The treatment principle is to pacify the Liver, move Qi, eliminate Stagnation, invigorate Blood and therefore regulate the periods. It can lead to either scanty periods or late periods. In case of Spleen Qi Deficiency, the transforming function will not work properly and thus not enough Blood can be produced to send to the Uterus. Take the Spleen as example, its function is to transform and transport food and drinks, extracting Grain Qi (Gu Qi) and food Essence out of them, and distributing them to other Organs. Heart or Spleen Qi Deficiency can also be caused by these emotions and be responsible for delayed periods.
If untreated for a long period of time, it can lead to Blood Stagnation and thus the Directing (Ren Mai 任脉) and Penetrating Vessels become blocked and periods come behind schedule. Qi Stagnation here mainly refers to Liver Qi Stagnation which is often caused by long-term emotional stress like worry or fear. Formulas such as Da Ying Jian are recommended. The treatment principle should rather focus on tonifying Yang instead of just warming the Uterus and dispersing Cold. Apart from the typical symptoms mentioned above, patients may also feel tired under this Empty pattern. Formulas like Wen Jin Tang are recommended.Īs for Empty Cold in Uterus, the 'Empty' here refers to the fact that the 'Cold' is caused by a lack of Yang which by nature is a warm substance.
The treatment principle is to warm the Uterus, disperse Cold and regulate the periods. Excessive consumption of raw or cold foods can accumulate Cold in the body.
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Another source of Full Cold in the Uterus is diet. Young girls during their puberty are particularly vulnerable as their bodies are easily affected by external pathogenic factors such as ' cold evil'. There are two types of Cold in the Uterus pattern that can cause delayed menstruation: Full or Empty.įor the Full type, it often happens to women living in cold and damp countries or to women who spend large amount of time outdoor in cold weather. Other typical symptoms are a feeling of cold, scanty periods with dark blood and clots and abdominal pain which can be relieved with Heat. They fail to fill the Uterus and thus the periods consistently come after the expected time. Then new Blood can not be created and the Directing (Ren Mai 任脉) and Penetrating (Chong Mai 冲脉) Vessels are empty. Therefore it is for the most severe cases of the condition.īlood can congeal due to Cold invasion. Da Bu Yuan Jian is to tonify Qi and Yang and nourishes Blood, Essence and Yin. Formulas such as Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang are recommended to supply both Blood and Qi. The treatment principle is to nourish Blood and Qi. Finally, breastfeeding for a long time may leads to this pattern as well because breast milk is also made from Blood and may therefore exhaust its supply. Also, long-term chronic excessive bleeding such as menorrhagia may also cause Blood Deficiency. The Spleen is the base of creating Gu Qi (or called Food Qi) and Food Essence which are essential for the creation of Blood. There can be several underlying reasons for this pattern but chronic illnesses or excessive work are typically the major ones because they impair the Spleen's transforming function. As they're the Vessels directing and coordinating Blood to the Uterus, the sheer lack of Blood means the periods will fail to happen at the expected time and get delayed consistently. In total we detail below fourteen formulas that can help treat the various patterns that cause late menstruation, depending on which pattern fits your profile.īlood Deficiency leads to an insufficient amount of Blood in the Directing (Ren Mai 任脉) and Penetrating (Chong Mai 冲脉) Vessels. It is the Chinese Medicine equivalent to drugs, apart that it's 100% natural! Drinking herbal infusions is the most common remedy in Chinese Medicine, together with acupuncture.
It is not equivalent to a Western condition, as a matter of fact here late menstruation can be explained by five different patterns.Įach of those patterns can be treated with one or several herbal formulas. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted. Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. However, if there are other accompanying symptoms such as abdominal pain, it is worth considering treating it as well.Īs you can see below we've detailed for you the five "patterns of disharmony" associated with late menstruation. When this is the case it should not be categorized as a disease nor should it be treated medicinally because it is temporary. Sometimes late periods can happen due to change of environment or emotional stress. Sometimes cycle can be as long as 40-50 days instead of the usual 28 days. Late periods are when periods are behind the expected due day for more than 7 days for at least three months in a row.
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