This paper makes a metaphorical cognitive analysis on related discourses about"women failing to menstruate"in Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor（《黄帝内经》） . It is found that ancient people’s cognition on women’s menstruation originated from ancient doctors’ observation on natural phenomena such as tides and waterfalls. Based on physiological and pathological mechanism of menstruation under metaphorical cognition on natural phenomena

"menstruation"of women is explored. In ancient times

where did the doctors’ discourses on "women failing to menstruate"come from? What physiological and pathological features of menstruation did the ancients want to express by metaphor? What inspiration can metaphorical cognitive study

that on female menstruation in Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor based on metaphorical cognition

bring for clinical treatment in menopathy?