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Herbal remedies for delayed menstruation
It is well known that herbs can alleviate the problem of delayed menstruation. Specifically, liver-cleansing herbs like dandelion root [9, 10] and burdock root [11] might help. You could try to get things heading in the right direction this way. Someone with a history of cycle irregularity and unpredictability might want to include some chaste tree berries [12] as a morning supplement to give those ovaries some tender-loving-care.
Actually, many people believe that delayed menstruation is a message the body is sending — it is the cause of the delayed menstruation that needs to be addressed, not the delayed menstruation itself. There must be a reason why menstruation is late, or why a woman has delayed menstruation. If the cause is not pregnancy, then the delayed period is either related to physical reasons or emotional ones.
Women who want to see if an herb can help get their period started could start with parsley, a very mild herb known to induce menstruation and actually pretty good for health. Plus, parsley has worked really well for many people in the past, and the flavor is not bad. Drinking 3 or 4 cups a day to see if you can coax your period on should be fine.
Women often had their periods start by the next day, but if your body is not ready and menstruation does not start, just give it a week and try again. The point is that this herb is high in calcium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, vitamin C, and very high in potassium and vitamin A.
There are other mild herbs which can be used safely and effectively as well to relieve the problem of delayed menstruation. These herbs are collectively called emmenagogues, which mean they have the ability to stimulate menstruation. Each herb has its own properties and its own way of encouraging menstruation to begin. However, the uterus needs to be ready to bleed, otherwise, the blood is just not there. There are many herbs which have emmenagogue properties, both mild ones and stronger ones.
The stronger ones are also classified as abortifacients, meaning they have the ability to disrupt pregnancy.
In fact, mild emmenagogues are usually safe to use in the early stages of pregnancy. It is very rare that a general herb book will list any abortifacient herbs. Most if not all will be classed as emmenagogues, because of the taboos associated with abortion.
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