Menses Flashcards
pain or discomfort at any pt during cycle
dysmennorhea
Tmt for qi and blood stag dysmenorrhea
Treatment principle: move blood & qi, eliminate stasis & stop pain
pt to move qi and bld and stop pain
Lv3
Stabbing pain pulling pain Pain better after passing clots Bearing down before the start of period These are signs of
Blood stasis
cramping pain is a sign of
cold in uterus
distension pain is due to
qi stagnation
burning pain is a sign of
blood heat
bearing down after the period is a sign of
kidney xu
pain better for eating
exterior cold or stagnation
pain aggravated by heat
inflammation/heat in blood
lwr back pain may indicate
bladder meridian is full
lwr back pain at the end of period
kidney xu
pain before period
full stagnation
pain during period=
qi stagnation
pain at the end of period=
deficiency
uterus specific pts for moving qi
st 29, st 30, kid 14
tongue and pulse with cold stagnation
blue nd blue-purple stag and deep/choppy/wiry pulse
tat principle for treating cold stagnation
warm the uterus, expel cold, move blood
2 moxa pts for cold stagnation
R4 with Moxa warms the uterus
R6 with moxa moves qi & expels cold from lower
abdomen
pts to move bld and stop pain due to cold stagnation
STM29 moves blood
SP8, SP6 moves blood & stops pain
pt to tonify qi and scatter cold
stm 36
Hypogastric pain before the period and sometimes mid cycle
damp heat
emotional strain may result in
lqs
pain during ovulation
qi stagnating
pain during ovulation with significant discharge
qi stag and damp acumulating
ovulation requires a lot of what
Qi