Menstrual cessation, from the perspective of modern medicine, is a common symptom of gynecological diseases. The causes of this condition are complex. Factors such as developmental disorders, genetic genes, endocrine disorders, immune system disorders, and mental abnormalities can all cause menstrual cessation in women. Additionally, tumors, trauma, and medication can also lead to menstrual cessation. Therefore, medical professionals recommend diagnosing and treating menstrual cessation based on the underlying cause. Menstrual cessation can be divided into two main types: physiological and pathological. Physiological menstrual cessation refers to cessation before puberty, during pregnancy, lactation, menopausal transition, and after menopause. Pathological menstrual cessation can be further classified into three types based on location: ovarian pituitary, pituitary, and hypothalamic menstrual cessation.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the causes of menstrual cessation in women can generally be classified into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency is characterized by insufficient essence and blood, resulting in an empty sea of blood and no blood flow. Excess, on the other hand, is caused by the obstruction of pathogenic qi and blocked meridians, preventing the downward flow of menstrual blood. When examining specific organs, patients with insufficient liver and kidney function are prone to kidney damage due to excessive sexual activity, prolonged illness, and insufficient endowment, leading to insufficient essence and blood and no blood flow. Patients with weak qi and blood are often caused by heart and spleen exhaustion or severe illness, prolonged illness, and blood loss, resulting in a deficiency in the Chong and Ren channels and no blood flow. Patients with yin deficiency and blood dryness have a deficiency in yin due to physical yin deficiency or prolonged illness, resulting in yin deficiency, blood dryness, or essence deficiency, and labor-induced menstrual cessation. Patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis experience stagnation of qi and blood flow due to cold, resulting in internal cold and blood stasis and menstrual cessation. Patients with phlegm and dampness blockage mainly experience menstrual cessation due to obesity and phlegm obstruction of the meridians.
[Remedy Name] Turtle Stewed with White Pigeon.
[Ingredients] 1 turtle, 1 white pigeon.
[Instructions] Wash the turtle and white pigeon, cut the turtle into pieces, and place it inside the white pigeon. Put the white pigeon in a stew pot, add appropriate amount of clear water, ginger, scallion, parsley, and yellow wine, and stew it over water until the pigeon is tender and cooked. It is then ready to be consumed.
