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Menopause/Perimenopause : Helpful Herbs :Related: Pregnancy *PMS *Female Tonics *Dysmenorrhea *Menorrhagia *Osteoporosis *Amenorrhea *Candida/Yeast Infection *Childbirth *Herbal Remedies for Menopause/Perimenopause

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.

Menopause/Perimenopause remedies

remediesHome Remedies for Menopause/Perimenopause

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 symptoms of the change of life including hot flashes, insomnia, moodiness, restlessness and irritability.

Using Aromatherapy

There are many oils that a woman can choose from in treating menopausal symptoms, and the optimal one is very much dependent upon each individuals body chemistry and temperament. My favorite is Clary Sage oil A quick spritz with a few drops of clary sage oil in cool water has a calming,grounding effect on my moods.


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Herbs for :Menopause/Perimenopause

Alfalfa For: Estrogen balance
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Alfalfa contains plant world equivalents of human estrogen, so a woman, whether she is going through menopause or breastfeeding a baby, may derive some benefit from it.

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

Alfalfa For: Menopause-related cancers.
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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.

(Phyllis A. Balch )

Black Cohosh For: Menopause, hot flashes
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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. )

Black haw For: Menopause hormones
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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.
Black haw Viburnum For: Prevent miscarriage, menopause
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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)

Black, Blue cohosh For: Menopause, hormonal production
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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 )

Clary Sage oil For: Cramping , Pain
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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 )

Dong quai For: Menopause
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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 )

Fennel For: Menopause - Hormone balance
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Extracts of fennel have estrogenic properties that may benefit women going through the hormonal imbalances caused by menopause.
Fo Ti For: Menopause
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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. )

Geranium Essential Oil For: Menopause, PMS
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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 )

Hemp seed tea For: Menopause- constipation
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Crushed hemp seed (Cannabis sativa) tea -rich in essential fatty acids - is a specific against menopausal constipation.
Lady's mantle For: Menopause
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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 )

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

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

Panax ginseng For: Hormonal stress
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Ginseng is an adaptogenic herb that helps the body copy with the stress of hormonal changes
red clover For: Menopause
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Clover's phytoestrogens relieve menopause and menstruation related problems

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

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

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

Tribulus Terrestris For: Hormone balance, PMS
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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 For: Menopausal tensions
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Provides a grounding and stabilizing effect on women with menopausal tensions.

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

Vitex For: estrogen/progesterone balance
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An excellent herb for restoring and regulating the estrogen/progesterone balance

(Gladstar, Rosemary )

Wild Yam For: Menopause, infertiltiy
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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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