What medicine is effective in stopping menstruation?

For healthy women, each menstrual period lasts about a week. If it lasts more than seven days, it should be taken seriously, as it may be caused by prolonged menstrual bleeding. At this time, it should be treated with certain medications. In this regard, traditional Chinese medicine has a very good effect and can nourish the kidneys, assist yang, strengthen the body and eliminate dampness. In addition to medication, emphasis should also be placed on regular care in daily life.

What medicine is effective in stopping menstruation?

1. Cold syndrome: If the patient has prolonged menstruation due to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, the treatment should focus on tonifying the kidney, invigorating yang, strengthening the spleen, draining dampness and consolidating the Chong. You can choose Deer Antler Pill with additions and subtractions: Deer Antler, Red Ochre, Yu Yuliang, Aconite, Moxa Charcoal, Cypress Leaf Charcoal, Whole Angelica, Rehmannia Glutinosa, Chuanduan, Chinese Yam, Morinda Officinalis, Dragon Bone, Eucommia. If the patient has excessive blood loss, add fried Sanguisorba officinalis; if the patient has gas, add Cimicifuga heracleifolia; if the patient has loose stools, add Atractylodes macrocephala.

2. Heat syndrome: For those with prolonged menstruation, Chinese medicine treatment should focus on regulating Chong and Ren meridians, tonifying the kidney and stopping bleeding. Raw Rehmannia, Angelica dahurica, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Eclipta prostrata, Pollen Typha, Cirsium amara, Flos Sophorae, Sanguisorba officinalis, and Rubia cordifolia can be used for treatment. If bleeding is excessive, Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala can be added. If accompanied by lower abdominal discomfort, costusroot, Corydalis yanhusuo, and cumin can be added. If leakage lasts for a long time, Guipi Pills can be added. If the menstruation is prolonged and heavy due to blood excess and heat, the treatment should focus on clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. You can choose Qingre Gujing Decoction with modifications: raw rehmannia, root bark of rehmannia, tortoise shell, oyster, stir-fried dandelion, donkey-hide gelatin, gardenia, scutellaria, moutan bark, palm charcoal, white peony root, and lotus root nodes.

3. Deficiency syndrome: For prolonged menstruation, you can choose Yuyin Zhibeng Decoction, which is used to treat prolonged menstruation caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency in young women. You can choose Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides, Cuttlebone, White Peony Root, Oyster, Chuanduan, Viscum album, Donkey-hide gelatin, Pollen Typhae charcoal, stir-fried Sanguisorba officinalis, and Chinese yam. If there is excessive bleeding, double the amount of stir-fried Sanguisorba officinalis, add palm charcoal and Platycladus orientalis; if there is qi deficiency and sinking, add Cimicifuga heracleifolia and Astragalus membranaceus; if there is irritability and heat, add Ophiopogon japonicus and Rehmannia glutinosa; if the irritability and heat are severe, add Cyperus rotundus and Anemarrhena asphodeloides; when there is no bleeding, reduce the Pollen Typhae charcoal and stir-fried Sanguisorba officinalis in the original prescription, and add Polygonum multiflorum and Tortoise shell. It is better to take it for a long time.

4. Excessive syndrome: If the menstruation is continuous, you can choose Pinggan Kaiyu Zhixue Decoction for treatment: white peony root (fried with vinegar), white atractylodes (fried with earth), angelica (washed with wine), moutan bark, Panax notoginseng root (ground), raw rehmannia (fried with wine), liquorice, black mustard spike, bupleurum, appropriate amount of each, decocted in water and taken orally.

Causes of prolonged menstrual bleeding in women

1. Endocrine disorders

Endocrine disorders can cause irregular menstruation. The most common one is luteal insufficiency, which leads to a decrease in progesterone secretion. It is often manifested as prolonged menstruation, less menstrual volume, and darker color. It usually takes two or three days to develop into normal menstruation. Women in this situation are not easy to get pregnant, and even if they are pregnant, they are prone to miscarriage, so it must be taken seriously.

2. Drug effects

Taking certain medications may also cause irregular menstruation, such as birth control pills, psychiatric drugs, etc., which will lead to irregular menstruation and symptoms of prolonged menstruation.

3. Gynecological diseases

Gynecological diseases are also one of the culprits that cause unclean menstruation. For example, vaginitis, cervicitis, uterine polyps, uterine fibroids, cervical erosion, endometritis, endometriosis, etc., are likely to cause irregular menstruation. In this case, it is necessary to actively treat the primary disease so as to eliminate the symptoms of prolonged menstruation from the source.