Period Cramp Relief
Menstrual pain:
proven home remedies Home remedies for period pain
Not only a healthy diet or medication are helpful for menstrual pain. Home remedies that have been used for generations can also help to relieve cramps in the abdomen. If menstrual problems regularly restrict everyday life, home remedies alone are not enough. Then a gynecologist should be consulted.
At home, this combination is really helpful: sofa & hot-water bottle
The good old hot-water bottle is probably the best-known home remedy for menstrual pain. And for a good reason! Because heat relaxes the muscles and can thus relieve cramps in the uterus and the associated menstrual pain. The best way to do this is to wrap the hot water bottle in a damp cloth, place it on your lower abdomen, cover with a dry cloth and rest for 30 minutes.
Also a good companion for on the go: chamomile tea
Chamomile can help with menstrual pain, because the ingredients of the medicinal plant have an antispasmodic and pain-relieving effect. Here's how it works: Boil two teaspoons of chamomile blossoms (pharmacy) with a cup of hot water, leave for eight minutes, strain, drink three cups a day.
Relieve menstrual pain with the home remedy lavender
The medicinal plant is known for its calming, anxiolytic and sleep-inducing effects. Scientists have now shown 1 that the scent of lavender can also effectively relieve the symptoms of primary menstrual pain. The result of the study: Participants who inhaled the scent of lavender in the first hour after the onset of menstrual pain suffered less from abdominal cramps, tiredness, nausea and headaches. Here's how it works: Mix a drop of real lavender oil (pharmacy) with a tablespoon of water and put it in an aroma lamp. Alternatively: Mix a few drops of lavender oil in the bath water or put it on a pillow - then breathe in deeply and relax.
The healing abdominal massage with marjoram
Essential marjoram oil (pharmacy) with its anticonvulsant, relaxing and pain-relieving properties can be an effective home remedy for menstrual pain. For cramps in the lower abdomen, warm around two to four drops of the oil in your hands, spread them over your stomach and gently massage in clockwise circles.