TCM Dialectics of Delayed Menstruation

Nowadays, many women like to eat spicy food, have unstable work and rest time, often stay up late and have high work pressure, etc., which will lead to endocrine disorders, menstrual disorders and delayed menstruation. Theoretically speaking, delayed menstruation is mainly due to poor blood circulation, insufficient spleen, stomach and kidney qi, etc. It is recommended to develop good living habits and protect your body.

Question 1

Chinese medicine dialectical treatment:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menstrual fluid comes from the kidneys, so the key to regulating menstruation is to nourish the kidneys. By conditioning the kidney to be sufficient and the essence and blood to be abundant, menstruation will naturally be regulated. The method of tonifying the kidney is mainly to replenish essence and blood. The function of the spleen is to produce blood. Nourishing the spleen and stomach can replenish the body's blood supply. The spleen-strengthening method focuses on strengthening the spleen and raising yang. The purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi is to regulate qi and unblock qi and blood. If qi and blood are in harmony, menstruation will be regulated. The method of soothing the liver requires understanding the main symptoms of depression.

Question 2

Self-massage method:

First lie on your back, use the thenar of your right hand to rub the Qihai point on the abdomen for about 1 minute, then use the ribbed surface of the right thumb to press the Sanyinjiao points on both lower limbs in turn, press each point for one minute, and finally massage the lower abdomen with the palm of one hand for about 1 minute.

Then change to prone position, first use the palms of both hands to massage the lumbar sacral area up and down for 2 minutes, then use the thumbs of both hands to press the Shenshu, Mingmen, Baliao and other acupoints for 30 minutes each, until you feel soreness and swelling, and finally use the five fingers of both hands to lift the bilateral Shenshu acupoints 3 times each.

Question 3

Adjustment in life

Keep a happy spirit and avoid mental stimulation and mood swings. During menstruation, you should keep warm and avoid catching cold. Eat more nutritious foods and avoid raw, cold, spicy and irritating foods. Pay attention to hygiene and prevent infection. Pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of the external reproductive organs.

Question 4

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of irregular menstruation can be both deficiency and excess. Excess syndrome is mostly due to blood stasis blocking the Chong and Ren meridians, preventing new blood from returning to the meridians; deficiency syndrome is mostly due to yin deficiency and internal heat, which disturbs the blood sea and causes prolonged menstruation. Menstrual disorders are often caused by organ dysfunction, qi and blood imbalance, or qi and blood deficiency.