Low menstrual flow is called menorrhagia in Chinese medicine and is considered to be related to factors such as Qi stagnation and blood stasis (stagnation of blood due to lack of circulation of Qi), cold congealment, and deficiency of Qi and blood, etc. It can be treated with proprietary Chinese medicines, such as Qi, Blood, and Harmony Capsules and Ai Wei Warming the Uterus Pill.
Qi, Blood and Capsule is composed of Angelica sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, and Peach Kernel, and its efficacy is to dredge the liver and activate blood circulation, and regulate qi to stop pain (relieving pain by dredging qi), and it is mainly used in the treatment of women who have scanty menstrual flow, delayed menstrual period, pain in the abdomen or lesser abdomen (xiaojiaozhi) during menstrual period, and self-conscious distension of breast before menstrual period, and accompanied by chloasma and other facial hyperpigmentation.
The drug is contraindicated in pregnant women and should not be taken by people with excessive menstruation. The adverse effects of the drug are not clear.
Ai Fu Warm Palace Pill is composed of Ai Ye, Xiang Fu, Wu Ju Ju, the efficacy of which is to tonify blood and regulate qi, warm the uterus and regulate menstruation, can be used for irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea due to blood deficiency and stagnation of qi, and deficiency and coldness of the lower focal point, the symptoms of which can be seen in the post menstrual period, small amount of menstruation, with blood clots, pain in the abdomen, menstrual coldness of the abdomen and pain in the abdomen, like heat, soreness of waist and knees. The drug is contraindicated in pregnant women and should not be taken when having a cold. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the drug are not clear.
The above drugs need to be taken under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to avoid the adverse effects of blind use of medication.