Thursday, 25 June 2015

The Holistic prevention, management and treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: TCM recommended Foods for Spleen Yang deficiency - Ginger root

By Kyle J. Norton
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            Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome


Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined as endocrinologic diseases among reproductive-age women caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries associated with a high risk for metabolic disorder(1) as resulting of enlarged ovaries(2), leading to hormone imbalance(excessive androgen and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) )(1)(3)(4)(5), induced Hirsutism(6)(7), reproductive disorder(10(12)), risks of type 2 diabetes(9)(10)(11), metabolic syndrome(10)(12) and early cardiovasular disease(8)(13), acne(10)(14), endometrial cancer(18)(19),weight gain and obesity(15)(16)(17). The syndrome effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women. Unfortunately, according to studies, women with PCOs after the reproductive age, are associated to continuously increase risk of type II diabetes, with no increasing altered glucose tolerance(20), CVD and hypertension(21).

In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective


While conventional medicine focus of using synthetic medication to induce ovulation and assisted artificial insemination for infertility couple, if the medicine fail, traditional Chinese medicine views polycystic ovarian syndrome in different approaches. Polycystic ovary syndrome, according to traditional Chinese medicine is a medical condition characterized by accumulative of fluid over a prolonged period of time causes of dampness and phlegms(1247a)(1247b) build up on the ovaries due to the effects of vary differentiations, affecting not only the women’s menstrual cycle, but also ovulation and fertility(1247a)(1247b).

PCOs Treatment according traditional Chinese medicine


Depending to differentiation, most common diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome can be classified into

Spleen yang deficiency

Spleen yang deficiency is a serve form of spleen qi deficiency, characterized by a condition of inability of spleen in distribution of fluid and nutrient to the body organs, in removal and descend the turbids(2072), causing malfunctions functions of the organs and fluid retention. Prolong period of spleen yang deficiency may induce the development of phlegm, including women with PCOs.
Women with PCOs diagnosed by spleen yang deficiency may also experience yang vacuity impelled cold expression of additional symptoms of abdominal pain(2074), lack of appetite(2076), fatigue(2075), lightheadedness(2075) and headache(2075), weakness of the four limbs(2077), diarrhea(2073)(2076), chilliness(2077), edema(2074), pale, swollen, wet tongue(2076) and weak, slow, deep pulse(2072),....
In the review of the Data base provided by PubMed, spleen qi deficiency may alter certain metabolic pathways, such as the energy, protein, and glycolytic metabolisms(2078), body weight and motor behavior(2079), skeletal muscle function(3080), blood glucose, lipid metabolism and fat-islet axie.(2081),.....


Foods for Spleen yang deficiency

Spleen yang deficiency can be managed and treated in part with a diet of fresh and cooked warming foods.

2. Ginger(1616) (See kidney yin deficiency for more information)
Jiang is also known as Ginger root. The acrid and warm herb has been use in TCM as an anti inflammation(1618)(1619)(1620), anti coagulation of platelets(1621)and anti thrombotic(1622), anti allergy(1625)(1626), anti tumors(1627)(1628) and anti hair growth(1629)(1630) lower back painpain(1623)(1624), functional bowel disorders (FBD(1631), etc., as it warms the middle burner and lungs, rescues yang, transforms phlegm by enhancing the functions of lung, spleen and stomach channels(1617).

Chemical constituents
1. 2-heptanol
2. 1,3,3-trimethyltricyclo[2,2,1,0] heptane
3. Tricycline
4. β-fenchene
5. β-pinene
6. 5-hepten-2-one-6-mehtyl
7. Myrcene
8. Octanal
9. α-thujene
10. Zingiberol
11. Zingiberene
12. α-curcumene
13. linalool
14. Cineole
15. Phellandrene
16. Camphene
17. Etc.(1617)

Strong evidences from epidemiological literature suggested that ginger also consist the properties of anti obesity(1632)(1636), anti insulin resistance(1632)01636), anti (1634)(1636), anti dyslipidaemia(1634)(1636), anti diabetes(1635)(1637) and reduced risk the metabolic syndrome causes of cardiovascular complications(1634), etc,....
Its major chemical component, [6]-gingerol analogue (6G), and extracts in rat study exhibited the protective effect against the development of metabolicsyndrome(1633)(1636), through significantly reduced body weight gain(1633)(1636), fat accumulation(1633)(1636), and circulating levels of insulin(1636)(1633) and leptin(1633).
Through its warm in nature and effects on metabolic syndrome, ginger is recommended to the daily diet of PCOs' women diagnosed with kidney yang deficiency by traditional Chinese medicine.

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References
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