What to do if your menstrual flow is light? TCM has some tips

For female friends, a decrease in menstrual volume generally indicates a related problem in the body. Therefore, when dealing with the problem of small menstrual volume, this article specifically provides you with some tips on Chinese medicine conditioning.

1. Weak Qi and blood

Symptoms: scanty menstruation, dizziness, headache, fatigue, mental tiredness, and poor sleep.

Oligomenorrhea, dizziness, headache, fatigue, mental fatigue, poor sleep

Dietary recipe: Angelica, jujube and egg soup

10 grams of angelica, 3 dates, and 1 egg in shell, cook together for 15-20 minutes. Drinking the soup and eating the egg has the effect of nourishing blood, activating blood circulation, strengthening the spleen, replenishing qi and producing blood. If you don’t feel hot, you can eat it once a day or every other day. If you feel a sore throat after eating, you can remove the seeds of the dates and add some Ophiopogon japonicus, lotus seeds, and lilies. They can nourish yin and calm the mind, prevent dryness and heat, and also help with sleep.

2. Insufficient Kidney Qi

Symptoms: Common symptoms of kidney deficiency include scanty menstruation, dizziness, tinnitus, back pain, weak legs, dull pain in the lower abdomen, more urination at night, and less vaginal secretions.

Dietary recipe: Seahorse and black chicken soup

Take a male and female seahorse, crush them, mix them evenly, and use 5-10 grams each time to cook half a black chicken. It has the effect of replenishing kidney qi, replenishing essence and nourishing marrow.

3. Liver Qi Stagnation

Symptoms: scanty menstruation, obvious blood clots, chest and flank pain, irritability, and depression.

Dietary recipe: Rose egg tea

5-10 grams of rose flowers, 5-10 grams of orange peel, and 1 egg in shell, cook together for 15-50 minutes, then drink tea and eat the egg, which has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi.