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Health Remedies - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most common gynecologic problems. Some abnormal uterine bleeding is a result of illness that affects the whole body, such as thyroid disease, liver disease, or problems with blood clotting. Other common causes of abnormal uterine bleeding include problems of the reproductive organs, such as pregnancy, cancer, fibroids, ovarian cysts, use of birth control devices, hormone replacement therapy etc. When a specific problem cannot be diagnosed, the term dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB), or anovulatory bleeding, is used.

The other symptoms associated with uterine bleeding may be spotting, irregular or absent menstruation, anemia etc. Obesity, hypertension, diabetes, Polycystic ovaries and late menopause are all associated with an increased risk of uterine disorders, and therefore abnormal uterine bleeding.

Useful herbs

Acacia catechu	Leprosy (root decoction. leaf. bark and fruit); in skin diseases and ulcers, chronic diarrhea, bleeding of the uterus and nose, mucosal discharges (such as leucorrhea) and hoarseness, gonorrhea (flowers), rheumatism and tooth ache (root), asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, sore in mouth (plant).
Artemisia vulgaris	Used to bring on delayed or suppressed menstrual cycle and helps to regulate menstrual cycles (plant); in the treatment of nervous and spasmodic affections, sterility, functional bleeding of the uterus, dysmenorrhoea, asthma and diseases of the brain (leaves and flowering tops); Used in Homeopathy to treat epilepsy, petit mal, hysteria, sleepwalking, dizziness and prolapsed uterus.
Bidens tripartita	To treat uterine haemorrhage, to treat bladder and kidney problems, blood in the urine, ulcerative colitis and peptic ulcers
Crocus sativus	To treat chronic haemorrhages in the uterus of adults, to induce menstruation, treat period pains and calm indigestion, colic, in fevers, melancholia and enlargement of the liver. A dental analgesic is obtained from the stigmas.
Dryopteris cristata	For tape worms (male fern); in the treatment of internal haemorrhage, uterine bleeding, mumps, feverish illnesses, abscesses, boils, carbuncles and sores (root)
Urtica dioica	Jaundice, kidney problems, bleeding of the uterus and nose, excessive menstruation, haemorrhoids, arthritis, rheumatism and eczema, as a diuretic (for relieving rheumatism and edema), astringent and as a substitute for thiazide treatment (without side effects) (plant); Externally, the plant is used to treat skin complaints, arthritic pain, gout, sciatica, neuralgia, haemorrhoids, dandruff etc.; as a tonic (flower and seed); for heart problems. Nettles have a long history of Use(s) in the home as a herbal remedy and nutritious addition to the diet. A tea made from the leaves has traditionally been used as a cleansing tonic and blood purifier so the plant is often used in the treatment of hay fever, arthritis, anaemia etc.
Viburnum prunifolium	To treat gynecological conditions, including menstrual cramps, to prevent miscarriages, aiding recovery after childbirth, in treating the effects of menopause, dysentery, haemorrhage of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus, morning sickness, convulsive disorders, colic and other cramping pains that affect the bile ducts, hysteria, asthma and palpitations of a nervous origin (decoction)
Wedelia chinensis	In cough, cephalgia and diseases of the skin, especially alopecia (leaves); in uterine haemorrhage and menorrhagia (herb decoction); antihepatotoxic (leaf powder)