Inducing menstrual period naturally with foods and herbs

Inducing menstrual period naturally with emmenagogue foods and herbs is very helpful. Pregnancy aside, there are many possible reasons for a late period, including stress and illness.

- Dr.Venkatraman Hegde , Dr. Nandhini V. Mohan,

A Woman’s menstrual cycle is usually around 23 to 32 days, with menstrual bleeding usually starting about two weeks after ovulation. However, it is not unusually that a period, or menstruation, sometimes starts earlier or gets delayed. A delayed period can cause anxiety to women who are sexually active but not trying to get pregnant. If the possibility of a pregnancy is overruled, a delayed period can still be annoying. Pregnancy aside, there are many possible reasons for a late period, including stress and illness.

List of potentially foods:

Emmenagogue foods or emmenagogic foods are foods and herbs that have been reported to stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area & uterus and they are believed to stimulate menstruation.

1. parsley - both flat-leaf & curly contain apiol and myristicin which are known to stimulate contractions of the uterus. Folk healers around the world have touched parsley tea as ‘REMEDY’ for delayed periods.

2.Celery stalks & leaves are said to work much in the same way as parsley to induce menstruation.

3. Cumin