Dysmenorrhea

Question 1

What is dysmenorrhea?

Answer 1

It is menstrual pain that occurs before, during, or after menstruation. Pain is usually in lower abdomen.

Question 2

Obstruction by heat dampness formula

Answer 2

Qing Re Tiao Xue Tang

Clear Heat and Regulate blood decoction

Question 3

Obstruction by heat dampness s/sx

Answer 3

Pain before the period and sometimes mid-cycle, burning sensation to the sacrum, menstrual blood, red w/small clots, yellow, smelly vaginal discharge

Question 4

Stagnation of cold in the uterus formula

Answer 4

Wen Jing Tang

Question 5

Stagnation of cold in the uterus s/sx - 4

Answer 5

`1) xs exposure to cold

2) lower abd pain, before/after period
3) Scanty blood, dark clots
4) cold abd

Question 6

Qi Stagnation and blood stasis s/sx

Answer 6

Qi Stagnation - distention, pain before or during the beginning of the period in abd and breasts. hesitation to start of period

Blood Stagnation - intense, stabbing pain before or during period, dark menses blood w/large clots, pain relieved after clots

Question 7

Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Formulas

Answer 7

Qi Stagnation - xiao yao san

Blood Stasis - Ge Xia Zhu You Tang - Drive out blood stasis below the diaphragm decoction

Question 8

TCM pathological mechanisms - 2

Answer 8

1) Impediment of the flow of qi and blood in the chong, ren and bao gong caused by cold, heat, damp evil qi, or may be d/t constrained which impairs the blood flow
2) Xu Qi, blood, and essence fail to nourish chong, ren, and bao gong so the blood has no force to move properly.