Individualized herbal support for PCOS
Custom herbal formulas supporting irregular cycles, acne, hair thinning, weight changes, and insulin sensitivity, composed by a board-certified Chinese medicine doctor who specializes in women's hormonal health.
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), formerly known as PCOS, presents differently from person to person. Mood changes, bloating, fatigue, or breast tenderness may appear alongside cycle changes. Daodi's board-certified Chinese medicine doctors build an individualized herbal formula around your specific presentation, then adjust it monthly as your symptoms shift.
Understanding PMOS/PCOS through a Chinese medicine lens
PMOS/PCOS is understood in Western medicine as a hormonal and metabolic condition involving irregular ovulation, elevated androgens, and often insulin resistance. Classical Chinese Medicine approaches the same condition through pattern differentiation, looking at how qi, blood, and fluids are moving through the body.
A presentation can begin with Yin deficiency and heat, then affect the Liver's role in governing the smooth flow of qi. Over time, depletion and stagnation may contribute to dampness and phlegm accumulation, which is more commonly associated with weight gain, cyst formation, and a heavier presentation. Everyone is different, and where you fall in this progression changes what your body needs.
Yin deficiency with heat
Early or short cycles, scanty bleeding, spotting, night sweats, warm palms and soles, dry mouth, and restless sleep can point to depleted Yin no longer balancing heat and dryness.
Liver qi stagnation
Cycle irregularity alongside breast tenderness, mood changes, irritability, and stress can reflect a disruption in the smooth movement of qi that helps regulate the menstrual cycle.
Spleen qi deficiency
Irregular or absent cycles, fatigue, low appetite, bloating, loose stools, weight gain, and water retention can reflect difficulty transforming food and fluids into the qi and blood the body relies on.
Damp-heat
Puffiness, acne along the jawline or chest, oily skin, heaviness, and insulin-sensitive presentations can reflect fluids accumulating and generating heat instead of circulating properly.
Kidney deficiency
Hair thinning, low back or knee weakness, and long-term cycle irregularity can point to depletion of the deeper reserves that support growth, aging, and reproductive health in TCM theory.
How Daodi approaches PCOS/PMOS
Chinese Medicine does not use a single standard formula for PCOS/PMOS, and neither does Daodi. Your doctor looks at the whole picture and identifies the combination of TCM patterns behind your symptoms.
Your formula is built around what your body is communicating, whether that is Yin deficiency expressing heat, Liver qi stagnation, damp-phlegm accumulation, or a combination.
Formulas are made from potent herbal granule powders that are easy to take and personalized to you.
Composed by a licensed Chinese medicine doctor
Every Daodi formula is composed by Dr. Hannah Dietz, DACM, LAc, a licensed Chinese medicine doctor and NCCAOM board-certified herbalist specializing in women's hormonal health. She reviews your full health history, conducts a personal consultation, and composes a formula tailored to your pattern and goals.
Meet Dr. DietzHow It Works
Complete Your Intake
Fill out a detailed health history covering your goals, cycle, lifestyle, and medical background. Takes 10-15 minutes.
Meet With Our Team
A 15-minute video consultation with your TCM practitioner to review your intake and discuss your needs.
Receive Your Formula
Our team composes a custom herbal blend based on your consultation. Shipped directly to your door.
Ongoing Adjustments
Regular check-ins allow your practitioner to adjust your formula as your body responds.
Why an individualized formula
Pre-formulated supplements are made to accommodate a wide range of symptoms. Chinese Medicine takes a personalized approach, identifying your symptoms and what is behind them. At each check-in, your doctor reassesses your progress and adjusts the formula so it evolves with you instead of remaining fixed.
Herbs commonly used
Herbs are selected to match your unique TCM pattern. Your Chinese medicine doctor may consider herbs like these when they fit your presentation.
Bai Zhu
Supports Spleen function and addresses damp accumulation.
Zhi Ban Xia
Dries dampness and transforms phlegm accumulation.
Chai Hu
Regulates the smooth flow of Liver qi.
Fu Ling
Drains dampness and supports digestive function.
Xiang Fu
Moves qi and eases stagnation.
Tu Si Zi
Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang.
Dan Shen
Invigorates Blood circulation.
Frequently asked questions
Chinese herbal medicine has a long history of supporting the patterns of imbalance associated with PCOS-related symptoms like irregular cycles, acne, and insulin sensitivity. Your Chinese medicine doctor builds your formula around your specific presentation and monitors your response over time.
No. Your Chinese medicine doctor learns about everything you are currently taking as part of your intake and consultation, so your formula is built around your full picture. Daodi is not a substitute for care from your doctor, and you should continue any treatment your physician has prescribed.
Your Chinese medicine doctor reviews everything you are currently taking, including birth control and other medications, as part of your intake and consultation. We take everything you are doing for your health into account, not just your symptoms.
Off-the-shelf supplements are formulated for broad use. Your Daodi formula is composed specifically for your TCM pattern by a licensed Chinese medicine doctor and adjusted as your symptoms change.
It is common to present with more than one pattern at once. Your Chinese medicine doctor's consultation is built around identifying the combination of patterns behind your specific symptoms, not fitting you into a single category.
Chinese herbal medicine works progressively as your body responds to the formula. Most members work with their Chinese medicine doctor over several months, with formulas refined at each check-in.
Yes. You can message your Chinese medicine doctor anytime with questions or updates about how you are feeling.
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