What is the TCM treatment for amenorrhea?

Among women's menstrual conditions, amenorrhea is the most common. There are many factors that cause amenorrhea, including not only acquired factors but also congenital factors. The situation is complex and changeable. Since amenorrhea affects women's health, many women are concerned about traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods. So, what is the traditional Chinese medicine treatment for amenorrhea? Let’s take a closer look below.

Symptoms of phlegm-dampness blockage: menstruation gradually stops after it starts, chest and flank fullness and stuffiness, mental fatigue, increased leucorrhea, or vomiting of phlegm. The tongue is pale and fat, the tongue coating is greasy and smooth, and the pulse is stringy and slippery. It is more common in obese patients with amenorrhea.

Diet therapy: ① Job's tears, fried lentils, hawthorn, and brown sugar in appropriate amounts, cook the four ingredients together into porridge. Take once a day, 7 to 8 days per month. ②Atractylodes lancea, japonica rice. First, boil the Atractylodes lancea in water, remove the residue and take the juice, then add it to rice and cook it into porridge. Take it once a day and can be taken for several consecutive days.

Symptoms of liver-kidney yin deficiency: menstruation does not come after the due age, or menarche is late, the amount of menstruation is small and light in color, gradually leading to amenorrhea, or amenorrhea for a long time, weight loss and low fever, dry skin, dull complexion, dry mouth and tongue, and red cheeks. Accompanied by dizziness, soreness of waist and knees, red tongue with little coating, weak or thready pulse.

Diet therapy: ① Turtle shell, white pigeon. Wash the pigeon, crush the turtle shell and put it into the pigeon's belly, put them in a clay pot and add appropriate amount of water. After stewing, season and serve. Take once every other day, 5 to 6 times a month. ② Turtle and grams of lean pork, cook them into soup, season and take it once a day for several days every month.

Symptoms of Qi stagnation and blood stasis: sudden cessation of menstruation or absence of menstruation for several months after being extremely angry or worried, distension and pain in the lower abdomen, chest and flanks, sallow complexion with a bluish-gray tint, headache, irritability or depression, insomnia and dreaminess, and poor appetite. The tongue is pale with ecchymoses or petechiae, and the pulse is thready and wiry. It is common in patients with amenorrhea who have mental stimulation.

Diet therapy: ① Decoction of motherwort, orange, and brown sugar, once a day, for several days every month. ② Add appropriate amount of Chuanxiong, eggs and brown sugar to water and boil. After the eggs are cooked, peel the shells and take out the eggs. Boil for a while, remove the residue, add brown sugar to taste, and eat the eggs and drink the soup. Take once a day for 5 to 7 days.

Symptoms of cold stagnation and blood stasis: amenorrhea, cold pain in the lower abdomen, chest tightness and nausea, cold limbs, bluish complexion, and excessive white vaginal discharge. The tongue is pale and dark with ecchymosis on the edges, the tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is thin, astringent or stringy.

Diet therapy: ① Add appropriate amount of water to mugwort leaves, ginger, eggs, put them in a casserole and cook together. After the eggs are cooked, peel the shells and take out the eggs. Cook for a while, season and drink the soup and eat the eggs. Take once a day and 5 to 6 times a month. ②Put angelica, ginger and mutton in a clay pot and cook together. After it is well cooked, season and serve. Take once a day, 5 to 6 times a month.

The above is an introduction to the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment methods for amenorrhea. I hope it will be helpful to women’s understanding. Amenorrhea is a common gynecological disease in women. When treating it, the key is to find the causative factors and then carry out targeted treatment to achieve the best treatment effect. Women must not blindly seek treatment to avoid more serious consequences.