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Diagnostic Methods - Class 08
Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Methods
By: David Botton

Menstruation

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Menstruation

Cycles

short

excess bleeding - deep red thick

excess heat in blood

excess bleeding - light and thin

deficiency of Spleen Qi to check blood

long

scanty bleeding - dark/purple and large clots

blood stagnation

scanty bleeding - dark/purple and small clots

blood stagnation from cold

scanty bleeding - light color, no energy

blood deficiency

if consistent over years then normal

irregular

disharmony of Chong (Sea of Blood) and Ren (Conception Vessel)  meridians

Describes

state of

Qi

Blood

Leukorreah

watery and profuse

Kidney, Spleen Yang deficiency and cold

thick yellow / pinkish tinge with offensive smell

damp heat

Cramps at end of cycle

blood and Qi deficiency

PMS

Liver Qi needs to be moving

Full Yang Qi needed

in absence PMS

Questions

Length of cycle

Amount of bleeding

Blood color

Consistency

Clots (small or large)

Length of cycle

Discomfort, where, when


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