10 Tips For Women With PMS
2005.
Awaiting revision 2008
© Susun S
Weed
Water retention, mood swings, sore breasts, and
indigestion are problems experienced by many women in the
week preceding menstruation. Here are a few tips from Susun
Weed's best-selling book, Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way
(Alternatives for Women 30-90) to help ease these
discomforts.
To Relieve Water Retention 1. 10-20 drops
of dandelion root tincture in a cup of water with meals and
before bed.
2. A strong infusion (one ounce of dried herb in a
quart of boiling water, brewed overnight) of the common
stinging nettle, not only relieves, but also helps prevent
further episodes of water retention. Weed says she drinks a
cup or more of this infusion daily whenever she wants to
nourish her kidneys and adrenals.
To Moderate Mood Swings 3. Tincture of
the flowering tops of fresh motherwort is a favourite
calmative of herbalist Weed. She uses 5-10 drops in a small
amount of water as a dose, which she repeats as needed,
sometimes as frequently as 3-4 times an hour, until the
desired effect is achieved. "I never feel drugged or groggy
or out-of-it when I use motherwort to help me calm down," she
says.
4. For women who consistently feel premenstrual
rage, use 20-30 drops of motherwort tincture twice a day for
a month to help stabilize mood swings. Make it a priority to
take a moon day - one day right before or at the start of the
menstrual flow - which is set aside for you and you
alone.
5. One or more cups of an infusion of the herb
oatstraw (the grass of the plant that gives us oatmeal) helps
the nerves calm down and provides a rich source of minerals
known to soothe frazzled emotions.
To Relieve Congestion and Tenderness in the
Breasts 6. 20-30 drops of the tincture of cleavers,
another common weed, works wonders. This plant, also called
"goose grass", was used as a black tea substitute. The dose
may be repeated every hour or up to 6 times a day.
7. Women who get a lot of calcium and magnesium
from their diet (leafy greens, yogurt, and many herbs are
rich in these minerals) have less breast tenderness. Increase
the minerals in your diet with a cup or more of red
clover/mint infusion daily.
8. Large cabbage leaves, steamed whole until soft,
and applied as warm as tolerable, can be used as a soothing
compress on breasts which are sore and swollen.
To Relieve Digestive Distress 9. A daily
dose of 1 teaspoonful/5ml yellow dock root
vinegar.
10. A cup of yogurt in the morning (buy it plain
and add fruit at home) replaces gut flora and ensures easy
digestion all day long.
Susun Weed
PO Box 64
Woodstock, NY 12498
Fax: 1-845-246-8081
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Vibrant, passionate, and involved, Susun Weed has
garnered an international reputation for her groundbreaking
lectures, teachings, and writings on health and nutrition.
She challenges conventional medical approaches with humour,
insight, and her vast encyclopedic knowledge of herbal
medicine. Unabashedly pro-woman, her animated and
enthusiastic lectures are engaging and often profoundly
provocative.
Susun is one of America's best-known authorities on
herbal medicine and natural approaches to women's health. Her
four best-selling books are recommended by expert herbalists
and well-known physicians and are used and cherished by
millions of women around the world. Learn more at www.susunweed.com
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