Case Histories - Menopausal Syndrome (9)
A 51-year-old woman had been suffering fro menopausal problems for
5 years. Her main symptoms were hot flushes, ache in the joints,
poor memory, backache, dizziness, occasional tinnitus, and night-sweating.
Although she suffered from hot flushes, she also suffered from frequent
and pale urination and cold feet. Her tongue was Pale, tending to
Bluish-Purple on the sides but slightly Red in the centre, and her
pulse was Weak on both Kidney positions.
Diagnosis
This is another example of a simultaneous deficiency of both Kidney-Yin
and Kidney-Yang that is so common during the menopausal years. The
tongue clearly shows the transition from Kidney-Yang deficiency
to Kidney-Yin deficiency that is taking place at the time of consultation.
The tongue was obviously Pale and had been so in the past but is
now beginning to turn Red. Her symptoms also show clearly the combination
of Kidney-Yin (night-sweating, hot flushes) and Kidney-Yang deficiency
(cold feet, frequent-pale urination). Besides a Kidney deficiency,
there is also Blood stasis deriving from Empty Cold, itself deriving
from Kidney-Yang deficiency.
Treatment
I prescribed Ease the Journey - Yang 3
tablets to be taken in the morning and Ease the
Journey - Yin 1 tablet to be taken at night. I also used
acupuncture using a choice from the following points:
-LU-7 Lieque on the right and KI-6 Zhaohai on the left to open the
Directing Vessel.
-Ren-4 Guanyuan and KI-7 Fuliu to tonify the Kidneys.
-P-6 Neiguan to invigorate Blood.
-ST-36 Zusanli and SP-6 Sanyinjiao to tonify Qi and Blood.
Besides an improvement in the menopausal symptoms, this patient
also lost ½ stone in weight after three months of treatment. |
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