Chinese medicine for premenstrual breast pain

Many female friends have experienced breast pain before menstruation. This is a very common situation, but it also troubles many female friends. Not only does it make them feel uncomfortable, it also affects their normal work. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are corresponding prescriptions and recommended medicinal materials to help female friends relieve and treat premenstrual breast pain, and there are different combinations for different body constitutions.

There are many types of breast pain in women, including breast pain during adolescence, premenstrual breast pain, pregnancy pain, postpartum pain, etc. Among them, premenstrual breast pain is a problem faced by many women. More than half of women experience breast fullness, hardness and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts may become swollen and painful even with the slightest vibration or collision, and the original granular or nodular feeling may become more obvious. This is due to the increase in estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast tissue. After menstruation, the above changes may disappear.

Premenstrual breast pain classification:

1. Women with liver and kidney yin deficiency often experience fever, restless sleep, headache and dizziness, hot hands and feet, red lips, easy ulcers on the lips and tongue, thin body and inability to gain weight, back pain, weak knees, etc., in addition to breast pain. Treatment should focus on nourishing the kidney and liver. Commonly used medicines include Adenophora Root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, Toosendan Fructus, Cyperus rotundus, White Peony Root, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Eupatorium fortunei.

2. Liver depression and qi stagnation. Most of these women have a history of bad mood or excessive stress in life. In addition to breast nipple pain that cannot be touched, they are also accompanied by irritability, chest tightness, rib cramps, irritability, nausea, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, dark blood clots in menstruation, uncoordinated sexual life, dark spots on the face, etc. Treatment should focus on regulating the liver, qi and stomach. Commonly used medicines include Linderae odoratum, Curcuma aromatica, Citrus citron, White Peony Root, Citrus aurantium, Atractylodes macrocephala, malt, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.

3. Common symptoms of liver depression and spleen dampness include premenstrual breast pain, obvious tenderness, lower abdominal pain with a feeling of heaviness, poor appetite, weakness in the limbs, easy diarrhea, excessive vaginal discharge, and light-colored menstruation. Treatment requires invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness and promoting qi circulation. Commonly used medicines include Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix seed, Magnolia officinalis, Toosendan fruit, Albizzia julibrissin bark, etc.

If you also have this annoying symptom of premenstrual breast pain, you might as well refer to the above introduction to learn how to regulate your body and avoid being harmed by this symptom. But if your symptoms are too severe or do not improve after multiple treatments, go to the hospital for treatment by a professional doctor.