Whether taking herbs to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis can regulate breast distension during menstruation cannot be generalized. If the patient has chest distension caused by blood stasis syndrome, she can take herbs to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis to regulate it, which can play a certain role in relieving the symptoms; if the patient has chest distension caused by liver depression and qi stagnation syndrome, or gastric deficiency and phlegm stagnation syndrome, the taking of herbs to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis can’t be of therapeutic effect.
If the patient has breast distension during menstruation, accompanied by symptoms such as heavy menstrual blood clots and tingling in the abdomen, the symptoms belong to blood stasis syndrome, and the breast distension can be relieved by taking Chinese herbs that activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis.
However, if the patient’s breast distension during menstruation is accompanied by pain and refusal to be pressed, abdominal distension, irritability, etc., the symptoms belong to the syndrome of liver depression and stagnation of qi, and need to dredge the liver and regulate qi treatment, and need to take Chaihu Shuohexuan for treatment, and at this time, oral medicines for invigorating blood and removing blood stasis can not have any effect on the regulation of the patient’s breast distension.
In addition, if the patient has breast distension and pain during menstruation, accompanied by chest tightness and phlegm, low food intake, low menstrual flow, etc., the evidence belongs to the evidence of stomach deficiency and phlegm stagnation, which needs to strengthen the stomach and dispel phlegm, and is treated by oral treatment of Siwu and Er Chen Tang with additions and subtractions, and then oral medicines for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis can’t play a role in relieving symptoms.
For patients with breast swelling and pain during menstruation, it is recommended to consult a regular hospital and use medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment, do not take medication on your own to delay your condition.