Case Histories - Menopausal Syndrome (7)
A 60-year-old woman had been suffering from menopausal problems
for 5 years after stopping HRT (hormone-replacement therapy); she
had taken HRT for 15 years. Her main symptoms were hot flushes,
sweating, palpitations, a faint feeling, vaginal dryness and aches
in the joints. She also suffered from backache, dizziness, tinnitus,
frequent-pale urination and cold feet. Her tongue-body colour was
normal but the tongue was slightly peeled on the root. Her pulse
was Weak on both Kidney positions.
Diagnosis
There is a deficiency of both Heart- and Kidney-Yin. The symptoms
of Kidney-Yin deficiency are backache, dizziness, tinnitus, hot
flushes and the peeling on the root of the tongue. The symptoms
of Heart deficiency are the palpitations, the sweating and the faint
feeling. If there is Kidney-Yin deficiency why is the tongue-body
colour normal (not Red) and why does she suffer from frequent-pale
urination and cold feet (symptoms of Kidney-Yang deficiency)? The
reason is that she is being seen at a time of life when there is
a transition from Kidney-Yang to Kidney-Yin deficiency: as the tongue
is turning from Pale to Red, at the time of observation, it was
normal-coloured.
Treatment
I prescribed Heavenly Empress to nourish
both Heart- and Kidney-Yin (2 tablets twice a day). This produced
a very good improvement in all her symptoms. |
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