David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHCaulophylum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
Names : Papoose Root, Squawroot
Habitat : USA
Viburnum prunifolium
Caprifoliaceae
Names: Stagbush, American Sloe.
Habitat: Eastern and Central
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHGMen's and women's reproductive health issues are an important part of herbal and medical health care in modern societies. Herbal remedies have been used throughout history to help ease symptoms and balance hormones. For instance, the Mediteranean...
Chamaelirium luteum
Liliaceae
Names: Starwort, Helonias Root.
Habitat: USA
Collection: T
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman ND MSWHave you ever wondered whether your period is normal? Is it hard to know, when you spot, or skip a period, or bleed unusually heavily if you're okay or there's something really wrong with you? I see women on a daily basis who want reassurance about...
Dioscorea villosa
Part Used: Dried underground parts.
Constituents: Steroidal saponins, based on diosgenin:
American Institute for Preventive MedicineWomen's Health: Menstrual Cramps ;Menstrual cramps are also called dysmenorrhea or painful
Lactuca virosaCompositae
Names: Lettuce Opium
Habitat: Indigenous to Central and Southern Europe and
North
Susan M. Lark MDAs many as 30 to 50 percent of all women suffer from menstrual pain, one of the most common problems that women suffer during their reproductive years. At least 10 percent of women have symptoms so severe that they are unable to handle their normal...
Viburnum opulus
Part Used: Dried bark.
Constituents:
Hydroquinones; arbutin,
