Beauty and Health Sutra of Female Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 7 Special period, need special care (1)
Menstruation is smooth and regular, women are healthy and beautiful

Three major problems women often have during menstruation

Under normal circumstances, menstruation will accompany a woman for 35 years. If the monthly menstrual period is 5 days, every woman has about 2100 full days of "struggle" with menstruation in her life.

Many women are not very comfortable during the 5 days of menstruation, and symptoms such as headache, abdominal pain, edema, fever, and cold will appear at this time.In fact, these uncomfortable symptoms can be recuperated by simple Chinese medicine methods.

NO.1 All kinds of "reversed scriptures"

In life, some female friends often experience symptoms such as nosebleeds or oral bleeding, blood in the stool, external auditory canal bleeding, and conjunctival hemorrhage during menstruation. In Chinese medicine, this phenomenon is called "reverse menstruation".

Under normal circumstances, the menstrual blood in the body should go from top to bottom along with the qi in the body, but due to the blood heat in the body, the qi in the body will be pushed up and cannot go down, so menstrual blood appears Overflow phenomenon, showing various symptoms of bleeding.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the inverse of blood heat in the body is related to stagnant heat in the liver meridian, deficiency of yin in the lungs and kidneys, and hyperactivity of heart fire.Therefore, for the sake of health, you should exercise more at ordinary times, control or improve your irritable temperament, do more things that make you happy, don't think wildly all day, and don't often get sulking, and eat less spicy food.

In order to prevent dysmenorrhea, in addition to the above adjustments, it is also necessary to treat according to the principle of "emergency cures the symptoms, slow cures the root cause".

NO.2 menstrual edema
Some female friends will experience symptoms such as eyelid swelling or facial edema, finger edema, foot edema, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and lower abdomen during menstruation. This is called menstrual edema in Chinese medicine.

The reason why menstrual edema occurs is that the spleen deficiency and kidney yang deficiency make the water stagnate and stay in the body, or the stagnation of liver qi makes the blood flow poor and causes edema symptoms.

If one wants to treat menstrual edema, the direction should be to promote blood circulation to stimulate menstruation, diuresis and detumescence.10 days before menstrual cramps, do not eat foods with high salt content, and eat more foods that benefit water, such as red bean, mung bean soup, winter melon soup, etc.

NO.3 menstrual headache
Many female friends will experience headache symptoms during menstruation, which are generally divided into three categories:
The first category is stinging.The tingling is caused by blood stasis.Before menstruation, this kind of stabbing pain often occurs. The location of the headache is fixed, like a stabbing pain with a needle or an awl.If the menstrual blood is not discharged smoothly after menstruation, the tingling sensation in the head will intensify; if the menstrual blood discharges smoothly and unimpeded, the tingling sensation in the head will be relieved. of ecchymosis.This is all caused by blood stasis.Take safflower, rose, salvia and other medicines in an appropriate amount at ordinary times to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

The second category is pain and dizziness.Before menstruation, you often feel headache and dizziness, accompanied by low back pain, waist weakness, upset and irritability, breast distending pain, tinnitus, difficulty falling asleep and other symptoms, which are caused by kidney deficiency and excessive anger.If you want to treat such symptoms of headache and dizziness, you should focus on nourishing the kidney and calming the liver. For example, you can take medicines such as Polygonum multiflorum, Lycium barbarum or Gastrodia elata.

The third category is pain.After menstruation, there will be pain in the head or lower abdomen, which is caused by the deficiency of yin and blood.The severity of this headache has a lot to do with the amount of blood lost during menstruation.

If there is too much blood loss during menstruation, the pain will be more severe, and it will also be accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, restlessness, fatigue, and pale complexion.Female friends suffering from this kind of empty pain should eat more yam, wolfberry, angelica, ginseng, etc. in order to nourish the yin of liver and kidney and relieve pain.

It is worth noting that during menstruation, people often feel nervous, irritable, happy or sad, which will aggravate menstrual blood stagnation and blockage, which will cause various headaches, so maintain a peaceful state of mind during menstruation .

Don't panic if you have irregular menstruation, you can adjust it yourself. Women's menstruation usually starts around the age of 14 and comes once a month.In general, except for a period of fluctuation during menarche, the more regular the other times, the better.But if it is advanced or delayed for more than a week and lasts for three months, it is menstrual disorders.

Menstrual disorders are divided into three situations: early menstruation, delayed menstruation, and sudden menstruation.Female friends can make adjustments according to their own conditions to make menstruation appear on time, which can delay the arrival of menopause.

Early menstruation: need to clear heat, cool blood and invigorate Qi

Menstruation is often caused by blood heat or qi deficiency.

People with blood heat usually sweat a lot, their limbs are weak, and their nose and gums bleed more easily. During menstruation, the menstrual blood is heavy, dark in color and sticky in texture.

People with Qi deficiency have heavy menstrual flow, light color, thin texture, and symptoms of Qi deficiency such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, mental fatigue, and abdominal distension.

If you want to regulate early menstruation, those with blood heat should eat more foods that clear away heat and cool blood, such as celery, lotus root, etc.; those with Qi deficiency should eat more foods that nourish the qi of the liver and kidney.

Delayed menstruation: need to activate blood circulation to remove blood stasis and remove cold

Menstruation is often delayed if it is caused by cold blood and blood deficiency.

If there is coldness in the body, it will cause "cold blood", the speed of blood flow will slow down, stagnation of qi and blood, menstrual blood will appear dark red, and the amount is large, and there will be pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation. It will also be accompanied by symptoms such as pale complexion and cold extremities.

If you want to get rid of the cold in your body, you must first do a good job of keeping warm.In order to pursue a beautiful and fashionable appearance, many female friends often wear short skirts in winter, which makes it easy for the cold to invade the body.In addition to keeping warm, you can also eat more warming foods such as ginger, brown sugar and red date porridge, fermented glutinous rice and egg soup.

If you want to treat menstrual delay caused by blood cold and stasis, you can also use this therapeutic prescription-boiled eggs with mugwort leaves and ginger.Choose 9 grams of mugwort leaves, 15 grams of ginger, and 2 eggs.Put mugwort leaves, ginger, and shelled eggs into the pot, cook until cooked, then peel off the shells of the eggs, and cook for another 5 minutes.After turning off the fire, remove the medicine dregs, eat eggs, and drink mugwort leaves and ginger soup.Take it 7 days before the onset of menstruation, once a day, for 1 to 3 consecutive days.Artemisia argyi can warm the meridians and dredge the collaterals, expel cold and dampness, and is especially effective in treating cold pain in the abdomen.The cold and damp are expelled, and menstruation can naturally come on time.

If the blood in the body is deficient, it will also lead to delayed menstruation.Delayed menstruation, the amount is very small, and symptoms such as palpitations, vertigo, and yellow complexion will also appear.Female friends with blood deficiency can usually eat more donkey-hide gelatin, which is a good way to replenish blood.However, you should pay attention when taking donkey-hide gelatin. Donkey-hide gelatin is a thick and nourishing tonic, which is suitable for taking in winter. If you have indigestion or cough and phlegm, stop taking it immediately.Moreover, donkey-hide gelatin is more effective in stopping bleeding than nourishing blood, so it is best not to take it for people with qi stagnation and blood stasis, otherwise it will be counterproductive and easy to get angry.

Before and after menstruation: It is necessary to nourish the kidney, spleen and liver

Some female friends' menstruation is sometimes advanced and sometimes delayed, which is due to problems with the Chong and Ren channels in the body.Once there is a problem with the two channels of Chong and Ren, the blood accumulated in the uterus will sometimes be more and sometimes less, which will lead to earlier or later menstruation.

The problems of Chong and Ren channels are generally related to kidney deficiency, spleen deficiency and liver depression, so specific problems need to be analyzed in detail.

Kidney qi failure causes kidney deficiency, which will cause irregular menstruation, especially those with menopausal syndrome, who are most prone to irregular menstruation caused by kidney deficiency.If a young female friend often has symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, backache and leg weakness, frequent urination, etc., it may also be a manifestation of kidney deficiency.If you want to invigorate your kidneys, you need to eat more yams, lotus seeds and other foods at ordinary times.

The spleen and stomach absorb the energy in food, and will generate qi and blood. If the food intake is sometimes more and sometimes less, it is easy to cause the qi and blood to be sufficient sometimes, and sometimes insufficient, so that the onset of menstruation will come before and after.This kind of situation often occurs among young female friends. In order to lose weight, they often eat less, and when they are hungry to a certain extent, they start to eat more.Therefore, you should eat more whole grains at ordinary times, nourish your spleen and stomach, ensure the normal accumulation of blood, and gradually stabilize your menstrual cycle.

The liver stores blood. If there is a problem with the function of the liver, the blood supply will sometimes be more and sometimes less, and menstruation will come before and after.If the liver qi stagnates in the body, you will feel depressed, like to sigh, and the breasts and lower abdomen are also prone to distending pain. At this time, you should eat more small kumquats, radishes, tangerine peels and other foods, which can soothe the liver and relieve depression.At the same time, keep a happy mood, don't worry about trivial matters, and don't get sullen, so that the liver qi will be stretched, the liver's blood storage function will be stable, and the menstrual cycle will be stable.

Pay attention to the amount of menstrual blood, and it is healthy to run in a balanced manner. The evil energy in the body cannot be discharged normally, and it will affect fertility to a certain extent.Therefore, a balance must be reached between the convergence and discharge of menstrual blood in order to ensure a healthy body.As a woman who is responsible for herself, she must pay attention to the amount of menstrual blood during menstruation and take good care of her health.

Excessive menstrual bleeding: need to replenish blood and stop bleeding
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen in the body has a powerful function of controlling blood, allowing blood to circulate normally in the human body, and stopping bleeding in time when there is too much bleeding.If the spleen's blood circulation function declines, there will be symptoms of excessive menstrual bleeding, as well as symptoms such as blood in the stool, hematuria, metrorrhagia, and nosebleeds.

In order to improve the blood circulation function of the spleen, here I recommend a nourishing soup-red dates and peanut clothing soup.First wash 25 grams of peanut shells and 15 red dates, add three bowls of water, boil over low heat, turn off the heat after boiling into one bowl, pour out the dregs, drink soup, and drink once a day.You can also boil the shelled peanuts directly with water or make soup with the shelled peanuts and red dates.Peanuts and red dates are both blood-enriching foods, which can replenish the lost blood. At the same time, they are both spleen-replenishing foods, which can enhance the spleen's blood circulation function.

In addition, drinking red dates soaked in water alone has a good effect.Wash the red dates first, then dry-fry them in an iron pan until the surface of the red dates is dry and scorched, showing some black carbonization spots, then turn off the heat and take them out to cool.Take 3-5 capsules each time, brew with boiling water, and drink 1-2 times a day.It is suitable for anemic female friends with insufficient Qi, weak spleen and stomach, and heavy menstrual flow.

Too little menstrual blood: need to activate blood to eliminate blood stasis
Some female friends have too little menstrual blood, but it is also the case of very little menstrual blood, some are light in color, some are dark in color, and there are even clusters of blood clots.The light color is due to blood deficiency, less blood is produced, but it can circulate smoothly; the dark color is due to blood stasis, the blood production is normal, but the circulation is not smooth, and there is heavy turbidity.

Eating hawthorn can play a role in eliminating blood stasis.Hawthorn can activate the blood stasis in the body without hurting the new blood, release the depressed qi in the body without hurting the righteous qi, and can also dissolve greasy and stagnant qi of indigestion in the spleen and stomach.Here I would like to recommend a soup that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis - hawthorn and angelica soup.Take 30 grams of hawthorn and 15 grams of angelica, decoct twice with water, put two small bowls of water each time, continue to decoct for half an hour after the water boils, then pour out the dregs, mix the two decoctions, add brown sugar, and heat Just dissolve. 1 dose per day, divided into two doses, for 1 days before the onset of menstruation.Hawthorn can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, angelica can nourish blood and promote blood circulation, brown sugar can nourish blood, and is warm in nature. The combination of three flavors not only has the effect of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation, but also warms and dispels cold. It is suitable for blood stasis caused by temperamental depression. It is also suitable for blood stasis caused by excessive cold.

More or less menstrual blood: need to nourish the kidney and spleen

More or less menstrual blood during menstruation is also a type of irregular menstruation.If this symptom occurs in a female friend after the age of 50, it is mostly menopausal syndrome caused by kidney deficiency; if it occurs in a young female friend, it is mostly spleen deficiency.

After the age of 50, women's kidney function gradually declines, and various menopausal symptoms caused by kidney deficiency begin to appear one by one.Insufficient kidney qi, the function of nourishing yin and astringent is greatly reduced, or the menstrual blood volume will be more or less when it is good and bad, and it is more affected by the heart fire at this time.If the heart fire is very strong, the body will mobilize a lot of kidney essence to transform blood to nourish the body, as long as the heart fire is lowered, the mobilized kidney essence will decrease, so the menstrual blood will be more and less.At this time, in order to nourish the heart and nourish the yin, female friends should eat less spicy and hot foods such as onions, garlic, and peppers, and eat more yin-nourishing foods such as lily, lotus root, raw pears, sweet potatoes, and celery.

If the spleen is deficient in young female friends, the amount of menstrual blood will fluctuate.Because the spleen and stomach are the source of the sea of ​​blood in the uterus, the more blood produced by the spleen and stomach, the more menstrual blood; the less blood produced by the spleen and stomach, the less menstrual blood.Female friends who often go on a diet in order to lose weight have poor spleen and stomach, and do not eat well at ordinary times, which can easily cause spleen deficiency, which in turn will cause instability in menstrual blood volume.

If you want to lose weight without affecting the normal drainage and convergence of menstrual blood, you should eat less meat and more grains.

Dysmenorrhea has its source, and there is a way to fine-tune the symptoms

Traditional Chinese medicine says, "If it is normal, there is no pain, and if it is painful, it is blocked." For dysmenorrhea, pain is caused by stagnation of meridians and even swelling. Therefore, the key to treating dysmenorrhea is to dredge the meridians.Since there are many causes of dysmenorrhea, it is necessary to treat based on syndrome differentiation, find out the source of pain, and break down each of them.

Cold pathogen invasion type dysmenorrhea

Some female friends usually wear a lot more clothes than others, and they dare not turn on the air conditioner in summer, but they still feel cold. Their stomachs are cold to the touch, and their faces are always pale. These phenomena all indicate that their bodies are very cold. Heavy.Female friends with severe cold in the body will often feel cold or painful lower abdomen before menstruation comes or during menstruation, which belongs to cold evil invasion type dysmenorrhea.This pain is aggravated when it is cold, and relieved when it is hot, and the pain will be aggravated when you press the lower abdomen.In addition, their menstrual blood was dark in color and had blood clots.

For dysmenorrhea of ​​cold evil invasion type, it should be treated according to the principle of "warm it when cold"

The principle is adjusted.At ordinary times, we must pay attention to keeping warm, add or subtract clothes in time according to the climate change, and ensure that the body will not be attacked by cold evils, such as avoiding rain, cold water, eating cold and raw food, drinking less cold water, and not living in damp and cold places. environment.

In addition, you can also eat more warm food at ordinary times to get rid of the cold in the body.Here I would like to recommend a soup to everyone——Ginger Brown Sugar Red Date Soup.Take 10 red dates, wash them, remove the pits and take 2-3 slices of ginger, add appropriate amount of water, cook over high heat, then add 60 grams of brown sugar, dissolve evenly, and then take it.Drink it 3 to 5 days before the onset of menstruation, once a day.This prescription has the effect of warming the meridian and dispelling the cold, because the brown sugar is warm in nature, it can not only nourish the blood, but also dispel the cold. It is suitable for female friends to use it to regulate the body during menstruation, postpartum or when the body is weak.

To treat dysmenorrhea of ​​cold-evil invasion type, foot bath and hot compress therapy can also be used.Because there are 66 acupoints such as Yongquan, Rangu, and Taixi below the ankle, soaking feet in hot water can promote blood circulation and warm viscera.In addition to soaking feet, you can also apply hot compresses.Put 50 grams of coarse salt into a clean cloth bag, heat it in a microwave oven, put it on the lower abdomen, and apply heat to the local area.Start using this method of hot compress 3 to 5 days before the onset of menstruation, and stop after the end of menstruation.Generally, 3 to 5 cycles of hot compress can relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea to a large extent.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis type dysmenorrhea

Some female friends experience distending pain in the lower abdomen every time menstruation comes, and the location of the pain is not fixed, and it is often accompanied by breast distending pain, which belongs to the type of dysmenorrhea of ​​qi stagnation and blood stasis.Qi stagnation and blood stasis are mostly caused by personal temperament.I am usually introverted, not good at talking, depressed, easily irritated when things happen, and work pressure is also high. At this time, it is easy to cause Qi stagnation and blood stasis. It is necessary to regulate Qi and stimulate the menstrual flow in time to relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.

The most important way to treat this type of dysmenorrhea is to regulate emotions.

Pay attention to reducing the pressure brought by life and work.For example, take part in more outdoor activities, take regular walks, or listen to more soothing and brisk music to eliminate negative emotions such as mental tension, anxiety, and fear, and relieve heavy psychological burdens.

In addition, Chinese rose and rose buds can also be used to make water instead of tea. It is mentioned in "Materia Medica Justice" that the aroma of roses is the most intense, and it is "clear but not turbid, harmonious but not violent". It is an effective and gentle medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.Women are naturally sentimental, and their qi and blood are prone to stagnation, so they can make tea with roses at ordinary times, which can regulate menstruation and beautify the skin.

Qi and blood deficiency dysmenorrhea

Some female friends often feel a dull pain in the lower abdomen and lower abdomen when menstruation comes. After being heated or pressed, the pain will be relieved, and it will be aggravated after exercise. To a certain extent, it will be accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, backache and leg weakness. Symptoms of general weakness such as insomnia, insomnia, etc., sometimes even affect work, which belongs to the dysmenorrhea of ​​both qi and blood deficiency.

For qi and blood deficiency dysmenorrhea, the focus is on prevention.Usually, you should take part in more physical exercises, such as running, cycling, etc., to enhance your physique and replenish your blood, but be careful not to engage in heavy labor or strenuous exercise.

Here I would like to recommend a soup to everyone - Angelica Mutton and Ginger Soup.Take 10 grams each of angelica and ginger, and 100 grams of mutton, put them into a pot and simmer together, eat meat and drink soup, once a day, and take it for 1-5 days before the onset of menstruation.This soup has the effect of nourishing blood and relieving pain. "Angelica nourishes blood first, and ginseng nourishes Qi first", because angelica is a holy medicine in gynecology, which can nourish both qi and blood.It should be noted that although angelica can nourish both qi and blood, the medicinal properties of the head, body and tail are different.According to traditional Chinese medicine, the head of angelica breaks blood, the body of angelica stops bleeding, and the tail of angelica stops bleeding.When buying medicine in a pharmacy, be sure to read the prescription prescribed by the doctor clearly, and make sure whether it is the first or the last.

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