Menstrual flow is light and dark brown in color

For women, menstruation is also a "barometer" to measure whether the body is healthy. If there are certain problems with one's body, there will be some abnormal phenomena in menstruation, such as small amount of menstruation and dark brown color. The main reason for the above symptoms is that women have physical problems such as blood deficiency, kidney deficiency, blood stasis, phlegm and dampness. Different treatments are needed for different causes!

1. Blood deficiency

The menstrual flow is scanty or stops with a few drops, the color is light, there is dizziness, palpitations and weakness, sallow complexion, and a feeling of emptiness in the lower abdomen. The tongue is pale and the pulse is thin.

Treatment for blood deficiency: nourish blood and regulate menstruation.

Prescription: Bazhen Decoction with added ingredients.

Codonopsis 12g Astragalus 12g Poria 12g Stir-fried Atractylodes 10g White Peony 12g Angelica 9g Chuanxiong 6g Rehmannia glutinosa 12g Xianlingpi 9g Cornus officinalis 9g Millettia reticulata 12g

Add or subtract: For those with spleen deficiency and poor appetite, add 3g of Amomum villosum (added later) and 6g of dried tangerine peel; for those during menstruation, add 6g of safflower, 9g of Rhizoma Cynoglossi, and 10g of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae; for those with cold limbs, add 6g of cinnamon twig; for those with hidden cold in the lower abdomen, add 9g of Herba Cibotii and 9g of Herba Linderae scutellariae.

2. Kidney deficiency

Menstruation is scanty and light in color, waist and knee pain, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, and frequent urination. The tongue is pale, and the pulse is deep, thready and weak.

Treatment for kidney deficiency: tonify the kidney, nourish blood and regulate menstruation.

Prescription: Guishen Pills with modifications.

Cuscuta 12g, Eucommia ulmoides 10g, Lycium barbarum 12g, Cornus officinalis 9g, Angelica sinensis 9g, Rehmannia glutinosa 10g, Chinese yam 12g, Poria cocos 10g, Morinda officinalis 10g, Epimedium brevicornum 10g, Psoralea corylifolia 9g. Add or subtract: Add Curcuma 12g and Cyperus rotundus 9g during menstruation; add cinnamon twig 6g, Aconite root 9g, and Linderae scutellariae 9g for those who are afraid of cold and have cold limbs.

3. Blood stasis

The menstrual period is scanty and purple in color with small blood clots. The lower abdomen is swollen and painful and resists pressure. The pain is relieved after the blood clots are discharged. The tongue is dark purple and the pulse is sluggish.

Treatment for blood stasis: promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and regulate menstruation.

Prescription: Taohong Siwu Decoction with modifications.

Peach kernel 9g safflower 6g angelica 10g Chuanxiong 6g red peony root 9g raw earth 9g cyperus 9g Shixiaosan 9g (wrapped and decocted) lindera 9g zelan leaf 12g Jingsanleng 9g

Add or subtract: For those with long-term blood stasis turning into heat, add 9 grams of Moutan Bark and 10 grams of stir-fried Rhizoma Citrus Aurantii; for those with abdominal distension, add 9 grams of Citrus Aurantii and 9 grams of Costus Root; for those with abdominal pain due to scanty menstruation, add 6 grams of Cassia Twig, 12 grams of Curcuma Atractylodes, and 9 grams of Vaccaria Semen; for those with qi stagnation and blood stasis, add 9 grams of Costus Root and 6 grams of Fennel.

4. Phlegm and dampness

The menstrual volume is scanty, light red in color, and sticky like phlegm. The body is obese, and there is chest tightness, nausea, and a lot of sticky discharge. The tongue is fat, the tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is slippery.

Treatment for phlegm-dampness: eliminate dampness, clear phlegm and dredge the meridians.

Prescription: Cangfu Daotan Pills.

White Poria 12g, French Pinellia 10g, Tangerine Peel 6g, Roasted Licorice 3g, Atractylodes 9g, Cyperus 9g, Arisaema 10g, Citrus aurantium 9g, Liushenqu 9g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 12g

Add or subtract: For those who are menstruating, add 9 grams of myrrh, 10 grams of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, 15 grams of Leonurus japonicus, and remove the licorice; for those with white and greasy tongue coating and hospitalization, remove the licorice and add 9 grams of costusroot and 3 grams of Amomum villosum (added later); for those with kidney deficiency, add 10 grams of Cynomorium songaricum, 9 grams of Aconite root, or 15 grams of Purple quartz.