Tongue: Purple.
Pulse: Choppy or Wiry.
- Stagnation of Qi: more pronounced distension of abdomen and breasts, menstrual blood
not so dark, tongue not too Purple. - Stasis of Blood: more pain than distension, pain very intense, menstrual blood dark with
clots, tongue definitely Purple.
Treatment Principle
Move Qi and Blood, eliminate stasis, stop pain.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
LIV-3 Taichong, Ren-6 Qihai, G.B.-34 Yanglingquan, SP-8 Diji, ST-29 Guilai, SP-10 Xuehai,
SP-6 Sanyinjiao, LU-7 Lieque and KI-6 Zhaohai, SP-4 Gongsun and P-6 Neiguan. Reducing or
even method.
Explanation
- LIV-3 moves Qi and Blood and stops pain.
- Ren-6 moves Qi in the lower abdomen.
- G.B.-34, in combination with Ren-6, moves Qi in the lower abdomen.
- SP-8 regulates Blood in the uterus and stops pain.
- ST-29 regulates Blood in the uterus.
- SP-10 moves Blood.
- SP-6 helps to move Blood and stop pain.
- LU-7 and KI-6 open the Directing Vessel and regulate Qi in the uterus.