The use of Chinese medicine to regulate dysmenorrhea needs to be based on the patient’s symptoms to identify the use of medicine, so it can not be generalized.
Cold-congealed blood stasis syndrome: before or during menstruation, cold pain in the abdomen that refuses to be pressed, pain that decreases with heat, or delayed menstrual cycle, small amount of menstrual blood, dark color with lumps; fear of cold limbs and cold, greenish white, etc., can be used in Shao Abdomen (Xiao Abdomen) by Blood Stasis Soup.
Qi stagnation and blood stasis: before or during menstruation, abdominal distension and pain refusing to be pressed, scanty menstrual flow, poor menstrual flow, purple and dark color with lumps, pain decreasing under the lumps, distension and pain in the chest and ribs, breasts, etc., can be used in Diaphragm and Under the Diaphragm by Blood Stasis Tang.
Dampness-heat embodiment (dampness and heat evils accumulate with each other in the body): pain or distension in the abdomen with burning sensation before or during menstruation, or pain even in the lumbar-sacral region, or pain in the abdomen in normal times, which is aggravated before menstruation, with heavy menstruation or long menstruation period, with dark red color, thick texture or clots, and with heavy, yellowish, thick, foul-smelling discharge in normal times, accompanied by low-grade fever, and yellowish reddish urine, etc., can be used in Clearing Heat and Regulating Blood Soup.
Weakness of qi and blood: during or after menstruation, hidden pain in the abdomen, low volume of menstruation, pale color and thin texture; fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), dizziness, palpitations, pallor, insomnia and dreaminess, etc., can be used in Shengjie Tang.
Liver and Kidney Deficiency: During or after menstruation, the abdomen is painful, like to be pressed, accompanied by lumbosacral pain, menstruation is scanty, pale in color and scanty in texture; dizziness, ringing in the ears, dark face, insomnia and forgetfulness, or accompanied by hot flashes, etc., can be used to regulate menstruation with Beneficial Kidney and Regulating Menstruation Tang.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment under the guidance of a doctor.