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Ginger for period pain — surprisingly well-proven 生姜缓解痛经
Women's Health 女性调理 proven evidenceWhat the evidence says:
Multiple randomized trials + meta-analyses: ~750–2,000 mg ginger daily during the first 3 days of menses reduces primary-dysmenorrhea pain, in several trials comparable to ibuprofen/mefenamic acid.
Multiple randomized trials + meta-analyses: ~750–2,000 mg ginger daily during the first 3 days of menses reduces primary-dysmenorrhea pain, in several trials comparable to ibuprofen/mefenamic acid.
How to make it
Ginger–brown-sugar–date tea (5 slices + 1 date + brown sugar) through days 1–3; or standardized ginger capsules ~1 g/day for the studied dose.
Why it works
Warm food, warm abdomen (heat pack — also trial-proven), skip iced drinks those days: the traditional advice matches the evidence.
Classical source
Warming the channels against cold-type period pain runs from the Shanghan Lun lineage (当归生姜羊肉汤, Jingui Yaolue ~200 CE).
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Cautions: Pain that is worsening, new, or with heavy bleeding needs a gynaecologist (rule out endometriosis).