Until modern times, the Chinese had no word for "menopause". But with the entry of Western medicine into china, Geng or "menopausal symptom" appeared. Geng literally means "more years period (of time) syndrome." The word is new, but its emphasis on time still reflects the age-old Chinese belief that menopause is a normal and natural part of aging.

What is Menopause?

Western medicine associates menopausal symptoms with estrogen loss, which is aid to result in losses of bone density, skin moisture, bladder tone, protection against heart attacks, hair, sleep, and so on. Chinese medicine reads the state of imbalance differently; when Yin, the body's calming, nourishing, fluid or water essence, is not in harmony with its Yang, or fire aspect, the body is out of whack. As a result, menopausal symptoms-hot flashes, headaches, night sweats, migraines, insomnia, fatigue, vaginal dryness, irritability, and so on occur.

What Chinese Medicine Can Do For You?

In response to these symptoms, Western medicine prescribes estrogen. Chinese medicines believes this addition sends the body a fake signal and doesn't let it get used to its own natural changes. In contrast, Chinese medicine proceeds on the assumptions that the body eventually reaches its own equilibrium- the symptoms do eventually go away- but at the same time prescribes acupuncture and Chinese herbs to help women rebalance their Yin and Yang to transition through menopause in grateful self-empowering ways. The organs most often needing reenergizing are the kidney and liver.
The kidney is central, insufficient kidney energy can produce weak legs and knees, brittle bones, or stiffness and a vitality of head hair is also related to kidney energy. During menopause, or pre-menopause, a woman's sense of drying up, in Chinese terms, often relates to deficient kidney Yin. To counteract such depletion, Chinese women all along use acupuncture and herbs to strengthen their Yin and so calm their Yang.
The other easily imbalanced organ, especially for women, is the liver. According to Chinese medicine, stress is particular affect the liver. The Nei Jing, the 100 B.C.E source of all Chinese medical theory, states that the liver rules flowing and spreading. The liver Qi is responsible for the smooth movement of bodily substances and for the regularity of body activities. Any impairment of the liver function can influence the circulation of Qi and blood. The liver is crucial to women's health, specially at a time when their hormones are changing. If liver energy is running well, people don't have hormonal imbalances.
Many researchers have shown again and again that strengthening kidney Yin to calm liver Yang or simulating the liver to move stagnant liver Qi, or doing whatever else needs to be done to rebalance the liver helps women to reduce menopausal symptoms and so transition smoothly through this time.

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