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starting my first IVF cycle, what are the chances itll work the first time?!?

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:21:52 +0000

im 24, perfectly healthy. male factor issues and using donor sperm with ICSI. i will begin Lupron on the 13th this month, stopping BCP (ocella) on the 18th and continue with the Lupron until the 25th when i decrease my dose to 5units instead of 10 and begin my gonadotropins (bravelle 2amps/menopur 1amp) my baseline ultra snd is the 22nd, and ive been having fertility acupuncture done once a week for about a month now. i eat well and do fertility yoga too….positive thinking and whatnot…i dont think theres anything more i cld possibly do to increase my chances of this working the first time?! but if you know of any feel free to chime in!!! oh! and i have been on a prenatal for months! we started trying in Dec 09′ with IUI’s which i rly thought was our ticket to parenthood, weeell 7 IUI’s pills, shots later…still nothing. Ive had an HSG done that came bk all good. had my CD3 blood work done to chk E2 levels which also came back “great” says my RE. i guess im just nervous, impatient and everything in between!!! trying my best to stay calm and positive!! anybody else doing IVF this month? i cant wait to get this show on the road!!!

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification – Symptoms, Causes & Treatments Of Liver Qi Stagnation Causes in Ovulation Phrase

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:20:09 +0000

Many women experience menstrual cramps and pain either on the left or the right of the abdomen, it is due to liver qi 0r blood stagnation disturbing the development of follicles in the ovaries. The cramps and pain can be reduced or avoid by adjusting the daily diet, life style or with the help of Chinese herbs. We will discuss symptoms, causes and treaments of liver qi stagnation causes of ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.

I. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Pain or discomfort anywhere along the sides of the body, including abdomen cramps and pain
2. Depression
3. Nervous tension Including mood swings, emotional and physical stress and frusdtration
4. Hiccups
5. Unreasonable anger
6. Difficulty swallowing
7. Premenstrual syndrome
8. Swollen breasts
9. Irregular period
10. Painful periods
11. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Spleen qi deficiency
Spleen is important in distributing and formating food qi and essence to the body. If for what ever reason, it can not perform its function due to intake of oilly and greasy or cold and raw foods or injure, its qi will disturb. For example, intake of oilly and greasy foods cause uncontrollable spleen qi and raw and cold foods cause weakened spleen qi.

2. Lung qi deficiency
Lung is vital in distributing qi to the entire body. As it receives the qi from spleen combining with the qi from the air and fluids from the kidney, it nourshes the body and skin. If the lung qi is weaken, it can not perform its function and affect the function of liver in qi moving throught its channels.

3. Sluggish liver
Liver can be damaged caused by prolonged drinking alcohol or toxin accumulated in the body or the inability of spleen and lung qi distribution. If for what ever reason, liver can not move the qi through its channel that affects the ovaries in responding to follicle production, leading to ovulation phrase abdomen cramps and pain.

4. Stomach deficiency
If stomach is malfunction caused by intake of hot, spicy, cold and raw food, it can reduce its function in producing food qi and essence for the spleen. leading to domino effects.

5. Etc.

III. Treatment
1. With Chinese herbs
a) Chai Hu (Buplerum)
The cool herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating menstrual disorder ( including cramps and pain), chest pain and bloating caused by liver qi stagnation and spleen and stomach deficiency.

b) Bai shao (White peony root)
Bai shao has been used in nourishing blood, regulating menses due to blood deficiency caused by liver qi deficiency and alleviating pain.

c) Zhi ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
It is one of best herb used to move qi and reduce distention with deficiency by nourishing kidney and spleen.

d) Chuan qiong (Lovage root )
This herb is special good in invigorating blood, promoting qi flow, treating irregular period and painful period by tonifying liver, gallbladder.

e) Xiang fu (Nut grass )
Xiang fu is one of the herbs used to sooth and regulate qi, especially for liver qi deficiency, reduce abdmen cramps and pain caused irregular menses.

2. With acupuncture
Suggested acpouncture points
a) BL18 (Ganshu)
b) CV12 (Zhonguan)
c) CV17 (Shan zhong)
d) LR3 (Taichong)
e) SP4 (Gongsun)
f) ST36 (Zusanli)
g) LI4 (Hegu)
h) Etc.

3 With Diet
a) Chicken
b)Tofu
c) Squash
4) Red and black date
5) Sweet potato
6) Garlic
7) Ginger
8. Etc.

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Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle modification – Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Liver Qi Stagnation Causes in Ovulation Phrase of Menstrual Cyc

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:22:16 +0000

Many women experience menstrual cramps and pain either on the left or the right of the abdomen, it is due to liver qi 0r blood stagnation disturbing the development of follicles in the ovaries. The cramps and pain can be reduced or avoid by adjusting the daily diet, life style or with the help of Chinese herbs. We will discuss how to liver qi stagnation causes of ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.

2. Lung qi deficiency
Lung is vital in distributing qi to the entire body. As it receives the qi from spleen combining with the qi from the air, it nourishes the body and skin. If the lung qi is weaken, it can not perform its function and affect the function of liver in moving qi through its channels.

5. Etc.

b) Bai shao (White peony root)
Bai shao has been used in nourishing blood, regulating menses due to blood deficiency caused by liver qi deficiency and alleviating pain.

c) Zhi ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
It is one of best herb used to move qi and reduce distention with deficiency by nourishing kidney and spleen.

d) Chuan qiong (Lovage root )
This herb is special good in invigorating blood, promoting qi flow, treating irregular period and painful period by tonifying liver, gallbladder.

e) Xiang fu (Nut grass )
Xiang fu is one of the herbs used to sooth and regulate qi, especially for liver qi deficiency, reduce abdmen cramps and pain caused irregular menses.

2. With acupuncture
Suggested acpouncture points
a) BL18 (Ganshu)
b) CV12 (Zhonguan)
c) CV17 (Shan zhong)
d) LR3 (Taichong)
e) SP4 (Gongsun)
f) ST36 (Zusanli)
g) LI4 (Hegu)
h) Etc.

3 With Diet
a) Chicken
b)Tofu
c) Squash
4) Red and black date
5) Sweet potato
6) Garlic
7) Ginger
8. Etc.

Overcome Infertility-Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Luteal Phrase Defect Caused By Qi Deficiency in The Yang Phrase

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:19:59 +0000

In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is defined as a substance contains properties of motion and invisibility. It comes from 3 sources
1. Primordial qi ( Heredity)
2. Inhaled qi ( Air inhaled by lung)
3. Qi essence (Absorbed from food by spleen)

I. Symptoms of qi deficiency
1. Shortness of breath
2. Fatigue, loose stools
3. Dizziness,
4. Pale face,
5. Weakened voice/reluctance to speak,
6. Sweating with little exertion
7. Loose stool
8. Etc.

II. Causes of qi deficiency
1. Stomach abnormal function
Stomach is important to digest food when it enter the body. If stomach qi is deficiency or can not digestive food properly due to intake of raw foods or cold foods, etc. for a prolonged period of time, it will cause less qi to be converted, resulting in lessening the function of spleen in qi formation and distribution.

2. Spleen
After food is digested by the stomach, food qi and essences are absorbed by spleen. Intake of certain food and weakened parental qi will cause spleen qi deficiency that leads to not enough qi to perform its function in assisting liver and lung in qi distribution to the body.

3. Lung
Lung move qi in lung channels, if for what ever reason, lung is damaged due to smokes, diseases, etc. It can not perform its function in combining the qi from the spleen and inhaled qi from the air to move blood and fluids to the abdomen.

4. Liver
Liver is vital in blood formation and moving blood yin in blood vessels. If lung qi is deficient, it causes sluggish liver qi in moving blood to warm the uterus, leading to blood stasis and cold uterus.

5. Etc.

III. Treatments
A. With herbs
1.Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. Besides improving the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain, it also enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels.

2. Xi yang shen (American ginseng)
Besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy and reducing the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels.

3. Dang shen (Pilose asiabell root)
Dang shen is a spleen and lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach.

4. Tai zi shen (Pseudostellaria root)
Besides helping to increase the spleen and lung qi, it also generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi stagnation.

5. Huang qi (Astragalus root)
It is one of the herb that helps to increase the function of liver in generating more blood and liver qi in blood transportation.

6. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
1. ST36 (Zu san li)
2.SP6 (San yin jiao)
3. KD3 (Tai xi)
4. LU9 (Tai yuan)
5. Etc.

C. With diet
1. Beef
2. Cherry
3. Chicken
4. Date
5. Goose
6. Grape
7. Sweet potato
8. Rice
9.Etc.

All information is for general illustration only, please consult with your Chinese medicine practitioner for exacted differentiation.

Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Liver Qi Stagantion in The Menstruation Phrase of Menstrual Cycle

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:51:48 +0000

I. Definition
Liver qi stagnation is a health condition of which the liver can not move qi smoothly in the liver channels and blood in the blood vessels, due to prolonged liver qi deficiency or liver damage as a result of overwhelming toxin accumulated in the body and poor diet.

II. Symptoms of liver qi stagnation
1. Depression
2. Anger disorders
3. Mood swing
4. Premenstrual disorders – PMS,
5. Abnormal abdomen cramps and pain
6. Abnormal cells growth including endometriosis and cysts
7. High blood pressure
8. Nervous tension including headaches and migraine

III. Causes
1. Toxin accumulation
Prolonged intake of caffeine, artificial ingradients, hormone injecttion products and drugs can interfere with liver function as they are accumulated in the body, leading to abnormal liver function.

2. Spleen qi deficiency
Spleen is vital to distribute food qi and essence to the other body’s organs, if for what ever reason, or due to intake of raw and cold foods or oily and greasy food for a prolonged period of time, they can diminish the spleen in qi distribution that affects the function of liver qi in moving qi in its channels and blood in blood vessels.

3. Lung qi deficiency
If lung is no longer function normally due to damage or the inability of spleen to transfer food qi to the lung for a prolonged period of time, it can interfere with liver qi qi, leading to qi stagnation.

4. Sluggish liver
Liver qi stagnation caused be caused by sluggish liver for some women during menstruation phrase.

5. Intake of alcohol
Alcohol is toxin to the liver, prolonged and excessive intake of alcohol can cause damage to liver.

IV. Treatments
A. With herbs
1. Xiang Fu (nut grass rhizome)

It is one the herbs helped to regulate the qi flow by smoothing the liver and congestion of Spleen qi caused by excessive yin or yang, thus reducing qi stagnation caused by disharmonization of liver and Spleen causes of abdominal cramps and pain. It is said that xiang fu also has a function impromoting regular menstruation.

2. Zhi Ke (ripe fruit of zhi shi)
Zhi ke promote healthy liver, it promotes a strong liver qi function, thereby, increasing its function in blood formation and transportation to the heart for circulation.

3. Wu Yao (lindera root)
Wu yao is one the warm with the main function of warming the kidney caused by kidney yang defieciency. It is only used for patient with evidence of liver qi stagnation caused by prolong intake of cold foods or working in a cold environment. Since its function is to restore the liver qi flow due to cold constraint, it reduces the blood stagnation causes of menstrual pain.

4. Cinnamin bark (rou gui)
Cinnamin bark is qi tonic herb and hot in nature, besides helping the liver in maintaining the smoothing qi flow to the entire body, it also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland.

5. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
1. LV 3 (Taichong)
2. LI (Hegu)
3. BL18 (Gan shu)
4. CV12 (zhongwan)
5. CV17 (Shan zhong)
6. SP4 (Gong sun)
7. ST36 (Zu san li)
5. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Garlic
2. Cherry
3. Chicken
4. Tofu
5. Sweet potato
6. Red and black date
7. Rice
8. Mushroom
9. Etc

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification – Symptoms,Causes and Treatments Of Spleen Qi Deficiency Cause of Prolonged Yin Phrase

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:21:54 +0000

Spleen is an organ responsible for foods absorption and transformation food essence and qi to the body organs, deficiency of spleen qi causes not enough energy being transport to kidney, leading to kidney qi deficiency that disturbs the normal process of kidney in regulating each step of menstrual cycle, including phrase I.

I. Symptoms
1. Shallow breathing
It is caused by the inability of spleen in controlling the upright qi and assisting the function of kidney in moving qi upward.

2. Headache
Since spleen in the house of thought, deficiency of spleen causes nervous tension, leading to prolonged headache.

3. Dizziness and fatigue
Spleen is important for nourishing the formation of blood of the liver, deficiency of spleen causes abnormal function of liver function, leading to not enough blood in circulating in the blood vessel, resulting in dizziness, fatigue and tiredness.

4. Bloating, gas and abdominal discomfort
Since spleen controls the transformation and distribution of qi and absorption of food essence, deficiency of spleen causes indigestion, leading to bloating, gas and dampness accumulation in the abnormal region, resulting in admen discomfort.

II. Causes
1. Cool Food diet
Prolonged period of eating raw, cool and may cold food hinders the spleen function in transformation and distribution of spleen function, leading to spleen qi deficiency.
2. Eating habits
People who eat little protein, irregular eating or excessive eat can also cause spleen deficiency.
3. Occupation
Women who works in the damp condition can also cause dampness accumulation leading to spleen deficiency.
4. Stress and worrisomeness
Since spleen control the mind and though, prolonged period of stress and worrisomeness can cause spleen qi deficiency.
5. Stomach disorder
If the stomach is unable to digest food properly, it will affect the spleen function in food essence transformation and distribution as a result of spleen qi deficiency.
III. Treatments
1. Herbs
a) Codonopsis (Dangshen)
It is one of the most used herb that reinforces the spleen, nourishes blood.

b) Ginseng (Renshen)
Ginseng is a very powerful qi tonic herb and used to tonify original Qi and extreme qi deficiency.

c) Astragalus (Huangqi)
it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in tonifying spleen and lung qi and raising spleen and stomach qi.

d) Jujube Dates (Dazao)
It is a good herb for tonifying spleen qi and short of breath and nourishing blood.

2. Acupuncture
Acupuncture suggested points
CV12 (zhongwan), ST36 (Zusanlin) ,SP6 (Sanyinjao), SP3 (Taibai), UB20 (Pishu),UB21 (Weishu), CV6 (Qihai)

3. Foods
a) Pumpkin
b) Carrot
c) Lamb
d) Ginger tea
e) Brown rice
f) Avoid intake of raw, cool, cold foods and foods with artificial ingredients.

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Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification -Symptoms, Causes & Treatments Of Kidney Yang Deficiency Cause Of Low BBT in Yin Phrase

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:21:15 +0000

Since the balance of kidney yin and kidney yang is important in maintaining the kidney function in qi and fluid distribution, if it’ function is disrupted, pathological changes take place and illness occurs. Kidney yang deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine, is defined as condition of deficiency of vital yang energy due to intake of cool and cold or/ and working in cold environment for a prolonged period of time.

Since the yin phrase is dominated by yin with subordinated yang, deficiency of yang may increase the risk of fluid accumulation and lower body temperature thus decreasing BBT temperature in this phrase
I. Symptoms
1. Cold limbs
2. Pale tongue with white coating, pallor, soreness and
3. Weakness
4. Tiredness
5. Dizziness
6. Impotence,
7. Infertility
8. Prolonged yin phase or a
9. Low BBT temperatures
10. Etc.

II. Causes

1. Colding effect
Working in a cold environment or/ and eating cool and cold foods for a prolonged period of time will cause depletion of yang qi in the body as a result of yang qi constantly needed to counter the effect of cold in or/and outside the body, leading to kidney yang deficiency.

2. Life style
Some people does not like to dress warm in the cold weather, exposed themselves in the cold winter will cause the depletion of yang in the body.

3. Excessive exercise
Exercise is yang in nature, moderate exercise helps to increase blood flow and distribute yang to the entire body, but rigid exercise causes over consumption of yang qi, leading to kidney yang deficiency.

4. Frequently sexual activity
Kidney Jing is vital for controlling the function of kidney in qi distribution. Since women are considered as yin in nature and sexual activity is the opposite. Frequently sexual activity drains the kidney jing and the yang in the body, leading to kidney jing and yang deficiency and the fall of BBT temperature.

5. Aging
Aging is a biological process that we can not stop. Although women is considered as dominate with yang subordinate, aging can cause depletion of yang qi slowly.

III. Treatments
1. Herbs
a) Lu rong (Deer Antler)
Lu rong works well in the liver and kidney channel by tonifying kidney and strengthening yang.

b) Du Zhong (eucommia bark)
Du Zhong is also a liver and kidney channel tonic herb, it helps to tonify liver and kidney, promote smooth flow of kidney qi and blood circulation to the entire body and reduce fluid accumulated in the body, thus enhancing yang.

c) Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root)
It has been used to tonify kidney, strengthen yang, promote urinary secretion and expel cold.

d) Rou Chong Rong (Broomrape stem)
Rou Chong Rong used in traditional Chinese medicine for strengthen kidney yang by reducing the blockage of kidney-large intestine meridian, thus decreasing the risk of constipation caused by kidney yang deficiency.

2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
GV4 (Mingmen), CV4 (Guanyang), CV6 (Qihai), KD3 (Taixi), KD7 (Fuliu) and UB 52(shizhi)

3. Foods
1. Leek
2. Onion
3. Nuts and seeds
4. Lobster
5. Chicken and lamb
6. Warm and hot foods
7. Etc.

Overcome Infertility-Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Blood Stagnation of Ovulation Phrase

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:03:47 +0000

Blood stagnation is defined as a condition of blood can not move freely due to liver qi deficiency, kidney essence depletion spleen’s inability in qi distribution and liver’s inability in blood formation, etc. Women who feel cramps and pain in the ovulation phrase in the left or right side of the abdomen can be caused by blood stagnation.

I. Symptoms
1. Dark, clotted vagina discharge
2. Painful menstruation
3. Irregular menstruation
4. Abdominal cramps andpain
5. Stabbing and sharp pain
6. Purple tongue
7. Wiry pulse
8. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Raw and cold food
Raw food and cold food are considered as cool and cod in nature, as they enter the stomach, they need to be heated up before can be digested. Sometime because of enormous energy needed, it distorts the function of stomach in food essence distribution, leading to qi deficiency that can not move blood in the vessels freely, resulting in blood stagnation.

2. Anemia
Anemia is defined as condition of blood and qi deficiency as can be treated by tonic qi and blood herbs. If there are blood and qi deficiency, blood can not move smoothly because of weakened qi, resulting in increasing the risk of blood stagnation.

3. Sluggish Liver
Liver is the organ responsible for blood formation and blood distribution. If the liver qi is weakened, it not only reduce its function in blood formation, but also interferes the movement of blood.

4. Kidney deficiency
Kidney essence is important in assisting liver in blood formation, by distributing fluids to build blood. If kidney essence or kidney qi is deficient, it may slow down the smooth movement of qi in the blood channels, leading to blood stagnation.

5. Lung qi deficiency
Our body qi is regulated by lung function in qi distribution. If the lung is damaged or can not received enough qi from the spleen, it can distort its function to move blood in the lung and heart channel.

6. Etc

III. Treatments
1. Chinese herbs
a) Yu jin (Turmeric root)
Yu jin promotes the function of heart lung and liver channels by invigorating blood and increasing the movement of qi of above organs.

b) Ru xiang (Bible frankincense)
The warm herb also enhances the function of heart, lung and liver by invigorating blood, dispelling blood stasis and relieving cramps and pain.

c) Mo yao (Abyssinian myrrh)
It has been used to enhance the function of heart, liver and spleen channels by relaxing sinews, promoting movement of qi and invigorating blood.

d) Yan hu suo (Turkey corn)
It helps to improve function of heart, liver, lung by promoting movement of qi through their channels and alleviating cramps and pain.

f) Jiang huang (Curcuma)
The herbs invigorates blood, unblocks blood stasis, reduces chest and abdominal pain, and treats amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and swelling pain.

g) Etc.

2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
a) ST36 ( Zu san li)
b) SP6 (San yin jiao)
c) SP10 (Xue hai)
d) UB40 (Wei zhong)
e) UB17 Ge shu)
f) Etc.

3. Diet
a) Brown sugar
b) Chestnut
c) Eggplant
d) Peach
e) Crab
f) Papaya
g) Etc.

Overcome Infertility-Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Painful Ovulation Caused By Blood Stagnation Of The Ovulation Phras

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:46:36 +0000

Painful ovulation is defined as a condition of blood and qi can not move freely due to liver qi and blood deficiency, as liver is the primary organ in preparing to transfer the yin to yang for the start of the yang phrase of menstrual cycle. Women feel cramps and pain in the ovulation phrase in the left or right side of the abdomen can be caused by either qi or blood stagnation or both.

I. Causes
A) In conventional medicine, painful ovulation is defined as a condition caused by a small leakage of blood from the ovary occurring at the time of ovulation, leading to irritation of the abdominal wall resulting in cramps and pain in either left or right side of the abdomen depending to which side of ovaries is responsible for the development of follicles.

B) In tradition Chinese medicine, painful ovulation is caused by
1. Kidney function in fluid distribution
Intake of hot and spicy causes dryness in the kidney fluid that interferes with kidney function in distributing fluid to the liver to form blood, leading to blood stasis.

2. Kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin is required to surge for stimulate the ovaries in follicle production in this phrase, if there is not enough yin, it may cause ovulation delay, leading to painful ovulation.

3. Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi is important to transport the liver blood to heart and helps to move blood in the circulatory system, If qi is stasis, it may not move blood smoothly, leading to sharp cramps and pain. In the other case, if qi move to fast, it may cause breaking off some small vessels in the ovaries, leading to cramps and pain.

4. Liver blood stagnation
If liver blood is stasis caused by the inability of liver qi in moving blood in the small vessels in the ovaries or liver’ inability in blood formation, it may cause cramps and pain.

II. Treatments
A) With Chinese herbs
1. Dan shen (Salvia root)
The cool herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in invigorating blood, breaking up blood stasis by soothing the heart and liver channels.

2. Wu ling zhi (Flying squirrel feces)
This warm herb has been used in invigorating blood in upper body channels.

3. Hong hua (Safflower flower)
Hong hua is a blood tonic herb which has been used to strengthen the liver and heart channels by
invigorating blood and dispelling blood stasis.

4. Chuan xiong ( Rhizom Chuanxiong
This herb has been used in history of traditional Chinese medicine in invigorating blood and promoting movement of qi.

5. Tao ren (Peach seed)
It has been used to sooth the liver, heart and lung channels by invigorating blood, removing stasis caused by qi stagnation.

6. Etc.

B) With acupuncture
The acupuncture points of suggestion
1. Sp6 (San yin jiao)
2, Sp8 (Di ji)
3. Sp10 (Xue hai)
4. UB17 (Ge shu)
5. UB40 (Weizhong)
6. ST36 (Zu san li)
7. Etc.

C) Diet
1. Red wine
2. Mutton,
3. Snake,
4. Chinese wolf berry
5. Beef,
6. Red dates
7. Black bean
8. Etc.

Overcome Infertility-Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Symptoms Of Sore Breast And Irritability Of The Ovulation Phrase

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:15:04 +0000

Some women may experience sore breast and irritability during ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.They are defined as conditions of liver qi can not move blood freely due to liver qi stagnation.

I. Causes
1. Spleen qi deficiency
Stomach is the primary organ in digestive food essence after foods are eaten. If for what ever reason, the stomach can not digest food properly, it may cause the inability of spleen in absorb food qi and essence for our body needs, leading to spleen qi deficiency, resulting in disturbing the qi formation and transporting it to the liver to move blood, leading to liver qi stagnation cause of sore breast and irritability.

2. Kidney in fluid distribution
Spleen is a vital organs in transporting fluid to the kidney for distribution to our body needs, if spleen fails to do it function or kidney’ inability to transport fluid properly, it causes fluid retain in the body tissues. In this case, it causes fluid accumulated in the breast, leading to sore breast and irritability.

3. Lung qi deficiency
Lung qi is imporant to circulate qi in the entire body, lung qi deficiency can be caused by spleen qi deficiency that interfere with the function of lung in assisting liver in moving qi in the blood vessels.

4. Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation can not transport blood and assist heart in moving blood freely in the blood vessel, leading to pain moving around and nervous tension. In this case, it causes pain in the breast and irritability.

II. Treatments
A. With Chinese herbs
1. Sheng ma (Black cohosh)
the cool herb helps to sooth the channels of lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine, thereby reducing the symptoms of sore freast and irritability caused by liver heat and toxicity as well as raising yang and guiding other herbs upwards.

2. Chai hu (Thorowax root)
It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating liver qi stagnation as well as nourishing the deficiency of spleen and stomach and kidney, thereby reducing the risk of liver qi stagnation caused by spleen and stomach’s inability to absorb food qi and essence.

3. Bai shao yao (White peony)
Beside having a function in nourishing blood and regulating period during menstrual cycle, it also enhances the liver function in calming yang and alleviating pain, includuing sore breast.

4. Qing pi (Tangerine peel)
the berb improve the function of liver qi causes of irritability and sore breast by promoting the soothing of channels of liver, gallbladder and large intestine.

5. Huang qi (Astragalus root)
It is one of the herb that helps to increase the function of liver in generating more blood and liver qi in blood transportation due to excessive blood loss during menstruation.

6. Etc.

B. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
1. LI4(Er jian)
2. LV3 (Tai chong)
3. LV4 (Zhong feng)
4. St36 (Zu san li)
5. GB20 (Feng chi)
6. Etc.

C. Diet
1. Garlic
2. Chicken
3. Coconut meat
4. Date
5. Cheery
6. Squash
7. Red and black date
8. Rice
9. Etc.

All articles written By Kyle J. Norton are for Information and Education only, Please consult with your doctor before applying
I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years and working as a financial consultant since 1990. Master degree in Mathematics, teaching and tutoring math at colleges and universities before joining insurance industries.

Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Blood Deficiency In The Menstruation Phrase of Menstrual Cycle

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:25:10 +0000

I. Definition
Deficiency of blood is defined as a condition of liver’s inability to perform its function of blood formation leading to qi stagnation in the body, as a result of liver damage or the inability of spleen in food essence and qi distribution, leading to abnormal function of the liver organ.

II. Symptoms of blood deficiency
1. Abdominal pain after menstruation
2. Period is thin and volume is small
3. Tiredness
4. Loose stools
5. Pale complexion
6. Etc

III. Causes
1. Poor diet
According to TCM, poor diet may affect the function of liver function in blood formation, if it fails to be properly nourished by the qi from the energy source of spleen. Diet with little or no iron also contributes to the blood deficiency.

2. Abnormal liver function
Abnormal function of liver can be caused by raw foods diet as its affects the spleen function in assisting the digestive system function in absorbing vital energy from foods that reduces the liver function in blood storing and formation.

3. Liver imbalance
Liver imbalance caused by excess of any pathogen or/and toxins accumulated can also reduce the normal function of blood storing and formation of the liver.

4. Alcohol drinking
Long terms alcohol drinking damages the liver function in blood formation and regulating the spleen function in energy distribution, leading to not enough blood for the circulatory system to supply nutrients and oxygen to the reproductive organs, resulting in symptoms of dysmenorrhrea such as cramps and pain before, during or after menstruation.

5. Anemia
Anemia is a chronic ill, it is caused by either easily broken off red blood cells or abnormal function of liver in blood formation.

6. Etc.
IV. Treatments
A. With Herbs

1. He shou wu (fleeceflower root)
He shou wu is a liver tonic herb. It promotes liver function in blood formation and increases the kidney qi in assisting the liver in transporting blood to the heart for circulation, thereby reducing the blood stagnation causes of deficiency. It also improves the kidney in urinary secretion, thus decreasing the risk of blood stagnation caused by fluid retention.

2. Shu Di Huang (Chinese foxglove root)
Shu di huang is a blood tonic herb. Besides improving the liver in blood formation, it also increases the liver’s qi by boosting the circulatory system in transporting oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells thus reducing the risks of symptoms of dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations, and scanty menstruation.

3. E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Glue)
E jiao is an important herb for improving the liver in blood formation and liver qi in regulating the blood circulation in the body thereby reducing the symptoms of dizziness, shallow complexion, and palpitations caused by blood deficiency.

4. Dang gui (Chinese angelica root)
Dang gui is best known for improving the liver’s function in blood formation and regulating the function of the reproductive organs. It also harmonizes the production of hormones during the menstrual cycle, leading to reduced cramps and pain caused by blood deficiency and stagnation.

5. Bai shao (white peony root)
Bai shao plays an important role in nourishing the blood and regulating menstrual problems caused by blood deficiency. It also harmonizes the liver and spleen to prevent the rising of blood heat causes of headache and dizziness.

6. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
Suggested points of acupuncture
1. ST36 (Zu san li)
2.SP6 (San yin jiao)
3. LV3 (Tai chong)
4. UB11 (Da zhu )
5. UB17( Geshu)
6. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Cabbage
2. Celery
3. dandelion
4. Almonds
5. Black sesame
6. Apple
7. Avocado
8. Chicken egg
9. Molasses
10. Soy milk
11. Etc.

Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Qi Deficiency In The Menstruation Phrase of Menstrual Cycle

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:24:23 +0000

I. Definition
Qi deficiency is defined as a condition of spleen inability to transport qi to the body organs due to abnormal function of the stomach, spleen or intake of oily and greasy or cold and raw foods for a prolonged period of time.

II. Symptoms of qi deficiency
1. Tiredness
2. Loose stool
3. Pale complexion
4. sweating with no exertion
5. Abdominal pain during/after menstruation
6. Period is thin and volume is small
7. Etc.

III. Causes
1. Hot food
When foods enter our stomach, they are divided to 2 components, qi and materials. prolonged intake of hot food causes dryness in the stomach and deplete the fluid of the spleen, leading to abnormal function of the circulatory system in moving qi, resulting in deficiency of qi causing menstrual cramp and pain as the period becomes scanty.

2. Unhealthy diet
A typical American diet is yang in nature, intake of high amount of unsaturated fat and tran fat encourage the rise to the excessive yang pathogen that blocks the spleen function in assisting lung in qi transportation.

3. Environment toxins
Environment toxins not only affects the respiratory function in qi transportation, but also causes toxins accumulated in the liver that distort the qi flow as a result of qi deficiency.

4. Etc.

IV. Treatments
A. With herbs
1.Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. a) In spleen, it improves the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain.
b) In lung, it enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels, thus reducing the symptoms of asthma, dry cough and preventing the rebellion qi causes of menstrual cramps and pain.

2. Xi yang shen (American ginseng)
Xi yang shen is yin in nature, besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy and reducing the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels, especially for qi stagnation caused by deficiency of yin.

3. Dang shen (pilose asiabell root)
Dang shen is a spleen and lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach. It also helps to restore the qi which is damaged by heat caused by infection, inflammation or heat generated due to excessive fluids accumulation.

4. Tai zi shen (pseudostellaria root)
Besides helping to increase the spleen and lung qi, it also improve the blood transportation and spleen and stomach in absorbing vital energy for our body cells and generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi stagnation.

b. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
1. SP36
2. ST36
3. KD3
4. LU9
5. Etc

C. With foods
1. Grains
2. Asparagus
3. Eggplant
4. Cabbage
5. Apple
6. Cherry
7. tofu
8. Chicken egg
9. Beef
10. Chicken
11. Coconut meat
12. Etc.

Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Shortened Luteal Phrase Caused By Kidney Yin Deficiency in The Yang Phrase

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:31:48 +0000

Kidney yin is also known primordial yin or true yin and defined as the foundation of the yin fluid of the body, therefore it helps to moisten, nourish the organs and tissues by maintaining the body fluid balance with fire of kidney yang.

I. Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency
1. Dizziness,
2. Weak pulse
3. Hearing problems,
4. Dry mouth and throat,
5. Hot sensation in the palms, soles and chest,
6. Sweating, constipation, and seminal emission.
7. The tongue is red and covered with a light coating of fur
8. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Unhealthy diet
People who eat a lot of high energy food and spicy food are an ideal candidate to have kidney yin deficiency, because those foods increase the yang qi in the body and deplete the body’s fluid.

2. Sexual transmitted diseases and frequent sexual activity
Sexual transmitted diseases increase the risk of infection and inflammation that causes the increasing of white blood cells in the body, leading to immunity malfunction of infertility. Frequent sexual activity drain the kidney energy in maintaining a good reproductive system leading to infertility.

3. Medication
Drug abuse and some medication may damage kidney thus decreasing the function of kidney as an reproductive organ for fertility.

4. Stress
People who work long hours and stress environment work place may increase the risk of draining our energy flow and qi staganation leading to abnormal kidney function.

5. Aging
Aging also causes kidney yin deficiency, as our kidney no longer function like we are young.

III. Treatments
A. With herbs
1. Sheng di huang (Rehmannia)
The cool herb has been used to improve function of heart, kidney and liver channels by clearing heat, cooling blood, nourishing yin and generating fluids.

2. Gou qi ( Chinese wolfberry)
The neutral herb has been used to tonify the liver, lung, kidney by nourishing liver and kidney yin and blood yin deficiency.

3. Wu wei zi (Schisandra)
The warm herb has been used in TCM in promoting the heart, kidney and lung channels by tonifying kidneys yin and essence, generating fluids and reducing the kidney yin cause of frequent urination.

4. Sha shen (Glehnia root)
The cool herb has been used to enhance the lung and stomach channels by nourishing the stomach, generating body fluids and moistening skin and skin under layer.

5. Sang ji sheng (Mulberry mistletoe stem)
The neutral herb has been used to smooth the liver and kidney channel by enhancing liver function and curing the kidney caused by yin and blood deficiency

B. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
1. BL15 (Xin shu)
2. BL18 (Gan shu)
3. BL23 (Shen shu)
4. HT7 (Shen men )
5. KD3 (Tai xi)
6. LV3 (Tai chong)
7. SP6 (San Yin Jiao)
8. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Blueberries,
2. Blackberries
3. Black beans
4. Fish,
5. Shrimp,
6. Seaweeds
7. Flax seed
8. Black sesame
9. Walnuts,
10. Chestnuts
11. Pork,
12. Duck
13. Eggs
14. Etc.

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification – How to Treat Kidney Yin Deficiency in The Yin Phrase

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:22:29 +0000

I. Definition
Kidney yin deficiency is defined as a condition of the yang is not rising. Since kidney is one of organ governed the reproductive system and regulates the production of certain hormones during the process of menstrual cycle, deficiency of kidney yin distorts each step of the reductive function in phrase I, leading to prolonged yin phrase.

II. Symptoms
1. Vagina dryness caused by the inability of kidney in fluid distribution
2. Scanty cervical mucus caused by the inability of liver in stimulating cervical gland in cervical mucus production due to deficiency of yin.
3. Sensation of heat due to body dryness
4. Dizziness caused by affecting of the brain due to the inability of kidney in performing its function as the brain, the spinal cord, the bone matrix and marrow regulator.
5. Heat flushes due to lack of estrogen.

II. Causes
1. Typical American diet
Women who love to diet with high level of saturated fat and trans fat as well as drinking cold drink comes directly from the refrigerator are most likely to suffer kidney yin deficiency caused by excessive yang produced in the stomach’s function in food absorption.

2. Spleen qi deficiency
Since spleen in charge of transformation qi and fluid in the body and to the other organ, damage of the spleen or stomach inability to provide enough yin for the productive organ to perform its normal menstrual cycle, cause prolonged yin phrase.

3. Rigid exercise
Rigid exercise depletes the yang from the body and diverts blood and yin qi away from the reproductive system.

4. Sex
Since traditional Chinese medicine defines women as yin in nature, excessive sexual activity depletes not only the kidney essence, but also yin from the kidney, leading to kidney yin deficiency.

5. Lung qi
Since lung is important to moves the qi downward to support the blood movement to the reproductive organ, deficiency of lung qi reduces the kidney function in moving qi upward, leading to kidney deficiency.

IV. Treatment
1. Herbs
a) Chinese angelica roots (Dong qui)
It is one of most effective blood tonic herb. Whenever there are qi deficiency, it also causes blood deficiency.
b) Rehmannia glutinosa (Shu di huang)
It is one of the good herb for tonifying blood, nourishing yin and blood and enriching kidney essence.
c) Ligustrum lucidum (Nu zhen zi)
Nu zhen zi is good for liver and kidney tonification and clearing heat due to yin deficiency.
d) Morus Albus (Sang shen)
The herbs is most used in nourishing yin, tonifying blood and promoting the generation of body fluids

2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points:
BL15 (Xinshu), BL18 (Ganshu) BL23 (Shenshu) HT7 (Shemeen), KD3(Tai Xi) and LI3 (Taichong) and SP6 (Sanyinjiao).

3. Foods
a) Chlorella
b) eggs
c) Royal jelly
d) Grain
e) Vegetable and fruits

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification -Symptoms, Causes & Treatments Of Kidney Yin Deficiency Cause of High BBT In The Yin Phrase

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:49:10 +0000

Kidney yin deficiency, in traditional Chinese medicine, is defined as condition in which the function of kidney no longer performs its function of distribution of qi and fluid to moister the body properly due to excessive yang or not enough yin in the body caused by spleen’s inability in absorbing food qi and essence from the stomach or intake of hot and spicy food.
Since the yin phrase is dominated by yin with subordinated yang, kidney yin deficiency can cause the rise of heat in this phrase.

II. Symptoms
1. Constipation
It is caused by the inability of kidney in distributing fluid to the large intestine.

2. Dry mouth, skin and eyes
It is caused by blood heat moving upward due to liver qi stagnation that affects its function in distribution blood to the blood vessels.

3. Dark, scanty urination and urinary sensation
They are caused by not enough fluid in the body, leaving little for urinary secretion.

4. Hot flush
It can easily be explained by the convention medicine as a result of lack of estrogen.

5. Dizziness
Since kidney is main organ in charge of the production of bone marrow, deficiency of yin disturbs the process, leading to dizziness.

6. Hot palms and soles
Since kidney distributes fluid to the extremities in the body, excessive yang causes hot palms and sole.

7. Reddish tongue with little or no coating
All symptoms of above, generally lead to high BBT in the body during the yin phrase of the body.

III. Causes
1. Intake of hot and spicy food
As we mentioned many time in this series, hot and spicy foods are yang and hot in nature, prolonged period intake of these types of food increase the body’s dryness that depress the function in absorbing the yin from the food sources.

2. Occupation
Women who wok in the warm or hot environment for a prolonged period of time will see the increasing body temperature due to the body yin needs constantly to flight off the hot temperature.

3. Spleen qi deficiency
There is always a chance that the inability of spleen in food qi distribution causes of kidney yin deficiency.

4. Aging
Since women is considered as yin in nature, aging causes slowly depletion of kidney essence and kidney yin in the body, according to TCM.

5. Over exercising
Since exercise is yang consumed activity, over exercising causes depletion of the yang in the body

IV. Treatments
1. Herbs
a) Amur Cork Tree Bark (Huang bai)
The cold herb has been used to drain damp heat and kidney fire for releasing night sweat, afternoon fever and relieving toxicity.

b) Red peony (Chi sao)
The cool herbs has been used to clears heat, cool blood and blotchy skin.

c) Gypsum (Shi gao)
The cold herb has been used to clear heat, drain fire,high fever with no chill and excessive thirst.

d) Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhi mu)
The cold herb has been used to nourish yin, moisten dryness and treat night sweat, steaming caused by kidney heat patterns.

e) Reed root (Lu gen)
the cold herb has been used to clear heat, generate fluids, prevent the re occurrence of high fever and treat irritability and thirst.

2. Acupuncture
SP10 (Xuehai), LI11 (quchi), UB17 (Geshu)

3. Foods
1. Black bean
2. Kidney bean
3. Blueberries
4. Blackberries
5. Flax
6. Pumpkins
7. Sunflower
8. Sea food
9. Etc.

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Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification – How to Treat Excess – Heat Cause of Shortened Yin Phrase

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:49:08 +0000

Excess heat in the yin phrase is defined as a condition in which the body temperature of the women is higher than normal. It can be caused either by deficiency of yin or excessive yang in the body, leading to shortened yin phrase. In this article, we will discuss excess heat cause of shortened yin phrase due to kidney yin deficiency.

I. Symptoms of excess heat pattern
1. Lower abdomen pain
Lower abdominal pain may be caused by liver function in blood formation and spleen in transporting the blood to the abnormal region, since heat accumulated in the lower abdominal region, it causes abnormal function of spleen, leading to blood stagnation in the abdomen cramps and pain.

2. Red tongue
Since kidney is responsible in regulating the fluid metabolism, eating hot and spicy food may cause kidney yin deficiency, leading to distorting the kidney function in moistening and lowering the fluids levels in the body, resulting in red tongue.

3. Dark urine
Since spleen is important in transporting fluid in the body, heat causes abnormal function of spleen, thus decreasing the function of kidney in urinary secretion, leading to dark urine.

4. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Intake of spicy foods
Intake of spicy and hot foods may increase the body temperature that depletes the internal yin and causes liver’s heat to rise and affects the normal function of nervous system in information transmitting between themselves and gland, leading stress, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.

2. Kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency causes abnormal function of kidney in regulating the fluids the body tissues, leading to abnormal water retention in the body.

3. Infection or inflammation
Infection or inflammation caused by invasion of bacteria and virus due to weakening immune system in guarding our body from foreign substances, causing heat pattern in the body that affects the kidney yin, leading to its inability to support the normal function of uterus, thus increasing the risk of uterus contraction.

4. Spleen qi deficiency
If spleen qi is deficiency, it causes the inability of kidney function in fluid distribution, leading to generating of heat.

5. Etc.

III. Treatments
1. Herb
a) Chinese angelica roots (Dong qui)
It is one of most effective blood tonic herb. Whenever there are qi deficiency, it also causes blood deficiency.

b) Gypsum (Shigao)
It is one of the good herb used in clearing heat, draining fire and excessive thirst.

c) Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu)
clear heat, drain fire – high fever in lung and stomach, irritability, thirst -nourish yin, moisten Anemarrhena Rhizome has been used in TCM to clear heat, drain fire and dryness for liver and kidney due to yin deficiency.

d) Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen)
Trichosanthes root has the ability to drain lung heat, moisten lung dryness and drains heat by generating fluids.

e) Reed root (Lugen)
Reed root is also used to clear heat, generate fluids and treat high fever, irritability and thirst.

f) Etc.

2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
a) SP10 (Xue hai)
b) LI11 (Qu chi)
c) UB17 (Ge shu)
d) Etc.

3. Foods
a) Cucumber
b) Apple
c) Barley
d) Chicken egg white
e) Avoid intake of hot and spy foods
f) Etc.

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Liver Qi Stagantion in The Menstruation Phrase of Menstrual Cycle

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:31:38 +0000

I. Definition
Liver qi staganation is a health condition of which the liver can no longer move qi smoothly in the liver channels and blood in the blood vessels, due to prolonged liver qi deficiency or liver damage as a result of overwhelming toxin accumulated in the body.

4. Sluggish liver
Liver qi stganation caused be caused by sluggish liver for some women during menstruation phrase.

5. Intake of alcohol
Alcohol is toxin to the liver, prolonged and excessive intake of alcohol can cause damage to liver.

IV. Treatments
A. With herbs
1. Xiang Fu (nut grass rhizome)
It is one the herbs helped to regulate the qi flow by smoothing the liver and congestion of Spleen qi caused by excessive yin or yang, thus reducing qi stagnation caused by disharmonization of liver and Spleen causes of abdominal cramps and pain. It is said that xiang fu also has a function impromoting regular menstruation.

5. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
1. LV 3 (Taichong)
2. LI (Hegu)
3. BL18 (Gan shu)
4. CV12 (zhongwan)
5. CV17 (Shan zhong)
6. SP4 (Gong sun)
7. ST36 (Zu san li)
5. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Garlic
2. Cherry
3. Chicken
4. Tofu
5. Sweet potato
6. Red and black date
7. Rice
8. Mushroom
9. Etc

Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Uterine Lining Out Of Phrase Caused By Blood Stagnation in The Yang Phrase

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:20:17 +0000

Kidney yang is important in assisting liver in transform yin phrase to the yang phrase. As it rises to certain degree, it stimulates the softness of the uterine lining for the potential fertilized egg implantation. If the blood is stasis, it can not warm the uterine lining in providing the suitable environment for egg implantation even with the surge of yang, causing uterine lining out of phrase.

I. Symptoms
1. Abdominal sever or stabling cramps and pain
2. Dark complexion
3. Bleeding with clot
4. Purple lips
5. Purple nails
6. petechia on skin
7. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Chronic inflammation
The prolonged period of inflammation causes blood static as a result of increasing blood flow to inflammation regions and distorting the immune system in fighting against foreign bacteria and virus function, leading to blood stagnation.

2. Liver function
Liver is vital for blood formation and waste removal. Abnormal function of liver causes old estrogen or other hormones as well as old blood remaining in the body’s organs, leading to blood stagnation thus increasing the risk of menstrual irregularity and dysmenorrhrea.

3. Inability of respiratory function
If the lung is damaged for whatever reasons, it may affect the lung’s ability to move qi in the pathway of the meridian, leading to blood stagnation in the reproductive region.

4. Stress and depression
Stress and depression caused by an unexpected event can affect the liver function in regulating the psychosocial symptoms of the nervous system and physical symptoms of blood formation, leading to liver qi and blood stagnation that contribute to symptoms of dysmenorrhrea.

5. Unhealthy diet
Unhealthy diet high in saturated and trans fat affect the blood and qi movement, because it causes the building up of cholesterol in the blood stream, thereby reducing the lung’s function in regulating qi movement and the heart’s function in blood circulation.

III. Treatment
A. With herbs
1. Wolfberry fruit – (gou qi zi)
Although wolfberry fruit is neutral herb, it has a function to promote yin and yang harmonization, thereby decreasing the dryness of lung qi which causes the blood stagnation causes of abdomen cramps and pain.

2. Polygonum multiflorum – (he shou wu)
Fleence is said to help improve the liver function by eliminating the liver toxin accumulation and expelling the “wind” from the skin, thereby increasing the liver function in blood formation and transportation.

3. Longan – (long yan rou)
Logan is warm in nature, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating yang deficiency causes of blood stagnation due to inability of the heart in blood circulation.

4. White mulberry fruit – (sang shen)
White mulberry fruit is a blood tonic herb, it helps to tonify the blood, resulting in lessening the risk of blood stagnation causes of abdominal cramps and pain.

5. Angelica Root – (dang gui)
Angellica root is considered as a queen herb in TCM, beside helping to tonifies the blood, regulates the women menstruation and promotes blood flow to the abdomen.

B. With acupuncture
1. ST36 (Zu san li)
2. SP6 (San yin jiao)
3. SP10 (Xue hai)
4. UB17 (Ge shu)
5. UB40 (Wei zhong)
6. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Turmeric
2. Garlic,
3. Scallion
4. Chive
5. Eggplant
6. Leek
7. Ginger
8. Etc.

Overcome Infertility – Menstrual Cycle Modification – Symptoms,Causes and Treatment Of Kidney Yang Deficiency in Yin Phrase

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:20:19 +0000

Opposite to Kidney yin deficiency, yang is necessary for the liver to transform the yin energy to yang energy to promote the implantation of egg into the uterus and kidney is the main organ to regulate each step of the reproductive function. If there is not enough yang, it may cause prolong yin phrase as a result of our body needs time to perform each step of phrase I.

I. Symptoms

1. Cold and pain in the lower abdomen during or after menstruation
Since kidney yang is important to warm and support the uterus for a healthy conception, deficiency of kidney yang causes cold to accumulate in the womb which interferes with the normal function of the kidney in regulating the temperature of the uterus, leading to muscle contraction, resulting in lower abdominal cramps and pain.

2. Small volume of dark menstrual discharge
Spleen is important to assist the heart in transporting blood to the reproductive organs and to support the kidney in nourishing and moistening the body’s blood vessels. Deficiency of yang reduces blood and fluid in the reproductive organs, leading to a small volume of dark menstruation.

3. Weak and aching lower back and legs
Yang is necessary to support the daily activity in the body. Deficiency of yang causes constriction of the lower back and leg muscles.

II. Causes

1. Colding effect
Eating cold foods for a prolonged period of time will cause kidney yang deficiency. Cold foods are yin in nature, after entering the stomach, our body needs to provide more yang to digest it that depletes the yang qi.

2. Life style
Some people like to drink cold drink after taking straight from the refrigerator, eat raw foods, swim in a cold water, go out a lot in rainy weather or cold water,etc., they will cause extra yang produced by the body to counter the affect of the cold.

3. Excessive exercise
Exercise is considered healthy if you can do it properly and understand the limitation of your physical body. Rigid exercise pushes you body over limitation and consume, leading to kidney yang deficiency.

III. Treatments
1. Herbs
1. Lu rong
Lu rong is also known as deer antler, deer antler velvet, it is a great herb that helps to reduce the blockage of the meridian liver and kidney. Since yang qi deficiency is also caused blood deficiency, improving the body yang by strengthening the liver’s function in blood formation and kidney’s function in fluid distribution, it reduces the yang deficiency in the body.

2. Du Zhong
It is also known ecommia bark, it is one the most used herb to enhance the function of meridian kidney-liver by promoting the qi and blood formation. Since the liver is a organ in charge of blood storing and blood formation and kidney is in charge of fluid regulation, it increases blood flow to the entire body and reduces fluid accumulated in the body, thus enhancing yang.

3. Ba Ji Tian
Ba ji tian is also known as Chinese morinda root, sweet and warm in nature. It is also one the herbs used to strengthen the liver and kidney qi and blood yang by enhancing the liver in blood formation and kidney in urinary secretion, thus reducing the yang deficiency causes of abdominal distention, including cramps and pain during menstrual cycle.

2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
UB23 (Shenshu), GV4 (Mingmen), CV4(Guanyang), CV6 (Qihai), KD3 (taixi), KD7 (Fuliu) and UB52 (Zhishi).

3. Foods
a) Chicken,
b) Mutton
c) Beef
d) Avoid cool and raw foods

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Menstrual Cycle modification-Symptoms, Causes &Treatments;Of Luteal Phrase Defect Caused By Excess Heat In The Yang Phrase

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:26:13 +0000

The normal of yang phrase of menstrual cycle accordingly to traditional Chinese medicine can not be shorter then 10 days. But for what ever reason, some women experience the luteal phrase defect because of excess heat leading to infertility.

I. Symptoms of excessive heat
1. Insomnia
2. Red face
3. Constipation
4. Nightmare
5. Fever
6. Anxiety
7. Thirst
8. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Liver qi
Liver qi is important in assisting the heart to move blood in the blood vessels. Liver qi abnormal function causes sluggish blood flow or out of control blood flow, leading to excessive heat and abundant yang.

2. Blood stasis
Constant blood flow is important in nourishing our body cells, tissues and organs. If blood is stasis, qi needs to push harder to move blood, leading to blood clot and heat.

3. Kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency causes less moister to be distributed to the body, leading to heat being generated that distorts the liver function in yin and transformation.

4. Excessive yang
Excessive yang can be caused by intake of spicy and hot food, leading to the rise of yang that quickly triggers the function of liver in transform yang to yin resulting in shortened yang phrase that not allows the uterine lining to preform its function in egg implantation.

III. treatments
A. With herbs
1. Bu gong yin (Dandelion)
Bu gong yin is cold in nature and used to clear toxic body heat and liver heat by strengthening the liver and stomach channels.

2. Mi meng hua (Buddleia flower bud)
the herb is cool in nature and used to tonify the liver and lower liver heat by enhancing the function of liver channel.

3. Qing xiang zi (Celosia seeds)
this herb is also cool in nature and used to to drain liver fire, clear heat and wind by promoting the function of liver channel as well.

4. Jue ming zi (Cassia seed)
Jue ming zi has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in clearing liver heat, moistening the Intestines and promoting bowel movement by strengthening the liver and intestine channels.

5. Han shui shi
It has a function in clearing heat and dispersing fire in the body by strengthening the liver channel.

7. Etc

B. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
1. LV3 (Tai chong)
2. ST41 (Jie xi)
3. SP10 (Xue hai)
4. KD6 (Zhao hai)
5. Etc.

C. With foods
1. Cucumber
2. Apple
3. Barley, bean curd
4. Chicken egg white
5. Chinese wax gourd
6. Oyster
7. Pear,
8. Peppermint
9. Spinach
10. Eggplant
11. Etc.