Dysmenorrhea defines as painful menstruation of sufficient magnitude so as to incapacitate day-to-day activities. Dysmenorrhea can be of two types, primary dysmenorrhea, secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menstruation without any obvious pelvic pathology. Secondary dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menstruation associated with underlying pelvic pathology. It is seen in 50 % of post-pubertal women during 18-25 years of age. However, 20% of women have severe primary dysmenorrhea needing treatment. 

            In classical Ayurveda, dysmenorrhea is referred to as Kashtartava. Kashtartava is a broad term that refers to any and all troubles and illnesses that a woman may experience during or before menstruation. in classical Ayurveda text bhaishajya ratnavali, Hingwadi tail is described for the treatment of kashtartava. the classical drug will be compared with the efficacy of the standard drug mefenamic acid. Diagnosis will be done on the basis of the symptoms of kashtartava (primary spasmodic dysmenorrhea). Assessment will be done on the basis of improvement of the clinical features. Measurement of severity on VAS (visual analog scale). The VAS using a 10-cm line represented the continuum of the participant’s opinion of the degree of pain. Total 2 follow up will be taken. It will be after the 3 menstrual cycles.