 8g Rheum Officinale, 15g Radix Trichosanthis, 20g Dandelion, 20g Honeysuckle.
2) External Medicine
a. For patient who suffer from acute orchitis without pus, apply cold compress with Jin Huang San (Golden Yellow Paste) or Yu Lu San (Jade Dew Powder). Patient, who suffer from nidus with waving sensation and pus, should cut open to discharge pus in time. For excessive thick pus or slough, apply Jiu Yi Dan (Nine-To-One Elixir) or Ba Er Dan (Eight-To-Two Powder). For healing wound without pus, apply Shengji Baiyu Gao (Flesh-Engerdering White Jade Plaster).
b. For chronic orchitis, take a bath with "Conggui Tazhong Tang", or apply warm compress of "Chong He Gao (Harmonious Flow Paste)". The long duration of hot or warm compress has certain of influence on the sperm production of testis convoluted tubule orchiotomy. So, this method is not suitable to nonporous patients. This method is not effective to the prolong lump. Patient without clarify diagnosis should think about to have a operation.
c. For obvious local swelling of testicle, apply the mixture of phaseolus calcaratus and duck's egg white to scrotum. In addition, adopt local hot compress method, at least 1-2 times a day, apply for about half an hour each time.
d. Wash 500g old raw ginger clean and cut into slices of 0.2cm, apply 6-10 slices to the affected scrotum, cover the scrotum with gauze, change the ginger once a day or every other day and do the applyication until the disease is treated.
(2) Acupoints Massage
1) Acupoints selected: Fuliu (KI7), Zhongji (CV3), Yongquan (KI 1), Qihaishu (BL24), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL20), Shenshu (BL23).
Manipulation: Press and knead each acupoint for 3 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day, 10 times as a course of treatment.
2) Before go to sleep at night or get up in the morning, lie in bed with two legs straighten naturally, open it a little, then rub the both hands to press the lower abdomen (Dantian) by one hand, and put the testicle to Hukou by the thumb and index finger of the other hand, and fixed the penis, pinch the testicle gently by the rest fingers for 81 seconds, then repeat it by the other hand. Focus on pressing it. When the penis erect, patient must stop pressing. When finishing, patient hold the scrotum by one hand and rub in circle to the umbilicus by the other hand, rub with clockwise and anti-clockwise for 81 times respectively.
(3) Guasha Therapy
1) Effective channels and acupoints: Liver channel: Dadun (LR 1), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR2); Spleen channel: Yinlingquan (SP9); Ren channel: Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihaishu (BL24), Qugu (CV2).
2) Scraping sequence: From lower abdomen to inner side of shank and dorsum of foot.
(4) Cupping Therapy
1) Syndrome of Downward Transmission of Dampness and Heat: acupoints selected: Pishu (BL20), Sanjiaoshu (BL22), Fenglong (ST 40). Manipulation: Ask patient to adopt sitting position,
2) Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL23), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP6)
(5) Foot Massage
Basic reflection areas: liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney.
Related reflection areas: lymph node on the lower body, testicle.
Symptom reflection areas: ureter, bladder.
Reflexotherapy is taken up of 10-15 times as a course of treatment, 30-40 times each time, 1-2 times each day, repeat it after 1-2 days. Soak both feet with light salt water to recover the sensitivity of feet to massage.
