Sexual Health
What medicine should I take to reduce my menstrual cycle? There are some tips for cooking traditional Chinese medicine
Abnormal menstruation is a common condition and has a serious impact on women. After a low menstrual flow, active treatment and cooking are necessary.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Low Menstrual Volume
1. Blood deficiency type
Symptoms indicate that the source is small, the color is light, the drops are clean, the lower abdomen is empty, dizziness, palpitations, the color is pale, the tongue is pale, and the pulse is weak.
Treatment method: nourishing blood and adjusting management.
Prescription: Taste of Bazhen Tang.
Composition: 12 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 12 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 12 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 12 grams of Paeonia lactiflora, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 6 grams of Chuanxiong, and 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa.
2. Kidney deficiency
Low menstrual flow, bright red color, sore waist and knees, painful heels, dizziness and tinnitus, thin tongue, and heavy pulse.
Treatment method: tonifying the kidney, nourishing blood, and regulating menstruation.
Prescription: Kidney Pill Plus or Minus.
Composition: 12 grams of Yingzi, 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 12 grams of goji berries, 9 grams of hawthorn, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of cooked herbs, 12 grams of Huaishan yam, and 10 grams of White Poria cocos.
3. Blood stasis
Symptoms: Low menstrual flow, purple black color with lumps, abdominal distension and pain, refusal to press, relief of pain after blood clots are discharged, purple and dark tongue, ecchymosis, and stringed or astringent pulse.
Treatment: Promoting blood circulation, resolving blood stasis, and regulating menstruation.
Prescription: Taohong Siwu Tang with addition or subtraction.
Composition: 9g peach kernel, 6g safflower, 10g Angelica sinensis, 6g Chuanxiong, 9g red peony, and 9g fabric.
4. Phlegm dampness
Low menstrual blood volume, light red color, sticky texture, mixed with mucus, obesity, chest tightness, fatigue. The tongue is enlarged, with teeth marks on the edges, white and greasy fur, and smooth veins.
Treatment method: Damping phlegm and unblocking collaterals.
Prescription: Cangfu Daotan Pill.
Composition: 12g white Poria cocos, 10g French Pinellia ternata, 6g tangerine peel, 3g roasted licorice, 9g Atractylodes macrocephala, 9g Cyperus fragrans, 10g Dannanxing, 9g Fructus Aurantii, 6g ginger, and 9g Liushenqu.
Dietary therapy with low menstrual flow
1. Black Bean Double Red Soup: Take 100g black beans, 5g safflower, and 50g brown sugar. Put black beans and saffron into a stew pot, add 700 milliliters of water, and place in a steamer. Boil black beans over high heat over water, remove saffron, mix brown sugar, adjust, and eat. Nourishing the liver and kidney, nourishing essence and generating blood, promoting blood circulation and menstruation, beautifying black hair, is more effective for amenorrhea of kidney deficiency and blood deficiency type.
2. Yimu Black Bean Soup: 30g black beans, 15g motherwort, 5g sand kernels. Grind the black beans into fine powder and set aside. Rinse the motherwort and sand seeds thoroughly with cold boiling water, and cook together for 20-30 minutes. Remove any residue and extract juice. Boil the medicinal juice and black bean powder into a soup and eat it every morning and evening. Activating blood circulation and resolving stasis, regulating qi stagnation, rejuvenating and beautifying the skin, suitable for blood deficiency and qi stagnation type amenorrhea.