Tag: menopause

  • Herbs and hormones – menopause

    Hormone related problems are a common sight for many herbalists, and the most common symptom seen is menopausal hot flushes. Herbs have been used for hundreds of years to help women through all stages of life, but in the 21st Century more and more women are looking to alternatives to help relieve their menopausal symptoms….

  • Monthly research blog – Herbal medicine and health research stories in January 14

    This month the following research on herbs and health has caught my eye. 1. A new laboratory study has found that an extract from hawthorn berries reduced breast cancer tumours. 2. Vitamin E has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s according to the Alzheimer’s research centre in New York. 3. A new study has…