Abstract

Pooja Prasad Chaware*, Virat Shankar Gore, Satish Namdevrao Choure and Namrata Badrinarayan Khandagale

ABSTRACT

Dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent medical disorders of women reproductive system affecting almost eighty percent of women with regular menstruation. It is defined as painful menstruation associated with abdominal cramps, backache, nausea, vomiting, stiffness in thighs, etc. Pain usually lasts for first few days of the periods. Sometimes it can be severe enough to hinder with the daily activities. Menstruation usually brings uncomfortable symptoms such as mild cramping and fatigue, anxiety etc. Management of Dysmenorrhea in generally done by NSAIDs, oral contraceptive drugs, etc. but females can show contraindications to such medications. Therefore, alternative medication through natural drug therapy, local heat therapy, acupuncture, etc. proved to be effective in management of dysmenorrhea. The present article represents detailed information of various natural drugs used in the management of the disease Such as mint, ginger, cinnamon, chamomile, cumin, etc