Dr. Mercola November 06 2007 29,095 views
Chinese herbs may relieve menstrual cramps better than drugs, acupuncture, or heat compression, Australia-based researchers found after studying nearly 3,500 women in several countries.Along with relieving pain, Chinese herbs also reduced the recurrence of cramps over a three-month period.In the study, women were given herbal concoctions to regulate their “qi” (energy) and blood, warm their bodies, and boost their kidney and liver functions. Herbs in the study included, but were not limited to:
Hey Uncle Russ, Aren't you also a Home Inspector or is that a different Bianchi?
Wooow...well said, Mary. Thank you.
Blessings
Dr. Trudy
Hi mmc88121 - EXCELLENT POINT!
I find it funny how everyone always has to insult the article writer and focus on the negative than on the positive. I know from past experience that chinese herbs work. I have worked in a pharmacy and have seenpeople get more and more sick and more health problems since theyve been on drugs. The drugs may help a particular symptom but cause something else to go wrong in your body. They are CHEMICALS we are putting in our body. Our bodies were not made to tolerate chemicals. God gave us nutrition and herbs to cleanse our bodies.. why dont we use them?
Please remember to be very careful when using this herb - especially if you have high blood pressure.
I have suffered with endometriosis for 12 years now, and in the past few years have finally found relief and healing using herbs, diet changes, and vitamins (taken mostly through whole foods), and exercise.
It wasn't until I looked past symptom control, and began to study and understand the causes of the condition that I found relief. I had been on BC, sleeping pills during my period, and 800 mg of IBprofen 3x a day for almost two weeks out of every month.
I now have two daughters, and a third girl on the way! To think that I was told I may never have children--I believe I wouldn't have if I have listened to my doctors who gave me 3 options: birth control, hysterectomy, or depro-provera. I was told that these were my ONLY options to find health. I now know better, thanks to Dr. Mercola and my all time favorite book:
Endometriosis: A key to healing and fertility through nutrition, by Dian Mills
No doctor EVER asked what I was eating, or checked for vitamin deficiencies. Through good oils, whole foods to correct vitamin needs, and herbs (mostly red raspberry leaf), I have totally eliminated my need for Ibprofen. I will NEVER take BC again.
For the first time I am excited to look forward to my future. I feel like I am finally gaining control over something that has controlled me my whole life. AND BEST OF ALL, I am carefully preparing my daughters for womanhood by eliminating certain environmental factors, and increasing good foods and oils that will help them avoid, or to be prepared to battle, this disease.
You can never go wrong with nutrition. The healing power of foods is awesome. I will never see food the same again--it is what gives me life, health, and sustains me. When you harness this power, you can see miracles in your life. I truly believe it!
Miss Meliss, i am a long time sufferer of menstrual pain, is there any way you can share your secrets? I am dying from the pain over here. My Doc says is need a Laparoscopy to determine the cause of my pain. I have been gettiing this pain during my period all my life. Help!!!!