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Profuse: Profuse yellow vaginal discharge before and after cycles, fetid in smell and thick in texture, genital itching, epigastric fullness, heaviness sensation |
Damp-heat in the lower jiao
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Scanty: Light red or dark red in color, scanty in amount, lower abdominal pain after each cycle, irregular menstruation, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness of the back and extremities |
Kidney yin deficiency
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Scanty: Thick yellow in texture, turbid vaginal discharge, overweight, epigastric fullness, nausea, heaviness sensation |
Damp-heat in the lower jiao
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Profuse: Early, profuse in amount or prolonged in length, bright red or dark and black in color, thick in texture with clots, redness of the face, irritability, short temper, stifling sensation in the chest, breast tenderness, dizziness, headache, bitter taste in the mouth |
Liver fire
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Profuse: Early and profuse in amount or incessant bleeding, bright red in color, emaciation, flushed cheeks, wu xin re (five-center heat), dizziness, tinnitus, tidal fever, night sweating, insomnia, soreness of the lower back and knees, dry eyes, dry stools |
Kidney and Liver yin deficiency
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Profuse: Prolonged duration, light in color, sensations of emptiness in the lower abdomen, preference for pressure, pale complexion, listlessness, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, loose stools, edema |
Spleen qi deficiency
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Scanty: As little as a few drops, light in color, delayed onset, dull abdominal pain, preference for pressure, pale complexion, dizziness, blurry vision, palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, dry skin and hair |
Blood deficiency
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Scanty: Dark purple with clots, delayed onset, thick in texture, stabbing or needling pain in the lower abdomen, dark complexion, breast distension |
Blood stagnation
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