Menopause marks the end of the monthly cycle of menstruation in a woman’s life. Menopausal symptoms may include vaginal dryness, hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings,  to list a few. Natural remedies for menopause may assist managing menopausal symptoms. Spectrum Herbal Menopause Support contain both Wild Yam & Chaste Tree. Both these herbal have been traditionally used and known for their hormone balancing properties and assisting with menopausal symptoms.

 
Herbs for Menopause
Wild Yam is an antispasmodic. Traditionally used for menstrual cramps, relaxing muscles, soothing nerves, relieving pain, poor circulation and neuralgia, abdominal and intestinal cramping. Wild Yam is traditionally used for in women’s reproductive health, including premenstrual syndrome and menopausal problems. Wild yam contains alkaloids, steroidal saponins, tannins, phytosterols and starch.

Chaste Tree, believed to help keep the body’s hormones balanced by interacting with a certain dopamine receptor. The plant chemicals in chaste tree produces an effect similar to the hormone progesterone, although it contains no hormonal compounds. Chaste tree acts on the pituitary gland in the brain, normalizing the release of both follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).