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| Herbal Treatments |
| Take herbs that support and cleanse the liver such as dandelion root, burdock root, fennel seed, milk thistle seed, turmeric, artichoke or celandine. For example, drink an herbal decoction made from one or more of those herbs 2 to 3 times a day; take 2 milk thistle seed capsules 3 times a day; or take a tincture mixture of several of the above-named liver herbs at 1 tsp. 3 times a day for several months. Also include lemon juice, beets, artichokes and leafy green vegetables in your diet to aid the liver in its work. |
| Formula for Heavy Bleeding |
| Mix the following herbal tincture: |
| 1 part yarrow flowers |
| 1 part geranium root |
| 1 part lady's mantle |
| 2 parts shepherd's purse |
| Use 1/2 to 1 tsp. 3 to 4 times a day during the heavy days of the cycle. |
| Bleeding Between Periods |
| The term often used for bleeding between periods is metrorrhagia. The amount of bleeding will probably be a determining factor in finding the cause of this bleeding. It is not at all unusual for most women to experience this type of bleeding irregularity at some time in their menstrual life. |
| To determine the cause for metrorrhagia, it is important to know whether pregnancy may be the cause. It is not at all unlikely for bleeding to occur during the first trimester of pregnancy, and it may be |
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