Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Amenorrhea - Symptoms, Causes & Treament of Amenorrhea Caused By Liver Yin Deficiency In TCM Perspective

Amenorrhea is defined as a health condition of absence of period
1. Primary amenrrhea
Women who are at age 18, but for what ever reason have never menstruated or
2. Secondary amenrrhea is defined as period beginning at the appropriate age, but later stops for more than 3 cycles.

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Since liver is in-charge of blood formation and blood storing, liver yin deficiency is defined as health condition of liver's inability to moisten the blood vessels and provide fluid in blood formation, affecting the quality and quantity of blood as blood is a form fluid and nutrients.

I. Symptoms
1. Dizziness
2. Dry or red eyes
3. Thirst
4. Heat sensations in palms and soles
5. Numbness in extremities
6. Dark urination
7. Constipation
6. Fever
7. Restlessness
8. Insomnia
9. Night sweats
10. Red tongue with little or no coating
11. Wiry and rapid pusle

II. Causes
1. Occupation
Women who work in a hot environment work place for a prolonged period of time will cause yin deficiency as the women body need to maintain the normal temperature by cooling down the body.

2. Unhealthy diet
Women who love to diet with high level of saturated fat and trans fat as well as drinking cold drink comes directly from the refrigerator are most likely to suffer spleen deficiency caused by excessive yang produced in the stomach's function in food absorption.

3. Spleen qi deficiency
Since spleen in charge of transformation qi and fluid in the body and to the other organ, damage of the spleen or stomach inability to provide enough yin for liver to perform its normal function, leading to liver yin deficiency

4. Etc.

III. Treatments
A. With Chinese herbs
1. Bai shao (Peony root)
Beside norishing blood, bai shao helps the body to preserve and adjust yin levels by smoothing the liver and spleen channels.

2. Qou qi zi (Wolfberry)
Beside as one of the super food has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in tonifying the kidney essence, it also enrich and tonify yin by improve the function of kidney and liver in moving qi in their channels.

3. Nu zhen zi (Ligustrum)
The bitter and sweet herb has been used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency and tonify their function in the channels.

4. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
1. LV3 (Tai chong)
2. LV8 (Qu quan)
3. SP6 (San yin jiao)
4. KD3 (Tai xi)
5. GV16 (Feng fu)
6. GB20 (feng chi)
7. UB18 (Gan shu)
8. Etc.

C. With Foods
1. Rice
2. Black beans
3. Eggs
4. Tofu
5. Black sesame seeds
6. Bird’s nest soup
7. Shrimp, and prawns
8. Squash,
9. Potatoes, sweet potatoes,
10. Melons, string beans,
11. Beets, mushrooms including wood ears & tremella,
12. Tomatoes, spinach,
13. Carrots, parsley,
14. Molasses
15. Etc.


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