Herbs & Help For Painful Menstruation

For just about all my life I've experienced painful menstrual cycles. They were so intense that I could hardly sit, stand, or have anything close to me or touching my skin. My mom gave me cinnamon tea each time but it did not help. Finally in my mid teens my doctor recommended Ibuprofen. The lower dosages did nothing to help but when I took the higher dosage that was the only time I got relief. Up until a couple of years ago I was taking 1200mg of Ibuprofen to help with the pain.

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When we changed out eating habits as a family I prayed to the Lord asking him to help me with this because I never liked putting drugs in my body and I really want to stop. I researched painful menstruation and alternative remedies for it. To God be the glory, gradually the pain lessened and it's to the point where I can carry on a normal conversation and not take painkillers.

These are the herbs that I use for painful menstruation:
Rosemary
Ginger(for cramps)
Chamomile
Red Raspberry
Peppermint
Vervain

Back to Eden

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has this to say:
Constipation is the one common cause of painful menstruation.  Relieve the bowels and colon with high enemas.  Keep the body warm at all times, using a hot water bottle at night, if necessary.  Keep off the feet as much as possible, especially the first day.  A hot sitz bath or hot fomentation to the spine and abdomen often afford relief at once.  Fomentations will always relieve the pain.  Give as long as necessary and repeat.

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When the period first comes on, keep off your feet as much as possible.  During the entire time of menstruation keep your limbs and feet warm.  In the winter never have wet or cold feet.  Keep them warm at night by the use of a hot water bottle or soapstone.  Keep the hands out of cold water, if possible.

Other herbs recommended in The Little Herb Encyclopedia

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:
Blessed Thistle
Cramp Bark(for cramps)
Feverfew(for cramps)
Guggul
Lady's Slipper
Passion Flower
Queen of the Meadow
Sassafras
Shepherd's Purse
Spearmint(for cramps)
Squaw Vine
Wild Yam(for cramps)

Hope this was helpful.  If there's anything that you do that works beside these, feel free to share in the comments.
 

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