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Premenstrual Tension Syndrome
 1.
Overview and Causes
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Premenstrual
tension syndrome
includes a series of symptoms such as distending pain in the breast,
headache and dizziness, restlessness and insomnia, distension in
sternocostal region, edema, diarrhea, restless sleep and general
malaise which appears before or during menstruation.
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 2. Symptoms
(a) Stagnation
of the Liver-qi
Premenstrual
distension and fullness in the breasts, thelalgia, dizziness,
headache, distension pain in the abdomen or involving the chest
and hypochondrium, restlessness, and tendency to anger, dark colored
tongue with whit and thin fur, taut pulse.
(b) Deficiency
of Qi and Blood in Heart and Spleen
Premenstrual palpitation, restless sleep, lack of vitality with
asthenia, cold extremities, excessive thin clear leucorrhoea,
pale tongue with white fur, deep and tready pulse.
(c) Yang
insufficiency of Both the Spleen and Kidney
Premenstrual edema in the face and limbs, dizziness, bodily languor,
and legs, drowsiness, loss of appetite, loose stool, abdominal
distension, lassitude in the loins corpulent tongue with teeth
marks on its margin, white and moist fur, deep and thready pulse.
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 3. TCM Effectiveness
and Evaluation
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Premenstrual tension syndrome is successfully treated by herbal
medicine or/ and acupuncture. It is more effective than other kind
treatment.
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 4.
Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM
This ailment, according to TCM,
has different syndromes. The treatment for these syndromes using herbal
medicine and acupuncture is shown below.
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Syndrome
(a)
Stagnation of the Liver-qi
To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: Soothing the depressed liver to regulate
the circulation of qi, promoting blood circulation to remove obstruction
in the channels.
Prescription/Formula: Modified recipe of Bupleurum Powder
for Relieving Liver-qi bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri 9g white peony
root, Radix Paeoniae Alba 9g nutgrass flatsedge rhizome, Rhizoma
Cyperi 12g Chinese angelica root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 9g curcuma
root, Radix Curcumae 9g Sichuan chinaberry fruit, Fructus Meliae
Toosendan 12g tangerne peel, Pericapium Citri Rechiculatae 9g bitter
orange, Fructus Aurantii 9g Chuanxiong rhizome, Rhizoma ligustici
Chuanxiong 9g Rose, Flos Rose Rugosae 3g
To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Therapeutic principle: Combination of herbal medication and
acupuncture to treat Premenstrual tension Syndrome, the effect will
be much better.
Prescription/Formula:
(a) Body acupuncture Prescription: Neiguan (P 6), Shenmen (H 7),
Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) and Daling.
Supplementary points:Yanglingquan (G 34), Taichong (Liv 3)
and Shanzhong (Ren 17)
(b) Scalp acupuncture
Prescription: 5 Points of Forehead, 3 Points of tempus and Melancholy
Area.
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Syndrome
(b)
Deficiency
of Qi and Blood in Heart and Spleen
To treat by Herbal
medicine
Therapeutic principle: Nourishing the
heart to calm the mind and reinforcing the spleen to remove dampness.
Prescription/Formula: Modified Decoction for Invigorating
the Spleen and Nourishing the Heart. dangshen, Radix Codonopsis
Pilosulae 9g astragalus root, Radix Astragali seu Hedysari 15g ,
Chinese angelica root, Radix angelicae Sinensis 9g bighead atractylodes
rhizome, Rhuzoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 9g poria with hostwood,
poria cum Ligni Hospite 9g polygala root, Radix Polygslae 6g longan
arii, Arillus Longan 9g aucklandia root, Radix Aucklandiae 3g parched
wild jujuba seed, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae 9g coix seed, Semen Coieis
15g alismatis rhizome, Rhizoma Alismatis 9g
Simple Prescription:
To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Therapeutic
principle: Combination of herbal medication and acupuncture
to treat Premenstrual tension Syndrome, the effect will be much
better.
Prescription/Formula:
(a) Body acupuncture Prescription: Neiguan (P 6), Shenmen (H 7),
Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) and Daling.
Supplementary points: Xinshu (B 15) and Zusanli (S 36)
(b) Scalp acupuncture
Prescription: 5 Points of Forehead, 3 Points of tempus and Melancholy
Area.
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Syndrome
(c)
Yang
Insufficiency of Both the Spleen and Kidney
To treat by Herbal
medicine
Therapeutic principle: Strengthening the spleen and warming
the kidney to promote diuresis
Prescription/Formula: Modified Decoction for Strengthening
the Spleen and Reinforcing the Kidney.
dangshen, Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae 9g,
bighead atractylodes rhizome, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae
9g, poria, Poria 9g,
coix seed, Simen Coicis 15g,
cibot rhizome, Rhizoma Cibotii 9g,
morinda root, Radix Morindae Officinalis 9g,
alismatis rhizome, Rhizoma Alismatis 9g,
All the above drugs are to be decocted in water for oral adinistration.
To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Therapeutic principle: Combination of herbal medication
and acupuncture to treat Premenstrual tension Syndrome, the effect
will be much better.
Prescription/Formula:
(a)
Body acupuncture Prescription: Neiguan (P 6), Shenmen (H 7), Sanyinjiao
(Sp 6) and Daling.
Supplementary
points: Shenshu (B 23) and Guanyuan are added.
(b) Scalp acupuncture
Prescription: 5 Points of Forehead, 3 Points of tempus and Melancholy
Area.
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 5. Healing by
Other Therapies
(a) Qigong and other therapies
For
effect of Qigong on Metabolism, click here.
Generally speaking,
Qigong is good for healing effect of this specific ailment, however
individual results may vary. It improves the flow of the qi and
the circulation of the blood, so you'll experience more energy,
but, you won't see/ feel any immediate effects, as with many exercises
and therapies, it takes a few weeks or even months of practice before
you'll see any significant improvements.
The following
types of Qigong may help:
For the information
of different types of Qigong ,just click a link above.
This information
is for education purpose only. We strongly advise you seek a licensed
Qigong master to learn the correct ways to conduct these exercises
before attempting them.
(b) Medicated diet
1. Longan(Longyanrou) 250g, Red Date(Hongzao) 500g, Common Selfheal
Fruit-spike(Xiakucao) 200g, Spine Date Seed(Suanzaoren) 100g, Honey(Fengmi)
1000g, Crystal Sugar(Bingtang) 250g, cook and extract it to cream,
take it twice a day, each time 10-15g.
2. Dragon's Bones(Longgu) 10g, Oyster Shell(Muli) 15g, Rhizome(zhimu)
3g, Lotus Seed(lianzi) 30g, cook and drink the soup.
(c) Life style
1. Relax and keep good mood.
2. Understand the menstrual cycle.
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6.
Psychological Adaptation to a Chronic and Severe Illness
One
encounters different health problems in the course of one's life.
Some problems are acute yet minor and often improve by themselves
or yield to simple self-management. Severe and acute conditions
often necessitate the help of health professionals who may provide
fast relief with specific interventions. However, when the condition
is chronic, the management required is quite different.
Please
click the following button to learn "Psychological Adaptation
to a Chronic and Severe Illness".
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