Can Chinese medicine promote ovulation?

Many women have poor ovulation or no ovulation. This situation has a great impact on conception, so people need to take some measures to promote ovulation in time. There are many ways to promote ovulation, such as through diet or medication. Traditional Chinese medicine is a common medicine in people's daily life. So can traditional Chinese medicine promote ovulation?

Traditional Chinese medicine has a certain effect in promoting ovulation, but the main effect of promoting ovulation is still Western medicine. However, traditional Chinese medicine has other effects in assisted reproduction.

Suggestions: If you are not sure about your ovulation period, you can buy ovulation test strips or test your basal body temperature. Having sex within 1-2 days after your body temperature rises is an effective time for conception.

Chinese herbal ovulation-stimulating drugs:

1. Follicle-stimulating soup

This prescription focuses on promoting follicle development. 15 grams of Angelica sinensis, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of White Peony Root, 10 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 15 grams of Dioscorea batatas, 12 grams of Tian Dayun, 20 grams of Houttuynia cordata, 15 grams of Cuscuta australis, and 12 grams of Polygonum multiflorum.

For those with obvious kidney yang deficiency, add Curculigo, Epimedium, and Psoralea corylifolia; for those with severe kidney yin deficiency, add Cornus officinalis, Rosa laevigata, and Lycium barbarum.

For those with spleen deficiency, add Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and Atractylode

For those with blood deficiency, add Millettia reticulata, Polygonatum sibiricum, and use more Angelica sinensis and Rehmannia glutinosa. For low back pain, add Dipsacus asper, Eucommia ulmoides, and Viscum album.

For fat people with a lot of phlegm and dampness, add tangerine peel, pinellia, fructus aurantii, and atractylodes.

For those with liver qi stagnation, add Cyperus rotundus, Bupleurum chinense, Curcuma aromatica, and Glehnia littoralis.

Start taking it from the 5th day of the menstrual cycle, one dose per day for 6 consecutive days.

2. Ovulation-stimulating soup

This prescription mainly promotes ovulation of mature follicles. 12 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of red peony root, 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of Zedoaria, 15 grams of Lycium bark, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 15 grams of Rosa rugosa, 15 grams of Vaccaria segetalis, 9 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 15 grams of Safflower, 12 grams of Cnidium monnieri, and 15 grams of Epimedium (see Follicle-Stimulating Decoction for additions and subtractions). Starting from the 11th day of the menstrual cycle, take one dose daily for 6 consecutive days.

3. Luteinizing Decoction

This prescription mainly promotes the formation of corpus luteum and enables it to secrete sufficient amounts of progesterone. 12g of tortoise shell, 15g of salvia miltiorrhiza, 20g of Houttuynia cordata, 12g of Chuanduan, 15g of Dayun, 20g of Lycium bark, 15g of Cuscuta australis, 10g of Ligustrum lucidum, 12g of Morinda officinalis, 15g of Epimedium, 6g of processed Aconite, and 3g of Cinnamon bark (packed separately for drinking with water). For patients with dysmenorrhea, use more cinnamon bark and add lindera strychnifolia and rhizoma corydalis;

For those with blood stasis, add zelan and peach kernel; for those with severe cold, use more aconite and Morinda officinalis, and add roasted ginger and cornus fruit.

For other additions and subtractions, see the Follicle-Stimulating Decoction. Start taking it from the 17th day of menstruation, 1 dose every other day, for a total of 5 doses.