Herb for hot flashes – Damiana May Help

About 10 years ago I learned how to use an herb for hot flashes. I can remember when I started experiencing hot flashes. There were times when, while doing my daily activities, working at my desk, or completing my daily choir, I would suddenly experience a sensation of intense heat along with sweating and heart palpitations. The sensations would typically last two to thirty minutes for each occurrence. Often times, the sensation of heat would start on my face and run through my entire body.

The event was repeated several times a week or sometimes constantly during the day. They were always unpredictable. A feeling of lethargy would accompany the feeling of suffocation. After experiencing embarrassment, frustration, irritability, and sometimes even depression, I decided to visit my local health food store. I wanted to speak to a nutritionist about my symptoms. After providing the nutritionist with the symptoms I described above, she informed me that she was experiencing menopause.

The nutritionist suggested that I try Damiana for relief. Before the suggestion, I had never heard of grass. I tried it right away and the rest is history … I started taking Damiana daily. Both my hot flashes and lethargy symptoms decreased significantly. So I have been taking Damiana for years as part of my daily herbal supplement because it has greatly improved my stamina. Also, it relieves any symptoms of menopause you may have, namely hot flashes, migraine, feeling bloated, and lethargy.

There are two types of herbs to relieve menopause. They are phytoestrogenic and non-estrogenic. A phytoestrogenic herb contains estrogenic components that are produced by plants. The estrogens in these herbs treat hormonal imbalance by initiating plant-based estrogens in the body.

Non-estrogenic herbs are plants that do not have estrogenic properties. As a result of menopause, the estrogen produced by the ovaries is significantly reduced. Non-estrogenic herbs for menopause do not contain estrogens or hormones, but they stimulate hormone production within the body.

After further research, I discovered that Damiana is used as an herbal medicine to treat a wide variety of conditions. The herb has been associated with helping with low estrogen levels, hot flashes, impotence, infertility, menopause, and premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual tension). Damiana can be taken as an extract, in capsule form or in crushed dry leaves.

Before consuming any herb for hot flashes, I suggest you do your research and consult with a knowledgeable and progressive healthcare professional.