AROMATHERAPY USED IN MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS

         AROMATHERAPY USED IN MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS

          MENSTRUAL PROBLEM:

• If a woman has retarded excessive, irregular, scanty or vicarious menstrual flow during the menstrual period. She is said to suffer from irregular menses or monthly periods and any one of the said factors can cause many other serious problems which can have emotional, physical and psychic impact on her general health.

• If a woman has no on set of flow, or flow stop once having been established, or there is pain, flow is either scant, or excessive or if there is bleeding during inter-menstrual cycle and its regularity or otherwise is directed related to emotional and physical conditions, family and social factors, sex relation and above all, functioning of endocrine gland or hormonal imbalance.

• Excessive bleeding can be due to fibroid growths at menopausal or pelvic infection, scant bleeding can be due to anemia or stoppage of bleeding can be due to onset of pregnancy. Hence the problem should not be termed as an isolated factor; rather holistic view of health should be taken into account. If self help measures fail, seek medical advice but cases of excessive bleeding must be attended to without delay.

   

     CURE:

•   Oils of Lavender, Mariforain, Chamomile, are generally used to get over most of the problems, but  must be used judiciously and discreetly.

•    For cramping pains and painful periods resort to slow and gentle abdominal massage or use hot    compresses over the abdomen.

•     If massage does not suit, lemon balm can help to balance menstrual cycle as a short term device.

•      Take tea of fresh leaves serve as a long term measure.

•      Rose oil, massage is also regulating periods.

           Note:  do not use any oil when there is pregnancy or pregnancy is suspected.