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Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is one of the most common gynecological problems that women face. According to TCM theory, women who suffer from dysmenorrhea have some imbalance in the liver energy.
The liver's function is to maintain a free flow of qi or energy through the body. When this energy is disrupted it causes an obstruction which develops into pain in the lower abdomen (uterus) and chest area (breasts) both of which lie in the pathway of the liver meridian.
The liver has another important function too in that it stores the blood. This is important because blood and energy have to fill all the meridians and organs and descend to the uterus for normal menstruation to occur.
The practitioner will look for any of the following syndromes associated with dysmenorrhea which can appear individually or combined: excess, deficiency, hot and cold, and stagnation of qi and blood.
The excess syndrome involves the Yin and Yang theory based on the philosophical construct of two polar complements in the body.
