Heavy bleeding or flooding often occurs during the menopausal and premenopausal years. Hormone imbalances between estrogen and progesterone -- the hormones that regulate the monthly buildup and shedding of the endometrium, or lining of the uterus -- are a frequent cause. Although herbal remedies have been a part of women's health care regimens for thousands of years, conventional medicine is just beginning to explore the scientific principles of the healing properties of herbs. While heavy bleeding may be a normal part of menopause, the condition can also be a sign of several serious gynecological conditions that require the attention of a physician. Consult your doctor before taking herbs to manage heavy bleeding.
Step 1
Take five to 10 drops of lady's mantle tincture three times each day for up two weeks prior to the onset of your period to control heavy bleeding. Ask your herbalist or prescribing health care provider whether it is safe for you to ingest this remedy over the long term.
Step 2
Keep a bottle of wild yam tincture on hand to help relieve heavy bleeding. Add 1/2 tsp. of tincture to 1 oz. of water and consume twice daily during your regular period, or as directed by your health care professional.
Step 3
Consider supplementing your diet with a daily 500mg capsule of liferoot, an herbal remedy that may help to alleviate excessive bleeding. Substitute two doses of 1/2 tsp. of liferoot tincture if you have difficulty swallowing capsules.
Step 4
Drink shepherd's purse tea to help moderate heavy bleeding. Although a traditional remedy for menstrual problems, World War I British soldiers used shepherd's purse to stem the bleeding from battle wounds. Ask you doctor before consuming shepherd's purse extract or tincture.
Step 5
Use the dried fruit of the chaste tree to help control heavy bleeding. A traditional herbal medicine mentioned by Hippocrates, the chaste berry is prescribed to treat irregular menses and control hemorrhage after childbirth. Take chaste berry in the form of tincture or extract according to the directions of an herbalist or health care professional.
Tips and Warnings
- Because you may have to take your herbal remedy for an extended period of time before you notice measurable results, you should only do so under the supervision of an herbalist or medical practitioner. Buy organic herbals whenever possible.
- Most herbal remedies are contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. Because many herbs interact with prescription medications, you should always consult your pharmacist or doctor before self-medicating.
Things You'll Need
- Lady's mantle tincture
- Wild yam tincture
- Liferoot capsules
- Shepherd's purse tea
- Chaste berry tincture or extract
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