What is the relationship between dysmenorrhea and women's menstrual cramps?

Chinese medicine practitioners said that Chinese medicine believes that menstrual pain is closely related to menstrual blood stagnation and disharmony of Qi and blood during women's menstruation, because at this time patients often experience blockage of the uterine vessels and obstructed menstrual blood flow, which leads to the phenomenon of "pain due to obstruction".

【Clinical symptoms】

Clinically, female patients are more likely to suffer from symptoms such as qi stagnation, blood stasis, and cold stagnation. Of course, there are also patients whose symptoms are caused by blood heat obstruction, which all fall into the category of actual evidence. In addition, there are also patients with excessive menstrual bleeding and postmenstrual pain, who often suffer from yin deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, which are deficiency syndromes where pain occurs due to lack of nourishment.

Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation often has different treatment methods according to the syndrome type. For example, those with cold stagnation and blood stasis are suitable for using Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction, Wenjing Decoction and other Chinese herbal prescriptions to warm the meridians and promote blood circulation; those with qi stagnation and blood stasis are suitable for using Gexia Zhuyu Decoction, Wuyao Shunqi Powder and other Chinese herbal prescriptions to regulate qi and relieve pain; those with qi deficiency and blood stasis are suitable for using Taohong Siwu plus Astragalus and Codonopsis to replenish qi and promote blood circulation; those with blood stasis and heat obstruction are suitable for using Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction to clear away heat and promote blood circulation; those with yin deficiency and blood stasis are suitable for treatment with Liuwei Dihuang Pills combined with Erzhi Pills, which is expected to nourish the liver and kidneys.

In addition to taking Chinese medicine prescriptions, you can also use acupuncture, umbilical fumigation and other therapies to dredge the meridians, warm the meridians and relieve pain, which helps to improve the effectiveness of treatment.

【Acupoint massage】

Acupoint massage can be performed before menstruation. Pressing the Sanyinjiao, Taichong and other acupoints can dredge the menstruation and relieve pain. Among them, Sanyinjiao is an important acupoint in gynecology and is also the number one acupoint for improving menstrual pain. Regular massage can help to dredge the qi in the pelvic cavity. This acupoint belongs to the spleen meridian and is located three inches upward from the inner side of the ankle, close to the inner posterior edge of the tibia. Qi movement in traditional Chinese medicine refers to the movement of Qi.

Massaging the Taichong point has the effect of regulating qi stagnation. Girls who often suffer from breast swelling and headaches before menstruation can press this point. Taichong point belongs to the liver meridian and is located between the first and second toes of the instep, about one inch in the depression.

【Tea】

Drinking tea can also help improve the condition. Red dates and longan drink is suitable for women with weak qi and blood, cold and blood stasis. It can be used as daily tea before and during menstruation, which helps relieve menstrual pain. People can prepare 10 longans and five red dates, then put them in a pot, pour in 500 ml of water, then boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 15 minutes and turn off the heat. Drink it after it is warm.

Red Date and Rose Drink is suitable for people with liver depression and qi stagnation. This type of women usually have too much stress and often suffer from symptoms such as premenstrual headaches and obvious breast swelling. Drinking it is beneficial to improving the symptoms. People can prepare 5 dried roses, 2 cents of hawthorn, and 3 red dates. Then put the hawthorn and red dates in a pot, then pour in 1000 ml of water, then boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat, add roses and simmer for 5 minutes, and drink after it is warm. People with cold constitution and prone to diarrhea should not use roses, but you can replace 5 roses with 3 coins of motherwort.