Menopause

For Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Kidney deficiency would be the key for the fundamental changes that occur during menopause

Since the kidney is the organ responsible for growth, maturation and aging in TCM point of view, the deficiency of kidney yin is directly related to signs, symptoms and complications of menopause. In addition to kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency; kidney essence (jing) deficiency; liver qi stagnation; blood deficiency; and uprising deficiency heat are the other common conditions that occur in menopause. Therefore, treatment of menopause using Chinese herbal medicine can be divided into two parts: primary diagnosis and treatment, and differential diagnosis and treatment.