Premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women before
menopause in the US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of
their difference in living style and social structure. It is defined as
faulty function of the ovaries related to the women's menstrual cycle,
it effects a women's physical and emotional state, and sometimes
interferes with daily activities as a result of hormone fluctuation. The
syndrome occurs one to two weeks before menstruation and then declines
when the period starts. In this article, we will discuss How Traditional
Chinese Medicine Helps to Treat PMS.
Traditional Chinese medicine has been used over 4000 thousand years in
treating women reproductive system disorder with proven success. Chinese
herbalists believe Pre menstrual syndrome is caused by
A. Liver blood stagnation
Liver blood stagnation in the abdominal region including uterus causes
menstrual pain and cramps before the period. By releasing the blood
stagnation, it helps to remove the blood in the abdomen resulting in
lessening the symptoms of PMS The traditional Chinese herbalists also
believe that premenstrual syndrome is caused by blood stagnation in the
liver and abdominal region
1. White peony (bai shao)
White peony has been used in Chinese medicine in treating liver blood
stagnation and blood purifying thereby increasing the liver function in
fat and protein metabolism and the circulatory system for providing the
nutrient to our body need resulting in lessening the blood stagnation in
the abdominal region and tension of nervous system.
2. Spathololus spp ( ji xue xiong)
Spathhololus spp is a blood tonic medicine, it has been used to treat
reproductive system disorder caused blood stagnation or blood
deficiency, because it helps to increase the production of blood and
move the blood resulting in lessening the menstrual pain and cramps and
nervous tension.
3. Liguustcum wallichi ( chuan xiong)
Liguustum wallichi is also a herb used to improve the blood circulation
in the body including the abdominal region. It has been used in Chinese
medicine as reproductive system enhancing herb for women during
menstrual cycle before and after ovulation.
4. Angelica root( dong quai)
Angelica root is a queen for women reproductive system, it has been used
in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blood stagnation, menstrual
pain and cramps, etc by building, harmonizing blood and alleviating
menstrual disorder.
5. Red sage roots ( dan shen)
Red sage root is a main Chinese medicine that has been used to treat
blood stagnation in the abdominal region by improving the blood
circulation in the body including abdominal region and breaking up
stagnation.
B. Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi is important in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein
metabolism. Liver qi stagnation causes abnormal function in regulating
the production of estrogen and other hormones produced by glands
resulting in inability of liver in controlling menstrual blood leading
to blood stagnation in the productive system leading to Premenstrual
syndrome including irritability, breast tenderness and menstrual pain
and cramps before period.
1. Angelica synthesis (Dong quai)
Angelica synthesis is a queen herb for women reproductive tonic, it has
been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating all women
productive disorder by releasing the qi stagnation including pre
menstrual syndrome. Angelica synthesis contains phytoestrogen, which
helps to restore the hormone imbalance before ovulation and relax the
uterus muscles resulting in lessening the hormone imbalance effects and
pre menstrual pain and cramps
2. Milk thistle seed milk thistle seed has been used in the
traditional Western medicine over thousand year for liver tonic. In
Chinese medicine, milk thistle helps to restore the qi stagnation caused
by environment toxins and other toxins which cause abnormal liver's
function. It also helps to regenerate the liver's cell resulting in
reducing the symptoms of PMS.
3. White pony ( bai shao) White pony is said to smooth the liver qi
stagnation and a blood purifier. It contains substances which helps to
restore hormone imbalance before and after ovulation, thereby reducing
symptoms of PMS including emotional and physical stress.
4. Fennel seed ( xiao hu xiang) Fennel seed besides help to release
the stagnation caused by imbalance of yin yang qi in the liver, it also
helps to improve the function of abdominal organ resulting in lessoning
the symptom of PMS including pre menstrual pain and cramps.
5. Yellow dock root Yellow dock root is a liver tonic medicine, it
helps to detoxify liver by removing any harmful substances accumulated
in the liver including liver congestion resulting in improving liver
function in regulating the production of hormones before and after
ovulation. There are many more Chinese herbs
which help to restore or improve the qi stagnation such as xian fu, fo
ti, marsh marrow root etc, please visit your Chinese herbalist for more
information.
C. Kidney deficiency
Chinese herbalists believe PMS is also caused by a) Deficiency of yang
qi Deficiency of yang in the kidney leading to over production of bad
estrogen and kidney abnormal function in regulating urinary secretion
resulting in back pain,
water retention, tiredness and fatigue. b) Deficiency of yin qi Yin qi
deficiency normally happens to women in peri menopause. It may happens
to women with PMS with symptoms of night sweats and other symptoms of
menopause as resulting of low levels of estrogen being produced before
period.
1. Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese
medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the
balance of yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in lessening the
symptoms of water retention, weight gain for women with pre menstrual
syndrome. It is said to contains substances which help to improve sexual
desire before and after ovulation.
2.Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides has been used in traditional medicine in treating
yang kidney qi deficiency, it also helps to improve immune system before
ovulation resulting in lessening the nervous tension for some women
with PMS.
3. Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney tonic medicine, it helps to balance the yin and yang
qi of the kidney resulting in reducing symptoms of water retention for
women with PMS. It is said to help in improving the sexual desire for
women caused by yang kidney qi deficiency and reducing nervous tension.
4. Cinnamon bark (rou gui)
Cinnamon bark is qi tonic herb, it helps to release the qi stagnation of
our body including liver and kidney, it also promotes the kidney yang
qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland resulting in lessening the
symptoms of nervous tension caused by over production of certain hormone
in the adrenal gland.
5. water plantain root (ze xie)
Water plantain root helps to release the kidney qi by improving the
kidney in water metabolism resulting in lessening the symptoms of water
retention and weight gain for some women with PMS.
D. Spleen qi stagnation
Spleen is an organ whose functions is in the destruction of redundant
red blood cells and production of blood. Spleen qi stagnation causes
abnormal function in regulating the red blood cells in blood stream
leading to blood stagnation just before period resulting in PMS.
Symptoms of spleen qi stagnation include weight gain or lost, eating disorder or lost of appetite
1. Red pony ( Chi shao )
Red pony is a traditional Chinese medicine used in treating all kind of
gynaecological problem. It helps to release the blood stagnation in the
abdominal region including blood stagnation in the uterus thereby
reducing any abdominal enlargement or swelling resulting in lessening
the abdominal pain and cramps for some women with PMS
2. Red sage root ( dan sen)
Poria cocos is a fungi which has been used in traditional Chinese
medicine in improving blood circulation and break up blood stagnation in
the body resulting in reducing symptoms of PMS caused by blood
stagnation in the abdomen including the uterus .
3. Tree peony root bark
Tree peony root bark is blood and liver tonic medicine by improving the
blood circulation to the brain and increase the liver function in fat
and protein metabolism it helps to treat emotional and physical stress
such as anger, aggression, anxiety etc for women with PMS.
4. Safflower ( hong hua)
Safflower is blood tonic Chinese medicine, it helps to break up blood
stagnation in the abdominal region including the uterus resulting in
lessening the premenstrual pain and cramps.
5. Jujubae date ( da zao)
Jujubae date is a Chinese ancient herb, it has been used nutritive tonic
and blood detoxified medicine thereby, helping the blood circulation in
the abdominal region resulting in reducing the premenstrual cramps
caused by over active uterus muscles.
Since PMS is treatable and manageable by natural remedies and a self help course, if you have PMS, please look on the bright side.
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