In many traditional medicines, brown sugar is used as an effective remedy which relieves menstrual cramps. Just boil some water and add a tsp of brown sugar with crushed ginger and tea leaves ...

Period cramps might result from increased blood ... talks about the benefits of drinking brown sugar water during menstruation.

Brown sugar is a "granulated, refined sugar that comes from the same plant as white sugar," says Kate Zeratsky, RD, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. It gets its ...