Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Zou, female, 16 years old. She had her first menstruation at the age of 15, and each menstruation lasted for more than 2 weeks, and the menstrual flow was heavy. This time, she had continuous vaginal bleeding for nearly 20 days. After getting up this morning, she found that the amount of bleeding had increased sharply, the color was red, there were large blood clots, no abdominal pain, and was accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, fatigue, pale complexion, pale tongue with red edges and tips, and a thin and rapid pulse. She immediately went to a Chinese medicine doctor and was diagnosed with adolescent functional uterine bleeding, which was caused by kidney deficiency and Chong and Ren instability. The doctor then gave her the prescription and usage of Liu'an Sailiu Tang for treatment and observation. The main effects of Liu'an Sailiu Tang are: removing blood stasis and stagnation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

Lu'an Sailiu Tang

Prescription: 30g of raw Rehmannia root, 30g of white peony root, 30g of raw dragon bone, 30g of raw oyster, 30g of raw Rehmannia root, 15g of cuttlefish bone, 10g of white ginseng (stewed separately for consumption), 15g of donkey-hide gelatin (melted).

Usage: 1 dose per day, decoct in water twice, take once in the morning and once in the evening. Vaginal bleeding significantly reduced after taking the medicine for 1 day, and stopped after taking it for 5 days. No recurrence was observed after 7 days of observation.

During the follow-up visit, Zou had basically stopped bleeding heavily and his symptoms were significantly alleviated. The medication for Zou's illness was very prepared and timely, so the therapeutic effect was also good. This visit allowed Zou to get rid of the pain of adolescent functional uterine bleeding, and he was very happy.