How long does it take for Chinese medicine to take effect in treating irregular menstruation?

Irregular menstruation is one of the common problems for women. It can be manifested by various symptoms such as excessive or insufficient menstrual flow, abnormal lower body bleeding or amenorrhea. Women with irregular menstruation need to be regulated, and the most common treatment method is traditional Chinese medicine. Many friends have doubts when they don’t see any effect from Chinese medicine in a short period of time. Today we will learn how long it takes for Chinese medicine to take effect in treating irregular menstruation.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cause and pathogenesis of irregular menstruation are mainly due to injury from the seven emotions or the six exogenous evils, or congenital kidney deficiency, multiple childbirths, excessive fatigue, which damage the internal organs, malfunction of the kidneys, liver and spleen, and imbalance of qi and blood, which leads to damage to the Chong and Ren meridians and cause irregular menstruation. It includes early menstruation, late menstruation, irregular menstruation, prolonged menstruation, heavy menstruation, and scanty menstruation. Symptomatic treatment can be given according to various symptoms. Generally, the results can be seen within one month and consolidated within three months.

The conditioning prescription is:

1. Angelica sinensis is used for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and postpartum abdominal pain caused by blood deficiency and blood stasis. The effect of Angelica sinensis on the uterus depends on the functional state of the uterus and has a bidirectional regulatory effect. For example, Angelica and Motherwort Eggs: 30 grams of Angelica and 50 grams of Motherwort, bring to a boil, then add the eggs and cook for another hour.

2. Donkey-hide gelatin is used for blood deficiency, oligomenorrhea, metrorrhagia due to Chong and Ren meridian instability, and bleeding during pregnancy. It contains a variety of amino acids, is better than iron supplements in treating anemia, and improves calcium balance in the body. For example, stewing red dates with donkey-hide gelatin: boil 30 red dates, add 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin and stew.

3. Dried longan is used to treat menopausal symptoms such as insomnia, menstrual pain, palpitations, etc. caused by liver and kidney deficiency. For example, longan and wolfberry eggs: 30 grams of longan meat and 20 grams of wolfberry. After boiling, add peeled cooked eggs and cook for another half an hour.

The time it takes to regulate irregular menstruation with Chinese medicine depends on the main symptoms and the prescriptions taken. While taking Chinese medicine, female friends should also pay more attention to keeping warm, especially during menstruation, they should not eat irritating foods, and maintain adequate sleep. In addition, they should pay more attention to the hygiene of the vulva, wash the vulva every day and change sanitary napkins frequently.