Perimenstrual fevers according to Chinese Medicine

In Chinese Medicine, perimenstrual fevers is sometimes associated with Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation, a so-called "patterns of disharmony". Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted. It is not equivalent to the Western concept of "disease" because both concepts arise from totally different ways of seeing the human body.

To understand whether someone's perimenstrual fevers might be caused by the pattern Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation, one needs to look for signs and symptoms associated with the pattern beyond what one might typically experience from perimenstrual fevers alone. Indeed if perimenstrual fevers is caused by Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation, patients also experience symptoms such as coughing, hypochondrium fullness, dizziness and headaches. Similarly, patients with Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation typically exhibit empty (Xu) or tight (Jin) pulses as well as a normal (light red), pale tongue with thin white coating.

We've listed below a more detailed description of Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation so that you can have a better understanding of where perimenstrual fevers might find its root according to Chinese Medicine.

Once identified, patterns are often treated using herbal formulas. Drinking herbal infusions is the most common remedy in Chinese Medicine, together with acupuncture. Here we detail below two formulas that can help treat Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation.

Lung Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation, a "pattern of disharmony" associated with perimenstrual fevers

The two herbal formulas that might help with perimenstrual fevers