Low female libido is a universal problem faced by women, whose age is 24 to 60. Current study has indicated that 45% of women have reported to have a loss of sexual desire. Modern women are facing conditions that tend to restrain their sex drive. Below are given some common causes of low libido in women and some basic changes that can help to improve their libido. Sources of Low female libido are: prescribed drug side-effects, anxiety, depression, fatigue, stress, diabetes, pregnancy, drug abuse, alcoholism, living conditions, etc.  

Traditional Chinese medicine views that the Kidneys are the main organs associated with controlling the reproductive system. In fact, the Kidneys are divided into left (yin-female-moon-water) and right (yang-male-sun-fire) with different aspects allocated to each of them. Commonly the mechanism contributing to a lowered libido in women is a deficiency of the left Kidney. In these cases the fluid like yin energy being insufficient causes a dryness that affects the sex drive. When the vagina is dry there is not enough yin fluid to react to the sexual desire. The herbs used in treating yin insufficiency have a moistening like nature and from a modern bio medical perspective many of herbs used to treat lowered libido have been shown to influence hormones associated with reproduction. Continue to read Perimenopausal Syndrome in TCM.