Least Effective Herbs for Treating Menopause
There is a lot of information online about the different herbs that are available to treat menopause. Although there is no one herb that can cure your menopause, there are many different herbs that can help quell your symptoms. Each herb has the ability to help keep different symptoms at bay, one is not better than the other; they just have different active ingredients. The following is a list of herbs that can treat very specific symptoms of menopause.
1. Black cohosh and irregular periods: is a supplement that has been widely used to treat a variety of illness and diseases. It contains diaphoretic, antipyretic, antifungal and antibacterial compounds. Each of these help to treat menstrual and rheumatism problems, which are often causes by inflammation and infection. Most commonly black cohosh is used to help women suffering from hormone irregularities including, infertility and menstrual irregularities.
2. Dong quai and hot flashes: Any woman who is experiencing menopausal hot flashes knows how much they want to find something to help decrease the severity and frequency of hot flashes. It turns into a daily battle for women against their hot flashes. But there is dong quai; a natural remedy that will help you beat hot flashes without any dangerous side effects. Dong quai has been used most commonly to treat gynecological problems and has at times been referred to as the “female herb” because of its variety of health benefits for women. In ancient China it was used because of its phytoestrogenic properties that have the ability to stabilize female hormone levels.
3. Gingko biloba and loss of libido:In an open trial of gingko biloba, an extract derived from the leaf of the Chinese ginkgo tree, positive effects were seen in treating antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction. This study was done because many women who take antidepressants have reported feeling a loss in sexual desire. In the study 91% of women who were experiencing an antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction reported that the extract had a positive effect on all four phases of the sexual response cycle: desire, excitement, orgasm and resolution (afterglow.)
As you can see, each herb has the ability to treat different symptoms of menopause. If you want to learn more, click on the following link to find out about other herbs for menopause.
