All women experience an irregular period sometimes during their child bearing years, before menopause. While Western medication has never viewed irregular menstruation as a problem of the women’s reproductive system, traditional Chinese medicine looks at this problem seriously that if untreated it will disharmonize the women’s ecosystem, leading to nervous tension and other health problems, including infertility.
Blood deficiency in dysmenorrhrea can be defined as a vague pain in the lower abdomen during or 1-2 days after menstruation. It may be caused by the liver’s inability in blood formation, and/or the kidney and lung qi’s inability to transport blood to the heart.
1. He shou wu (fleeceflower root) He shou wu is a liver tonic herb. It promotes liver function in blood formation and increases the kidney qi in assisting the liver in transporting blood to the heart for circulation, thereby reducing the blood stagnation causes of deficiency. It also improves the kidney in urinary secretion, thus decreasing the risk of blood stagnation caused by fluid retention.
2. Shu Di Huang (Chinese foxglove root) Shu di huang is a blood tonic herb. Besides improving the liver in blood formation, it also increases the liver’s qi by boosting the circulatory system in transporting oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells thus reducing the risks of symptoms of dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations, and scanty menstruation.
3. E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Glue) E jiao is an important herb for improving the liver in blood formation and liver qi in regulating the blood circulation in the body thereby reducing the symptoms of dizziness, shallow complexion, and palpitations caused by blood deficiency.
4. Dang gui (Chinese angelica root) Dang gui is best known for improving the liver’s function in blood formation and regulating the function of the reproductive organs. It also harmonizes the production of hormones during the menstrual cycle, leading to reduced cramps and pain caused by blood deficiency and stagnation.
5. Bai shao (white peony root) Bai shao plays an important role in nourishing the blood and regulatingmenstrual problems caused by blood deficiency. It also harmonizes the liver and spleen to prevent the rising of blood heat causes of headache and dizziness.
There are many more Chinese herbs that help to treat blood deficiency, make sure to work with your Chinese practitioner to find the underlining causes and to treat them effectively.
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Girls in South East Asia have learnt in their early life from their grandmother’s wisdom that they do not engage in any activity that distorts their regular period. Irregular period should be treated immediately, otherwise it may cause a wide range of diseases such as infertility, according to traditional Chinese medicine.
The liver is an organ of storing blood. The kidney is the organs that regulates the reporductive system and that distributes fluids according to TCM. Deficiency of liver and kidney causes symptoms of dysmenorrhrea including: 1.Lower abdominal pain either proceeding and/or following menstruation.
If liver qi is stagnated, it causes the abdominal muscles to contract, leading to menstrual pains preceding the period. If the kidney is not functioning normally because of a lack of fluid, it causes the rise of liver heat, leading to abnormal cramps and pain. It is said that applying external pressure will ease the pain.
2. Thin and light color menstruation Thin and light color period discharge is caused by the liver’s inability in blood formation and the kidney’s function in fluid regulation.
3. Fatigue, dizziness It is caused by the spleen’s inability in energy (nutrients and oxygen) transportation, as a result of a stagnation of liver blood formation.
4. Fever In some cases, liver deficiency may cause the inability of the immune system in fighting against the invasion of bacteria and virus, leading to infection and inflammation. Sometimes it generates liver heat, leading to increasing the body temperature.
5. Scanty urination Scanty urination may be caused by the kidney’s abnormal function in urinary secretion as a result of the inability of the kidney to distribute fluids throughout the body.
6. Lower back pain. Lower back pain is a result of qi and blood stagnation in the abdominal region.
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Pelvic Inflammation Disease (PID) is defined as condition caused by inflammation or infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as a result of scars and adhesion in the pelvic which in turn may prevent the implantation of egg during natural pregnancy process. It affects over 1 million women in U.S. every month and most of them are in their teen and twenties and over 100,000 women become infertile in the US alone each year.
I. Symptoms of (PID)
1. Fever – It is due to infection or inflammation of the pelvic region. 2. Cervical motion tenderness – Caused by swelling of cervical inflammation area as a immune system reaction. 3. Lower abdominal pain – It is caused by sexual transmitted diseases Chlamydia pneumoniae that infect the pelvic tissues and immune responds. 4. Abnormal discharge – Due to immune system in fighting with the bacteria to protect the pelvic tissues. 5. Painful intercourse – As a result of some infected tissues have been damaged. 6. Irregular menstrual bleeding – Caused by bleeding of the infected area.
II. Causes of PID
1. Sexual transmitted diseases – Chlamydia is also known as Chlamydia pneumoniae, it is a type of organism causes sexual transmitting disease. In women, it may damage the Fallopian tube leading to infertility. Sexual transmitted disease happens most often to sexual active women with several partners and without understanding much of the partner’s health and condition. The diseases can also transmit through sexual intercourse without the use of a barrier device such as condom. Chlamydia can live in the body for months and years without causing any symptoms, but when it strikes the symptoms include: a) Pain or burning when urinating b) Abnormal vaginal discharge c) Bleeding between periods d) Pain during sexual intercourse as we mentioned above.
2. Virus – It may be caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
3. Fungi – It causes infection, low levels of estrogen or allergy and abnormal vagina discharge. In case of frequent vaginitis, it is caused by women who are taking birth control pills, or taking antibiotics, as antibiotics kill bacteria, it causes uncontrolled yeast growth). Fungi can also be contracted through sexual intercourse.
4. Parasitic – PID is caused by a tiny parasite, known as trichomonas vaginalis.
5. Bacterial infections – Bacteria (germs) get into a woman’s internal reproductive organs such as douching or when the cervix is opened due to menstruation or ovulation for sperm invasion.
6. Surgery – Surgeries such as C section, abortion, childbirth or insertion of an IUD may cause bacteria getting into the pelvic region, leading to infection resulting in scars in the region.
7. Cervicitis – Cervicitis is defined as a medical condition caused by inflammation or infection to the cervix, leading to abnormal production of cervical mucus and increasing the risk of infertility
III. Affects of PID
1. Chronic pelvic pain – Pelvic inflammatory disease often causes pelvic pain, it can lead to chronic pelvic pain if left untreated for too long as a result of scars building up in the pelvic region.
2. Infertility – If the scar covers a large portion of the uterus that disrupts the chance of egg to implant in the uterus or blocks the Fallopian tube, causing fertilization egg unable to travel down to the uterus for implantation.
3. Ectopic pregnancy – As a result of the end of Follopian tube that connects to the ovaries becoming partially or completely blocked due to forming of scars after infection.
IV. Treatment of PID in conventional medicine perspective
PID have to be cured early by antibiotics, otherwise it may cause forming of large scars in the pelvic region, leading to blockage at the end of Fallopian tube that affects the uterus in egg implantation.
V. Summary
1. PID can be prevented if a woman a) Uses a condom b) Abstains from sexual intercourse c) Avoids douching 2. Early treatment
Sexually active women must check with her doctor, if some of above symptoms are found.
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Pelvic Inflammation Disease (PID) is defined as a condition caused by inflammation or infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as a result of scars and adhesion in the pelvic region, which in turn prevent the implantation of egg during natural pregnancy process. It affects over 1 million women in U.S. every month and most of them are in their teen and twenties and over 100,000 women become infertile in the US alone each year. In traditional Chinese medicine PID is classified as the infection of a woman reproductive system. While convention medicine focus in using antibiotics to destroy the invasion of bacteria, virus, fungi, etc, in the infection or inflammation area, traditional Chinese medicine treats the problem as some tiny changes in the women ecosystem that cause PID, resulting in itching in the genital area, abnormal vaginal discharge and power abdominal cramps and pain.
I. I. Causes and Diagnosis of (PID) in the traditional Chinese perspective A. Causes Traditional Chinese medicine views PID as a condition of genital itching and leukorrhea (it is a medical term that denotes a thick, whitish vaginal discharge) caused by dysfunction of liver, kidney and Spleen. It believes pelvic inflammation disease is caused by damp heat moving downward and accumulated in the pelvic region as a result of liver stagnation or/and Spleen yin deficiency or /and kidney deficiency, leading to blood and qi deficiency or/ and stagnation.Therefore treating PID is focused in diagnosis of vagina discharge.
B. Diagnosis and vagina discharges 1. Spleen deficiency with damp
Vagina discharge is colorless, odourless, sticky and vagina dryness, due to dampness accumulation as a result of Spleen yin deficiency that disrupts the kidney function in of fluid distribution, leading to dampness accumulation.
2. Spleen deficiency with damp heat a) Diagnosis If there are dampness, it generates heat as a result of high humidity. b) Vagina discharge Discharge is discolor with foul-smelling
3. Kidney yang deficiency a) Diagnosis Spleen yang deficiency is caused by the inability of kidney in regulating the fluid distribution, resulting in fluid moving down to the pelvic region. b) Vagina discharge Discharge is excessive white or pale yellow, sticky and no smelly vagina discharge
4. Kidney and liver yin deficiency a) Diagnosis Kidney and liver yin deficiency cause excessive yang in the liver, leading to not enough fluid to moister the liver that affects the normal function of liver in blood formation. b) Vagina discharge
Discharge is thick, whitish vaginal discharge, stiff and sharp back pain and vaginal dryness.
5. Damp heat accumulated in kidney channels a) Diagnosis If the qi runing through the kidney channels is blocked due to kidney qi deficiency, it causes fluid retention in the channels, leading to excessive accumulation of dampness and heat arising that affect the reproductive organs, including the pelvic region. b) Vagina discharge Vagina discharge is red and white
II. Chinese herbal Treatments A. Spleen deficiency with damp (Strengthen Spleen yang, eliminate damp) 1. Bai zhu Bai zhu is also known as white atractylodes rhizome, It is warm in nature and used to treat the spleen deficiency yang due to fluid accumulation.
2. Shan yao Shan yao is also known as Chinese yam and neutral in nature, It has been used to tonify Spleen yin and qi and eliminate damp.
3. Ren sheng Ren sheng is also known as radix ginseng. It is one of most popular herbs and used over thousand of years in treating qi deficincy and abnormal bleeding in the vagina due to infection and inflammation.
4. Cang zhu Cang zhu is also known as rhizoma atractylodis, it has been used in TCM in treating of yeast infection and dries dampness and strengthening the stomach in food digestion.
5. Che qian zi Che qian zi is also known as plantago seeds, it has a drain damp function through urination.
B. Spleen deficiency with damp heat Treatment Strengthen Spleen yang, eliminate damp, clear heat 1. Shan yao (See above)
2. Huang bai Huang bai is also known as amur cork tree bark, it is bitter in nature and has been used to clear heat and dry dampness.
3. Long dan cao Long dan cao is also known as bitter root or bitterwort, it is bitter and cold in nature and has been used in TCM in clearing damp heat and dry vagina discharge caused by painful-swollen genitals.
4. Xiang fu Xiang fu is also known as nut grass rhizome and has been used to regulate and strengthen the qi movement and treat abnormal menstruation due to liver’s abnormal function.
C. Kidney yang deficiency (Strengthen kidney yin) 1. Zhi fu zi Zhi fu zi is also known as radix aconiti lateralis preparata, it has been used to reinforce yang, and dispel wind, cold.
2. Du zhong Du zhong is also known as ecommia barkwarm and has been used to promote and smooth the flow of qi and blood.
3. Shu di huang nourish kidney Shu di huang is also known as Chinese fox glove,it is warm in nature and used to nourish blood and tonify kidney yang and essence.
4. Shan yao (See Above)
5. Hai piao xiao astringe discharge Hai piao xiao is cuttlefish bone, warm in nature and has been used in TCM in stopping uterine bleeding with vaginal discharge and enhancing the kidney yang.
D. Kidney and liver yin deficiency (Strengthen kidney and liver yang, tonify yang blood and clear heat) 1. Shu di huang (See above) 2. Shan yao (see above) 3. Zhi mu Zhi mu is also known as anemarrhena rhizomec and has been used to clear empty fire from kidney caused by high humidity and liver fire.
4. Fu ling drain fire through urination Fu ling is also known as Indian bread or matsuhodo. The herb has been used to promote urinary secretion by draining fire through urination.
5. Ze xie is also known as water plantain (Same function as fu ling)
E. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels (Drain liver heat, clear damp, tonify yin blood) 1. Long dan cao : (See above) 2. Chai hu Chai hu is also known as Chinese thoroughwax or hare ear root, it is cool in nature and has been used to treat liver qi stagnation, clear liver heat.
3. Mu tong Mu tong is also known as akebia caulis, it has been used to drain fire and dampness through urination.
4. Dang qui Dang qui is also known as Chinese angelica root. It has been used over thousand year in China in treating women reproductive disorder by nourishing blood yin.
5. Qian shi Qian shi is also known as euryale seed and used to treat damp heat, eliminate thick, whitish vaginal discharge.
III. Treatment with Acupuncture Here is only some acupuncture points that have been used to treat A. Spleen deficiency with damp SP9 (yin ling), Sp6 (san yin jiao), CV12(zhong wan), ST8 (tou wei ) and SP3 (tai bai))
B. Spleen deficiency with damp heat SP9 (yin ling), SP6(san yin jiao), UB20(pi shu), LI11 (qu chi) and GB34 (yang ling quan)
C. Kidney yang deficiency UB23 (shen shu), GV4 (ming men), CV4 (guan yuan), CV6 (qi hai), KD3(tai xi), KD7 (fu liu) and UB52 (zhi shi)
D. Kidney and liver yin deficiency PC8 (lao gong) , SP2 (da du), PC7 (da ling), SP3 (tai bai), GB38 (yang fu), LV2 (xing jian), LV3 (tai chong), LV4 (zhong feng), SP6 (san yin jiao) and SP10 (xue hai)
E. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels LV14 (qi men), GB24 (ri yue), UB18 (gan shu), UB19 (dan shu), CV12 (zhong wan), SP3 (tai bai), SP6 (san yin jiao), SP9 (yin ling quan), LV2 (xing jian), LI11 (qu chi)
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All women experience menstrual disorder sometimes during their child bearing years before menopause. While Western medication has never viewed that menstruation disorder is a problem of women reproductive system, traditional Chinese medicine looks at this problem seriously, if untreated, it will disharmonize the women’s ecosystem, leading to nervous tension and other health problems, including infertility.
Liver is important for blood formation and in regulating the spleen in food absorption and transforming them to energy to support our body daily activity. Imbalance of liver can be caused by stress, anger, resentment and repressed frustrations, leading to the following symptoms in dysmenorrhrea.
1. Pain in the lower abdomen preceding or during menstruation In the western medicine point of view, pain in lower abdomen preceding or during menstruation may be caused by the inability of liver in essential fatty metabolism, leading to over production of certain hormones in the prostaglandins family that cause contraction of uterus muscles. In TCM point of view, liver is a main organ in blood storing and formation, imbalance of liver causes qi stagnation, leading to blood stagnation in some some organs, thus causing pain in the lower abdomen before and during menstruation as qi tries to push the stagnated blood through vagina.
2. Difficult menstruation Difficult menstruation is common symptoms for women with dysmenorrhrea because of imbalance liver. As qi is stagnated, it does not have enough strength to regulate the blood flow, making menstruation difficulty.
3. Scanty menstrual discharge In some case, qi may be able to regulate the blood flow in the reproductive organs, but blood formation of liver is damaged, it leaves only a small amount blood for menstruation, causing scanty menstrual discharge.
4. Period with dark purple color containing blood clots It is a result of blood stagnation in the reproductive organ and excessive liver heat, (caused by extreme yin or yang) leading to dark purple color and clots.
5. Breast tenderness Imbalance of liver causes qi stagnation that interferes with kidney function in regulating the flow of fluids in the body, effecting the reproductive organs, leading to breast tenderness.
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All women experience irregular period sometimes during their child bearing years, before menopause. While Western medication has never viewed that irregular menstruation is a problem for a women’s reproductive system, traditional Chinese medicine looks at this problem seriously, if untreated, it will dis-harmonize the women’s ecosystem, leading to nervous tension and other health problems, including infertility. Girls in South East Asia have learned in their early life from their grandmother’s wisdom that they do not engage in any activity that distort their regular period.
Liver is important for blood formation and the lung. It helps to regulate the movement of qi in the body. Obstruction of blood in certain organs may also cause qi stagnation, leading to menstrual cramps and pain before, during and after menstruation. Causes of blood and qi stagnation include:
1. Chronic inflammation The prolonged period of inflammation causes blood static as a result of increasing blood flow to inflammation regions and distorting the immune system in fighting against foreign bacteria and virus function, leading to blood stagnation.
2. Liver function Liver is vital for blood formation and waste removal. Abnormal function of liver causes old estrogen or other hormones as well as old blood remaining in the body’s organs, leading to blood stagnation thus increasing the risk of menstrual irregularity and dysmenorrhrea.
3. Inability of respiratory function If the lung is damaged for whatever reasons, it may affect the lung’s ability to move qi in the pathway of the meridian, leading to blood stagnation in the reproductive region.
4. Stress and depression Stress and depression caused by an unexpected event can affect the liver function in regulating the psychosocial symptoms of the nervous system and physical symptoms of blood formation, leading to liver qi and blood stagnation that contribute to symptoms of dysmenorrhrea.
5. Unhealthy diet Unhealthy diet high in saturated and trans fat affect the blood and qi movement, because it causes the building up of cholesterol in the blood stream, thereby reducing the lung’s function in regulating qi movement and the heart’s function in blood circulation.
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Amenorrhea is defined as a health condition of absence of period 1. Primary amenrrhea Women who are at age 18, but for what ever reason have never menstruated or 2. Secondary amenrrhea is defined as period beginning at the appropriate age, but later stops for more than 3 cycles. Deficiency of kidney qi can slow the function of kidney in water distribution, growth, leading to dampness accumulation in the lower part of the body, and the under layers of skin and hearing loss, sexual dysfunction, loss of sexual desire, etc.
I. Symptoms 1. Dizziness 2. Ringing in the ears 3. Weak or sore lower back 4. Fatigue 5. Pale complexion 6. Frequent urination 7. Asthmatic panting upon exertion 8. Weak legs 9. Water retention in the legs 10. Poor appetite 11. Loose stools 12. Amenorrhea 13. Etc.
II. Causes 1. Cold and raw foods diet Stomach is important to digest food when it enter the body. If stomach qi is deficiency or can not digestive food properly due to intake of raw foods or cold foods, etc. for a prolonged period of time, it will cause less qi to be converted, resulting in lessening the function of spleen in qi formation and distribution.
2. Spleen After food is digested by the stomach, food qi and essences are absorbed by spleen. Intake of certain food and weakened parental qi will cause spleen qi deficiency that leads to not enough qi to perform its function in assisting liver and lung in qi distribution to the body.
3. Liver Liver is vital in blood formation and moving blood yin in blood vessels. If lung qi is deficient, it causes sluggish liver qi in moving blood to warm the uterus, leading to blood stasis and cold uterus.
4. Etc. III. treatments A. With herbs 1. Ren shen (Ginseng) Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. Besides improving the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain, it also enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels.
2. Xi yang shen (American ginseng) Besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy and reducing the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels.
3. Dang shen (Pilose asiabell root) Dang shen is a spleen and lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach.
4. Etc.
B. With Acupuncture Suggested acupuncture points 1. ST36 (Zu san li) 2. SP6 (San yin jiao) 3. KD3 (Tai xi) 4. LU9 (Tai yuan) 5. Etc.
C. With Foods 1. Sweet potato 2. Watercress 3. Cherry 4. Chestnuts 5. Walnuts 6. Mussel 7. Lamb 8. Basil, 9. Black pepper 10. Cinnamon bark 11. Fennel seed 12. Garlic, 13. Ginger 14. Peppermint 15. Sage 16. White pepper 17. Jasmine tea 18. Etc.
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In traditional Chinese medicine is defined as a organ in charge of storing kidney essence, will, determination, and power of memory, water distribution, bone marrow, spinal and brain marrow, graping qi and bladder as well as hearing , and 2 private parts. Imbalance of kidney sometime can be caused by kidney yang deficiency due to intake of raw and cold foods, rigid exercise, frequent ejaculation, etc., leading to dampness accumulation that can manifest to damp heat, leading to phlegm.
I. Symptoms 1. Low sexual desire 2. Lower back and knee pain 3. Diarrhea 4. Frequent urination 5. Clear and profuse urination 6. Difficulty urinating, and 7. Edema 8. Sexual dysfunction 9. 10. Infertility 11. Clear vaginal discharge 12. No ovulation for some women 13. Etc.
II. Causes 1. Colding effect Eating cold foods for a prolonged period of time will cause kidney yang deficiency. Cold foods are yin in nature, after entering the stomach, our body needs to provide more yang to digest it that depletes the yang qi.
2. Frequent sexual activity Frequent sexual activity may not affect the young men and women, because kidney essence is abundant, but you reach a certain age, kidney essence slowly deplete, leading to yang qi deficiency causing low sexual desire and distorting the normal menstrual cycle including amenorrhea.
3. Occupation Working in a cold environment for a prolonged period of time will cause yang deficiency, as our body need to balance the normal body temperature by constantly producing heat to counter the cold.
4. Etc. III. Treatments A. With Herbs 1. Bu Gu Zhi Bu gu zhi is also known as psoralea fruit and used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blockage of meridian kidney-Spleen. It tonifies the yang qi by increasing the kidney function in assisting the function of lung qi and the function of spleen in qi distribution.
2. Lu rong Lu rong is also known as deer antler, deer antler velvet, it is a great herb that helps to reduce the blockage of the meridian liver and kidney. Since yang qi deficiency is also caused blood deficiency, improving the body yang by strengthening the liver’s function in blood formation and kidney’s function in fluid distribution, it reduces the yang deficiency in the body.
3. Du Zhong It is also known ecommia bark, it is one the most used herb to enhance the function of meridian kidney-liver by promoting the qi and blood formation. Since the liver is a organ in charge of blood storing and blood formation and kidney is in charge of fluid regulation, it increases blood flow to the entire body and reduces fluid accumulated in the body, thus enhancing yang.
C. With Foods 1. Radish 2. Squash 3. Turnip 4. Cherry, 5. Lychi 6. Peach 7. Strawberry 8. Pistachio nuts
9. Etc.
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Ovarian cysts affect women of all ages, especially during a woman’s childbearing years. Most ovarian cysts are functional and benign but some can become cancerous. Some ovarian cysts can cause bleeding and pain such as endometriomas/chocolate cysts and surgery is required for any cyst larger than 5 cms in diameter or if the cyst has interfered with the extruding of mature follicle. Traditional Chinese medicine defines ovarian cyst is a medical condition caused by excess-dampness (caused by blood and fluid stasis) accumulated in the abdomen and gradually coalesces into phlegm, that can manifest as that can manifest as ovarian cysts or various kinds, including chocolate cysts.
I. Symptoms
There is ONLY A slight difference between traditional Chinese medicine and conventional medicine when comes to symptoms of ovarian cysts 1. Lower abdominal pain 2. Irregular menstrual periods 3. Pressure and pain in the abdomen 4. Long-term pelvic pain during menstrual period 5. Pelvic pain after strenuous exercise or sexual intercourse 6. Pain or pressure with urination or bowel movements 7. Nausea and vomiting 8. Vaginal pain or spots of blood from vagina 9. Infertility 10. Painful sex 11. Breast tenderness 12. dizziness 13. Fatigue and tiredness 14. Added on symptoms according to traditional Chinese medicine a) Pale tongue b) Poor appetite c) Loose stool d) Pale face and bright face e) Sweating with little exertion f) Shallow breathing g) Prolonged headache h) Chest distention i) Hypochondriac pain j) Diarrhea or consipation k) Depression and mood swing l) Etc.
II. Causes of ovarian cysts 1. Stress Since liver is opened to the spirit factors, prolonged period working or living in high stress environment will cause abnormal function of liver in moving blood in the vessels as a result of qi stagnation, leading to blood stasis in the abdomen cavity, including the ovaries.
2. Cold and raw food diet Cold and raw food diet damage the stomach function in food qi and essence absorption, thus decreasing the transformation of above to spleen, leading to spleen deficiency.
3. Oilly and greasy food diet Oilly and greasy food increases the risk of accumulated of turbid and dampness in the body caused by stomach’s inability to digest food properly, leading to kidney qi deficiency in distributing and moving fluid upward.
4. Environment toxin Environment toxins decrease the body function in regulating the cells oxidation, leading to abnormal cell growth, including the ovarian cysts.
5. Artificial ingredients Artificial ingredients are harmful to our body organs. They besides reduce our immune system in fighting against the forming of free article, but also damage the stomach function in food qi and essence distribution as well as increasing the risk of turbid accumulation.
6. Working environment Working environment either too hot or too cod will affect the kidney function in fluid distribution, as a result of the depletion of either yin or yang in the body.
7. Excessive alcohol drinking Excessive drinking damages the liver function in blood formation and blood storing and interferes with the stomach proper function.
8. Etc.
II. Differentiation 1. Spleen qi deficiency Spleen is a vital organ in absorbing food essence and distributing qi and fluid to body organs. If for what ever reason (due to prolong period intake of raw and cold food or working in cold environment, etc.), causing deficiency of kidney in fluid distribution and lung and liver qi in moving blood in the vessels, leading to fluid retention and blood stagnation
2. Kidney yin or yang deficiency As kidney no longer received enough qi to move fluids up to nourish the body organs and qi upward, it causes fluids accumulated in the admen, leading to pathogen of excess -dampness, resulting in heat being generated, leading to phlegm, the major causes of lumps and cysts.
3. Blood stasis If liver function in blood formation and transporting blood to the heart vessels are distorted due to liver qi stagnation, then blood can not move freely and smoothly through the blood vessels, leading to blood stagnation.
IV. Treatments A. Spleen deficiency AA. With Chinese herbs 1. Codonopsis (Dang shen) It is one of the most used herb that reinforces the spleen, nourishes blood.
2. Ginseng (Ren shen) Ginseng is a very powerful qi tonic herb and used to tonify original Qi and extreme qi deficiency.
3. Astragalus (Huang qi) it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in tonifying spleen and lung qi and raising spleen and stomach qi.
4. Jujube Dates (Da zao) It is a good herb for tonifying spleen qi and short of breath and nourishing blood.
A.B. Acupuncture Acupuncture suggested points 1. CV12 (Zhong wan) 2. ST36 (Zu san lin) 3. SP6 (San yin jao) 4. SP3 (Tai bai) 5. UB20 (Pi shu) 6. UB21 (Wei shu) 7. CV6 (Qi hai) 8. Etc.
3. Foods a) Pumpkin b) Carrot c) Lamb d) Ginger tea e) Brown rice f) Avoid intake of raw, cool, cold foods and foods with artificial ingredients.
B. Kidney deficiency B.A. With Chinese herbs
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 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 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. Cinnamin bark (rou gui) Cinnamin 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. Etc.
B.B. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture poimts
1. BL23 (Shen shu)
2. BL25 (Da chang shu)
3. BL 52 (Zhi shi)
4. DU4 (Governing meridian 4)
5. REN4 (Conception meridian 4)
6. REN6 (Conception meridian 6)
7. KD3 (Tai xi)
8. BL60 (Kun lun)
9. Etc.
B.C. With Foods
C.C.1. Kidney yin deficiency
a) String beans
b) Celery
c) Parsley
d) Grapes
e) Plum
f) Berries
g ) Sea salt
h) Etc.
C.C.2. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Onion
b) Radish
c) Pistachio nuts
d) Walnuts
e) Leek
f) Shrimp and lobster
g) Black pepper
h) Wheat germ
i) Etc.
C. Liver qi deficiency 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 acupuncture points a) BL18 (Gan shu) b) CV12 (Zhong guan) c) CV17 (Shan zhong) d) LR3 (Taichong) e) SP4 (Gong sun) f) ST36 (Zu san li) g) LI4 (He gu) 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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Excess cold is defined as health condition of overwhelming yin that has completely suppressed the yang in the body.
I. Symptoms 1. Weak legs 2. Water retention in the legs 3. Poor appetite 4. Loose stools 5. Weak and aching lower back and legs 6. Deep and weak pulse 7. Pale tongue 8. Infertility 9. Sexual dysfunction 10. Chronic vaginal discharge 11. Etc.
II. Causes Causes of excess cold is mostly due to yang deficiency 1. Kidney yang deficiency
1. Colding effect Eating cold foods for a prolonged period of time will cause kidney yang deficiency. Cold foods are yin in nature, after entering the stomach, our body needs to provide more yang to digest it that depletes the yang qi.
2. Life style Some people like to drink cold drink after taking straight from the refrigerator, eat raw foods, swim in a cold water, go out a lot in rainy weather or cold water,etc., they will cause extra yang produced by the body to counter the affect of the cold.
3. Frequently sexual activity Frequently sexual activity drains the kidney jing, leading to kidney jing and yang deficiency that distort the normal function of kidney in regulating the natural process of conception. In serve case, it may cause menstrual disorder and infertility.
4. Aging Aging is a biological process that we can not stop, but delay it. While youth is yang in nature, aging causes depletion of yang qi slowly.
5. Etc.
III. Treatments A. With herbs 1. Du Zhong It is also known ecommia bark, it is one the most used herb to enhance the function of meridian kidney-liver by promoting the qi and blood formation. Since the liver is a organ in charge of blood storing and blood formation and kidney is in charge of fluid regulation, it increases blood flow to the entire body and reduces fluid accumulated in the body, thus enhancing yang.
2. Ba Ji Tian Ba ji tian is also known as Chinese morinda root, sweet and warm in nature. It is also one the herbs used to strengthen the liver and kidney qi and blood yang by enhancing the liver in blood formation and kidney in urinary secretion, thus reducing the yang deficiency causes of abdominal distention.
3. Rou Chong Rong Rou Chong Rong used in traditional Chinese medicine for reducing the blockage of kidney-large intestine meridian, thereby increasing the kidney function in increasing blood circulation to warm the uterus, assisting urinary secretion and digestive system in moving waste, resulting in lessening the fluid retention and irregular period.
4. Etc.
B. With acupuncture 1. ST36 ( Zu san li) 2. GV4 (Ming men) 3. CV4 (Quan yuan) 4. CV6 (Qi hai) 5. Etc.
C. With foods 1. sweet (glutinous) rice, 2.Cheery 3. Logan 4. Lobster 5. Beef 6. Lamp 7. Black pepper 8. Cinnamon bark 9. Chive 10. Garlic 11. Ginger 12. Rose marry 13. Etc.
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