Early menstruation generally belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “pre-menstrual”, mainly due to blood heat and Qi deficiency, different identification of the use of different Chinese medicines, as follows. 1. Blood heat: (1) Blood heat in Yang is manifested by early menstruation, large amount of menstruation, bright red or purple red color, thick and sticky texture, body heat, red face, thirst and desire for cold drinks, etc. The representative formula is Qingjing San, with the medicines of danpi, dianpi, bony skin, white peony, ripened huangdihuang, artemisia, cypress, and poria. (2) Liver depresses blood heat manifestation has menstruation advance, the amount is more or less, the menstruation color is deep red or purple red, the quality is thick, the menstruation is not smooth or has the blood clots and so on, the representative formula has the dan jia gardenia free and easy to be dispersed, the medicine has dan pi, gardenia, chai hu, angelica sinensis, the red and white peony, atractylodes macrocephalus, poria, hot licorice, peppermint, simmering ginger. 2. Qi deficiency: (1) Spleen qi deficiency is manifested by early menstruation, large amount, pale color, thin texture, tiredness, fatigue, shortness of breath, lazy speech, loss of appetite, etc. The representative formula is tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, with ginseng, astragali, licorice, angelica, chenpi, asparagus, chaihu, atractylodes macrocephala.
It is recommended that patients should consult the doctor in time and use the medication under the doctor’s guidance after the identification of Chinese medicine.