| Amenorrhea is defined as a delay of | | | | normal menstrual cycle. |
| menstruation. There are 2 types of | | | | 5. Ginger |
| amenorrhea:a) Primary amenorrhea is defined as | | | | Ginger is an emmenagogues besides increasing |
| no period by age 16 andb) Secondary amenorrhea | | | | blood flow and bringing on a late period. It also has |
| is defined as period beginning at the appropriate | | | | the properties to help women reset ovulation and |
| age, but later stops for more than 3 cycles or 6 | | | | menstruation suppressed or delayed menstruation, |
| months. Women who have a delay of period used | | | | and promote menstrual periods. |
| to think that may be pregnant. In fact, there are | | | | 6. Chastetree berry |
| many causes of amenorrhea. In this article, we will | | | | Chastetree berry is said to help bring back |
| discuss how to treat amenorrhea with herbs. | | | | menstruation by balancing hormones in the body |
| 1.Schisandra chinesis Schisandra chinesis is a liver | | | | caused by low levels of progesterone and |
| tonic. It helps to bind the conversion of estrogen | | | | reducing levels of prolactin causing absence of |
| to xenoestrogen, the bad estrogen that causes | | | | menstruation. |
| breast cancer, tumor and hormonal irregularity as | | | | 7. Red clover |
| well as absence of menstruation. | | | | Red clover is a phytoestrogen that helps to |
| 2. Angelica root | | | | balance the levels of estrogen and progesterone, |
| Angelica root is a woman's reproductive system | | | | the essential hormone for starting a menstrual |
| enhancing herb. It has been used in Chinese | | | | cycle as well as bring on menstruation. |
| medicine in treating women reproductive system | | | | 8. Black cohosh |
| diseases caused by hormone irregularity. Besides | | | | Black cohosh is a powerful women enhancing |
| helping in production of blood after menstruation, | | | | herb. It is an auterine tonic belonging to the |
| it also helps to stimulate production of certain | | | | emmenagogues that helps to provoke menstrual |
| hormones, normalizing a woman's menstrual cycle. | | | | bleeding. When menstruation is delayed, black |
| 3. Licorice | | | | cohosh is said to get the flow going again. |
| Licorice contains flavonoids and isoflavonoids that | | | | 9. Motherwort |
| help to regulate the balancing of estrogen and | | | | Motherwort is a perennial plant native to Europe |
| progesterone as well as improving hormonal | | | | and the temperate parts of central Asia. It is a |
| secretion causing absence of period. | | | | uterine tonic that helps to regulate menstruation, |
| 4. Astragalus | | | | reduce smooth muscle cramping such as |
| Astragalus contains high amounts of isoflavones | | | | menstrual cramps, and stimulate the uterus to |
| and polysaccharides that help to regulate the | | | | bring on delayed menstruation. |
| levels of estrogen and progeaterone resulting in a | | | | |