Whether or not you can take Chinese medicine when you have a menstrual period needs to be determined according to your specific condition and the purpose of the treatment and the ingredients of the medicine.1. Taking Chinese medicine for menstrual disorders can be taken during your menstrual period, especially for symptoms such as excessive or scanty menstrual flow or dysmenorrhea. 2. If you are treating other diseases unrelated to menstruation, it is advisable to stop taking the medicine during your menstrual period. In order to avoid the components of the drug affecting normal menstruation and causing changes in the volume and duration of menstruation. For example, the presence of the herbs safflower and panax ginseng in the drug ingredients that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis can affect menstruation. Chinese herbal ingredients such as rhubarb, gypsum, mannitol and other cold medicines tend to cause abdominal pain and diarrhea during menstruation and aggravate the symptoms of uterine cold, so it is not recommended to take them during menstruation. So the specific situation requires consideration of various factors and should be taken in accordance with medical advice.