Abstract:

The syndromes before and after menstruation belong to the category of " premenstrual tension syndrome" in modern medicine. It refers to women′s periodic occurrence of obvious systemic or local discomfort symptoms before, after or during menstruation. In clinical practice, Doctor Liu Jiaolin followed Liu Hejian′s theory of " treating liver for the middle-aged" , believing that the pathogenesis of these syndromes lies in the liver. The reason is that the liver is the organ of storing blood, and during the menstruation, Yin blood is injected into the uterus so that liver blood is more insufficient. Without the nourishing of blood, liver-qi is easy to be out of balance, so the syndromes will follow.This paper focuses on soothing the liver to differentiate and treat the syndromes before and after menstruation.

Key words: Premenstrual syndrome, Soothing liver, Syndrome differentiation treatment