Amenorrhea
Amenorrhea refers to a woman over 18 years old who has not yet had her first menstruation, or whose menstruation has ceased for more than three months after having started.
This condition may result from deficiency or excess. Deficiency types involve insufficient essence and blood, leading to an empty blood sea with no blood to descend. Excess types are due to pathogenic factors blocking the channels, obstructing blood flow downward.
[Formula One]
30 grams of softshell turtle shell, 1 pigeon, a small amount of rice wine. Remove feathers and internal organs from pigeon, crush turtle shell, place inside pigeon cavity, add appropriate water and a little rice wine, place in a clay pot, steam over water until fully cooked, season and consume.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to liver and kidney deficiency.
[Formula Two]
90 grams of Chinese yam, 30 grams of chicken gizzard lining. Dry both ingredients, grind into fine powder, take 12 grams each time, once daily. Swallow with glutinous rice wine or yellow wine.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to qi and blood deficiency.
[Formula Three]
120 grams each of black fungus and walnut meat, 240 grams of brown sugar, appropriate rice wine. Grind black fungus and walnut meat into powder, mix with brown sugar, blend thoroughly, store in a ceramic jar. Take 30 grams each time, mix with rice wine, twice daily, swallow with rice wine.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to qi and blood deficiency.
[Formula Four]
10 grams of eupatorium leaf, 1 softshell turtle, a small amount of rice wine. Scald live turtle with hot water to induce urination, then gut and clean. Grind eupatorium leaf into powder, fill into turtle’s cavity (include shell and meat), add appropriate water, place in clay pot, steam over water until cooked, add a little rice wine and consume. Take every other day, continue for 3–5 times until effective.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to yin deficiency and blood dryness.
[Formula Five]
9 grams of sunflower stalk, 250 grams of pig hoof (pig foot shell). First clean pig hoof, scrape off dirt, roast in river sand until bubbled, then rinse clean, place in clay pot, stew slowly until tender. Once tender, add sunflower stalk, boil a few times until thickened, filter out residue, drink the juice. Two to three times daily, 20–30 milliliters each time.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to qi stagnation and blood stasis.
[Formula Six]
30 grams of coix seed root. Wash and cut into segments, decoct in water, drink on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Continue for more than ten doses to see effect.
This formula is suitable for amenorrhea due to phlegm-dampness obstruction.
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