Cistanche in The Treatment Of The Menopausal Syndrome

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Cistanche is sweet, salty and warm in nature and taste, enters the kidneys and large intestine meridian is warm but not dry, nourishes but not severe, nourishes yang and yin, and treats kidney deficiency. The kidney qi flows through the brain, moisturizes the breast, and lowers the dysfunction to form the uterus. The "kidney" is related to the development of the gonads and the function of the uterus and ovaries. At the same time, sex hormones also cause periodic changes in the breast. Modern pharmacology has confirmed that Rouxuanrong has androgen-like effects, can effectively antagonize the effect of estrogen on the breast, and provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of breast hyperplasia.

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Cistanche, sweet, salty, warm in nature, has the function of nourishing kidney-yang, nourishing essence and blood, moisturizing dryness, and smoothing intestines. Its characteristics are warm but not hot, tonic but not severe, warm but not dry, slippery but not leaking, it is a smooth tonic product. Clinically, it is mostly used for impotence, infertility, cold pain in the waist and knees, weak muscles and bones, dryness of the intestines and constipation caused by insufficient kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood. In addition, this medicine is commonly used in the folk to treat women’s symptoms.

Example 1: Wang Moumou, female, 25 years old, married, first visit on May 4, 1998. Half a year ago, I found a lump in the left lower abdomen, no pain or swelling, no abnormal menstrual cycle, moderate menstrual flow, each lasting 4 days, only the menstrual color was dark and lump, and the waist was sore before menstruation. In the right attachment (1), the left side touches the sac-like tissue about 8cmX 12cmX 10cm in size, without tenderness. B-ultrasound showed: left ovarian cyst. The tongue is pale, the fur is white, and the pulse is chords. Plan to attack and supplement the law. Medicinal use: Angelica 10g, red peony 12g, cassia twig 10g, tuckahoe 10g, peach kernel 10g, tree peony bark 10g, Huang Miao 25g, pianji 10g, dried ginger 8g, decoction. After 20 days of continuous use, the attachment inspection remains the same. Add Cistanche 50g at the top. After taking the medicine for 20 days, the palpable mass gradually shrinks. Take another 60 doses at the top. The internal examination of the uterine attachment: negative on both sides, and the left cystic tissue is not palpable. B-ultrasound examination revealed no abnormalities.

Example 2: Chen Moumou, female, 32 years old, married, first visit on April 20, 1997. Suffered from ovarian cysts on both sides for 1 year. B. Ultrasound examination: the size of the right ovary is 2.5cm X 3cm X 2cm, and the size of the left ovary is 5. 6cm X 4cm X 3.5cm. There is no regular period before and after menstruation. The difference is about 7-10 days. The color quantity is normal. Pain in ribs and lower abdomen, howl, pale tongue, white fur, slippery pulse string. Diagnosed as a symptom. Use attack and make-up and cast spells. Medicinal use: Liu Jinu 12g, Pianxu 20g, Poria 15g, Cinnamon Twig 12g, Moutan Bark 12g, Red Peony 15g, Peach Kernel 1 Dragon, Fengsuo 12g, Huanghuang 15 Distilled Water and Decoction at JSU Sugar Garden 30 Stations. The condition did not improve significantly. , Add Cistanche 50g above, after 30 doses of medicine, the cystic mass is significantly reduced, and another 40 doses, the B-ultrasonic examination found no abnormalities, and the symptoms disappeared. Follow-up 1 year later, there was no recurrence.

Symptoms are mad, the disease is tangible, and there are more people in the blood. Cistanche treats symptom marks in "This Classic", such as "except cold and heat in stems...women's symptom marks". Nowadays, there are few reports, but the folks often use it. The author believes that Cistanche is an essential medicine for replenishing essence and blood. If the blood is in full force, the action will eliminate the symptom marks; if it enters the blood, salty can be soft and firm, and its sex is smooth, and it can also eliminate the symptom marks. , Strong vitality leads to smooth blood flow, and fluid qi and blood lead to the passage of puffiness, and the symptom disappears.

Cistanche in the treatment of the menopausal syndrome

Women's menopausal syndrome mainly manifests as dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hot flashes, sweating, irritability, palpitations, upset, insomnia, and menstrual abnormalities. In our clinical practice, we have reused Roufang Rong to treat the disease, and the effect is quite good. An example is introduced as follows.

Gao Moumou, the female, 49 years old, was first diagnosed on March 6, 2000. Suffering from menopausal syndrome for 5 years, his condition got worse every year. Symptoms: dizziness, swelling and pain, even dizziness, tinnitus, hot flashes and sweating, bursts of more than 10 days and nights, fear of wind and body cold when not onset, irritability, insomnia, dreaminess, menstrual cycle disorders, low menstrual flow, and fatigue Thin shape, sore waist and soft limbs, obsessive appetite, congested stool, yellow urine, dry throat, thirsty and unwilling to drink, red tongue, less moss and lack of moisturizing, pulse string. Syndrome differentiation: deficiency of essence and blood, loss of yin and yang, hyperactivity of deficiency and yang, loss of heart and kidney. Treatment: Tonifying the kidney essence, strengthening the kidney yang, nourishing blood and calming the liver, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Prescription: 60g Roasted Rehmanniae, 20g of Rehmannia, 20g of Dogwood, 20g of Asparagus, Radix Paeoniae Alba)g, 15g of Jujube Seed, 10g of Root Polygonum, 20g of Chinese Yam, 10g of Roasted Licorice, 30g of Stone Cassia, 30g of Dragon Bone, 1 Day Agent. After taking 6 doses, the symptoms were greatly reduced, and the wind and limb coldness were eliminated, but I still felt fatigued. Continue to use the top to remove stone cassia, keel, meat Xuanrong reduced to 30g, plus ginseng 15go Shoufang treatment for 2 months, the physical fitness strengthened, all symptoms disappeared. In the past 2 years, if the hot flashes and dizziness occur sporadically due to bad mood, or on hot, sultry days, but the symptoms are mild, use the above formula to adjust the treatment, and the treatment will be cured after a few doses.

The menopausal syndrome is more common in liver and kidney essence and blood deficiency. In the case of chronic disease, yin damage involves insufficient yang qi metaplasia, which can cause the body's imbalance of low levels of yin and yang, and the visceral qi and blood are not coordinated. Suboptimal. Zhang Jingyue said: "The good god Yin must seek yin in the yang, and then yin will generate yang, and the spring source is inexhaustible. Choose the gentle and peaceful flesh Xuanrong in the nourishing yin essence agent to make the yang generate yin, balance yin and yang, and visceral Cong’s Qi is self-harming. The meat is rosy, sweet, salty, and warm. It nourishes the kidneys and helps yang, moisturizes the intestines and relaxes bowel movements. It has the effect of coordinating yin and yang.