Xiaoyao pill, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. Can be used for treating depression, chest pain, dizziness, anorexia, and irregular menstruation caused by liver depression and spleen deficiency.
Maybe many people only know its name but have never used Xiaoyao Pill. However, it must be said that the probability of using Xiaoyao Pill in people's lives is really too high, just like Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Wuji Baifeng Pill, Jinkui Shenqi Pill and Shengmai Drink, the scope of application is very wide.
How did Xiaoyao Pill get its name?
Get rid of stagnation of liver-qi, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, make people's blood flow smoothly, feel comfortable all over, obviously improve people's mental state, and feel comfortable and happy, hence the name.
Especially gynecological diseases are the most widely used, so which gynecological diseases are suitable for Xiaoyao Pills? Let's see:
Premenstrual syndrome
It refers to a syndrome characterized by emotional, behavioral and physical disorders that appears periodically in luteal phase, and the symptoms disappear naturally after menstrual cramps. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease mostly belongs to the category of headache, breast pain, edema and fever during menstruation, and the treatment is mainly to soothe and nourish the liver, strengthen the spleen and warm the kidney.
Breast lobular hyperplasia
Breast lobular hyperplasia belongs to the category of "breast addiction" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is treated by soothing the liver and relieving depression, invigorating the spleen and nourishing blood, and harmonizing the liver and spleen.
hypomenorrhea
Xiaoyao Pill is clinically used to soothe the liver and relieve depression, strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, and regulate menstruation.
Female perimenopausal syndrome
Perimenopausal syndrome is a series of symptoms caused by the decline of ovarian function and the disorder of autonomic nerve function in women. It belongs to the category of "dirty mania" and "premenopausal symptoms" in traditional Chinese medicine, and the treatment methods are soothing the liver and relieving depression, invigorating the spleen and regulating the camp.
Menstrual disorders caused by oral contraceptives
This kind of menstrual disorder is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, dizziness, lethargy, depression, irritability and other adverse reactions. These clinical symptoms are consistent with the symptoms of liver depression and spleen deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine, and Xiaoyao Pill can be used for treatment and prevention.
According to the habits of the five elements of materia medica, we will not only introduce the application occasions, but also see which occasions Xiaoyao Pills are suitable for:
Hypermenorrhea due to qi deficiency
Qi deficiency type menorrhagia refers to physical weakness at ordinary times, or temper damage after a long illness. Some people are usually too tired and eat too much cold food, which eventually leads to temper damage, lack of qi and excessive menstrual flow.
Cold sufferer
Drugs for clearing away heat and toxic materials and expelling wind should not be used when catching a cold in the throat. Xiaoyao Pill is mainly used for soothing the liver and relieving depression, and regulating menstruation with blood.
At the same time, angelica sinensis, a component of Xiaoyao Pill, may increase the individual's sensitivity to sunlight when taking a particularly large dose, causing skin inflammation and rash, which is harmful to the spleen and stomach.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mammary gland hyperplasia begins with stagnation of liver, and then becomes a lump due to blood stasis and phlegm coagulation, which should be treated by soothing the liver and regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and softening and resolving hard masses. However, the liver belongs to the five elements, and it needs the same tune of the five elements, regulating liver depression and soothing the liver and regulating qi to achieve the effect. When one zang-fu organ loses its balance, the other five zang-fu organs will lose their functions, and many physical symptoms are caused by the five zang-fu organs. Disturbance of five zang-organs can lead to disharmony between heart and kidney, stagnation of liver fire, weakness of spleen and stomach, blood deficiency and phlegm-heat disorder, and then lead to insomnia, dreaminess, easy awakening, tinnitus, palpitation and shortness of breath, abdominal distension, loose stool, night sweats, damp-heat stagnation and other five zang-organs related symptoms.