Menopause

Look-up:   Repro- / General

Pathology: Sky-rocketing FSH & LH due to the absense of mid-range oestrogen levels.

Symptoms: Hot-flashes, night awakenings, urinary frequency, headaches.

Approach: Improved liver performance to remove the pituitary hormones efficiently; progesteronic precursors. Mimic symptoms? Banana or Tarax folia for potassium (urinary) loss?

Contra-indicated:
Viburnum spp. with its digitalis-like properties.

Hot_Flashes_Decoction.

Herbs:
Tincture
Vitex agnus-castus, 22%;
Verbena hasta, 22%;
Valeriana officinalis,22%.
LeClerc reports Passiflora for a normal, quiet nights sleep. My own prior attempts with Anemone showed no notable success.
Hot_Flashes_Decoction
Rowen Hamilton reports that a Hypericum & Marrubium combo resolves 90% of symptoms.

Supplements:
Rose hips, vitamin C;
Banana & cabbage, B & B6;
Dairy & Spinach, calcium.

DiffDiag:
amenorrhea (both a sign and a symptom).

Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

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