As the role of the female in the 21 century continues to evolve, more and more pressures are placed upon them. These pressures continue to create havoc with their systems creating all kind of conditions, as well as organic and hormonal imbalances. Having to compete with their male counterparts in the business world is not easy and has left a legacy of unhappiness and stress causing diseases.
Infertility has almost become a plague for the over 40 population, and is one of the most misunderstood conditions. Most females, acting with the pressures put upon them decide to go to university and cement their careers, delaying having a family for many years.
Many females don’t realize that the number of eggs that they have will not increase or remain the same but are being continuously depleted and those eggs are also aging. When the female has established her career and finally wants to start her family, it is often too late as the prime fertile years have been gone for many years.
Many females believe that by eating well and exercising they can delay the onset of infertility and they believe that they can remain fertile into their 40′s or even 50′s.
Unfortunately this is not the case and the stress and bitterness of not being able to conceive will destroy many marriages, creating more unhappiness and confusion.
A high number of females are also single mothers. They sometimes have to keep the family going by having 2 jobs to make ends meet and then arriving home tired and too stressed out to look after the children.
Being a single mother is not fun, the economic conditions, the lack of personal quiet time, having to be the only parent 24/7, will sooner or later affect even the strongest.
All the above pressures can create an unbelievable amount of dissatisfaction, bitterness, stress, irritability, frustration and hormonal havoc on their bodies.
In order to maintain or regain balance in their lives, dietary changes, exercise, meditation, breathing exercises and preventive herbalism will be used more often as females will discover all the benefits that herbs can provide them to overcome some of the pressures described above, with hardly any side effects or dependency.
MATERIA MEDICA FOR THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
| Uterine Tonics:
Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) Vervain (Verbena officinalis) White dead nettle (Lamium album) Golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis) Hormonal Balancers:Chaste berry (Vitex agnus-castus) False unicorn root (Chamaelirium Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis) Vervain (Verbena off.) Anti-spasmodics:Black haw (Viburnum prunifolium) German chamomile (Matricaria Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) White dead nettle (Lamium album) Lobelia (Lobelia inflata) Progestogenics:Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) Oestrogenics:Red clover (Trifolium pratense) Sage (Salvia officinalis) Hops (Humulus lupulus) Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) Unicorn root (Aletris farinosa) Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra ) Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum Circulatory stimulants: Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Ovarian tonics:Pasque flower (Anemone False unicorn (Chamaelirium luteum) |
Antiseptics:
Wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Marjoram (Origanum marjorana) Garlic (Allium sativum) Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Decongestants:Stone root (Collinsonia White dead nettle (Lamium album) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Analgesics/Anodynes: Pasque flower (Anemone German chamomile (Matricaria Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium ) Galactogogues:Goat’s rue (Galega officinalis) Fennel (Foeniculum officinalis) Blue vervain (Verbena officinalis) Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) Anti-galactogogues:Sage (Salvia officinalis) Devils Club (Oplopanax horridum) Emmenagogues:Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Rue (Ruta graveolens) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Anti-virals/anti-fungals:Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Arbor vitae (Thuja occidentalis) Myrrh (Commiphora molmol) Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) Astringents:Ladies mantle (Alchemilla Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) |
NERVOUS SYSTEM SUPPORT
| Tonics:St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Oats (Avena sativa) Damiana (Turnera diffusa ) Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Borage (Borago off.) Stimulants:Damiana (Turnera diffusa) Kola (Cola vera) Ginger (Zingiber off.) Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Rosemary (Rosmarinus off.) Oats (Avena sativa) Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) Mistletoe (Viscum album) Gotu kola (Centella/Hydrocotyl asiatica)
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Relaxants:Vervain (Verbena off. ) Oats (Avena sativa) Lavender (Lavandula off.) Hops (Humulus lupulus)
Lemon Balm (Melissa off.) Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) Wood Betony (Stachys betonica) Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) Valerian (Valeriana off.) Passion Flower (Passiflora Cramp Bark (Viburnum opulus ) Mistletoe (Viscum album) Linden (Tilia europea) Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) Borage (Borago off.) Analgesics:Jamaican Dogwood (Piscidia Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium Aconite (Aconitum napellus) Arnica (Arnica montana) Pasque flower (Anemone pulsatilla) Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa ) Californian Poppy (Eschscholtzia |