Home remedies for Menstrual Cramps

When women have painful periods, it is very difficult to perform normal household, making to job for working women, or school-related activities during each menstrual cycle. Painful menstruation is the leading cause of lost time from school and work for most of the girls and women in their teenage and twenties. Here are few home remedies which will give you relief from the cramps: 

* Place a bottle filled with hot water or use a heating pad over the lower  part of your abdomen and lower back for 5 to 10 minutes. Repeat this  exercise for 3-4 times a day to find relief from pain.

* Taking two tablespoons of flax-seeds every day during periods will balance your hormones; this will reduce the menstrual pain also.

* Take ½ tea spoon of cinnamon powder, mix it in to 1 glass of hot water, still well and allow it to settle. Add 2 tablespoons of honey to this mixture and drink. Consume this at least two times a day will give you quick relief.

* Prepare black tea, add ½ tablespoon of crushed ginger , 2 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of honey and drink twice in a day. This will relieve you from the pain during periods.

* Take handful of basil leaves, crush them in to paste and extract the juice. Mix this juice in hot water and add 1 tablespoon of honey and drink this 3-4 times.

- Bhavana