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Plants do not contain estrogen, or any other hormones, however many herbs do contain chemical constituents, among them isoflavones like formononetin, which mimic hormonal activity. This makes these herbs useful for hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and even the depression sometimes associated with menopause.
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Alfalfa |
Medicago sativa L. |
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dried leaves, stems, unopened flowers, sprouts :
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The cut and sifted form of this herb is a popular tea having a very soft, delicate flavor that melds very nicely with mint. ...
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Black Cohosh |
Cimifuga raemosa |
Black snake root, Squaw Root, Bugbane |
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Black cohosh contains numerous chemical constituents, among them isoflavones like formononetin, which makes it useful for hot flashes, vaginal dryness ...
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Black Haw |
Viburnum prunifolum |
Stagbush, sweet viburnum, guelder-rose, water elder, arrowwood |
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Bark :
American :
Crampbark has a long history of use by Native Americans for gynecologic problems. ...
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Dong Quai |
Angelica sinensis |
Chinese Angelica, Dang-gui |
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China :
In traditional Chinese medicine, only ginseng is more esteemed. ...
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False Unicorn Root |
Chamaelireum luteum |
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North American :
A treasured woman's botanical, false unicorn is widely used to treat a variety of problems unique to the female reproductive system. ...
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Fo-Ti Root |
Polygonum multiflorum |
He-shou-wu |
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With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
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Licorice |
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
Liquorice, Gan-cao |
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Greek :
Many herbalists regard licorice as a natural alternative to hydrocortisone and it is used in many formulations to activate and increase the effects of ...
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Red Clover |
Trifolium pratense |
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Red clover's phytoestrogens, the plant world's equivalents of human female estrogen, preform functions in the body similar to those of natural and syn ...
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Wild Yam |
Dioscorea villosa |
Colic root, rheumatism root |
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The dried tuber :
N. America :
Wild yam root is a potent source of diosginin, a chemical that resembles female sex hormones and was used in the manufacture of the first oral contrac ...
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