Amenorrhea - Symptoms, Causes and Treatments Of Kidney Yin Deficiency Causes Of Fire Effulgence In TCM Perspective

Fire effulgence is defined as a health condition of yin vacuity as a result of yin deficiency over a prolonged period of time and the depletion l of yin essence, leading to yin/yang imbalance and yin can not control yang, due to aging, frequency sexual activity, repeat masturbation, etc resulting in amenrrhea in women.

I. Symptoms
1. Red face and lips
2. Insomnia
3. Dry mouth and throat
4. Burning sensation
5. Night sweats
6. dark urination; constipation. The
7. Red tongue body and little or no coating
8. fine and rapid pulse
9. Relentless
10. Etc.

II. Causes
1. Occupation
Women who work in a hot environment work place for a prolonged period of time will cause yin deficiency as the women body need to maintain the normal temperture by cooling down the body.

2. Unhealthy diet
Women who love to diet with high level of saturated fat and trans fat as well as drinking cold drink comes directly from the refrigerator are most likely to suffer kidney yin deficiency caused by excessive yang produced in the stomach's function in food absorption.

3. Spleen qi deficiency
Since spleen in charge of transformation qi and fluid in the body and to the other organ, damage of the spleen or stomach inability to provide enough yin for the productive organ to perform its normal menstrual cycle, cause prolonged yin phrase.

4. Aging
Since women are classified as yin in nature, aging causes depletion of kidney essence -the true yin in the body, leading to scanty period or amenorrhea and early menopause.


III. Treatments
A. With Herbs
1. Zhi mu (Anemarrhena)
the cold herb helps to moister dryness, clear heat, drain fire, nourish yin and generate fluid by smoothing the kidney, lung and stomach channels.

2. Shen di huang (Rehmannia)
The biiter and cold herb help to clear heat, cool blood, nourish yin and generate fluids.

3. Di gu pi (Lycium bark)
Di gu pi is a cold and sweet herb used in TCM in clearing heat, cooling blood and draining kidney fire.

4. Etc.

B. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
1. UB18
2. UB23 (Shen shu)
3. UB43 (Gan shu)
4. UB52 (Zhi shi)
5. GV4 (Ming men)
6. CV4 (Guan yang)
7. CV5 (Zhong wan)
8. CV6 (Qi hai)
9. CV9 ( Shui Fen)
10. KD3 (tai xi)
11. KD6 (Zhao hai)
12. KD7 (Fu liu)
13. UB52 (Zhi shi)
14. Etc.

C. With Foods
1. Sesame seed
2. Avocado
3. Banana
4. Black soya bean
5. Seaweed,
6. Sweet potato,
7. Tomato
8. Pistachio nuts
9. Lobster,
10. Mussel
11. Trout
12. Chicken
13. Lamb
14. Basil
15. Black pepper
16.Chive
17. Cinnamon bark
18. Garlic,
19. Ginger
20. Onion
21. Etc.