Is TCM effective in treating irregular menstruation?

Many women have problems with their menstruation, which will lead to gynecological diseases. Therefore, if women have menstrual diseases, they need to receive timely treatment to ensure the health of the patients. So is traditional Chinese medicine effective for irregular menstruation? Let's ask the experts to introduce this issue to us.

Doctors believe that menstrual disorders are mostly mild endocrine disorders, and there is a lack of effective adjustment methods. You can use Chinese patent medicine to regulate based on TCM syndrome differentiation:

(1) Blood heat type, symptoms include irregular menstruation, red menstrual blood with purple or dark red spots, thick and sticky texture, upset chest, red face and dry mouth, dry throat and mouth, flushed face, yellow urine and constipation, red tongue and yellow fur. Treatment should be to clear away heat and cool blood, and can take Gujing Pills, Qingjing Powder Capsules, etc.

(2) The liver depression turns into heat type. Symptoms include irregular menstruation, menstrual delay, chest pain, breast and lower abdomen pain, chest tightness, irritability or sighing, belching and loss of appetite, red or purple menstrual blood, red tongue edges and tip, bitter mouth and dry throat, and thin yellow fur. Treatment should be to soothe the liver, relieve depression and clear heat. You can take Tiaojing Zhidai Pills, Xiaoyao Pills, Danzhi Xiaoyao Pills, etc.

(3) Qi deficiency type: symptoms include early menstruation or prolonged menstruation, heavy and light-colored menstruation, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, poor appetite, loose stools, empty lower abdomen, pale tongue and thin coating. Treatment should be to replenish qi and blood, such as Buzhong Yiqi Pills and Guipi Pills.

(4) Blood deficiency type: symptoms include delayed menstruation, scanty and pale menstrual flow, thin and clear menstrual fluid, dizziness, palpitations, swollen heart, insomnia and frequent dreams, pale and dull complexion, pale tongue with little coating. Treatment should be blood-tonifying and Qi-tonifying. You can take Fuke Tiaojing Tablets, Funing Pills, Bazhen Yimu Pills, Danggui Buxue Paste, Babao Kunshun Pills, Shizhen Xiangfu Pills, Ningkun Zhibao Pills, Jiawei Yimucao Paste, Fuke Shiwei Tablets, Ankun Zanyu Pills, Shenrong Baifeng Pills, etc.

(5) Blood cold type, symptoms include delayed menstruation, dark color and scanty menstruation, cold pain in the lower abdomen, relieved by heat, or fear of cold and cold limbs, pale complexion, and thin white tongue coating. Treatment should be to warm the meridians and dispel the cold, and can take Nv Qingchun, Shi2 Wenjing Pills, Nv Jindan, Nv Bao, Ai Fu Nuan Gong Pills, Tiao Jing Pills, Wen Jing Pills, etc.

The above is the expert’s opinion on this issue. If the patient has the above problems, the patient should consult an expert for treatment in time so as not to affect the patient’s health. In particular, pay attention to the worsening of the patient’s condition. Finally, I wish the patient a speedy recovery.