5.4
MENOPAUSE: LATER FORMULA
Motherwort..
3 parts
Devil's
Club..........................3 parts
Black
Cohosh....................... 2 parts
Licorice.........
........................2 parts
Bugleweed............................2
parts
Dong
Quai.... ........................1 part
Blue
Cohosh. 1 part
Mix
from tinctures or make 1:5, 60% alcohol.
Use
30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day
For
women in the later stages of menopause when ovulation has nearly ceased
and
the main symptoms arise not from erratic progesterone levels, but from
the
hypothalamus
and pituitary attempts to increase diminished estrogen levels.
5.5
PMS FORMULA, LONG CYCLE
Vitex..............
........................3 parts
Devil's
Club..........................2 parts
Black
Cohosh....................... 2 parts
Oregon
Grape Root.............2 parts
Peony............
........................2 parts
Inmortal........
........................2 parts
Anemone
(Pulsatilla).......... 1 part
Mix
as tinctures, since the Anemone MUST be made fresh, the Peony is BETTER
fresh,
the rest can or should be made dry.
Use
30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day
For
symptoms that start just before menses, deriving from weak progesterone
levels
with a premature rise in estrogen before menstruation; the cycle is
generally
longer than 28 days. Problems include rapid-onset water-retention,
headaches,
joint pain,and labile emotions.
5.6
PMS FORMULA, SHORT CYCLE
Dandelion
FE....................... ............3 parts
Red
Root tincture................ ............3 parts
Yellow
Dock tincture.......... ............2 parts
Yerba
Mansa tincture......................2 parts
Bugleweed
tincture.........................2 parts
Ocotillo
tincture...............................2 parts
Celery
Seed tincture........................1 part
Make
from the fluidextract and tinctures
Use
30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day
For
symptoms that may start a week before menses, with the estrogen phase
short,
the progesterone phase strong, and the anabolic dominance showing as
late-night
energy, sweating, irritability, craving for proteins and fats (but with
poor
digestion), pelvic congestion (aggravated by fatty foods), and premenstrual
acne.