The Summary Of The Clinical Experience Of The Tutor Professor Chen Ying In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Various Syndromes Before And After Menopause

Syndromes before and after menopause refer to fever and sweating,impetuosity and susceptibility to rage,emotional lability,hectic fever and flushing,dizziness and giddiness,tinnitus and palpitation,insomnia and having a bad memory,mental burnout,lumbago and backache,feverish sensation over the palm and sole,skin itching discomfort and other symptoms presented centering on menstrual disorder or menopause against women who are in a state of before and after menopause.It is called “Menopause Syndrome(MS)” in western medicine.Western medicine believes that the pathogenesis of this disease is declining ovarian function resulting in sexual hormone levels decreased.As a result,a series of physical and mental symptoms appear.Therefore,western medicine believes that such disease is mainly treated with Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT).However,due to a large number of side contraindication and caution syndrome,clinical application of Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT)is restricted.It is believed by traditional Chinese medicine that when a woman is around 49 years old,kidney energy will decline gradually,menstruation will be exhausted,and both the Chong Channel and Ren Channel will be deficient,leading to imbalance between Yin and Yang as well as disordered viscera function,laying a foundation for the occurrence of this disease.If such disease is treated with traditional Chinese medicine,it will be based on syndrome differentiation,as instructed by the holism concept and the theory of Yin and Yang.Classical prescriptions,ancient prescriptions and experienced prescriptions are combined with acupuncture,massage and other traditional particular therapies,in order to conduct comprehensive conditioning to the viscera.In comparison,traditional Chinese medicine has obviously advantage at the treatment of various symptoms before and after menopause.Not only the curative effect is better than the simple Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT)of western medicine,but security and acceptability are also obviously higher than that,moreover,the symptoms will not easy to reoccur after drug discontinuance.It is believed by the tutor and professor Chen Ying that symptoms before and after menopause are the syndromes of deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality,kidney deficiency is the pathogenesis of such disease,closely related to dysfunction of liver and spleen,meanwhile,it leads to blood stasis due to asthenia.Therefore,tutor and professor Chen Ying thinks that priority shall be given to tonifying kidney,accompanied by strengthening the spleen and stomach and nourishing blood and smoothing liver,along with promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis,in order to achieve the efficacy which is treated by both manifestation and root cause of disease,balance Yin and Yang of viscera,achieving relative equilibrium of Yin and Yang.Thus,the female could successfully get over this stage which is the most difficult time in life.Based on years of clinical experience,the tutor and professor Chen Ying prepared the basic prescription Gengnianning,added or subtracted dosage or herbal medicines according to all kinds of clinical symptoms,coordinated by nursing of diet and daily life as well as adjustment of emotions,and the clinical effect was significant.