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To understand menopause, forget about hormones and survey your body in terms of yin and yang. Menopause is yin deficiency.
Activity, movement and metabolism are called yang. Yang metabolic activity generates friction and heat inside the body. Bodies require circulating fluids, known as the yin, to cool and insulate us from this heat. The yin has been described as a mist that cools the heart, liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines. If this yin is deficient, you'll feel the heat or the effects of the heat.
The syndrome of feeling hot because your cooling system is weak has many names: yin deficiency fire, vacuity fire, deficiency heat, weak heat, false fire and other similar terms.
In truth, menopause is never simply yin deficient heat. After approximately fifty years of life, a person arrives at menopause with a complex set of deficiencies and discomforts.Some of these are caused by diminished yang, qi and blood, as well as by deficient yin. It may be helpful to see menopause as an individual pattern in which the yin is more deficient than the yang.
Acupuncture is useful for menopause, because it can clear heat. Needles placed in the fleshy part of the hand, between the thumb and forefinger (hegu), cool and relieve pain in the upper body. Pricking the tip of the third finger and drawing out a few drops of blood cools fever and can relieve insomnia. Prick all the fingers to chill out manic behavior, usually within minutes.
Chinese herbs contain no hormones yet relieve menopausal problems. Seen from the perspective of practioners of Chinese medicine, these herbs provide relief by correcting imbalances of the yin, yang, qi and blood. Such imbalances are the cause of hormonal imbalances and are the root of most menopausal complaints.
The following herbal supplement is used for menopause and is believed to harmonize yin and yang and to clear deficiency heat. It is absolutely safe, readily available, and all well worth trying before resorting to hormone therapy.
TRADITIONAL USES
Complaints associated with menopause such as fatigue, low libido, hot flushes, day or night sweats, insomnia, etc.
Replenishes Kidney Yang, Yin, and Blood, Clears Deficiency Heat
SOURCE
Shuguan Hospital, Shanghai College of Traditional Medicine, Mid-Twentieth Century origin. The name Two Immortals (Er Xian) comes from 2 of the chief herbs in the formula, Xian Mao (Curculigo) and Xian Ling Pi (Epemidi).
SERVING
Take as a daily supplement for periods of 1 week to 6 months. Take two to four pills at a time, two or three times a day, or as prescribed.
SUGGESTIONS
First day results are unusual. Benefits are usually seen after 1 - 5 weeks. If symptoms persist, consult a licensed health care provider.
If your physician is unfamiliar with these herbs, licensed acupuncturists are often informed about Chinese herbs.
As with most Chinese herbal tonics, Dr. Shen's Two Immortals Pills should not be taken while ill with cold or flu. Tonics are thought to prolong such illnesses. Wait until the cold or flu has passed before resuming course of treatment.
INGREDIENTS
Morinda Root also known as Bai Ji Tan or
Radix Morinda Officianalis
Tonifies the Kidneys, Fortifies the Yang, Strengthens the Sinews and Bones
Major Known ingredients: morindin, vitamin C
Licentious Goat Wort also known as Yin Yang Huo or Herba Epimedi
Stimulates Hormone Production, Tonifies the Yin, Fortifies the Yang, Expels Dampness
Major known ingredients: icariin, sterols, tanin, palmitic acid, benzene, linolenic acid, oleic acid, vitamin E
Golden Eye Grass also known as Xian Mao or Rhizoma Curculinginis Orchioidis
Tonifies the Kidneys, Expels Dampness
Major known ingredients: 5,7-dimethoxymyricetin, xylopyranosyl, glucopyranoside, tannin
Amur Cork Bark, known as Huang Bai or
Cortex Phellodendri
Drains Damp Heat, Quells Kidney Fire, Detoxifies Fire Poisons
Major known ingredients: berberine, jatorrhizine, magnoflorine, phellodendrine, candicine, palmatine, menisperine, obacunone, dictamnolide
Anemarrhena known as Zhi Mu or
Radix Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis
Quells Fire, Nurtures Yin, Moistens Dryness, Clears Deficiency Heat
Major known ingredients: timosaponin, sarsosapogenin, timobeose, markogenin, neogitogenin, asphonin, magniferin
Oyster Shell known as Mu Li or
Concha Ostreae
Calms the Spirit, Benefits the Yin, Restrains Rising Yang, Restrains Sweating
Major known ingredients: calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, magnesium, ferric oxide
Dang Gui known as Tang Kwei or
Radix Radix Angelica Sinensis
Tonifies the Blood, Invigorates and Harmonizes the Blood
Major known ingredients: butylidene phthalide, n-valerophenone-o-carboxylic acid, vitamin B12, carotene, beta-sitosterol
PRACTITIONER NOTES
Dr. Shen's Two Immortals is an enhanced version of a formula developed at the Shanghai College of Traditonal Medicine to treat menopausal hypertension. This version is enhanced with Oyster Shell, to restrain rising heat and astringe sweating. This, to better treat the hot flashes and sweats common to women in the West. The formula contains no estrogen or other hormones, and possibly achieves its effect by using tonics to help normalize hormone production.
Made with whole, premium grade herbs. Each tablet is coated with natural food glaze for ease of swallowing. Dr. Shen's Two Immortals contain no drugs, dyes, endangered species, or unlisted ingredients.
COURSE OF USE
The course of treatment is a minimum of three weeks. As with many tonic formulas, don't take with cold or flu.
Black cohosh (sheng ma) is a Chinese herb found in many Western herbal products used for menopause. Though it reduces hot flashes effectively, it is badly misused for this purpose. Black cohosh (sheng ma) should be used only for short periods of time to reduce excess heat from fevers. Long term use of this herb is not recommended.
The heat experienced from hot flashes is long term and caused by a weak cooling system. It is different from the heat of fevers requiring black cohosh (sheng ma). There are many better herbs than black cohosh (sheng ma) for deficiency heat. The most notable being anemarrhena (zhi mu) which reduces hot flashes and builds the yin of the body at the same time. For menopause, anemarrhena (zhi mu) is more therapeutic and safer than black cohosh (sheng ma).
There are times when men, particularly aging men, have hot flashes, night sweats and other
symptoms associatied with menopause. These men suffer the same underlying constitutional
deficiencies. Treatment is usually the same for men and women presenting with the same
symptoms. 
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