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Painful Periods

Painful periods — first-day pain gripping back and pelvis.

Also known as: period pain · मासिक धर्म का दर्द · पीरियड्स दर्द · kashtartava · कष्टार्तव · menstrual cramps

Food Remedies

Main remedy
Sesame oil massage on belly before period. Ginger-turmeric tea during menstruation.
तिलघीअदरकहल्दी
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तिल · Sesame
A tablespoon of black sesame seeds, lightly roasted and chewed well, or ground with jaggery into a small ladoo — one a day.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
1 tsp warm cow ghee, taken on an empty stomach or stirred into warm milk at night, carries the other herbs deeper into the tissues.
Traditional
अदरक · Ginger
A thin slice of fresh adrak chewed before meals, or ½ tsp dried sonth in warm water twice a day.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
हल्दी · Turmeric
½ tsp haldi in a cup of warm milk or warm water, once or twice a day. A pinch of black pepper with it helps the body absorb it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
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Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.

Naturopathy

Hot water bottle on the lower abdomen; Supta Baddha Konasana for ten minutes.
Hot hip bath during the first two days.

Classical Formulations

पुष्यानुग चूर्ण · Pushyanuga Churna
Dose: 3–6 g · Rice water or honey
Heavy or irregular bleeding, white discharge, weakness after periods.
शतपुष्पादि चूर्ण · Shatapushpadi Churna
Dose: 2–4 g · Warm water or milk
Painful periods, delayed cycles, post-delivery cramps, low milk.
कुमार्यासव · Kumaryasava
Dose: 10–20 ml · Equal warm water after meals
Menstrual irregularity, liver and spleen enlargement, poor appetite, sluggish digestion, abdominal lumps.

Foods that help

तिल · Sesameघी · Gheeअदरक · Gingerहल्दी · Turmeric

Limit these

ठंडे भोजन · Cold foods

Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.

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