St John's Wort for PMS

St John’s wort for PMS

Between two and five per cent of women are thought to suffer from pre menstrual syndrome, with symptoms ranging from headaches, feeling bloated and mood swings to anxiety and restlessness. The exact cause still proves hard to pinpoint, but it is thought to be linked to the changing levels of hormones in the body during the menstrual cycle.

Like the cause, there is no definitive cure although some herbs such as St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) have long been thought to help bring relief. And now a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial carried out at Leeds University shows that St John’s wort does indeed help to relieve many of the symptoms of PMS such as low mood and anxiety.  

 

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