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Introduction: Dysmenorrhoea is one of the gynaecological pathogenesis commonly observed in the society in young and adolescent girls. It is associated with painful cramps during menstruation of uterine origin with association of nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhoea. Various methods are practiced relieving pain and such symptoms but the search for herbal nutritive formulations to cure this is in search. Methodology: The present clinical study was randomized open labelled clinical trial amongst 150 unmarried girls suffering from painful menstruation between age group of 13 to 25. Performa was prepared to analyse data and pain before and after treatment. The population samples were randomly divided into three group with Ra-japravartini Vati as control group, another two groups were administered herbal soup and herbal cookies.
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Practices for Prevention, Therapy of Primary Dysmenorrhoea
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