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Health Remedies - Suppressed Lochia
Lochia is the normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth. For the first few days the lochia will be bright red, then gradually changes to pinkish colour and to yellowish white and gradually disappears. Low amount of lochial discharge may be secondary to puerperal fever, anemia, any condition causing uterine inflammation and certain medications. Studies have shown that lochial flow may be lower than normal in parous (having given birth one or more times) women and women with smaller babies (Oppenheimer et al. 1986).
It is used for stomach and respiratory disorders, menstrual disorders, intestinal worms, wounds, nausea, vomiting, piles, in cough, consumption, asthma and fever. In combination with other astringent medicines it is given in chronic dysentery and internal hemorrhages. The most efficacious application for dislodgement of worms in ulcers is a poultice made by pounding the young shoots of the bamboo. The decoction of the joints is supposed to have an action on the uterus, and is used by females after delivery to cause free flow of the lochial discharge. The same part of the plant pounded with water is applied to inflamed joints. The juice of the flower is dropped in the ear for earache, and in deafness. An ointment from the root is a folk remedy for cirrhosis and hard tumors, especially tumors of the abdomen, liver, spleen and stomach.
For eye sores, as an antiseptic and stimulating the secretion of gastric juices; promotes digestion; also promotes menses and suppressed lochia (leaves); to relieve sore legs (poultice); applied to relieve earache (oil).
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