Menstrual cramps are one of the most annoying parts of the woman period that is in fact very common. More than half of women around the world report that they have pain that ranges from a bit annoying to severe pain. During that period of the month, together with menstrual cramps women also report that they have aching pain it the belly, inner thighs pain, pain in the hips, lower back, nausea, headache, loose stools, and dizziness. All those problems impact everyday life, interfere with normal everyday activities and most importantly, certain conditions can have complications.

If you’ve been suffering from unbearable pains during menstruation every month, we understand you! With the right crystals and energy directed in and around the Solar Plexus Chakra, you can easily clear your menstrual mood swings too! Crystals radiate powers that can heal your abdominal pains as well as menstruation cramps, headaches and mood swings. Crystals emanate energies that cure the pains of the Solar Plexus area and simultaneously rejuvenate your fertility cycle.

How can crystals help with menstrual cramps?

Have you ever thought how women dealt with this problem in the past when there was no painkillers and medications? There are few ways of easing menstrual problems:

• painkillers
• improving diet
• drinking herbal teas
• Acupuncture
• massage with oils
• using magnesium
• utilizing the healing power of crystals

All mentioned ways are proven to help ease the pain and help during those days of the month. Of course, nowadays you can just pop a pill but the pill should not be a solution every time, but only the last resort.

Menstruation is a natural process that renews your body. The fertility process can get hampered or distressful depending on your genetic and past life occurrences. Healing crystals can help you ease your menstrual problems including PMS as well as physical issues during periods if you use it right. We have tried it many times and for every person, a gemstone or a collection or mix of healing crystals will work for sure.

In ancient times people used them for healing many illnesses, problems and conditions. Of course, women started using them for curing their problems as well and menstrual cramps and related menstrual problems were one of them. 

11 Crystals for Menstrual Cramps 

Are menstrual cramps troubling you? We've compiled the best 11 crystals for easing your mentrual cramps to hormonal problems easily. Let's find the best one for you. 

Malachite for Regulating Menstrual Cycle and Cramps

Since ancient times, Malachite is known as the crystal of abundance, intention, manifestation and balance. It is able to absorb energy, draws emotions to surface and clear all Chakras. It is very powerful gemstone that is used for stimulation of Throat and Heart Chakra. This gemstone was used for centuries for cleaning deep energy, bringing positive transformation and healing the wearer of the stone.

Malachite is known as one of the most important healing stones that draws out and discharges negative energy, negative thoughts, suppressed feelings and past traumas. Being highly protective, it absorbs all negative around it and shields the wearer. Malachite resonates with female sexual organs and helps treating sexual diseases especially if they are caused by trauma or past traumatic experiences. It is one of the most useful gemstones for easing menstrual cramps, regulating menstrual cycle, abdominal pain, stomach disorders and for easing labor.

How to use Malachite?

• Take your malachite in your hand.
• Circle it thrice over your heart chakra.
• Chant your affirmation for menstrual cycle.
• Do it whenever you feel sad.

Moonstone for Menstrual Problems and Hormone Balance

Moonstone jewelry has been used for more than 2000 years by the Romans, in the Orient and in India. Throughout the history, people believed in its protective energy and used it for protection during travel, protection against road rage and as comforting talisman.

It is considered as the gemstone of eroticism and love that stimulates kundalini energy. Moonstone is ultimate female gem used for fertility, it normalizes biological rhythm affecting female reproductive system, promoting easier pregnancy, childbirth, bringing hormone balance, alleviates menstrual problems and helps with eliminating fluid retention.

How to Use Moonstone?

• Take your moonstone in the left hand.
• Place it over your endocrine gland.
• Let it rest for 30 minutes.
• Chant affirmation during the period.

Lapis Lazuli for PMS Emotional Imbalance and Losing Temper

Since the beginning of the history, Lapis Lazuli was the gemstone of honor, royalty, spirit, vision, power and gods considered as universal symbol of truth and wisdom. This stone aids intellectual processes, problem solving and logical thinking.

Lapis Lazuli crystal is considered as a powerhouse of healing energy that will keep you protected and calm during monthly menstrual cycle. Its soothing energy will keep your temper down, it will make you feel rested and relaxed. It is amazing crystal for preventing emotional balance especially during PMS.

How to Use Lapis Lazuli?

• Take the lapis lazuli in the palm of your hand.
• Place it on the throat chakra.
• Close your eyes.
• Visualize the happiest place of your dreams.

Rose Quartz for Pain Relief, Reproductive System Healing and Complications

With its calming rose pink essence, Rose Quartz is known to be gemstone of the heart and unconditional love. This crystal carries compassion, peace, gentle feminine energy, comfort and healing.

Since ancient times this crystal was used for reducing blistering, for burns, as an elixir, for cleaning the skin and reducing wrinkles. It stimulates proper functions of the circulatory system, heart, relieving stress and tension. Being feminine crystal, its biggest and well known use was for supporting female reproductive system, alleviating sexual difficulties, genitals, healing after childbirth and handling postpartum depression. Wearing Rose Quartz when experiencing menstrual pain will help you feel relief and less pain.

How to Use Rose Quartz?

• Take the rose quartz crystal in your hand.
• Close it with both hands.
• Chant your affirmation into the crystal.
• Feel the heat rising.
• Place it over the heart chakra.
• Next circle over the reproductive system.

Fluorite for Clearing your Mind, Restoring Brain Chemistry and Better Mood

Fluorite crystal is one of the highest prized and most collected gemstones in the world. This gem is known to resonates the best with humans in harmony that supports focus, balance, concentration and spirituality. It encourages and improves emotional, intellectual and physical health of the body stimulating immune system.

Fluorite is best crystal for relieving brain wave disturbance, restores brain chemistry and calms problems with vertigo and dizziness. Using this crystal is specially recommended during PMS and menstruation as it will help you settle down in happiness appreciating womanhood and relaxing your mood.

How to Use Fluorite?

• Hold the fluorite in your palm.
• Close your eyes.
• Let fluorite filter the thoughts away.
• Continue until you feel light.
• Open your eyes.
• Circle the fluorite over each chakra point thrice.

Carnelian for Menstrual Problems and Menopausal Symptoms

Carnelian gemstone is known as a gem of motivation, endurance, courage and leadership. Throughout the history, Carnelian stone was worn by high ranking people showing their high rank in society and warriors to boost their power and courage. They believed it its magical power to attract prosperity, bring good luck and success. Moreover, they knew that this gemstone stimulates metabolism and helps organs and tissues to have good blood supply.

Carnelian's most significant influence was for reproductive organs, overcoming frigidity, as an aid for all women with menstrual problems and menopausal symptoms. Also, Carnelian was used by the people with arthritis, lower back problems, rheumatism and as an aid to relieve depression (especially elderly people).

How to use Carnelian?

• Take your carnelian.
• Place it over the area of pain.
• Cover it with a silk or cotton cloth.
• Let it stay for 30 minutes to an hour.

Jasper for Better Blood Supply to Organs and Balancing Minerals

All ancient civilizations prized Jasper crystal for its beauty and healing powers. It was always worn by priests, shamans, kings and queens. Jasper was considered as sacred and most powerful protection gemstone. It's a stone of comfort, strength, stability and security. Cleansing energy of this stone eliminate all negative energy, stabilizes wearers aura, alleviate stress and banish negative and harmful thoughts.

People used Jasper healing energy to heal problems with internal organs (liver, bladder, spleen, stomach, kidneys). It was always used as an aid in balancing mineral content inside a body and stimulate better work of all organs. This gemstone is beneficial for all persons that have problems with blood supply to organs, problems with hemorrhoids, epilepsy, nosebleeds especially for women during the menstrual cycle.  

How to use Red Jasper?

• Sit down on the yoga mat.
• Place the red jasper in your lap.
• Look into the crystal.
• Keep gazing.
• Chant your affirmation for 5 minutes.

Garnet for Healing Physical and Emotional Problems during PMS

Garnet crystal is found all over the world. Because of that, it is considered as one of the most ancient talismans. It was always prized for its beauty, curative powers and positive energy that protect wearer of the stone. People believed in its healing energy that is able to reduce toxins, regenerate body, purify the blood and stimulate metabolism.

Most important use for Garnet crystal is during PMS and menstruation to calm the person and heal emotional outbursts, help curing depression and balance energy. If you have problems with holding your emotions during PMS and tend to be a bit aggressive. Apart from helping with emotional problems, Garnet is believed to be great aid for widows finding new love, regain spirit, heal emotional pain and calm sadness.

How to use garnet?

• Take the garnet and place it over your sacral chakra.
• Now chant your affirmation while visualizing the life force energy cleaning your emotions.
• Use it whenever PMS is driving you insane (personal best stone!)

Labradorite for Tempering Negative Side and Reducing Stress During PMS

Labradorite was known as a stone of magic. It was used by healers, shamans, people seeking guidance and knowledge. This extraordinary crystal is considered as most powerful protector that creates a shield protecting aura against all negativity and misfortune. It brings to surface best in people, encourages them and temper negative side of personality.

Since the ancient times people used it for assisting with lung problems, bronchitis, digestion and metabolism issues. Labradorite crystal is best aid for reducing stress and anxiety, especially during menstruation, for pain relief and for PMS symptoms. It lowers high blood pressure and reduces person's sensitivity to cold and heat swings.

How to use Labradorite?

• Walk into the sunlight at dawn.
• Sit on dewy grass.
• Lay down.
• Place the labradorite on your throat chakra.
• Close your eyes and don’t force any thoughts.
• Labradorite will do all the rest.

Sapphire for Headache, Vertigo and Infections

Sapphire is probably best known crystal. It is a gemstone of royalty, prophecy and wisdom that was always associated with sacred things. It was always a symbol of strength, power, wise judgment and kindness. Sapphire calming and highly focusing power helps removing negative thoughts and releasing mental tension.

Since ancient times, it was used for healing whole body, soothing insomnia, help during season changes, improving eyesight and relieving headache. In case that you have problems with nosebleeds, vertigo and infections. Also, it is very helpful to persons with early signs of dementia, problems with swollen glands and thyroid.

How to use blue sapphire?

• Take your blue sapphire in the right palm.
• Place it on the throat chakra.
• Place the left hand over the right hand.
• Chant your affirmation in the mind.
• Take it off and wear it.

Turquoise Crystal for Unbearable Migraines, Headaches and Depression

Turquoise is strong, protective crystal that is soothing to the touch with unique shade of blue. For thousands of years it was highly prized gem in all cultures as a symbol of power, nobility, immortality and wisdom. It was considered as a stone that brings luck, gem of forgiveness, self-acceptance which encourages people to honor ourselves.

Turquoise was considered as a crystal that is good for relieving depression, panic attacks, infections and stomach problems. It was believed that it is best when it comes to problems with migraines, headaches, brain, ears and eyes. This stone is most efficient for healing the body, spirit and mind. It boosts the mood of the person wearing it bringing it to balance, giving the person, a sense of peace and serenity.

How to use turquoise?

• Take a glass of water.
• Place a coaster on top of it.
• Place the turquoise on top of the coaster.
• Let the arrangement stay without disturbance for 4-8 hours.
• Consume the elixir when migraines are unbearable (up to 1 glass per day).

Conclusion 

Menstruation time can be a testing time for work and mind. If you’re a crystal user, you have everything to get started on your menstruation programming, gal!

Next time you’re having the rough time on the month, with crystals you will actually smile than paint a smile. Don’t forget to charge and clean your crystals at the end of the day without fail

Stay Powerful!