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DCBailey · 06-13-2008, 01:12 PM

OK well here is why...
for the past 2-3 months I stopped taking Don Quai because I thought about using EPO and I read somewhere that the 2 dont mix. Didnt start EPO anyway and then just never started Don Quai back up anyway..i dont even know why..

So for the about the same time..my AFs have been very light almost non exsistent or just alot of spotting. A cycster on another thread suggested some things out of the book she has ... here is the test.

Kidney Yin Deficiency
Do you have lower back weakness, soreness, or pain, or knee problems?
Do you have ringing in your ears?
Is your hair prematurely gray?
Do you have Vaginal Dryness?
Is your mid cycle CM scanty or missing?
Do you have dark circles around or under your eyes?
Do you have night night sweats?
Are you prone to hot flashes?
Would you describe yourself as afraid a lot?
Does your tongue lack coating? Does it appear shiny or peeled?

Kidney Yang Deficiency
Do you have lower back pain premenstrually?
Is your low back sore or weak?
Are your feet cold, especially at night? Are you typically colder than those around you?
Is your libido low?
Are you often fearful?
Do you wake up at night to urinate?
Do you urinate frequently, and is it diluted and /or profuse? Do you have early morning loose urgent stools?
Do you have profuse vaginal discharge?
Does your menstrual blood tend to be dull in color?
Do you feel cold cramps during your period that respond to a heating pad?
Is your tongue pale, moist, and swollen?

Spleen Qi Deficiency
Are you often fatigued?
Do you have a poor appetite?
Is your energy lower after a meal?
Do you feel bloated after eating?
Do you crave sweets?
Do you have loose stools, abdominal pain, or digestive problems?
Are your hand and feet cold?
Is your nose cold?
Are you prone to feeling heavy or sluggish?
Are you prone to feeling heaviness or grogginess in the head?
Do you bruise easily?
Do you think you have poor circulation?
Do you have varicose veins?
Are you lacking strength in your arms and legs?
Are you lacking in exercise?
Are you prone to worry?
Have your been diagnosed with low blood pressure?
Do you sweat a lot with exerting yourself?
Do you feel dizzy or light headed?
Is your AF thin, watery, profuse, or pink in color?
Are you more tired around O or AF?
Do you ever spot a few days or more before your period?
Have you ever been diagnosed with uterine prolapse?
Are your menstrual cramps accompanied by bearing down sensation in your uterus?
Are you often sick, or do you have allergies?
Have you been diagnosed with hypothyroid or anemia?
Do you have hemorrhoids or polyps?
Does your tongue look swollen, with teeth marks on the side?
Do you have a pale yellowish complexion?

Blood Deficiency
Do you have dry flaky skin?
Are your menses scanty and/or late?
Are your prone to chapped lips?
Are your fingernails and toenails brittle?
Are you losing hair on your head?
Is your hair brittle and dry?
Do you have diminished nighttime vision?
Do you get dizzy or light headed around your period?
Are your lips, the inner side of your eyelids, or tongue pale in color?

Blood stasis
Is your menstrual flow ever brown or black on color?
Do you feel mid cycle pain around your ovaries?
Do you have painful unmovable breast lumps?
Do you experience periodic numbness of your hand and feet (especially at night)
Do you have varicose veins?
Do you have red hemangiomas (cherry –red spots) on your skin?
Does your complexion appear dark and sooty?
Do you have chronic hemorrhoids?
Does your AF contain clots?
Have you been diagnosed with endometriosis or uterine fibroids?
Is your lower abdomen tender to touch?
Can you feel any lumps in your lower abdomen?
Do you have piercing or stabbing menstrual cramps?
Does your tongue look dark?
Do you have dark spots on your tongue?
Are you veins beneath your tongue twisty and tortuous?
Do you have dark sport on your eyes?
Have you ever been diagnosed with any vascular abnormality or blood clotting disorder

Liver Qi Stagnation
Are you prone to emotional depression?
Are you prone to anger or rage?
Do you become irritable premenstrually?
Do you feel bloated or irritable around ovulation?
Do you experience nipple pain or discharge from your nipples?
Do you have a lot of premenstrual breast pain?
Have you been diagnosed with elevated prolactin levels?
Do you become bloated premenstrually?
Are your pupils usually dilated and large?
Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night?
Do you experience heartburn or wake up with a bitter taste in your mouth?
Are your menses painful?
Do you feel your menstrual cramps in the external genital area?
Is the menstrual blood thick and dark, or purplish in color?
Is your tongue purplish in color?

Heart Deficiency
Do you wake up early in the morning and have trouble getting back to sleep?
Do you have heart palpitations, especially when anxious?
Do you have nightmares?
Do you seem low in spirit or lacking vitally?
Are you prone to agitation or extreme restlessness?
Do you fidget?
Is the tip of your tongue red?
Is there a crack in the center of your tongue that extends to the tip?
Do you sweat excessively, especially on your chest?

Excess Heat
Is your pulse rate rapid?
Are your mouth and throat usually dry?
Are you thirsty for cold drinks most of the time?
Do you often feel warmer than those around you?
Do you wake up sweating or have hot flashes?
Do you break out with red acne(especially premenstrually)
Do you have a short menstrual cycle?
Do you have vaginal irritation or rashes?

Dampness
Do you feel tired and sluggish after a meal?
Do you have fibrocystic breast?
Do you have cystic or pustular acne?
Do you have urgent, bright, or foul-smelling stools?
Does your menstrual blood contain stringy tissue or mucus?
Are you prone to yeast infections and vaginal itching?
Do your joints ache, especially with movement?
Are you overweight?
Do you have a wet, slimy tongue?

Damp Heat
Do you have signs of heat and/or dampness as indicated above?
Do you have foul-smelling, yellow, or greenish discharge?
Are you prone to vaginal and/or rectal itching during your luteal premenstrual phase?

Cold Uterus
Do you fit the kidney Yang deficiency category?
Do you fall into the blood stasis pattern?
Does your lower abdomen feel cooler to the touch than the rest of your trunk?

Kidney Yin Deficiency
Asparagus root, Mai Men Dong, Nu Zhen Zi, He Shou Wu or Sang Ji Sheng.

Kidney Yang Deficiency
False Unicorn root, Red Raspberry leaf, Shan Zhu Yu
Kidney Yang Tonic – Chaste tree berry (Vitex)

Spleen Qi Deficiency
Ginseng root, American Ginseng, Siberian Ginseng, Dang Shen, Guang Qi,

Blood Deficiency
Dong Quai, Shu Di Huang, Nettles

Blood stasis
Chinese motherwort, Dong quai

Liver Qi Stagnation
Black Cohosh, Chen Pi, Milk-thistle seed

Heart Deficiency
Jujube seed, Oystershell, Valerian root

Excess Heat
Chinese wolfberry, Red peony
Dampness
Skullcap root, Coptis, Amur cork bark

Damp Heat (damp drainers)
Kelp, seaweed, Zao Jiao Ci

Cold Uterus
Vitex, Femoral massage, hot water bottle before O, resolve blood stasis issues

Now the categories i fall in require dong quai!!
So hopefully this might help some if not many of us when choosing some herbs!

here is the SAD part.....i have the book! i just never read it all yet!