Dysmenorrhea needs to be treated with Liver-regulating Tang (kidney qi deficiency type), Astragalus-constructing Tang (qi and blood weakness type), Diaphragm-expelling Stasis Tang (qi stagnation and blood stasis type), and Menstrual Warming Tang (cold blood stasis type) according to the identification of the type of dysmenorrhea, and so on.
1. Liver-regulating Tang: It has the effect of tonifying the kidney and filling up the essence, as well as nourishing the blood and relieving pain. It is used for treating dysmenorrhea with kidney qi deficiency, which can be seen as vague pain in the abdomen during or after the menstruation period, scanty menstruation with pale color and thin texture, dizziness, tinnitus and lumbar soreness and weakness of the legs.
2. Astragalus Jianzhong Tang: It has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, and also has the effect of harmonizing the middle and relieving pain, used for treating dysmenorrhea of qi and blood weakness type, which can be seen as vague pain in the abdomen during or after menstruation and like to be pressed, scanty menstruation, pale and scanty in color, fatigue (mental fatigue, physical weakness) and dizziness and palpitations, and other symptoms.
3. Diaphragm and Blood Stasis Dispersing Soup: it has the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation, and also has the effect of removing blood stasis and relieving pain, used for the treatment of dysmenorrhea with qi stagnation and blood stasis, which can be seen as symptoms of bloating and pain in the abdomen and refusing to be pressed during the pre-menstrual period or the menstruation period, poor menstruation, and purplish menstruation with lumps, etc.
4. Warm Menstruation Soup: It has the effect of warming menstruation, nourishing blood and relieving pain, and is used for treating dysmenorrhea of the cold-congealed blood stasis type, which can be seen in symptoms such as cold pain in the abdomen and refusal to be pressed before or during the menstruation period, reduction of pain when there is heat, and a small amount of menstrual blood, as well as a dull color with lumps.
Dysmenorrhea treatment specific need for Chinese medicine practitioners to identify the evidence to guide, under the guidance of the physician medication, unauthorized use of medication may cause serious adverse effects on the body.