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Menopause/Perimenopause : Helpful Herbs :Related: Skipped Periods * Candida/Yeast Infection * Childbirth * Painful menstruation * Female Tonics * Heavy Menses* Osteoporosis * PMS * Pregnancy *


Black cohosh is widely prescribed
for menopause and hormonal problems
during the change of life

Chances are at least 25 years of a woman's life will be post-menopausal. While some women approach the change of life with a feeling of dread, others embrace the freedom. However you feel about it, if you are female, you will go through it. Botanical products containing or acting like estrogens may provide some of the benefits of estrogen in relieving menopausal symptoms. Unlike allopathic treatments such as HRT, which artificially raise levels of estrogen, herbal treatments seek to address hormonal balance.

No herb or supplement actually contains estrogen, but phytoestrogens tend to act like weak estrogens, without the level of side effects drugs such as Premarin can have. For example, studies have suggested that soy food products can benefit women with mild hot flashes. Herbs such as ginseng, black cohosh, and dong quai have a long history of use as tonics that support the female reproductive system and help syptoms of the change of life including hot flashes, insomnia, moodiness, restlessness and irritability.

remediesHome Remedies for Menopause : Black cohosh tea* Clary sage cooler* Cohosh Root and Berry Tonic* Dong quai root* Endocrine Tonic for Menopause* Garden Sage Tea* Hot flash compress* Hot Flashes Tea* Motherwort tea* Nervousness and menopause* Red clover tea*

Menopause/Perimenopause : Helpful Herbs
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
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Alfalfa contains plant world equivalents of human estrogens, so a woman, whether she is going through menopause or breastfeeding a baby, may derive some benefit from it.

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

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Alfalfa
Alfalfa
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Hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms are rare among women who consume a lot of legumes, such as black beans, mung beans, and soybeans, which have mild estrogenic activity. Alfalfa has demonstrable estrogenic activity, too. In addition to acting like estrogen in women whose own sex hormone production has declined, phytoestrogens also appear to reduce the risk of estrogen-linked cancers such as breast cancer. Laboratory experiments show that phytoestrogens are effective in preventing tumors of the breast tissue.

(Phyllis A. Balch )

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Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh
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Black cohosh root can mimic estrogen in the body. It is useful for hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and even the depression sometimes associated with menopause.

(White,Linda B., M.D. )

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Black Haw
Black Haw
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Rich in steroidal saponins that serve as precursors for hormone production by the liver, black haw is an excellent herb during menopause.
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Black Haw
Black Haw
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Black haw is an excellent remedy for menstrual cramping, and is used by herbalists in helping to prevent miscarriage, and to prevent excessive flow at the menopause.

(Mabey, Richard p37-40)

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Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh
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Though black and blue cohosh are unrelated, they are often used together and have a synergistic, not interchangeable, relationship...While blue cohosh is primarily associated with blood flow to the pelvic area, black cohosh maintains it's effects through it's estrogen-like action. Black cohosh has a special affinity with menopausal women and is used in formulas to balance and regulate hormonal production during menopause.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Clary Sage
Clary Sage
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Clary Sage oil's constituent, sclareol, has an estrogen-like structure, contributing to clary's effectiveness in treating amenorrhea, cramps, and pain with menstruation. A sponge bath with a few drops of clary sage oil in cool water has a calming , hormone balancing effect helping relieve hot flashes.

(Ericksen, Marlene )

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Dong Quai
Dong Quai
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Dong quai is an excellent herb to help ease women into menopause if difficulty arises. balances and regulates hormone production.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Fennel
Fennel
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Extracts of fennel have estrogenic properties that may benefit women going through the hormonal imbalances caused by menopause.
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Fo-Ti Root
Fo-Ti Root
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Fo-Ti is a mild stimulant to estrogen production in women, making it appropriate for treating a variety of undesirable symptoms in menopause.

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

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Geranium
Geranium
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Geranium is often recommended for hormonal conditions such as menopause and PMS. Used in the past for deficiency of the adrenal glands, it is now considered a stimulant for the liver and pancreas.

(Ericksen, Marlene )

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Hemp/Cannabis
Hemp/Cannabis
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Crushed hemp seed (Cannabis sativa) tea -rich in essential fatty acids - is a specific against menopausal constipation.
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Lady's Mantle
Lady's Mantle
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The semi-magical and gentle healing powers of this traditional women's herb can be quite helpful during the menopause years.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Licorice
Licorice
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It has estrogenic and other steroidal properties and is used to normalize and regulate hormone production.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Ginseng
Ginseng
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Ginseng is an adaptogenic herb that helps the body copy with the stress of hormonal changes
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Red Clover
Red Clover
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Clover's phytoestrogens relieve menopause and menstruation related problems

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

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Sage
Sage
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Regular garden sage is a yang, grounding herb and many women find sage tea relieves hot flashes.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Tribulus terrestris L
Tribulus terrestris L
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The hormone balancing effects of Bulgarian Tribulus Terrestris for women makes this herb suitable for premenstrual syndrome and menopausal syndrome.

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Valerian
Valerian
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Provides a grounding and stabilizing effect on women with menopausal tensions.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Chaste Tree
Chaste Tree
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An excellent herb for restoring and regulating the estrogen/progesterone balance

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

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Wild Yam
Wild Yam
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Wild Yam regulates the female system, particularly during menstrual distress and menopause,as well as used in treating infertility.
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