[BetterBalance] Herbs for Menses Issues

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Having A Problem With Menses? Try These Herbs

 

 

By Greg Arnold, April 29, 2004, Abstracted from " Eradicating

Endometriosis: A Challenging Proposal " in the September/October 2003

issue of Herbs For Health Magazine

 

A woman's menstrual cycle can be fraught with numerous problems,

from muscle cramping to abnormal bleeding to more serious problems

such as endometriosis. While conventional medicine usually resorts

to surgery for the serious cases (endometriosis) and prescription

drugs for the lesser problems (muscle cramping/bleeding), herbs are

available to free you of these unnecessary and sometimes dangerous

treatment options. Here are a few:

 

VITEX. Also known as chaste berry, vitex agnus-castus has shown to

be effective in alleviating breast tenderness 1 as well as being a

mood stabilizer during menses.2

 

RED CLOVER EXTRACT. Although its effect on postmenopausal hot

flashes has not yet been definitive,3 red clover extract has shown

promise in balancing out estrogen levels in the body and helping

against breast disease.4

 

ROMAN CHAMOMILE has exhibited strong anti-inflammatory properties,5

a common cause of pain.

 

DANDELION ROOT has exhibited liver-protecting and liver-regulating

effects 6 that may help regulate estrogen formation and estrogen

levels in the body.

 

References:

 

1 Halaska M. Treatment of cyclical mastalgia with a solution

containing a Vitex agnus castus extract: results of a placebo-

controlled double-blind study. Breast 1999; 8(4): 175-81

 

2 Atmaca M. Fluoxetine versus Vitex agnus castus extract in the

treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Hum Psychopharmacol

2003; 18(3): 191-5

 

3 Fugh-Berman. Red clover (Trifolium pratense) for menopausal women:

current state of knowledge. Menopause. 2001 Sep-Oct;8(5):333-7.

Review.

 

4 Parvu E. Trifolium pratense for breast disease: a case series.

Homeopathy. 2004; 93(1): 45-50

 

5 Miller T. Effects of some components of the essential oil of

chamomile, Chamomilla recutita, on histamine release from rat mast

cells. Planta Medica 1996; 62(1): 60-1

 

6 Cho SY. Alternation of hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities and

lipid profile in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by

supplementation of dandelion water extract. Clinica Chimica Acta.

2002; 317(1-2): 109-17