External Medicine
1) Get moderate Yunnan Baiyao, white wine and mix them into a paste. Apply it on the navel and fix with tap. And people can warm the navel with hot-water bottle. Take it 2-3 times a day and each time is for 10-15 minutes. Refresh the paste every day and take it foe 3-5 days continuously.
2) Get 12g of semen brassicae and grind into powder. Mix it with rice vinegar into paste. Apply it on the acupoint of Yongquan (KI 1) on the foot and fix it with tap. Refresh it every day. Besides, people also can apply the acupoints of Guanyuanshu (BL 26) and Qihaishu (BL24).
3) Get moderate Yunnan Baiyao and apply it on the acupoints of Guanyuan and Qihai below the navel. Massage the acupoints until a sensation of fever is gained and spread into the abdomen. Take it continuously until the irregular menstruation is treated.
4) Get motherwort, rhizoma cyperi, frankincense, myrrh and selfheal. Each is 20g. Decoct them with 2000ml water and wash the feet with it. Each time for 10-15 minutes and take it 3-5 days continuously.
(2) Massage
1) Patients keep lying supine: (1) Finger-press the Qihaishu (BL24), Zhongji, Guanyuan, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuehai (SP 10), Neiguan (PC6), Taichong (LR 3) and each for about half minute.(2) Massage: Doctor palm-massage around the patient’s navel from right to left for about 5 minutes.
2) Patients keep pronated:
(1) Finger-press the Shenshu (BL23), Pishu (BL20), Mingmen, Ganshu (BL 18) and Geshu (BL17). Each is for about 1 minute.
(2) To-and-fro rubbing: Place the palm on the lumbosacral portion and the acupoint of Baliao and do to–and-fro rubbing movements repeatedly until the skin turns slightly red and heat is gained. Take the massage with both hands alternatively and do it 10 days after the menstruation. Each a day until another menstruation circle starts again.
3) Knead and press the acupoint of Guanyuan: Keep the right fist half clenched. Extend the thumb and place it on the Guanyuan. Knead and press the acupoint of Guanyuan with moderate strength for 0.5-1 minute. It is helpful to nourish the liver and kidney, regulate menstruation and assuage pain.
4) Twist and rub the lumbosacral portion: Place the palms on the both sides of the lumbosacral portion separately then twist and rub it from up to down for 0.5-1minute until heat is gained. It is helpful to strong the waist and nourish the kidney, dredge the meridians and promote circulation of blood.
5) Knead and press the acupoint of Shenshu (BL23): With arms akimbo and press the acupoint of Shenshu on the same side with the thumb. And place other four gingers on the waist. Knead and press the Shenshu with moderate strength for 0.5-1 minute. It is helpful to warm and invigorate the kidney-yang, strong the waist and strength bones.
6) Knead and press the acupoint of Zusanli (ST 36): Overlap the forefinger on the middle finger then place it on the acupoint of Zusanli on the same side. Knead and press the Zusanli with moderate strength for 0.5-1 minute. Take it on both lower limbs alternatively. It is helpful to nourish the spleen and stomach, harmonize qi and blood.
7) Palm kneads the acupoint of Qihai: Place the palms on the acupoint of Qihai on the same side. Palm kneads it with moderate strength for 0.5-1 minute. Take it on both lower limbs alternatively. It is helpful to Promote blood flow to remove stasis, dredge the meridians and assuage pain.
8) Stop massaging in the menstruation. Pay attention to hygiene in the menstruation and avoid sexual intercourse, sitz bath, swimming and so on. Assure enough sleep and keep a good mood.
Cupping methods:
1) Pure cupping: you should adopt cupping after flash of fire on the acupoints of Pishu (BL20), Shenshu, Guanyuan, Zusanli, and Sanyinjiao (SP6).
2) Needling cupping: after disinfection of the acupoints of Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL20), Shenshu (BL23), Qihaishu (BL24), Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Sanyinjiao and the acupuncture needles, you should ado Shenshu, Qihai, Guanyuan, Sanyinjiao and the acupuncture needles, you should adopt cupping on the needled points.
3) Cupping of venesection: after disinfection of the acupoints of Mingmen, Yaoshu, qihaixue, Guanyuanshu, Guanyuan and Xuehai, you should stab these acupoints for 3 to 5 times with triangle-edged needles and then adopt cupping.
4) Moving cupping: you should move the cup along the line from Shenshu of the Urinary Bladder Channel of Foot-Taiyang to Ciliao until red blood stasis appears on the skin and then stab the acupoints of Guanyuan, Guilai, Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and suck the cups with the needles on.
