Anal sinusitis is a type of perianal infection caused by infection in the anal sinus, anal valve or anal gland. Because of its lingering and difficult to cure, the course of the disease has become a common and difficult disease in the anorectal department, if not treated in time, the expansion of the lesion will easily lead to perianal abscess, anal fistula and other diseases. Therefore, once the disease is diagnosed, it should be actively intervened to prevent the disease progression from affecting the quality of life of patients. Blood stasis, as one of the pathogenesis of the disease, has been paid more and more attention by clinicians. This paper analyzed the mechanism of blood stasis causing the disease, reviewed the latest clinical studies of traditional Chinese medicine (oral Chinese medicine, fumigation and sit-bath, suppository, paste, enema), reviewed the current status of the treatment of anal sinusitis by promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, analyzed the shortcomings of the current research, and prospected the future research direction.

Changlin Li, Linmei Sun. Clinical Research Progress on Treating Anal Sinusitis with Blood-Promoting and Stasis-Removing Method. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences(2025), Vol. 6, Issue 3: 59-67. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2025.060310.

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