Thespleenisthesourceofqiandblood.DysfunctionofthespleenandstomachdeprivestheChongandRenChannelsofnourishment,thusaffectingmenstruation,pregnancy,laborandbreast-feeding.Toinvigoratethespleenandstomach,therefore,isanimportantmethodoftreatinggynecologicaldis...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    DerangementoftheChongandRenChannelsmayresultfromexposuretocold,heat,ordamp,drasticemotionalchanges,dysfunctionofzang-fuorgans,ordisturbanceofqiandblood.AcupunctureandmoxibustionregulatethetwochannelsbyselectingthepointsoftheRen,StomachandKidneyChannelsast...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    (1)Selectionoflocalpoints.Withthismethod,Guanyuan(Ren4)andQihai(Ren6)maybeselectedtotreatpostpartumabdominalpain,whileShanzhong(Ren17)andRugen(St.18)maybeusedtotreatlactationinsufficiency.Inthecaseofpostpartumarthritis,Quchi(L.I.11)andShaohai(H.3)areusedf...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    (1)Combinationoffrontandbackpoints.Thismethodofcombiningpointsisappliedwhenthebalanceofyinandyangofthezang-fuorgansisbroken,andqiandbloodareinastateofdisharmony.Forexample,Guanyuan(Ren4)andShenshu(U.B.23)arecombinedtotreatamenorrheaduetodeficiencyofkidney...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    SpecificpointsincludetheFiveShuPoints,Back-ShuPoints,Front-MuPoints,Yuan(Source)Points,Luo(Connecting)Points,theEightInfluentialPointsoftheEightTissuesandXi(Cleft)Point.TheapplicationofSpecificpointsisanimportantpartoftraditionalChineseacupuncture.Clinica...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Aperiodmorethansevendaysadvancedisreferredtoasashortenedmenstrualcycle.Inseverecases,theremaybetwoperiodseverymonth.Aperiodthatisadvancedthreetofivedayswithoutanyaccompanyingsymptomsandsignsisconsiderednormal;soisanoccasionallyshortenedcyele.Thediseaseisd...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Aperioddelayedmorethansevendaysisreferredtoasaprolongedmenstrualcycle.Inseverecases,theremaybeonlyoneperiodintwomonths.Aperioddelayedthreetofivedayswithoutanyaccompanyingsymptomsandsigns,oranoccasionallyprolongedmenstrualcycle,isconsiderednormal.Thediseas...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Thepathogenesisofanirregularmenstrualcycleisdisharmonyofqiandblood,derangementoftheChongandRenChannels,anddysfunctionoftheseaofbloodinstoringmenses.Itmaybecausedbystagnationofliverqi,whichimpliesdisturbanceofthefunctionalactivityofqi.Asaresult,thefunction...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Menorrhagiamanifestsasalargeamountofmenstrualflowandprolongedmenstrualperiods.Itisoftenpresentwithashortenedmenstrualcycle.Themaincauseofthediseaseisrecklessbloodmovementorfailureofbloodtocirculatealongitsnormalroute.Recklessbloodmovementmayresultfromhype...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Oligomenorrheamanifestsasasmallamountofmenstrualflowandshortenedmenstrualperiods.Itisoftenpresenttogetherwithprolongedmenstrualcycle.Thediseaseresultsfrominsufficiencyoftheseaofbloodduetodeficiencyofnutrientbloodordeficiencyofthespleenleadingtoinsufficien...[繼續(xù)閱讀]