Patient's question:
[Medical Description: Over the past half year, my menstrual cycle has been delayed with variable intervals. I have had excessive white discharge with a white color and no odor. Recently, due to diarrhea, I have felt weak, and I noticed that my white discharge has increased in amount, remaining white and odorless, sometimes flowing out in a watery manner. I would like to know why this is happening? Are there any good Chinese herbal remedies for this?]Doctor's answer:
[Condition Analysis: Hello: Irregular menstruation can be treated as followsQi and blood deficiency type: Menstrual cycle is either advanced or delayed, menstrual volume increased or decreased, prolonged period, pale color, thin texture. Or lower abdominal pain, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, limb weakness, pale or sallow complexion, poor appetite, loose stools. Pale red tongue, weak pulse. Treatment should focus on replenishing both qi and blood. Medications include Buzhong Yiqi Pills, Shiquan Dabu Pills, Wuji Baifeng Pills, Bazhen Yimu Pills, Babao Kunshun Pills, Nujin Pills, Danggui Tiujing Pills, Danggui Jujube Granules, Guipsi Pills, Siwu Heji, etc.
Blood cold type: Delayed period, reduced volume, dark color with blood clots. Cold pain in lower abdomen, relieved by warmth, chills, cold limbs. White tongue, deep and tight pulse. Treatment should warm the meridians and dispel cold. Medications include Aifu Nuangong Pills, Tianqi Tongjing Powder, Jinkui Wenjing Pills, etc.
Blood heat type:
1. Excess heat type: Advanced period, increased volume, deep red or purple color, thick and sticky texture with blood clots. Accompanied by irritability, flushed face, dry mouth, short yellow urine, dry constipation. Red tongue, yellow coating, rapid pulse. Treatment should clear heat, cool blood, and regulate menstruation. Medications include Fenglun Zhixue Pills, Sihong Dan, etc.
2. Deficiency heat type: Advanced period, prolonged period, increased volume, red color, thick texture. Or accompanied by flushed cheeks, heat in palms and soles. Red tongue, thin coating, rapid but weak pulse. Clear heat, nourish yin, and regulate menstruation. Medications include Gujing Pills.
Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: Irregular period, variable volume, purplish-red color with clots, difficult flow. Or accompanied by lower abdominal pain, resistance to touch, or pain in chest, ribs, breasts, or lower abdomen, stuffy abdomen. Purple or dark tongue with petechiae, thin white or yellow coating, wiry or pulse. Treatment should activate blood circulation, resolve stasis, and regulate qi to relieve pain. Medications include Xiaoyao Pills, Qizhi Xiangfu