Also known as: muscle cramp · नस चढ़ना · मांसपेशी ऐंठन · पिंडली में ऐंठन · charley horse
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Warm sesame oil massage on the cramping muscle, followed by a hot compress. One or two bananas daily replace lost potassium. Four soaked dates in milk each morning.
Warm sesame oil massage on the cramping muscle, followed by a hot compress.
Traditional
केला · Banana
One or two bananas daily replace lost potassium.
Traditional
खजूर · Dates
Four soaked dates in milk each morning.
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
Stretch the muscle gently and hold; warm compress after.
Adequate water and rock salt; Tadasana daily.
Classical Formulations
योगराज गुग्गुलु · Yogaraj Guggulu
Dose: 2–4 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water after meals
Bhojanveda
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