論痛經的中醫治療

Chinese medicine treatment of menstrual pain

月經痛，是許多婦女長年無法忘懷的夢靨。一般西醫治療以止痛為原則，多以止痛藥和前列腺素抑制劑為主，必要時亦加入雌激素來配合。中醫的病機主要為「不通則痛」，「不榮則痛」。治療除依辨證論治分型給予中醫外，亦可配合穴位敷貼，針灸、耳針....等療法，臨床療效相當顯著且達標本兼治之功。

Menstrual pain can be a nightmare for many women. General western medicine takes pain relieving as a main treatment. They usually treat it with pain killers and prostaglandin inhibitors; estrogen is used as well when necessary. Pathogenesis of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly 'not General pain' and 'not wing the pain.' To cure, in addition to apply Chinese therapy according to diagnosis and treatment types, acupoint application, acupuncture, ear, etc. are also applicable. Those therapies show remarkable results clinically, and also cure not only the symptoms but the causes.