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| Tincture: Take 40 drops of a 1:5 tincture each morning. |
| Standardized extract capsules: Take one 175 mg capsule each morning. |
| Choose herbs to balance the hormonal cycle, encourage the body to produce adequate hormones and tonify the reproductive system. Include the phytoestrogen herbs such as alfalfa, red clover, licorice, raspberry leaf, motherwort, lady's mantle, squaw vine and black cohosh. |
| There are many herbs that may be used to relieve stress and tension in the body and mind. Herbs such as oat grass, skullcap, lemonbalm and blue vervain are gentle nervous system tonics, while passionflower, valerian and kava kava are a little stronger in their action. |
| See Absence of Periods, page 18 for further herbs to consider. |
| Heavy Bleeding |
| Heavy bleeding is called menorrhagia. In some cases the term dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is used. |
| Miscarriage should be explored as a possible cause of the bleeding as should the use of hormones for birth control or hormone replacement or correction. Remember that the liver is trying desperately to keep up with the hormone load. If a woman takes hormones besides those that her body is producing, if she is also eating foods which are high in animal growth hormones, and/or if she has other heavy loads on her liver such as smoking, alcohol or caffeine, the liver will probably have an enormously difficult time |
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