Menopause And Hot Flash Folk Remedies
Suddenly your body is on fire, your heartbeat may speed up significantly, you may get dizzy, anxious, weak, feel nauseated, sweating or feeling like your suffocating. You’re having a hot flash! During a hot flash a woman’s skin temperature can actually rise 10-15 degrees!
The most common cause of hot flashes is the hormonal changes brought on by menopause, but sometimes the affects can be caused by the medications you’re taking. And, they can occur even before menopause if for some reason your hormones are thrown out of balance.
If you’ve experienced hot flashes, I’m sure you’ll agree that you’d do almost anything to stop them. But, along with most of the hormone replacement therapies available on the market comes lots of side effects, which is why more and more women are looking for a natural way of relief.
Evening Primrose oil not only relieves hot flashes it also helps you to get a more restful sleep. Depending on the severity of your hot flashes, you will need to take 2-8 capsules per day.
Chickweed can be used once or twice daily in doses of 25-40 drops, it will help decrease the frequency and the severity of hot flashes.
Drinking several cups of Sage tea each day can also help, just one tablespoon of sage per cup of water is all it takes.
Black Cohosh root is known to help in extreme cases of hot flashes. You will need to take two 500 mg capsules twice a day. Along with Black Cohosh’s ability to control the hot flashes it also helps with rapid heart beat, anxiety, depression and mood swings! In one study improvement was seen in four weeks by 80% of the women and 50% of the women experienced complete disappearance of menopausal symptoms.
Ginseng is another good herb for alleviating hot flashes.
A 500 mg capsule should be taken twice daily for those that weigh under 130 Lbs, between 130-160 Lbs should take three capsules per day and if you weigh over 160Â Lbs the dosage is four times per day.
For some women bee pollen will reduce hot flashes, take three, 500 mg capsules daily.
Motherwort not only helps reduce hot flashes, but it eases anxiety, nerves and even insomnia. The recommended dosage is 15-25 drops, from 1-6 times per day.
Mexican Wild Yam contains a substance that is similar to progesterone, a female hormone. It is used to treat irritability, increase bone density as well as other effects of menopause.
Several studies have shown that Red Clover extract in 40 mg doses helped in the reduction of hot flashes and night sweats. Increasing the dose to 80 mg was effective in reducing them by 44%.
Herbs rich in bioflavonoids have been shown to help with the symptoms of menopause such as vaginal lubrication, decreases or ends hot flashes and helps strengthen the bladder. Herbs with bioflavonoids include elder, hawthorn, horsetail, roses and toadflax.