The 6 Key Menopause Herbs
As increasing information is made available to the public from research into the side-effects and long term risks of pharmaceutical HRT, more and more women are looking to natural herbal alternatives. Rest assured that nature has provided you with powerful natural plant compounds that will help. We have concentrated these phtyochemicals within the standardized herbal extracts of MP-Gold Natural HRT. The following 6 plant extracts are renowned for their ability to relieve menopause symptoms. They work synergistically and compliment each other to help relieve all menopause symptoms.
We only use high concentration quality extracts in our formula.
1. Soy Isoflavones
- Quality: Soy Flour Concentrate standardized to 40% Isoflavones
- Quantity: 160mg, providing 64mg of Soy Isoflavones
- Benefits: Benefits most menopause symptoms, especially hot flashes.
- Notes: Substantial evidence supports the effectiveness of Soy constituents for reducing menopausal hot flashes.
In cultures such as Japan where Soy is a dietary staple, daily intakes of isoflavones are between 50 and 100mg. In the West this drops to just 2 to 5mg a day. Less than 25% of menopausal Japanese women experience hot flashes, compared to 85% of North American women.
These phyto-estrogens provide a useful additional hormonal boost, acting as a natural form of HRT. Also helps reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, reduce the levels of harmful cholesterol in the blood and protects against spinal osteoporosis.
2. Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense)
- Quality: Red Clover Extract standardized to 20% Isoflavones
- Quantity: 100mg, providing 20mg of Red Clover Isoflavones
- Benefits: Most menopause symptoms reduced, especially hot flushes, mood swings plus studies show a more positive outlook and increased energy levels.
- Notes: Contains 3 classes of estrogen-like plant hormones: isoflavones, coumestans and lignans. It is one of the few plants to contain all 4 types of isoflavone.
3. Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa)
- Quality: Black Cohosh Extract, 5:1 strength
- Quantity: 20mg, equivalent to 100mg of dried plant powder
- Benefits: Hot flushes and sweating, mood swings, vaginal dryness and thinning, depression, headaches, anxiety, nervousness, sleep disturbances, libido.
- Notes: Prescribed for menopause by doctors in Germany for over 40 years. Several studies have shown Black Cohosh to produce more relief than conventional HRT for hot flushes, vaginal thinning and dryness, depression and anxiety.
Black Cohosh contains a powerful cocktail of natural plant chemicals and has been prescribed for HRT symptoms for over 40 years in Germany.
It is renowned for its mood balancing properties, it helps reduce hot flushes, sweating, depression, headaches, anxiety, nervousness, sleep disturbances and helps to increase libido.
4. Agnus Castus (Vitex Agnus Castus)
- Quality: Vitex Agnus Castus Extract, 4:1 strength
- Quantity: 50mg, equivalent to 200mg of dried plant powder
- Benefits: Especially beneficial for hot flushes and night sweats.
- Notes: Agnus Castus has been shown to decrease levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Production of both FSH increases as the body tries to "kick-start" the ovaries as estrogen levels fall. Hot flushes and night sweats are indirectly linked to increased levels of FSH.
5. Wild Yam (Dioscorea Villosa)
- Quality: Wild Yam Extract, 10:1 strength
- Quantity: 20mg, equivalent to 200mg of dried plant powder
- Benefits: General tonic, improves mood and general feelings of well-being.
- Notes: Research indicates that Wild Yam also has an antioxidant action that prevents breakdown of fatty molecules in the body and increases beneficial levels of HDL ("Good") cholesterol.
6. Dong Quai (Angelica Sinensis)
- Quality: Dong Quai Extract, 10:1 strength
- Quantity: 10mg, equivalent to 100mg of dried plant powder
- Benefits: Hot flushes, vaginal dryness, mood balance.
- Notes: Dong Quai is native to China and Japan where it is widely used as a female tonic.
To complete our formula we have added Korean Ginseng (Panax), the vitamins E and B12 and finally Chromium Polynicotinate. These are discussed briefly below...
Ginseng - 20mg
Ginseng benefits people that are feeling stressed and tired. It has been shown to help balance stress hormones produced by the pituitary gland, adrenal glands and the hypothalamus.
Vitamin E - 30iu (100% DV/RDI)
Clinical studies show that vitamin E can be effective in relieving hot flushes and vaginal dryness in menopausal women.
Vitamin B12 - 6mcg (100% DV/RDI) and
Chromium - 1mg (83.33% DV/RDI)
Vitamin B12 and Chromium are involved in carbohydrate metabolism. They help in energy production and thereby enhancing mood.
