1 tsp shatavari powder in warm milk at night — the classical rasayana for the reproductive tissue.
Traditional
CautionIf you have a hormone-sensitive condition, such as a breast or uterine growth, ask your doctor first.
अश्वगंधा · Ashwagandha
½–1 tsp ashwagandha powder in a cup of warm milk with a little ghee at night, taken steadily for eight weeks.
Traditional
CautionIf you take thyroid medicine, do not take ashwagandha without asking your doctor — it raises thyroid hormone and can throw the dose off. Not in pregnancy. Its effect adds to sleeping tablets and sedatives. Stop it two weeks before surgery.
केसर · Saffron
Two or three strands of kesar soaked in a spoon of warm milk, taken at night — a very small quantity is enough.
Traditional
बादाम · Almonds
7 badam soaked overnight, peeled and ground into warm milk with a pinch of saffron, each morning.
Traditional
खजूर · Dates
Three khajoor soaked overnight in milk, eaten in the morning with the milk.
Traditional
दूध · Milk
A cup of warm cow milk at night with a pinch of cardamom — the classical anupana for all vitality herbs.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
1 tsp cow ghee in warm milk at night; it carries the herbs into the deeper tissues.
Traditional
तिल · Sesame
A tablespoon of black sesame ground with jaggery into a small ladoo, one each morning through the cold months.
Traditional
On this page 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
Cold hip bath daily except during bleeding; Surya Namaskar and Yoga Nidra.
Address sleep and stress first — desire follows rest.
Bhojanveda
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