CM Index Drug Effects
Drug-Herb Index
Nafarelin
Synarel

Clinical Application(s)
Herb Alternatives
Herb Alternatives
Menatrol
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated.
- Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Zulinqi (GB 41), Rangu (KI 2), thread needle from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Gongsun (SP 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taichong (LR 3), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Linggu (T 22.05), Shousanli (LI 10), Lieque (LU 7)
- Fibroids, cysts, myomas:
- Fuke (T 11.24), Huanchao (T 11.06), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongtian (T 88.03), Huozhu (T 66.04) . Bleed in the sacral region with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Fuke (T 11.24), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Shuijing (T 66.13), Guguan (T 22.24)*, Zhongguan (T 22.25)*, Muguan (T 22.26)*
- Bleed the sacral area with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Endometriosis: Fuke (T 11.24), Linggu (T 22.05), Menjin (T 66.05), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05)
- Fallopian tube blockage:
- Fuke (T 11.24), Huanchao (T 11.06), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Mufu (T 88.38)*, Jianzhong (T 44.06), Yunbai (T 44.11), Shangqu (T 44.16), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Ganmaoyi (T 88.07), Ganmaoer (T 88.08), Zhongji (CV 3), Guilai (ST 29). Bleed the sacral area, with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Guilai (ST 29)
- Tumors of the fallopian tubes: Fuke (T 11.24), Huanchao (T 11.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Shuangling (T 11.28)*, Zhiwu (T 11.26). Bleed dark veins nearby Daling (PC 7) and Yinxi (HT 6). Bleed before needling for best result. The more the blood is let out, the better the effect.
- Tumor of the ovaries, cervix, uterus: Fuke (T 11.24), Huanchao (T 11.06), Zhiwu (T 11.26), Shuangling (T 11.28)*, Qimen (T 33.01), Qijiao (T 33.02), Qizheng (T 33.03), Yunbai (T 44.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Mufu (T 88.38)*, Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongbei (T 88.11). Bleed the dark veins near the web between the first and second; and second and third toes. Bleed sacral area with cupping with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result. The more the blood is let out, the better the effect.
- Painful intercourse: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14)
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS): Huanchao (T 11.06), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Shuijing (T 66.13)
- Fibroid/cysts/myomas:
- Neiguan (PC 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Qimen (LR 14), Ganshu (BL 18), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17)
- Qichong (ST 30), Qugu (CV 2), Zigong (CV 19), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Qihai (CV 6), Taichong (LR 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Source 21 : Needle 1 cun above the mass, on the mass and 1 cun below the mass. Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Dachangshu (BL 25), Ganshu (BL 18), Taichong (LR 3), Zhongji (CV 3), Xuanshu (GV 5)
- Source 29 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Geshu (BL 17), Yingu (KI 10)
- Source 10: Zigong (CV 19), Qugu (CV 2), Henggu (KI 11)
- Source 21: Taichong (LR 3), Shangqiu (SP 5), Dadu (SP 2), Ligou (LR 5), Tianjing (TH 10). Moxa Qihai (CV 6), Zhongji (CV 3).
- Source 27:
- Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Qihai (CV 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shenshu (BL 23), Zigong (CV 19), Zhongji (CV 3), Huiyin (CV 1), Fuliu (KI 7), Qimen (LR 14). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Jianshi (PC 5), Taichong (LR 3), Taixi (KI 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Ququan (LR 8), Guanyuan (CV 4), Taixi (KI 3), Chongmen (SP 12), Siman (KI 14), Zhongji (CV 3), Shimen (CV 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Menstruation (early):
- Uterus, Ovaries, Pituitary Gland, Hypothalamus
- Embed steel balls or needles. Switch ears every five days.
- Endometritis: Uterus, Cervix, Kidney, Liver, Ovary, Pituitary, Thalamus, Endocrine, Gonadotropin, San Jiao. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Irregular menstruation: Gonadotropin, Uterus, Kidney, Liver, Pituitary, Ovary, Endocrine
- Hypomenorrhea and amenorrhea: Uterus, Ovary, Exciting Point, Pituitary, Endocrine, Kidney, Liver, Sympathetic, Gonadotropin, Coronary Vascular Subcortex, Nervous Subcortex
- Excessive menstruation or bleeding in between periods: Uterus, Spleen, Diaphragm, Endocrine, Pituitary, Liver, Kidney, Ovary, Adrenal Gland
Important! Please note that this section intends to provide information for doctors and patients who prefer using herbs instead of or as supplements to prescription medication. The indexes compare similarities between drugs and herbs, but they do NOT imply therapeutic equivalence. The herbal alternatives listed are NOT substitutes for their corresponding drugs. Professional judgment and careful evaluation are necessary before recommending herbal formulas to patients.