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I can only report my own personal experience with Vitex, which was
recommended to me by an herbalist as a remedy for heavy
menstrual bleeding. The herbalist (and the written sources I
consulted at the time) suggested that Vitex is a hormone "balancer"
and can be helpful to women who have an imbalance of estrogen
vis a vis progesterone. My guess was that my excessive bleeding
had some connection with excessive estrogen (being fat, and
knowing that fat is a resevoir of estrogen, suggested this to me). I
took Vitex daily, for the second half of my cycle (day 14 to onset of
menses) for 4 months, and saw an immediate lessening of
bleeding and pain associated with menses. The effect persisted
for about a year after I stopped taking it.
Hope this helps,
Rachael Hamlet
On 2 Jan 00, at 19:53, Esther Wiles wrote:
> It would be of interest to me to hear from any of you, who have
> recommended this herb, for increasing milk supply.
> I had a mother state that she took this and it helped to increase her
> supply. I know very little about it and my reading the insert from
> the product she took states, " studies suggest that it works to curb
> Prolactin hormone production" That this product works by slowing
> down the daily production of the hormone, to help maintain your
> normal balance. I am a little leary here and would greatly appreciate
> comments or thoughts.
>
> Esther Wiles RN, IBCLC
>
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