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Health Remedies - Postpartum Haemorrhage
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is excessive uncontrolled bleeding after childbirth. PPH is defined as blood loss of more than 500 mL following vaginal delivery or more than 1000 mL following cesarean delivery (Baskett, 1999). Uterine atony (loss of tone of uterine muscles) is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage. Other causes of PPH include failure to deliver the placenta, forced removal of the placenta, trauma to the genital tract (i.e. use of forceps, uterine rupture, lacerations), clotting disorders and artificial induction of labor. The risk factors for PPH includes multiple birth, delivering a large baby, placenta previa (implantation of the placenta over the lower part of the uterus) etc.
A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of premature ejaculation. A decoction of the floral receptacle is used in the treatment of abdominal cramps, bloody discharges etc. The flower stalk is haemostatic. It is used in treating bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation, post-partum haemorrhage. The stamens are used in treating urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, haemolysis, epistaxis and uterine bleeding. A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of agitation, fever, heart complaints etc. The seed is sedative. It is used in the treatment of poor digestion, enteritis, chronic diarrhoea, insomnia, palpitations etc. The plumule and radicle are used to treat thirst in high febrile disease, hypertension, insomnia and restlessness. The root is tonic. The root starch is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery and a paste is applied to ringworm and other skin ailments. It is also taken internally in the treatment of haemorrhages, excessive menstruation and nosebleeds. The root nodes are used in the treatment of nasal bleeding, haemoptysis, haematuria and functional bleeding of the uterus. The plant is a folk folk remedy for cancer, modern research has isolated certain compounds from the plant that show anticancer activity. Embryos are used for reducing fever, for treating cholera, haemoptysis, spematorrhoea and syphilis.
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