Prolonged menstruation is a symptom of dribbling menstruation, which is considered to be related to qi deficiency, blood stasis, and deficiency heat in Chinese medicine, and can be intervened and treated with the use of medicines such as Lifting Yuan Decoction, Peach and Red Four Substance Soup, and Two Earth Soup.
1. Qi deficiency: when there are symptoms such as late menstruation, increased menstrual flow, blanched face, shortness of breath, fatigue, tiredness of limbs, abdominal cramps, light-colored menstrual blood and thin menstrual blood, which are related to Qi deficiency, Lift Yuan Decoction with additions or subtractions can be used to regulate menstruation, replenish Qi and take in blood.
2. Blood stasis syndrome: If the menstrual flow is prolonged, the amount of menstruation is heavy or light, there are clots in the menstrual blood, the color of the menstrual blood is dark, and there is pain in the abdomen when menstruation occurs, the treatment of activating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis can be carried out by using Taohong Siwu Tang.
3. Deficiency-heat syndrome: prolonged menstruation, low menstrual flow, bright red menstrual blood, thick menstrual blood accompanied by hot flashes, heat in the hands and feet, and redness of the cheekbones can be treated with Liangdi Tang for nourishing Yin and clearing heat.
When the symptoms of prolonged menstruation occur, it is necessary to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner, and if you need to use medication, you should follow the doctor’s instructions, and should not use medication without authorization for the treatment of the disease.