HERB - Menstrual Cramps -- the disertation

[Sandy M Koenig]

Evening Primrose oil is supposed to help with the symptoms


Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"


On Thu, 14 May 1998 16:53:44 -0400 "Gaylin Walli"
<g.walli at infoengine.com> writes:
>Katherine kindly wrote:
>>[with a lot of neat info deleted throughout]
>>
>>I have gotten good results with a couple OTC preparations [...]
>>which contained ginger & Dong Quai. [....] I have also used a
>>tincture [...] that contains red raspberry, Dong Quai, & ginger.
>
>In the section on premenstrual syndome in "Prescription for 
>Nutritional
>Healing" (Balch & Balch, 1990, 1st ed.) it says pretty much what you
>said above. However, one thing is curious to me that they say, which
>you don't mention and I can't puzzle it out. The book says:
>
>  "Siberian ginseng effectively alleviates premenstrual symptoms;
>   however, do not use if you are hypoglycemic."
>
>Can anyone explain to me as to why this is? The only things I can
>find are that Syberian ginseng is used to treat diabetes and that
>it contains a lot of starch as one of the major constituents.
>
>Out of curiosity, does anyone know if Chinese herbals mention
>ginseng at all?
>
>>One of the Cohoshes is supposed to be effective also, although
>>theses should be used with caution & I haven't tried them myself.
>>(Again, I've more information at home.)
>
>I have, but only in tinctures similar to those you listed above as 
>only
>as obtained in a standardized preparation. Works wonders, for me
>and it is blue cohosh in my mix (uhm, Caulophyllum thalictroides(L)
>I think is the botanical, but don't quote me on it).
>
>>I realize much of this post was very "non-herbal", and I apologize if 
>I
>>have offended anyone, but I feel that this information is important 
>to many
>>women...
>
>Well, it's important to me. And you did talk about herbs. Granted,
>no real SCA refs, but I'm sure we can swing the conversation
>that way at some point. I can start, if you'd like. :)
>
>Was this one of those verbotten subjects in the middle ages or do we
>have documents that talk about it? Maybe the works of St. Hildegard 
>von
>Bingen, perhaps? She seems to have been pretty progressive, but I'm
>very unfamiliar with her work. The best I can think of to look for
>in my medieval (and earlier) sources are "female troubles" and that
>doesn't seem to be all that fruitful.
>Jasmine de Cordoba, Midrealm
>jasmine at infoengine.com or g.walli at infoengine.com
>
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