Can I take Yimu Pills if I have irregular menstruation?

Bazhen Pills is composed of two classic blood-tonifying and qi-tonifying prescriptions, Siwu Decoction and Sijunzi Decoction. It is a pure qi-tonifying and blood-tonifying prescription. It is suitable for people who are always weak, pale-faced, and prone to dizziness and fatigue. Most of these people are women, so it usually affects menstruation. It is common to have less menstrual volume and lighter color. It is also caused by insufficient qi and blood.

Bazhen Yimu Pills add motherwort on this basis. The role of motherwort is more to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. If people with insufficient qi and blood are not suitable for simply eating motherwort, because their irregular menstruation is not due to blood stasis, but due to deficiency.

However, Bazhen Yimu Pills are relatively suitable because they add motherwort to the Qi and blood tonifying formula. After all, with the Qi and blood tonifying formula, the blood activating effect of motherwort will not be excessive. In the absence of Bazhen Pills, using Bazhen Yimu Pills instead is also an expedient measure.

How to distinguish whether irregular menstruation is caused by blood deficiency or blood stasis? Because both may cause delayed menstruation and less amount, but the irregular menstruation of Qi deficiency is mostly early, or dripping, and delayed for many days. This is due to Qi deficiency, which the human body cannot tolerate. If it is blood deficiency, menstruation will generally be delayed, less in amount, and lighter in color, because blood deficiency and Qi deficiency often go together, so menstruation may be delayed for a long time, and then the color is very light. If it is blood stasis, it is mainly dark in color, with blood clots, and severe abdominal pain before it comes. People with blood deficiency will also have abdominal pain, but it usually occurs after menstruation. This is due to the abdominal pain caused by blood loss aggravating blood deficiency.