Useful Natural Remedies and Herbs For Menopause Relief

Menopause or the end of menstruation is experienced by every woman in her late forties or in the early fifties. The woman loses her fertility as the production of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone get reduced drastically. Many other physiological problems start pouring in at the onset of menopause like hot flushes, sweating at night, depression, low sex drive, irritability, frequent mood swings, vaginal dryness and low bone density. Some women find it difficult to cope up with these while in some the effects of menopause are not much pronounced. The female hormones play an important role in maintaining a good cardio-vascular health, which degenerate due to the low hormonal levels exposing the women to the risks of cardio-vascular diseases.

Usefulness of herbs -

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the most conventional treatment in reducing the symptoms of menopause. But it is expensive and according to some experts HRT poses some risk of breast cancer if continued for long time. Moreover HRT must be done with extreme care to women suffering from chronic hypertension.

Herbs in that case have been used to treat menopause since ages and millions of present day women have benefited from it. But these herbs must also be administered with utmost care and with due consultation with the health care service provider.

1. Beans and Soya beans are rich in phytoestrogen and isoflavones. So regular intake of these in moderate amounts have some effects similar to HRT in treating menopausal symptoms. It also has good effects on the bones and cholesterol. But excessive intake must be avoided as these may be harmful to women having past history of breast cancer.

2. Black cohosh helps in relieving hot flushes and sweating at night and is extremely safe to use.

3. St John's Wort is another reputed herb that is very effective in treating depression in women during menopause.

4. Any type of Ginseng herb is useful in relieving stress and acts as a mood elevator for the women.

5. Valerian root is used as a tranquilizer, and if taken in moderate amounts can reduce sleeplessness in women in her menopause.

6. Indian spikenard is another useful herb that soothes the nerves reducing the nervousness and helps to calm the mind.

7. Liquorice contains estrogen and so it can restore its level to some extent and minimize the symptoms of menopause.

8. Regular intake of carrot seeds boiled in cow's milk has wondrous effect in reducing the tensions during menopause.

Symptoms of menopause can be alleviated by altering the diet like reducing the intake of high sugar and carbohydrate rich food, avoiding refined and processed food items and following some suitable physical workouts.