Aniseed:
Aniseed is best for secretion breast milk in mother.Aniseed contains the compounds dianethol and photoanethole, which are chemically similar to the female hormone estrogen.It there is inadequacy in breast milk, mother should drink one cup of aniseed tea three times daily to increase breast milk.This tea also helps relive menopausal symptoms hot flashes.
Asafoetida:
Asafoetida is useful in the treatment of various problems concerning women such as sterility, habitual abortion, premature labor unusually painful, difficult and excessive menstruation and leucorrhoea. About 12 centigrams of gum fried in ghee, mixed with 120 centigrams goat's fresh milk and a table spoon of honey, should be given daily for a month. It excites the secretion of progesterone hormone.
Basil:
The mucilaginous jelly formed by infusing one to three drachns of the seeds in cold water for some time is given with Jaggery or honey for reliveing pains after child birth.
Cinnamon:
The use of cinnamon is valuble in reducing labor pain during child birth.A decoction of this spice should be taken in treatning this problem.
Dill
Dill leaves are of great value to pregnant women and nursing mothers. Their liberal use child birth increases breast milk.They also prevent early ovulation. Their regular use thus acts as a natural birth control device.
Fennel seeds
Fennel seeds promote menstruation and regulate monthly periods. An infusion of the seeds can be given in painful menstruation and other menstrual irregularities.
Fenugreek
The fennugreek seeds contain chemicals similar to the female sex hormone estrogen. Loss of estrogen causes menopausal symptoms,so adding fenugreek to the diet might minimize them.
Pregnancy and Lactation
The seeds are fried in ghee and finely powdered.This powder is mixed with wheat flour and sugar to prepare halwa. This preparation, taken in small quatity daily helps in quick normalization after delivery. The seeds made in to gruel,are given as diet to nursing mothers for increasing the flow of milk.
Ginger
Ginger is useful in menstrual disorders like painful menstruation and absence or stoppage of the menstrual flow due to exposure to cold winds and taking cold bath. A piece of fresh ginger should be pounded and boiled in a cup of water for few minutes.This infusion,should be taken with honey thrice saily after meals as a medicine in treating these conditions.Another method of taking ginger in case of painful menstruation is to mix one teaspoon each juice of margosa leaves and ginger,and take two teaspoons of the mixed juice once daily for three to five days from the first day to menstruation.
Marjoram
Marjoram is useful in pronoting and regulating menstruation.It should be taken in the form of an infusion.This infusion also helps in promoting the secretion and flow of milk in nursing mothers.
Mustard seed
Sitz bath with mustard powder is found to very effective in painful menstruation and scanty or stoppage of menstruation caused by exposure to cold.
Poppy seeds
Poppy seeds is useful in promoting and regulating menstrual periods.It soothes lumbar pains,which accompany menstruation.Saffron is also beneficial in the treatment of other ailments concerning women such as leucorrhoea and hysteria. Pessaries of saffron are used in painful conditions of the uterus. Saffron oil is used as an external application in uterine sores.
