Chinese medicine prescription for menopause

Many women cannot escape menopausal syndrome when they enter menopause. As they approach menopause, more and more women are afraid of aging because the secretion of estrogen in their bodies gradually decreases during menopause. Therefore, women in this period are more prone to aging, and many women are unable to accept the series of symptoms that menopause brings to the body. So when menopausal syndrome occurs, what Chinese medicine can be used to treat it?

Angelica sinensis and peach kernels for treating menopausal syndrome

【Functions and indications】Mainly used to treat menopausal syndrome.

[Ingredients of the folk remedy] 9-12 grams each of Chinese angelica, red peony root, raw rehmannia, peach kernel, safflower, bupleurum, fructus aurantii, Achyranthes bidentata, and licorice, 6-9 grams each of Chuanxiong and Platycodon grandiflorum.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 122 cases of menopausal syndrome, with an overall effective rate of 97%.

Coptis chinensis and Radix Ophiopogonis for menopausal syndrome

【Functions and indications】Clears the heart and soothes the liver. Mainly used to treat women's menopausal syndrome. Symptoms include hot flashes, sweating, irritability, dry mouth, insomnia, palpitations, etc.

[Ingredients of the folk prescription] 3 grams of Coptis chinensis, 9 grams each of Ziziphus jujuba seed, Ophiopogon japonicus, White Peony Root, White Fern, and Salvia miltiorrhiza, and 15 grams of Dragon Bone.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose daily, decoct in water twice, and drink warm in the morning and evening. One course of treatment is one month of continuous medication.

【Case verification】She, female, 57 years old. It has been 9 years since menopause and 8 years since the onset of the disease. Hot sweating occurs more than 10 times a day, mainly in the upper body. Accompanied by irritability, impatience, bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth, palpitations, pale tongue and stringy pulse. I took Chinese medicine in another hospital for two months but it was ineffective. The treatment is to clear the heart and calm the liver. Prescription: 3 grams of Coptis chinensis, 9 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 9 grams of White Peony Root, 9 grams of Pleurotus ostreatus, 9 grams of Moutan Bark, 9 grams of Rhizoma Cibotii, and 9 grams of raw licorice. After taking 7 doses of the medicine, the irritability improved and hot flashes and sweating decreased from more than 10 times/day to 3 times/day. The original prescription was continued for 14 doses. The hot flashes and sweating during the day were gone, but still occurred 3 to 4 times at night. After taking another 7 doses of the original prescription, hot flashes and sweating occasionally occurred in the morning, and all other symptoms were eliminated.

Raw Astragalus and Aucklandiae Radix for the Treatment of Menopausal Syndrome

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the spleen and replenishes energy, regulates the mind and strengthens the brain. Mainly used to treat menopausal syndrome.

[Ingredients of the folk remedy] 15 grams of raw Astragalus, 15 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 10 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of white Poria, 10 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seeds, 10 grams of Polygala tenuifolia, 6 grams of costus root, 20 grams each of raw dragon and oyster, 30 grams of magnetite, 10 grams of deer antler glue or deer antler frost, 10 grams of tortoise shell glue or tortoise shell, 6 grams of licorice, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams of Cnidium monnieri, and 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water 3 times and taken in 3 doses. One month is a course of treatment.

【Case Verification】15 patients were treated, 10 were cured, 2 improved, and 3 were ineffective.

Angelica and mulberry leaves for menopausal syndrome

【Functions and indications】Invigorates Qi, promotes blood circulation, and removes blood stasis. Mainly used to treat menopausal syndrome.

[Ingredients of the folk prescription] 30 grams each of Astragalus membranaceus and Polygonum multiflorum, 12 grams each of Angelica sinensis and mulberry leaves, 6 grams of Panax notoginseng, and 10 grams of walnut meat.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water twice and taken in 2 doses.

[Additions and Subtractions] For the type of deficiency of both Qi and blood, add Rehmannia glutinosa and white peony root; for the type of deficiency of liver and kidney Yin, add Lycium barbarum and Cortex Moutan; for the type of deficiency of spleen and stomach Yang, add Aconitum carmichaelii, Dioscorea opposita, and Atractylodes macrocephala; for the type of disharmony between the heart and kidney, add Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ziziphus

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 70 patients with menopausal syndrome, with good results.