Herbal tinctures for menopause

Herbal remedies such as herbal infusions for menopause can help reduce the intensity of its unpleasant symptoms. Although menopause itself – as a natural process of decreasing sex hormones and completing the functioning of the female reproductive system – does not need to be “treated” with anything.

Indications herbal tinctures for menopause

Indications for the use of herbal tinctures during menopause include heavy periods during premenopause; hot flashes associated with vasomotor syndrome, periodically increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, hyperhidrosis; psychosomatic symptoms, neurasthenic state, sleep disorders, headaches, etc.

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Release form

During menopause, the most commonly used herbal remedies in the form of tinctures are:

• motherwort tincture during menopause, normalizing heart rate during tachycardia, stabilizing blood pressure, helping with insomnia and paresthesia.
• peony tincture during menopause – to neutralize excessive nervous excitability and facilitate falling asleep.
• Hawthorn tincture for menopause – to normalize high blood pressure and rapid pulse associated with menopausal hot flashes.
• Calendula tincture for menopause – calms the nerves and lowers blood pressure.
• Red brush tincture during menopause increases the overall tone of the body, improves metabolism and sleep, is a remedy for vascular spasms and blood pressure surges. In addition, in gynecology, this tincture is used in the complex treatment of inflammation and fibrous neoplasia of the endometrium and mammary glands, adnexitis and ovarian cysts - as an immunostimulating and anti-inflammatory agent.
• Tincture of the orthilia secunda during menopause is also recommended by gynecologists in the presence of diseases of the uterus and ovaries.

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Pharmacodynamics

It should be noted that the pharmacodynamics of most herbal-based medications has not been sufficiently studied to date, so the principles of their therapeutic effects are described without biochemical details. And pharmacokinetics is not described at all.

For example, the instructions indicate that motherwort tincture during menopause has a calming effect, relieves vascular spasms and cramps, normalizes blood pressure and heart rate when they are elevated, and also promotes blood clotting and increases diuresis. Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) contains bitter iridoid glycosides with sedative properties, reducing anxiety and normalizing blood pressure and pulse, as well as the antispasmodic alkaloid stachydrine, which tones the uterine muscles, which explains its use in painful or irregular periods.

Tincture of peony is also used as a sedative during menopause. The root of the plant from which the tincture is prepared contains alkaloids, glycosides, polysaccharides, saponins, organic acids (in particular, gallic, which prevents lipid peroxidation). The vasodilatory effect of peony, as well as its ability to inhibit platelet aggregation are due to the glycosides paeoniflorin and peonol.

The main therapeutic effect of hawthorn tincture during menopause is the activation of coronary and cerebral circulation and venous blood flow. Among the biologically active compounds of the flowers and fruits of hawthorn, a special role is played by the flavonoid apigenin, which has sedative properties, and its derivatives isovitexin and saponaretin; triterpene acids (oleanolic, ursolic, crategic), oligomeric proanthocyanidins and phenolic chlorogenic acid. Hawthorn is also rich in vitamin P (rutin), which expands the lumen of blood vessels and maintains blood pressure at a physiologically normal level.

The effect of calendula tincture during menopause is provided by the triterpene glycosides (amirin, lupeol, arnidol, coflodiol, krasatriol, erythrodiol, etc.), flavonoids (quercetin and isorhamnetin) and coumarins (scopoletin and umbelliferone) contained in its flowers.

The pharmadynamics of the tincture of the orthilia secunda (winterweed) is based on the multifaceted, including antioxidant, action of phenol-containing acids (chlorogenic and gallic) and phenolic compounds (arbutin), organic acids (including succinic), amino acids (asparagine, cysteine, methionine, etc.), coumarins, bitters, flavonoids, as well as microelements (iron, copper, zinc, manganese).

The medicinal properties of red brush tincture during menopause are due to the chemical composition of the roots of Rhodiola quadrifida, which contain phenolic glycosides, flavonoids, sterols, and tannins. Together, they make this herbal remedy an effective adaptogen and immune stimulant, antispasmodic and analgesic, as well as a good anti-inflammatory and regenerating agent.

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Dosing and administration

Herbal tinctures for menopause are taken orally before meals:

• motherwort tincture – 35 drops or half a teaspoon three times a day;
• peony tincture – 25 drops three times a day;
• hawthorn tincture – 20 drops three times a day;
• calendula tincture - one teaspoon (mixed with 50 ml of water) up to three times a day;
• tincture of orthilia secunda - 30-40 drops twice a day;
• red brush tincture – 30-35 drops three times a day.

You should consult your doctor regarding the duration of use of this drug.

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Contraindications

Motherwort tincture during menopause is contraindicated for women with hypotension, decreased heart rate, and a tendency to form blood clots. This remedy should not be used for bleeding.

With poor blood clotting and gastritis, peony tincture is contraindicated during menopause. And with diabetes, hawthorn tincture is not used during menopause.

Calendula tincture increases diuresis during menopause, so it is not recommended to use it for kidney or bladder stones. It is also contraindicated for low blood pressure.

Contraindications to the use of tincture of the forest are uterine bleeding, as well as functional liver failure.

Tincture of red brush during menopause is not used in cases of acute cardiovascular failure, hypertension, feverish conditions and psycho-emotional instability.

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Side effects herbal tinctures for menopause

Any herbal infusions during menopause can cause an allergic reaction in the form of skin rashes, itching, hyperemia, nausea, vomiting and stomach upset.

In addition, peony tincture during menopause reduces the level of platelets in the blood and worsens its coagulability, and also increases the acidity of gastric juice. And hawthorn tincture during menopause can cause increased drowsiness and bradycardia.

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Overdose

In case of overdose of any herbal tincture there may be problems with pulse, pressure, gastrointestinal tract and mental state. It should also be borne in mind that tinctures contain ethyl alcohol, which can negatively affect the liver.

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Interactions with other drugs

The following interactions of the listed tinctures of medicinal plants with other drugs have been noted:

• motherwort tincture potentiates the effect of sleeping pills and painkillers;
• peony tincture should not be used together with antihypertensive drugs;
• Hawthorn tincture enhances the effect of drugs containing cardiac glycosides;
• Red brush tincture is incompatible with drugs used in hormone replacement therapy.

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Storage conditions

Herbal tinctures for menopause should be stored in tightly closed bottles, in a place protected from light at normal room temperature.

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Shelf life

Pharmaceutical herbal tinctures for menopause have an expiration date indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging or on the bottle label, which is usually 36 months from the date of manufacture.

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