ESSENTIALS 2: MENOPAUSE
#2.4 HERBS AND PLANTS - To help with Menopausal Symptoms and Health
There are many herbs and plants that can be used to alleviate menopausal symptoms, however, if you are on any other medications always check with your health provider before taking any of these as they can be an unsuitable mix with some medications.
NAME OF HERB / PLANT |
WHAT IT MAY HELP WITH |
HOW TO USE IT |
| Sage/ lavender | hot flushes night sweats |
teas cooking oil dried or fresh in cooking vinegars tincture cooling spritz |
| Black Cohosh | hot flushes vaginal dryness aches & pains |
Short term use 8-12 weeks Supplements / tincture |
| Evening primrose oil | Vasomotor symptoms | Supplements |
| Nettles, Tincture | Low iron from heavy periods / bleeding | tea soup |
| Red Clover | hot flushes night sweats |
Supplements tincture (do use in the case of cancer) |
| Oatstraw | irritability anxiousness sleep |
tea tincture |
| Lavender | relaxing sleep brain function mood |
fresh or dried for fragrance oils or tea |
| Valarian | sleep | tincture supplements |
| Rosemary / lemon / peppermint |
constipation | in oil for abdominal massage |
| Fennel | hot flushes & night sweats vaginal itching, drying, discomfort sleep disruption upset tummy (chew seeds) |
in cooking - using seeds or oil tea |
| Rosemary | brain function alertness |
in cooking - using seeds or oil tea |
| Garlic | cardiovascular health cancers |
in cooking (chop and leave 15 mins before use for best results) capsules |
| Turmeric (curcumin) | inflammation cardiovascular health brain function Alzheimer's Disease cancers |
in cooking supplements |
| Ginger | circulation nausea inflammation |
in cooking capsules |
| Rhodiola | stress depression fatigue brain performance |
supplements tea function exercise |