Progress in Study on Shen-invigorating Herbs Used in Promoting Follicular Development

摘要

The practice of stimulating follicular development by Shen-invigorating herbs is directed by traditional Chinese medical theories of " the Shen stores essence of life and governs reproduction" and also the theory of "females' periodicity of the ebb and flow of the blood sea". The follicular phase has physiologic characteristics of blood sea ebbing and yin growing, accordingly using the treating principle of invigorating Shen and nourishing the essence can stimulate follicles' normal development and maturation which can cure many diseases such as female infertility, menoxenia and amenorrhoea. This article will give an introduction of the recent 10 years' research of Shen-invigorating treatment in stimulating follicular development material basis, and this basis equals to the "essence of life" in TCM. Dysfunction of follicular development , retardation in maturation and follicular atre-sia, etc. can cause delayed menstrual cycle, amen-orrhea and infertility. The artificial periodical treatment with Chinese herbs invented in the 1960 s is through stimulating follicular development and maturation in follicular phase to treat menoxenia and infertility.