Cannabis has been used for the relief of pain since the dawn of time.
The first recorded use was in China in 2727 BC.
Cannabis was used more frequently for the relief of menstrual pain than for anything else in the 19th century. Queen Victoria herself found that it was the only thing that helped her.
Modern medicine decided that the best thing to cure the problem was removal of the reproductive organs or, barring that prescribing tranquilizers and harmful pain killers.
(More than likely they gave the ladies tranquilizers so they wouldn't have to listen to them complain.)
Thankfully I will never experience menstrual pain but I've been told by those in the know that it can cause lower back pain, leg pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, irritability and general weakness.
Now, I've always subscribed to the adage,"When Mama's everybody's happy!"
So let's see if we can find an old time remedy for this problem.
First we need to know how to make a tincture.
Here is the general method to produce an herbal tincture.
Herbal Tincture
Ingredients
- 4 oz. finely ground dried herb ( 8 oz. if you use fresh herbs)
- 1 pint vodka
- Combine the herbs and vodka in a glass jar and close tightly.
- Let stand in a warm place for two weeks and shake well twice a day.
- After two weeks strain the herbs out and pour the tincture into a bottle (brown is best)
As I am not a female I cannot confirm or deny if this really works, but I'm told by a trusted source that it does a bang up job!
Tincture for the Relief of Menstrual Symptoms
Combine equal parts:
- Tincture of Cannabis (Cannabis Indica)
- Tincture of Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
- Tincture of Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
- Tincture of Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictriodes)
- Tincture of Cramp Bark (Viburnum opulus)
- Tincture of Skullcap (Scultellatia lateriflora)
As with any herbal compound insure that you are not allergic to any of the individual components BEFORE trying the compound
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