Syndrome differentiation and treatment
(1) Syndrome of asthenia of the liver and kidney
Main syrnptorns: Scanty or even no leukorrhea in the late stage of menstruation or in the ovulatory period, dry sensation in the vagina or accompanied by pudendal pruritus, dizziness and aching sensation in the loins, chest oppression and dysphoria, poor sleep in the night, red tongue with thin and yellow or scanty fur, thin and taut or rapid pulse.
Therapeutic methods: Nourishing the liver and kidney, promoting production of body fluid.
(2) Syndrome of hypofunction of the spleen and stomach
Main symptoms: Scanty or even no leukorrhea in the late stage of menstruation and ovulatory period, dry sensation in the vagina or accompanied by pudendal pruritus, poor appetite, spiritual lassitude, epigastric and abdominal distension, frequent flatus, or loose stool, lightred tongue with thin, white and greasy fur, and thin pulse.
Therapeutic methods: Strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing qi and promoting the production of body fluid.
(3) Syndrome of interior retention of blood stasis
Main symptoms: Scanty or even no leukorrhea, abdominal pain during menstruation, with purplish and blackish color and large blood clot, lower abdominal pain, chest oppression, dysphoria, thirst with no desire to drink water, dry and squamous skin, deep-red tongue with ecchymoses on the margin, and thin and unsmooth pulse.
Therapeutic methods: Activating blood and resolving stasis, nourishing yin and promoting production of body fluid.
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Chinese medicine, when treating a disease, the doctors take everything into into consideration, including climatic changes, environmental variations, emotional changes, the diet, the urine and the stool, the sleep, and the disorder of sex life. That is the feature of the Three Pathogens Theory in TCM. This etiology doctrine built on the basis of the macro methodology entirely differs from that of Western medicine. It is on the basis of the microscopic and pathologic anatomy. But it is exactly a biological, psychological, social and new medical model that Western medicine is attempting to pursue. While Chinese medicine established its own system with this medical model two thousand years ago.
Chinese doctor doesn’t considers static anatomy as a starting point for understanding the diseases, and does not rely on detection equipments. On the contrary, Chinese doctor depends on the unique ways of TCM diagnosis to experience and study the human dynamic life information. Also it is based on syndrome differentiation to guide the disease therapy. This method not only can save a lot of examination fees for patients, but also can help doctors exchange with patients more closely, thus reflecting a real humanistic spirit.