Treatment of Delayed Menstruation with Five Traditional Chinese Medicines
What should be done when menstruation is delayed? The following are five traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating late menstruation.
Prescription 1
【Identification】 Spleen deficiency and blood deficiency.
【Treatment】 Strengthen the spleen and nourish the blood.
【Name】 Modified Guixiong Decoction.
【Composition】30g roasted white atractylodes rhizome, 30g raw rehmannia root, 15g chuanxiong rhizome, 3g Chinese asparagus root.
【Usage】 Decoction, take one dose daily, twice a day.
【Reference】 "Medical Compendium", Volume 3.
Prescription 2
【Identification】 Blood deficiency.
【Treatment】 Supplement qi and nourish blood.
【Name】 Eight-Ingredient Decoction.
【Composition】 6g cooked rehmannia root, 6g chuanxiong rhizome, 6g white peony root, 6g angelica root, 4.5g ginseng, 9g white atractylodes rhizome, 3g tangerine peel, 6g pinellia tuber.
【Usage】 Decoction, take one dose daily, twice a day.
【Reference】 "Essentials of Gynecology", Volume 1.
Prescription 3
【Identification】 Cold congealing of blood vessels.
【Treatment】 Warm the meridians, nourish blood, promote circulation, and regulate menstruation.
【Name】 Ginger and Poria Decoction with Donkey-Hide Gelatin.
【Composition】 9g moutan bark, 9g salvia root, 9g cinnamon twig, 9g poria cocos, 9g dried ginger, 9g polygonum multiflorum, 9g donkey-hide gelatin, 6g licorice root.
【Usage】 Decoction, take one dose daily, twice a day.
【Reference】 "Four Saints Heart Source".
Prescription 4
【Identification】 Stagnation of qi and blood, cold accumulation of qi depression.
【Treatment】 Dispel cold, regulate qi, activate blood circulation.
【Name】 Modified Citrus and Cyathula Powder.
【Composition】 9g angelica root, 6g chuanxiong rhizome, 6g cyathula root, 6g evodia fruit, 6g cnidium fruit, 12g codonopsis root, 12g cyperus rhizome, 12g mulberry mistletoe.
【Usage】 Decoction, take one dose daily, twice a day.
【Reference】 "Traditional Chinese Gynecology Treatment".
Prescription 5
【Identification】 Spleen and stomach deficiency, phlegm-dampness obstruction.
【Treatment】 Tonify qi and strengthen the spleen, resolve phlegm and promote diuresis.
【Name】 Six Gentleman Decoction with Rehmannia and White Peony Root.
【Composition】 6g angelica root, 6g white peony root, 4.5g ginseng, 4.5g poria cocos, 4.5g white atractylodes rhizome, 3g tangerine peel, 3g pinellia tuber, 1.5g honey-fried licorice root.
【Usage】 Decoction, take one dose daily, two doses a day.
【Reference】 "Pen Flower Medical Mirror", Volume 2, "Menstruation".
