Periods that come early or are delayed are both signs of menstrual disorders. Today, Chinese medicine brings you the four main reasons for delayed periods.
The Four Main Reasons for Delayed Periods According to Chinese Medicine
1. Kidney Deficiency
Menstruation: Delayed periods, scanty and thin flow, dark or dull color.
Body: Sore and weak lower back, frequent night urination, excessive vaginal discharge with thin and pale color, dizziness and tinnitus, pale tongue with thin white coating.
2. Qi Stagnation
Menstruation: Delayed periods, scanty flow with normal or dark red color, difficulty in flow.
Body: Depressed mood, lower abdominal distension or pain, breast distension, chest and rib pain, slightly dark tongue, thin yellow coating on the tongue.
3. Phlegm Obstruction
Menstruation: Delayed periods, pale and mucus-like flow, increased vaginal discharge before and after periods.
Body: Obesity, dizziness, palpitations, abdominal distension, nausea, cough with excessive phlegm, poor appetite, pale and fat tongue with teeth marks, greasy white coating on the tongue.
4. Blood Deficiency
Menstruation: Delayed periods, scanty and pale flow.
Body: Pale or dull complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, insomnia, mild lower abdominal pain that is relieved by pressing or massaging, pale lips and tongue, thin white coating on the tongue.
Three Soups to Drink for Menstrual Disorders
【Black Chicken Soup】
Ingredients: 1 black chicken, 100g Chinese angelica root, 10g astragalus root, 10g Poria cocos.
Directions: Clean the chicken and stuff it with Chinese angelica root, astragalus root, and Poria cocos wrapped in gauze. Cook it in a clay pot until done.
Effects: Take it continuously for 3 days before each menstrual cycle to nourish Qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and heart. It has a good regulating effect on scanty periods caused by Qi and blood deficiency.
【Rose Tea】
Ingredients: 5 rose flowers, 10g Huangjiu (yellow wine), suitable amount of rock sugar.
Directions: Wash the rose flowers and simmer them with 150g of water until it reduces to 100g. Add Huangjiu and rock sugar.
Effects: Drink it warm once daily to promote Qi circulation and blood flow. It has a good regulating effect on irregular periods caused by Qi stagnation and blood stasis. However, it is not suitable for those with blood heat or blood deficiency.
【Ginger Jujube Sugar Tea】
Ingredients: 60g brown sugar, 60g jujubes, 15g fresh ginger.
Directions: Simmer brown sugar, jujubes, and fresh ginger in water for 15 minutes. Drink it as a tea.
Effects: Drinking ginger jujube tea can effectively nourish blood and regulate menstrual cycles, warm the uterus, and promote blood circulation. It has a certain therapeutic effect on menstrual disorders or amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation due to cold.
