Medicinal plants are a great natural solution to combat the symptoms of menopause such as headache, hot flashes, bone weakness and anxiety, having fewer adverse effects than medications commonly used for hormone replacement.
Here are three natural remedies that help control the unpleasant symptoms of menopause, but which should be consumed with medical knowledge.
1. Clover Tea
A good home remedy for menopause is to take the tea from the cloverleaf flowers ( Trifolium pratense ) because they contain high levels of estrogenic isoflavones that help in hormonal self-regulation. Another possibility is to take the clover capsules daily, under medical indication, being a natural form of hormonal replacement. This herbal remedy helps in reducing the discomfort caused by hormonal changes of the menopause and helps to strengthen the bones.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of dried clover-grass flowers
- 1 cup water
Method of preparation
Boil the water and then add the plant. Tape it, let it steam, strain it and drink it next. It is recommended to take this tea daily to combat the symptoms of menopause.
Intake of 20 to 40 mg clover a day is able to increase the bone weight of the femur and tibia in women. This is believed to be possible because this plant decreases the activity of osteoclasts, which are one of the cells responsible for bone resorption that is always happening in the body, but can be modified during menopause.
2. Tea of Cristóvão and Hypericão
The combination of St. John's wort with St. John's wort and St. John's wort has been shown to decrease the heat waves and anxiety typical of menopause and can be ingested as tea, but another possibility is to talk to the doctor and evaluate the possibility of taking a herbal medicine prepared with these two medicinal plants in a pharmacy of manipulation.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of dried herb leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried St. John's wort
- 1 cup water
Preparation
Boil the water and then add the plants leaving to rest for 5 minutes. Coar and take still warm, daily.
3. Flaxseed oil
Flaxseed oil is rich in phytoestrogens being a good natural way of finding well-being in menopause. Many studies have been carried out on its climacteric effect, but an optimum amount has not yet been reached that should be taken daily, although it is confirmed that it is beneficial and can help in the fight against heat waves due to its ability to act in the blood vessels
Thus, it is best to use flaxseed oil in a small amount, just to cook and season the salad and the vegetables, for example, because it is an oil that contains 9 calories per gram and as in menopause, weight, especially the accumulation of fat in the belly, it is not recommended to ingest a large amount.
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