TCM Syndrome Distribution and Characteristics of Dysmenorrhea Syndromes
原发性痛经的中医证候分布特点分析

We studied the TCM syndrome distributions and characteristics of dysmenorrhea. In the study, 240 patients were investigated of their dysmenorrheal history,including age, course, marriage status, pain, and duration. We found that excess syndrome is more commonly seen than deficiency syndrome. Cold -dampness concentrated stagnancy syndrome is prevailing in excess syndromes, followed by qi stagnancy and blood stasis syndrome. In the context of deficiency syndromes, deficiency of qi and blood syndrome prevails. Syndromes show different characteristics based on age, course, pain, and duration. We advise that therapeutic principles of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting qi, warming channels be followed, in line with age,course, pain and duration of dysmenorrhea.