Can I take herbs when I’m menstruating?

Menstruation is, after all, a special period of time for women, the use of drugs must be calm, not “too cold, too hot, big Xin Daxian” in the use of traditional Chinese medicine, clearly pointed out that the woman’s menstruation has to be careful to use drugs and prohibited drugs, that is to say, menstruation, some of the drugs can not be taken, what are the specific circumstances can be taken in traditional Chinese medicine, and those who can not take traditional Chinese medicine? This is based on the individual strength and condition to decide. First of all, the woman in the menstrual period cold, blood circulation and stasis of drugs should not be used in excessive amounts or should not be used, the menstrual period itself is to pass for the important, to be guided by the situation, the late menstrual period and after the menstrual period should be appropriate to nourish yin and nourish blood. During menstruation, it is not absolutely forbidden to use medicines to activate blood stasis, but they should be used at the right time and in the right way, with accurate identification, proper selection of medicines, and stopping the disease. If the blood stasis evidence, must be used to activate blood stasis medicine, and should be used early, the use of drugs to be calm. Blood-stasis activating medicines should be used together with astringent medicines or medicines that are both astringent and passive. If they are used inappropriately, the menstrual period will be prolonged and the bleeding will be heavy, which will lead to the weakening of qi and blood and the invasion of external evils, stagnation of qi and blood and blood stagnation, thus creating blood stasis and forming a vicious cycle. Secondly, menstruation should not apply too cold Chinese medicine, menstrual period, menstrual blood down the collection of the Chong Ren two veins, easy to spleen qi deficiency, too much use of cold will hurt the spleen and stomach yang qi, affecting the spleen and stomach transportation, tiredness, fatigue, loose stools and other spleen qi, spleen and stomach evidence of cold In addition, in the period of menstruation should not be consumed in any traditional Chinese medicine tonic, qi can ingest blood, take tonic during menstruation may be the menstrual discharge of compensation, menstruation, the appearance of small amount of blood. Therefore, it is best not to drink tonic Chinese medicines during menstruation. The guiding principle of Chinese medicine is evidence-based treatment, if the evidence is correct, the use of appropriate drugs is correct, must be under the guidance of the doctor to identify the symptoms of the real with is the evidence with is the drug, must not be indiscriminate.