Premenstrual Syndrome(PMS) caused by Liver blood stagnation in Chinese Herbs Perspective

 By Kyle J. Norton 
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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 used over 4000 thousand years in treating women reproductive system disorder believed Pre menstrual syndrome is caused by

Liver blood stagnation, is a milder form of impaired blood flow(2) in the abdominal region(1) including uterus causes of  menstrual pain and cramps(1)(2) before the period. By releasing the blood stagnation,  in the abdomen, certain herbs have shown to relieve symptoms of PMS, including migraine(2).
1. Angelica root
 Angelica root is a queen for women reproductive system, used in traditional Chinese medicine in tonifying blood, promoting blood circulation(2), regulating menstruation(1), alleviating pain(2), and lubricating the bowels to relieve constipation(3), probably through its phytochemicalsè estrogenic(12)(13) and antiestrogenic(14) activities.
Angelica root also showed a protective effect against kidney injure(5)(6), radiation(7), cancers(8)(9)(15), osteoarthritis (OA)(10) and  to improve immunity(4), dementia(16), female sexual dysfunction (FSD), menopausal symptoms(17), menopausal symptoms(18), etc. in modern studies.
 
2. Peony (Shao Yao)
 Peony has been used in Chinese medicine in treating liver(20)(22)(27) blood stagnation(19) and induced blood flow by increasing the liver in blood formation(19) and promoting circulatory system for providing nutrients to our body need to nourish menstruation(20), relaxing spasm(22), relieving pain(22) and  liver dysfunction(20) causes of tension of nervous system, such as anxiety(30).

Peony also showed a protective effect against influenza(20)(21), inflammatory diseases(24)(25), diabetes(26)(28)and triglycerides accumlation(26), cancers(21)(23), and to promote would healing(29), etc.. in modern studies.

3. Spatholobus spp (Ji Xue Teng)
Spathholobus spp is a blood tonic medicine, used in TCM to treat reproductive system disorders caused by blood stagnation(37) or blood deficiency(38), through increasing the production of blood(34) and moving the blood(37) for alleviating menstrual pain and cramps(39).

Spatholobus spp (Ji Xue Teng) also showed a protective effect against osteoarthritis (OA)(31), cancers(32)(33), fungal infection(34). inflammatory diseases(35), neurodegenerative disorders(36), etc.. in modern studies.

4. Ligusticum wallichi (Chuan Xiong)
Ligustium wallichi is also a herb for tonified blood circulation, including the abdominal region, used in Chinese medicine as reproductive system(42) enhancing herb through unblock blood vessels(43), regulate menstruation(42).


Ligusticum wallichi (Chuan Xiong) also showed a protective effect in vasorelaxant activity(43); improved the Left Ventricular Ejection Fractionof central nervous system(44), against dementia(45)(49), atherosclerosis(46, renal tubule damage(47), inflammation(48), myocardial ischemic reperfusion(50), lens opacification(51), etc.. in modern studies.

5. Red sage roots (Dan Shen)
Red sage root is a main Chinese medicine used for treatment of blood stagnation(52) in the abdominal region by improving the blood circulation in the body including abdominal region and breaking up stagnation(52).

Red sage roots (Dan Shen) also showed a protective effect of CNS(56) and against injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (craniocerebral injury), degeneration of spinal disks in the neck (cervical spondylosis) and brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels (cerebrovascular diseases)(53), atherosclerosis(54), convulsant activit(55), hepatitis B(57), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)(58), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)(59), etc. in modern studies.

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