Phytoestrogenic Herbs for Menopause

What are Phytoestrogenic herbs for menopause?

Phytoestrogenics Herbs are all the herbs that contains a vegetable chemical called phytoestrogen, which is very similar to human estrogen.

The phytoestrogen chemicals are found in almost all the edible plants, but only a few of them have a considerable amount of phytoestrogens to produce noticeable effects on human. Besides, we have to consider that plants have other components (like vitamins, minerals and amino acids) that can improve or worsen the ability to help women increase the estrogen levels.

How do Phytoestrogenic herbs for menopause work?

Menopause appears when female body is not able to produce sufficient estrogen hormones, leading to hormonal imbalance. What Phytoestrogenic herbs do is providing the body the estrogen it needs. In simple words, these herbs replace the natural hormones the body produces with phytoestrogens.

Many doctors propose Phytoestrogenic herbs as an alternative for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) because both of them work in a very similar way: raising the low levels of estrogen hormone in the body.

Phytoestrogenic herbs Benefits

Phytoestrogenic herbs for menopause are currently prescribed for treating all the disorders caused by low levels of estrogen hormones. Therefore, their primary use is to relieve the symptoms of menopause, but they can be effective for any disorder that is related to low hormonal levels.

Relieves menopause symptoms

Increases level of estrogen hormone

Protect against cardiovascular disease

Prevents Osteoporosis

Promotes fertility

Improves sexual function

Most used Phytoestrogenic herbs for menopause

Black Cohosh	Dong Quai	Gingko Biloba
Dong Quai	Red Clover

Concerns about Phytoestrogenic herbs for menopause

Phytoestrogenic herbs are very effective for treating menopause symptoms and they are reasonably priced compared to HRT. However, Phytoestrogenic herbs have been recently questioned because it artificially adds hormones to the organism. By doing this, they can produce side effects like breast cancer and others.

Nonetheless, there are other alternative herbs which are as effective as Phytoestrogenic herbs, but don't have side effects. For example, Non-estrogenic herbs are a great alternative for treating Menopause symptoms.

Non-estrogenic Herbs

Non-estrogenic herbs have nutrients that nourish the endocrine system to balance hormone levels naturally, avoiding side effects. It means that Non-estrogenic herbs make the body itself produce the needed hormones.

Click here to read more about Non-estrogenic herbs for menopause.

Can Phytoestrogens Efficiently Substitute Traditional Estrogen Replacement Therapy?

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania made a review to verify if phytoestrogens can be used as an alternative to Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT)...

March 02, 2007