Irregular Menstruation and Amenorrhea: What to Eat

Summary: Irregular menstruation is a common condition among women, and one of its severe forms is amenorrhea, which is the absence of menstrual periods. In clinical terms, the ovulation process in women is often referred to as the menstrual cycle. If a woman experiences amenorrhea, it means the ovulation process doesn't occur during her menstrual cycle, which can have implications for her fertility. Below, we will introduce several dietary methods to treat amenorrhea.

Irregular menstruation is a common condition among women, and one of its severe forms is amenorrhea, which is the absence of menstrual periods. In clinical terms, the ovulation process in women is often referred to as the menstrual cycle. If a woman experiences amenorrhea, it means the ovulation process doesn't occur during her menstrual cycle, which can have implications for her fertility. Below, we will introduce several dietary methods to treat amenorrhea.

(1) Boil 1 soft-shelled turtle and 1 chicken until cooked. Consume it. (Suitable for those with liver and kidney deficiency).

(2) Combine 30g of wolfberries, 250g of rabbit meat, and boil them in a soup with seasonings. (Suitable for those with liver and kidney deficiency).

(3) Boil 30g each of Chinese angelica root, astragalus root, 60g of fresh ginger, and 250g of mutton until cooked. Consume it. (Suitable for those with qi and blood deficiency).

(4) Boil 1 old mother chicken with 30g of wood ear mushrooms and 15 red dates. After cooking, season and consume it. (Suitable for those with qi and blood deficiency).

(5) Brew 9g of safflower and 90g of black beans with 60g of brown sugar in water and drink it as tea. (Suitable for those with kidney deficiency and blood stasis).

(6) Brew 30g of motherwort, 15g each of orange peel and tangerine peel, with an appropriate amount of brown sugar in water and drink it as tea. (Suitable for those with qi stagnation and blood stasis).

(7) Brew 30g of motherwort with an appropriate amount of brown sugar in water and drink it as tea. (Suitable for those with blood stasis).

(8) Boil 15g of mugwort leaves, 10g each of ginger, and ligusticum wallichii, and 2 eggs. Cook the eggs and drink the soup. (Suitable for those with cold and obstruction in the Ren channel).

(9) Boil 30g of coix seeds, 15g each of fried hyacinth beans and hawthorn, with 60g of glutinous rice. Cook it as porridge. (Suitable for those with phlegm dampness obstruction).

(10) Cook 50g of Epimedium and 50g of Chinese dodder with 1000ml of yellow wine. Bring to a boil, filter, and take 30ml per dose, 2-3 times a day. (Suitable for those with kidney yang deficiency).

All of these dietary methods can help treat amenorrhea. We recommend that women experiencing amenorrhea try these approaches. Furthermore, as amenorrhea is a chronic condition that is not easy to cure, we suggest patients prioritize a combination of traditional and Western medicine treatments to address it effectively. This approach is more likely to yield comprehensive results.