from the practice of Dr. Qiu Xiao-mei

The relationship between the breasts and women’s disharmonies such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and infertility.

Ms. Chang was twenty-five when she came for her first visit on December 13, 1976. She had been married for three years without becoming pregnant. Premenstrually she suffered from breast distention and pain each month and her menstruation was early or late without regularity. The amount was profuse and continued for six to seven days. During menstruation her bowels were sticky and each day moved repeatedly. Her pulse was sinking and thin and her tongue moss was sticky. Her pulse and pattern corresponded.

My differential diagnosis of Ms. Chang’s condition was Liver depression and Qi stasis and Spleen vacuity causing the Spleen to lose its ability to transport. The treatment needed to course the Liver and fortify the Spleen. I gave her seven packages of the following prescription:

Chai Hu                      Radix Bupleurum                               9gm.
Bai Ji Li                      Fructus Tribuli                                    9gm.
Ba Yue Zha                Fructus Akebiae                                 9gm.
Bo He                         Herba Mentha                                     4gm.
Qing Pi                       Pericarpium Citri Immaturus              4.5 gm.
Wang Bu Liu Xing     Semen Vacarri                                     9gm.
Ju He                         Semen Citri                                          4.5 gm.
Ju Luo                        Vascularis Citri                                    4.5 gm.
Chao Bian Dou          Stir-fried Semen Dolichoris Lablab     12gm.
Da Mai Ya                  Fructus Hordei Germinatis                  15gm.
Shen Qu                    Massa Fermentata                                9gm.

Second Visit:

December 22, 1976. Ms. Chang’s case presented as before. I continued with the previous method with some additions and subtractions and gave her seven packages of the following prescription:

Chai Hu                      Radix Bupleurum                                   9gm.
Bai Ji Li                      Fructus Tribuli                                        9gm.
Ba Yue Zha                Fructus Akebiae                                      9gm.
Wang Bu Liu Xing     Semen Vacarri                                         9gm.
Ju He                         Semen Citri                                             4.5 gm.
Ju Luo                       Vascularis Citri                                        4.5 gm.
Da Mai Ya                  Fructus Hordei Germinatis                     15gm.
Shen Qu                    Massa Fermentata                                   9gm.
Jiao Dong Zhu          Scorched Rhizoma Atractylodis              4.5 gm.
Chao Chuan Xiong   Stir-fried Rhizoma Ligusticum                 4.5 gm.
Zhi Ji Nei Jin             Honey fried Endothelium Galli Gigerii     9gm.
Hong Hua                  Flos Carthamis                                         9gm.
Chao Shan Zha         Stir-fried Fructus Cratagai                      9gm.
Dang Gui Radix         Angelica Sinensis                                     9gm.

I gave Ms. Chang the above prescription with additions and subtractions according to her pattern for an interval of over two months. Her menstruation became regular and this year she became pregnant.

Discussion:

In terms of infertility and unsynchronized menstruation due to Liver depression and knotting, I use my proven prescription, Ii Mai San Tribulus Germinated Barley Powder. It has great, unsurpassed effectiveness for this category of pathology.