I have had an inguinal hernia for about 6 years, not a big deal since I could gently push it back in. A month ago I woke up with it being larger, roughly half of a chicken egg, it was giving me strange pains and wouldn't go back in. As usual all the West could offer was surgery, but after a lot of net research I found three non-surgical alternatives, two of which worked miraculously for me. There are a number of websites offering yoga postures for a hernia. A very simple one that I began doing a few times a day was laying on my back with my legs up, heels on the wall (Viparitakarini). This is intuitive because it relaxes and draws your belly in, towards your back. Do your research because not all yoga is good for a hernia! I found two TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbal formulas for hernia, one of which I began taking. Towards the end of the second bottle the hernia began receding, and has retreated now to where I can't even tell it was ever there, which is lower than it has been in 6 years. They say the herbs strengthen the abdomen and placement of organs, and I must say my belly feels flatter, tighter, and better than it has in a long time. My acupuncturist said they can treat a hernia with moxibustion, though I have improved to where I won't need to try this. She also said that hernia is a 'cold' symptom, which makes sense because this has been a very cold foggy summer and I just couldn't seem to get warm. I began taking epsom salt baths a few weeks ago which helped warm me up. I don't know if they contributed to the improvement of the hernia. Good luck!

Hawthorn for hernia, My husband had a hernia the size of a grape fruit. We tried different things. Ice works well to shrink it. But the hawthorn remedie has worked wonders. Wonderful remedie, oh yes the yoga exercise in the last post works great too.

Please Tell me the name of the supplements and where I can buy them. Appreciate a lot.

I need to know about where to get the Hawthorn remedy for hernias and how much do you take a day and how many miligrams. I have a hernia the size of a grapefruit just like Patti's husband had who was from Hallandale Florida. She was on the thread here and descirbed her husbands hernia condition and said hawthorn works wonders.

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Hernias

Hi, In a previous post, [YEA] 09/06/2010: Nancy from La Honda, California, mentioned two TCM remedies for a hernia but failed to mention the names. Would you happen to know the name of the two remedies.

I would greatly appreciate the information.

Thank you so much.

The name of the TCM formula for hernia is Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction.

Additional information: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan can nourish the spleen and promote Qi due to the Qi deficiency. The central Qi provides the vital energy of the body including the internal organs and physical activities. When Qi is weak, the organs like stomach, uterus, and rectum fail to support themselves and thus droop; the body loses the physical strength and shows fatigue, tiredness, weakness, laziness of speech.

I had symptoms very similar to those described above by Nancy from La Honda. For about a year I'd had an inguinal hernia that was small and not particularly bothersome, but about six weeks ago it suddenly became distended - about the size of an egg - and tender, and I couldn't push it back in anymore.

I went to a doctor who told me that, if the pain became intolerable, I'd have to consider surgery, but that I could try acupuncture first. I wasn't able to make an appointment with an acupuncturist for over a month but the doctor's suggestion encouraged me to look for other alternative treatments.

So I did a lot of research online, came across this page and ordered some Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan. While waiting for it to arrive I did the yoga pose that Nancy mentions at least once daily for 15 minutes, often twice.

Within two weeks the hernia had all but disappeared - not just become soft again but actually retreated spontaneously. It's been like that for about a month now. It's a little hard for me to believe after reading over and over that the only real cure is surgery, but that's how it is. I never even tried the Chinese herbal remedy (though I'll keep it on hand for just in case).

I highly recommend the yoga posture and hope it will keep others from having unnecessary surgery.

Hi there, just wondered how are your hernias nowadays. 2 months ago I started to do yoga hernia postures + taking Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan - so far no visible progress. I was told by my doctor that I need to warm up my body (insides) because that is causing the hernia - so need to get at least 3 warm dishes/day.

I think that all of your dishes should be warm. It's also good for digestion.

How often do you take hawthorn berry supplement? And also Ginger root? Thanks!

Hi, can you please tell me what you took to heal your inguinal hernia?