What medicine should I take for dysmenorrhea? Chinese and Western medicine treatment

Women who have experienced dysmenorrhea are often afraid of the coming of menstruation. Because during dysmenorrhea, there will be symptoms such as back pain, lower abdominal pain, and lower abdominal pain. Some women even have abdominal cramps, which seriously affects their normal life. So, what medicine is better for dysmenorrhea?

1. Treatment with Chinese medicine
1. Motherwort <br/>Motherwort has the effect of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. When dysmenorrhea symptoms occur, take motherwort under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the symptoms. For example, you can put motherwort, red dates, and lean meat in a pot, add water and boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for two hours. This dietary therapy has a good effect on relieving dysmenorrhea. You can also take Chinese patent medicine containing motherwort ingredients, such as motherwort granules, under the guidance of a doctor, which can also relieve dysmenorrhea symptoms.
2. Angelica <br/>Angelica can regulate menstruation and relieve pain, replenish blood and promote blood circulation. Therefore, people with dysmenorrhea can usually take angelica decoction, or cut the angelica into thin slices and boil water, soak it in water as tea, add some angelica when stewing meat to make medicinal food, etc., all of which can treat dysmenorrhea.
3. Donkey-hide gelatin <br/>Donkey-hide gelatin is a very famous blood tonic. It can promote the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the body and relieve dysmenorrhea. You can put the crushed donkey-hide gelatin in a bowl, add rice wine, and steam it in a steamer. When the donkey-hide gelatin melts, add brown sugar and eat it. It can effectively relieve dysmenorrhea and other menstrual discomfort symptoms.

4. Safflower <br/>Safflower is also a traditional Chinese medicine for treating dysmenorrhea. You can directly drink the safflower in water, or put the safflower in eggs and steam them. You can start eating it from the second day after the menstruation, and eat one such egg a day for nine days. If you can persist for three or four menstrual cycles, it can play a good role in promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, warming the uterus, and has certain therapeutic effects on dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, etc.
2. Western medicine treatment
1. Dysmenorrhea is divided into two categories, including primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. If it is primary dysmenorrhea, when using Western medicine for treatment, the main thing is to take painkillers. Generally, Western medicine containing acetaminophen has good analgesic effect and relatively small side effects, so this type of medicine can be used as the first choice when primary dysmenorrhea occurs.
2. If it is secondary dysmenorrhea, the primary disease that causes dysmenorrhea needs to be actively treated. For example, if dysmenorrhea is caused by endometriosis, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, contraceptives, etc. can be used for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.