Blood vacuity delayed menstruation

Delayed menstruation (late periods) due to blood vacuity and insufficiency of the thoroughfare (chōng) and controlling (rèn) vessels preventing the timely filling of the uterus. Blood vacuity delayed menstruation is associated with thin pale menstrual flow, withered-yellow facial complexion, emaciation, and continual abdominal pain relieved by pressure.

Medicinal therapy: Supplement the blood, nourish provisioning, and boost qì with formulas such as Ginseng Provisioning-Nourishing Decoction (人参养荣汤 rén shēn yǎng róng tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, back transport points, and the three yīn channels of the foot. Select CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), KI-13 (Qì Point, 气穴 qì xué), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ); needle with supplementation and add moxa.

See delayed menstruation.