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Period pain / cramps 痛经

Traditional Chinese medicine remedies and herbs for period pain / cramps.

Remedies

• Ginger for period pain — surprisingly well-proven
• Angelica & ginger lamb soup — the winter classic

Herbs traditionally used

• Fresh Ginger 生姜
• Chinese Angelica 当归
• Cinnamon Bark (Cassia) 肉桂
• Mugwort (Moxa) 艾叶
• Sichuan Lovage 川芎
• Chinese Motherwort 益母草
• Saffron 藏红花

Also known as

period pain · menstrual cramp · menstrual pain · cramps · dysmenorrhea · painful period · 痛经 · 月经痛 · 经期腹痛 · 姨妈痛