Many women are experience menstrual cramps and pain either on the left or
the right of the abdomen, it is due to liver qi or blood stagnation
disturbing the development of follicles in the ovaries. The cramps and
pain can be reduced or avoid by adjusting the daily diet, life style or
with the help of Chinese herbs.
I. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Pain or discomfort anywhere along the sides of the body, including abdomen cramps and pain
2. Depression
3. Nervous tension Including mood swings, emotional and physical stress and frustration
4. Hiccups
5. Unreasonable anger
6. Difficulty swallowing
7. Premenstrual syndrome
8. Swollen breasts
9. Irregular period
10. Painful periods
11. Etc.
II. Causes
1. Spleen qi deficiency
Spleen
is important in distributing and formating food qi and essence to the
body. If for what ever reason, it can not perform its function due to
intake of oilly and greasy or cold and raw foods or injure, its qi will
disturb. For example, intake of oilly and greasy foods cause
uncontrollable spleen qi and raw and cold foods cause weakened spleen
qi.
2. Lung qi deficiency
Lung is vital in distributing qi to
the entire body. As it receives the qi from spleen combining with the qi
from the air, it nourishes the body and skin. If the lung qi is weaken,
it can not perform its function and affect the function of liver in
moving qi through its channels.
3. Sluggish liver
Liver can be
damaged caused by prolonged drinking alcohol or toxin accumulated in
the body or the inability of spleen and lung qi distribution. If for
what ever reason, liver can not move the qi through its channel that
affects the ovaries in responding to follicle production, leading to
ovulation phase abdomen cramps and pain.
4. Stomach deficiency
If
stomach is malfunction caused by intake of hot, spicy, cold and raw
food, it can reduce its function in producing food qi and essence for
the spleen. leading to domino effects.
5. Etc.
III. Treatment
1. With Chinese herbs
a) Chai Hu (Buplerum)
The
cool herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating
menstrual disorder ( including cramps and pain), chest pain and bloating
caused by liver qi stagnation and spleen and
stomach deficiency.
b) Bai shao (White peony root)
Bai shao
has been used in nourishing blood, regulating menses due to blood
deficiency caused by liver qi deficiency and alleviating pain.
c) Zhi ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
It is one of best herb used to move qi and reduce distention with deficiency by nourishing kidney and spleen.
d) Chuan qiong (Lovage root )
This herb is special good in invigorating blood, promoting qi flow, treating irregular period and painful period by tonifying liver, gallbladder.
e) Xiang fu (Nut grass )
Xiang
fu is one of the herbs used to sooth and regulate qi, especially for
liver qi deficiency, reduce abdmen cramps and pain caused irregular
menses.
2. With acupuncture
Suggested acpouncture points
a) BL18 (Ganshu)
b) CV12 (Zhonguan)
c) CV17 (Shan zhong)
d) LR3 (Taichong)
e) SP4 (Gongsun)
f) ST36 (Zusanli)
g) LI4 (Hegu)
h) Etc.
3 With Diet
a) Chicken
b)Tofu
c) Squash
4) Red and black date
5) Sweet potato
6) Garlic
7) Ginger
8. Etc.
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