Nourishing blood and regulating menstruation to treat irregular menstruation

27-year-old Julie has always had irregular menstruation. Her menstrual cycle is regular, but the menstrual flow is very small, and each menstrual period is accompanied by symptoms such as breast swelling. Julie originally heard from adults that women with irregular menstruation will gradually become normal after marriage, but Julie has been married for two years and her irregular menstruation problem has not improved at all.

Julie and her husband plan to have a baby this year, but she is worried that irregular menstruation will affect pregnancy, so she decides to cure this problem first.

TCM diagnosis: thin fur, deep and fine pulse. The syndrome is qi and blood deficiency, liver and kidney deficiency, and spleen dampness obstruction.

Chinese medicine treatment: In view of Julie's specific situation, the doctor prescribed a prescription based on the principles of nourishing blood, regulating menstruation, tonifying the kidney and soothing the liver. The composition of the prescription is as follows:

Angelica, Ze Lan, Raw Atractylodes, Red Peony Root, White Peony Root, Chinese Yam, Rubus Idaeus, Epimedium, Bupleurum, Verbena, Tangerine Peel, Smilax, Purple Quartz (pre-decocted), Tangerine Leaves and Stems. Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water, for a total of 7 doses.

Follow-up visit: After taking the medicine, Julie's menstrual flow increased, but she still had breast swelling before menstruation and poor appetite. Chinese medicine examination: thin and greasy fur, stringy pulse, insufficient qi and blood, liver, spleen and kidney meridians were affected. The doctor prescribed medicine again to nourish qi and blood, and tonify liver and kidney.

Recipe 1: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora, Zedoariae rhizome, Rhizoma Clematis, Rubus idaeus, Epimedium, Amethyst (pre-decocted), Tangerine peel, Bupleurum chinense, Tangerine leaf, Tangerine seed. Decoction in water, 7 doses in total.

Recipe 2: Rehmannia root, Polygonatum sibiricum, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, White peony root, Rubus idaeus, Epimedium, Cynomorium songaricum, Amethyst (pre-decocted), Cuscuta seed, Tangerine peel, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Cnidium monnieri. 10 doses in total.

Prescription 1 and Prescription 2 were taken during menstruation and non-menstrual period respectively. After taking 17 doses of Chinese medicine, Julie finally had normal menstrual regularity and menstrual volume.