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Jeanne, thanks for ignoring all the bickering and going back to my original question. Jeanette – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular >menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? >Thanks in advance. >Jeanette >i’ve had a strange experience with it. i’ve got very irregular periods, and when >i started on energy herbs (packaged and sold in gas stations) i experienced  an >upset in a somewhat regular irregular period (if you know what i mean). dong qui >was one of the herbs. >then i discontinued that and started taking several herbs, including echinacea >and dong qui. i couldn’t tell if it affected my periods, but when i started to >run out of dong qui i put the rest of the bottle aside. my period was very late >this time, and then one day i decided to finish off the dong qui. i took one >(approx 400 mg) one night, and started bleeding the next day. >that’s not much help, but it does indicate to me that it has some effect on the >regulation of my periods. >but i don’t worry too much about regularity. i don’t buy the pressure doctors >put on women to be predictable, and figure i’ll bleed when my body is ready.

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: > Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to : healing. Some of > what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of : dosing people with Nat Mur is > nuts, and I don’t like being drawn : into apparent endorsements. > : > — : : Pardon me, Mr. Iannone, but I take exception to being called nuts : (indirectly)  by you. Any (ANY!) of the newsgroup readers can : consult nearly any text on  homeopathy (about which you seem to like : to pontificate without having made any  real study). I have significant and longterm study of homeopathy, sir. Once you are offended, then my advice isn’t so excellent, is that it? You should have just left MY name off YOUR post to begin with. : They will find : Nat Mur to be the major remedy for irregular  periods where grief is : an etiological factor. I reproach you for suggesting that this should be dosed to these people without further particularization. If you don’t do that, then I apologize, but you certainly SOUNDED like you do. There are many other remedies to be considered. : Unless, perhaps, 2 million  studious, : compasionate, articulate and authentic (look it up) homeopaths are : nuts and your, Mr. Iannone, are in the sole arbiter of truth. Many, many of those homeopaths are indeed nuts to me and any other classicist or traditionalist on hand. I don’t mind being part of a minority of fairly pure healers. : And as for as my ‘mongrelized’ approach to healing… that’s why I offer my : patients money back guarantee if they don’t get better (2 takers in : 15 years).   How gloriously mercantile. : Incidently, when I complemented you by describing your : advice as excellent, I  really meant only to encourage you, not to : precipitate a megalomaniacal crisis.   Then separate your applause from your theories of cure, which do not equate to my own. Or keep your applause…I couldn’t care less. : In fact, your understanding is : obviously second-rate, and I doubt you have any  clinical experience : whatsoever. : : Douglas Dailey, D.C., L.Ac. How quickly the lamb becomes the wolf, eh? —

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -(Douglas Dailey) writes: >Pardon me, Mr. Iannone, but I take exception to being called nuts >(indirectly) >by you. Any (ANY!) of the newsgroup readers can consult nearly any text on >homeopathy (about which you seem to like to pontificate without having made >any >real study). They will find Nat Mur to be the major remedy for irregular >periods where grief is an etiological factor. Unless, perhaps, 2 million >studious,  compasionate, articulate and authentic (look it up) homeopaths are >nuts and your, Mr. Iannone, are in the sole arbiter of truth.

It always amazes me that people can make such blanket statements/prescriptions based on an inquiry such as "delayed periods."  A homeopathic prescription classically is based on many symptoms, not just one or two.  As far as grief being a significant symptom along with delayed periods?  Look the two symptoms up in Murphys Repertory and then try and tell any educated homeopath that Nat. Mur could possibly be "the big remedy" to be considered.  There are a handful of remedies listed under grief that are also listed under delayed periods.   Re-check your information, Mr. Daily.  I doubt there are 2 million homeopaths that would agree with  your statement. JacQue P.S.  Failure to ovulate could also be a factor in delayed periods.

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: : : >Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to healing. : Some of : >what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of dosing people with Nat : Mur is : >nuts, and I don’t like being drawn into apparent endorsements. : > : >– : How narrow-minded of you, Paul.  Who knows what a little table salt in : water might do?  Perhaps nothing that can be imagined in your Newtonian : view of the universe.  Try considering the spiritual aspects of salt, or : something. :                                          Urging an Open Mind, :                                          Steve Harris, M.D. You are essentially an evil, egotistical tyrant, Steve. You block the flow of discussion in this newsgroup whenever possible, and love to stroke yourself with self-reference and condescension. Obviously, you have no idea what you’re talking about, as usual. —

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>Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular >menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? >Thanks in advance. >Jeanette

i’ve had a strange experience with it. i’ve got very irregular periods, and when i started on energy herbs (packaged and sold in gas stations) i experienced  an upset in a somewhat regular irregular period (if you know what i mean). dong qui was one of the herbs. then i discontinued that and started taking several herbs, including echinacea and dong qui. i couldn’t tell if it affected my periods, but when i started to run out of dong qui i put the rest of the bottle aside. my period was very late this time, and then one day i decided to finish off the dong qui. i took one (approx 400 mg) one night, and started bleeding the next day. that’s not much help, but it does indicate to me that it has some effect on the regulation of my periods. but i don’t worry too much about regularity. i don’t buy the pressure doctors put on women to be predictable, and figure i’ll bleed when my body is ready.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > : > : > : > : >: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular > : > : >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and > : how often? > : >: > : > : >: Thanks in advance. > : > : >: Jeanetted > : > : > : > > : In addition to Mr. Iannone’s excellent advice please consider the > following: > [snipped]. > Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to healing. Some of > what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of dosing people with Nat Mur is > nuts, and I don’t like being drawn into apparent endorsements. > —

Pardon me, Mr. Iannone, but I take exception to being called nuts (indirectly) by you. Any (ANY!) of the newsgroup readers can consult nearly any text on homeopathy (about which you seem to like to pontificate without having made any real study). They will find Nat Mur to be the major remedy for irregular periods where grief is an etiological factor. Unless, perhaps, 2 million studious,  compasionate, articulate and authentic (look it up) homeopaths are nuts and your, Mr. Iannone, are in the sole arbiter of truth. And as for as my ‘mongrelized’ approach to healing… that’s why I offer my patients money back guarantee if they don’t get better (2 takers in 15 years). Incidently, when I complemented you by describing your advice as excellent, I really meant only to encourage you, not to precipitate a megalomaniacal crisis. In fact, your understanding is obviously second-rate, and I doubt you have any clinical experience whatsoever. Douglas Dailey, D.C., L.Ac. Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management Past Assistant Professor of Pathology, San Francisco College of Oriental Medicine. Lecturer in Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Pathology and Clinical Nutrition, etc.

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> >Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular >menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? >Thanks in advance. >Jeanette

Here are some citations from medical journals, many of the Asian, regarding Dong Gui and related Angelica species. In Traditional Oriental Medicine as in any reasoned-seasoned approach, the actual input to the patient is tailored to provide what can be accepted therapeutically (as oppposed to imposed quasi-therapeutically). In other words, if the patient has, let us say, a purpllish tongue and choppy pulses, and a tendancy to to fibroids, then Dong gui (and any tonic for that matter) can cause further stagnation unless it is mixed with herbs that ‘activate blood’ and ‘regulate energy (qi)’. The imagery is quaint but the effects are apparent to anyone who has worked with her or his physician to fine to an herbal remedy. Feng Y, Lian NJ, Jia ZL. Clinical observations on the treatment of sudden deafness with concentrated Angelica injection. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1986,  6(9):536. [Chinese] Guo TL, Zhou XW. Clinical observations on the treatment of the gestational hypertension syndrome with Angelica and Paeonia powder. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1986, 6(12):714. [Chinese] Harada M, Suzuki M, Ozaki Y. Effect of Japanese Angelica root and peony root on uterine contraction in the rabbit in situ. J Pharmacobiodyn 1984,  7(5):304-11. He ZP, Wang DZ, Shi LY, Wang ZQ. Treating amenorrhea in vital energy-deficient patients with Angelica sinensis-Astragalus membranaceus menstruation-regulating decoction. J Trad Chin Med 1986, 6(3):187-90. Hikino H. Recent research on Oriental medicinal plants. Economic Medical Plant Research 1985, 1:53-85. Inamori Y, et al. Antibacterial activity of two chalcones, xanthoangeloi and 4-hydroxyderricin, isolated from the root of Angelica keiskei. Chemical and Pharmacological Bulletin 1991, 39(6):1604-5. Kimura Y, Ohminami H, Arichi H, Okuda H, Baba K, Kozawa M, Arichi S. Effects of various coumarins from roots of Angelica dahurica on actions of adrenaline, ACTH and insulin in fat cells. Planta Med 1982,  45(3):183-7. Kimura Y, Okuda H. Effects of active compounds isolated from Angelica shikokiana on lipid metabolism in fat cells. J Ethnopharmacol 1989, 25(3):269-80. Kimura Y, Okuda H, Baba K, Kozawa M, Arichi S. Effects of an active substance isolated from the roots of Angelica shikokiana on leukotriene and monohydroxyeicosatetreaenoic acid biosyntheses in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Planta Med 1987, 53(6):521-5. Ko FN, Wu TS, Liou MJ, Huang TF, Teng CM. Inhibition of platelet thromboxane formation and phosphoinositides breakdown by osthole from Angelica pubescens. Thromb Haemost 1989, 62(3):996-9. Kosuge T, Yokota M, Sugiyama K, Tamamoto T, Mure T, Yamazawa H. Studies on bioactive substances in crude drugs used for arthritic diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. II. Isolation and identification of an anti-inflammatory and analgesic principle from the root of Angelica pubescens Maxim. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1985, 33(12):5351-4. Kumazawa Y, Mizunoe K, Otsuka Y. Immunostimulating polysaccharide separated from hot water extract of Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa (Yamato tohki). Immunology 1982, 47(1):75-83. Kumazawa Y, Nakatsuru Y, Fujisawa H, Nishimura C, Mizunoe K, Otsuka Y, Nomoto K. Lymphocyte activation by a polysaccharide fraction separated from hot water extracts of Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa. J Pharmacobiodyn 1985,  8(6):417-24. Mei QB, Tao JY, Cui B. Advances in the pharmacological studies of radix Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels (Chinese Danggui). Chinese Medical Journal 1991, 104(9):776-81. Mei QB, Tao JY, Zhang HD, Duan ZX, Chen YZ. Effects of Angelica sinensis polysaccharides on hemopoietic stem cells in irradiated mice. Chung Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao 1988, 9(3):279-82. [Chinese] Murakami S, et al. Inhibition of gastric H+, K(+)-ATPase by chalcone derivatives, xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin, from Angelica keiskei Koidzumi. J Pharm Pharmacol 1990, 42(10):723-6. Okuyama T, Takata M, Takayasu J, Hasegawa T, Tokuda H, Nishino A, Nishino H, Iwashima A. Anti-tumor promotion by principles obtained from Angelica keiskei. Planta Medica 1991, 57(3):242-6. Sung CP, Baker AP, Holden DA, Smith WJ, Chakrin LW. Effect of extracts of Angelica polymorpha on reaginic antibody production. J Nat Prod 1982, 45(4):398-406. Tanaka S, Ikeshiro Y, Tabata M, Konoshima M. Anti-nociceptive substances form the roots of Angelica acutiloba. Arzneimiettelforschung 1977, 27(11):2039-45. Tao JY, Ruan YP, Mei QB, Liu S, Tian QL, Chen YZ, Zhang HD, Duan ZX. Studies on the antiasthmatic action of ligustilide of danggui, Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1984, 19(8):561-5. [Chinese] Usuki S. Blended effects of herbal components of tokishakuyakusan on somatomedin C/insulin-like growth factor 1 level in the rat corpus luteum. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 1991, 19(1):61-4. Usuki S. Effects of herbal components of tokishakuyakusan on progesterone secretion by corpus luteum in vitro. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 1991, 19(1):57-60. Wang LR, Li HY, Xie CK. Reverse-phase HPLC determination of coumarin in the traditional Chinese drug bai-zhi (Angelica dahurica forma bai-zhi). Pharmaceutica Sinica 1990, 25(2):131-6. Wang YP. Progress of pharmacological research on angelica polysaccharide. Chinese Journal of Modern Developments in Traditional Medicine 1991, 11(1):61-3. Yan TY, Hou AC, Sun BT. Injection of Angelica sinensis in treating infantile pneumonia and its experimental study in rabbits. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 1987, 7(3):161-2. [Chinese] Yan Z, Niu Z, Pan N, Xu G, Yang X. Analysis of essential oils in roots and fruits of Angelica in Northeast China. Journal of Chinese Materiamedica 1990, 15(7):419-21. Yoshiro K. The physiological actions of tang-kuei and cnidium. Bull Oriental Healing Arts Inst 1985, 10:269-78. Yu S, et al. Research on the processing of Anglica based on the analysis of water soluble constituents. J Chinese Materiamedica 1991, 16(3):148-9. Zhang YK, Wang HY, Wang SX. The effect of the Chinese medical herbs Astragalus membranaceus and Angelica sinensis on 3 kinds of experimental nephritis. Chung Hua Nei Ko Tsa Chih 1986, 25(4):222-5. [Chinese] Zhou JZ. Various pharmacological actions of Angelica extracts. Chung Yao Tung Pao 1985, 10(4):39-41. [Chinese] Zhuang XX. Protective effect of Angelica injection on arrhythmia during myocardial ischemia reperfusion in rat. Chinese Journal of Modern Developments in Traditional Medicine 1991, 11(6):360. Zhy DPQ. Dong quai. Am J Chin Med 1987, 15(3-4):117-25. Peace, Douglas Dailey, D.C., L.Ac.

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: : >: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular : >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? : >: : >: Thanks in advance. : >: Jeanetted : : >Irregular menstrual periods can mean two things: either you skip months, in : >which case Danggui is an excellent herb (along with improved : dietary habits), >or you run late, and you can’t predict the day : you’ll have your period, in >which case Danggui is not a sufficient : therapy (and stopping coffee, getting >more rest is). : : >– : Thanks for your response.  My problem is delayed periods.  I don’t : drink coffee, and I sleep 7-8 hours a night.  Now what? : : Jeanette Delayed periods are either due to Cold stagnation in the womb (a relatively rare syndrome in a young woman of normal weight who does not suffer from frequent exhaustion). More likely is Liver Qi stagnation, which is partly treatable with Danggui, usually in the formula Xiao Yao San (available in Chinatown as Hsiao Yao San for about $3 a box). Utterly famous, safe formula. It remains true that delayed periods due to Liver Qi stagnation involve lack of sufficient rest or late nights, high stress levels, skipping or delaying meals, and a lack of pleasurable exercise. Whichever is your bane, correct the lifestyle side as well as take the herbs, and your periods will return to normal, generally. One factor that this approach does not take into account is a sense of heightened body temperature. If you have this, or if you sweat easily, then you probably should see an acupuncturist or other trained Chinese healing practitioner to get a more adequate formula. —

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>: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? >: >: Thanks in advance. >: Jeanetted >Irregular menstrual periods can mean two things: either you skip months, in >which case Danggui is an excellent herb (along with improved dietary habits), >or you run late, and you can’t predict the day you’ll have your period, in >which case Danggui is not a sufficient therapy (and stopping coffee, getting >more rest is). >–

Thanks for your response.  My problem is delayed periods.  I don’t drink coffee, and I sleep 7-8 hours a night.  Now what? Jeanette

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:   You lie!  Paul the all-knowing has decided that the problem is : coffee!  How dare you! : :                                   Steve Harris, M.D. Alt. with his head. —

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I think you need to boil the root with some other herbs to get the desired effect.  I don’t know what the other herbs are, though. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->– >Thanks for your response.  My problem is delayed periods.  I don’t >drink coffee, and I sleep 7-8 hours a night.  Now what? >Jeanette

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> : > : >: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular > : >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? > : >: > : >: Thanks in advance. > : >: Jeanetted > :

In addition to Mr. Iannone’s excellent advice please consider the following: In an article in The American Journal of Public Health in 1987 it was shown that 30-80% of all the toxic chemicals that become stored in fat tissue are obtained by inhaling the gases of water pollution while showering. Many of these chemicals, such as plastics and chloroform have been detected in the umbilcal cords of newborns where, perhaps, they contribute to recent development of cancer as the number one cause of death in chilren ages 3-14. In women many of these chemicals have quasi-estrogenic effects. Combine this with a meat based diet, since meat eaters retain a notoriously larger amount of their own estrogen, as well as absorbing exogenous estrogen like compounds, and one easily develops a actual estrogen excess. In toxic conditions, or conditions of pelvic motility disorders, etc., there is also a tendency toward a progesterone deficiency. Relative or actual progesterone deficiency can cause, among other things, delayed periods, growth of new hair from pubic bone to umbilicus, fat deposits on thighs and lower abdomen, depression, fibrous changes, and osteoporosis. Get "The McDougall Plan", by Dr. John McDougall and follow the program for 1 month. Also obtain a shower filter (Equinox makes the best), and drink only pure water. In all cases of disease, of course, see a licensed health care practitioner (not necessarily a disease-care practitioner). And especially learn to breath without moving your upper chest. 99% of Westerners breath with their neck muscles, not their diaphragms, thus loosing thousands of free massages of the internal organs every day. Also, have a competent chiropractor or osteopath evaluate your cranial base and your lumbar region. The ovarian nerves and arteries can be subjected (well documented) to increased sympathetic (stress) nerve traffic thus causing problems. I have also found unresolved grief (e.g., homeopathic natrum muriaticum) to be a frequent factor. Peace,     Douglas Dailey, D.C., L.Ac.     Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management.

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   >Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to healing.    Some of    >what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of dosing people with Nat    Mur is    >nuts, and I don’t like being drawn into apparent endorsements.    How narrow-minded of you, Paul.  Who knows what a little table salt in    water might do?  Perhaps nothing that can be imagined in your Newtonian    view of the universe.  Try considering the spiritual aspects of salt, or    something. Actually, Natrum Muriaticum (table salt) is a well known homeopathic remedy. Its best known keynote is ailments from suppressed grief. What Paul is objecting to is the casual use and misuse of homeopathic remedies. — http://ra.stsci.edu/bps/top.html    Before and after science

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writes: >i’ve had a strange experience with it. i’ve got very irregular

periods, and when i started on energy herbs (packaged and sold in gas stations) i experienced  an upset in a somewhat regular irregular period (if you know what i mean). dong qui was one of the herbs. >then i discontinued that and started taking several herbs, including

echinacea and dong qui. i couldn’t tell if it affected my periods, but when i started to run out of dong qui i put the rest of the bottle aside. my period was very late this time, and then one day i decided to finish off the dong qui. i took one (approx 400 mg) one night, and started bleeding the next day. that’s not much help, but it does indicate to me that it has some effect on the regulation of my periods. >but i don’t worry too much about regularity. i don’t buy the pressure

doctors put on women to be predictable, and figure i’ll bleed when my body is ready. Please do a little reading before you go helter skelter into just taking something. Suggest you get something like Sunsan Weed’s books on women’s health and menopause. She summarize several aspects. Even then procede with caution. Anything that can do something as powerful as change you menstral cycles needs to be treated with respect. You need a lot more information.

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: > : : > : >: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular : > : >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and : how often? > : >: : > : >: Thanks in advance. : > : >: Jeanetted : > : : > : In addition to Mr. Iannone’s excellent advice please consider the following: [snipped]. Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to healing. Some of what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of dosing people with Nat Mur is nuts, and I don’t like being drawn into apparent endorsements. —

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Simon) writes: >Actually, Natrum Muriaticum (table salt) is a well known homeopathic >remedy. Its best known keynote is ailments from suppressed grief.

Why of course it is.  If you have grief, concentrated saltwater comes out of you, so the idea is to put diluted saltwater into you, to stop this.  Er, well, let me see…  No, I guess if you have SUPPRESSED grief, concentrated saltwater does NOT come out of you, so you need diluted saltwater INTO you to make concentrated saltwater comes out of you.  Or NOT come out of you.  Damn.  But hey, I’m sure it makes perfect sense in some paradigm.  Something to do with quantum mechanics, right?  Certainly not ceremonial magic of similarity, no, no, no.  There just HAS to be a way your body tells the NaCl in your homeopathic drops from the NaCl in your stomach juice.  Of course there is.  (And say, I’m thinking it’s too bad the Biblical Lot didn’t know something about homeopathy, or he’d have been able to do something for Mrs. Lot; sort of a field first aid kit against acts of God…) >What Paul is objecting to is the casual use and misuse of homeopathic >remedies.

Of COURSE he is.  Perish the thought that Paul is merely objecting to nothing besides the idea that somebody is giving advice who isn’t Paul. Some would think that Paul has already stepped into 24x B.S. up to his knees on this, but not me.                                           Steve Harris, M.D.   P.S.  Would Nat Mur help me if I feel I don’t get enough _salary_? Or was that only for Romans who got paid in salt…

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>Please leave me out of your rather mongrelized approach to healing. Some of >what you say seems appropriate, but the idea of dosing people with Nat Mur is >nuts, and I don’t like being drawn into apparent endorsements. >–

How narrow-minded of you, Paul.  Who knows what a little table salt in water might do?  Perhaps nothing that can be imagined in your Newtonian view of the universe.  Try considering the spiritual aspects of salt, or something.                                          Urging an Open Mind,                                          Steve Harris, M.D.

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Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? Thanks in advance. Jeanette

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: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular : menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? : : Thanks in advance. : Jeanetted Irregular menstrual periods can mean two things: either you skip months, in which case Danggui is an excellent herb (along with improved dietary habits), or you run late, and you can’t predict the day you’ll have your period, in which case Danggui is not a sufficient therapy (and stopping coffee, getting more rest is). —

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writes: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->: Anybody had experiences with using Dong Quai to treat irregular >: menstrual periods?  Did it help?  How much did you take and how often? >: >: Thanks in advance. >: Jeanetted >Irregular menstrual periods can mean two things: either you skip months, in >which case Danggui is an excellent herb (along with improved dietary habits), >or you run late, and you can’t predict the day you’ll have your period, in >which case Danggui is not a sufficient therapy (and stopping coffee, getting >more rest is). >– >Thanks for your response.  My problem is delayed periods.  I don’t >drink coffee, and I sleep 7-8 hours a night.  Now what? >Jeanette

  You lie!  Paul the all-knowing has decided that the problem is coffee!  How dare you!                                   Steve Harris, M.D.

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A friend of mine who is in menopause started taking Dong Quai for relief from hot flashes, mood swings, etc.  Can someone please shed some light on what exactly this herb is and how it is able to alleviate these symptoms. Also, what would be a good dosage to use.  Thanks in advance for any help. Terri

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>A friend of mine who is in menopause started taking Dong Quai for relief >from hot flashes, mood swings, etc.  Can someone please shed some light on >what exactly this herb is and how it is able to alleviate these symptoms. >Also, what would be a good dosage to use.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello Terri, I’m sorry I don’t know the English name of Dong Quai, but the Latin name is Angelica Sinensis. According to my information this herb is available in capsules of 520 mg (Solgar). Your friend can use 1 or 2 caps, twice a day. This herb can be used as a treatment of the menopause-symptoms you described. This herb has properties as stimulating the bloodciculation, it helps calming down a person and it could have a good effect on the oestrogene balance. Also recommended are; – Vit. D – one tablet 400 IU once a day (with much water!) – Calcium (1000 mg) + Magnesium (400 mg) + Boron (3 mg) available in one cap. The Vit. D, Calcium and Magnesium are to prevent osteoporose. Boron is for the oestrogene balance again. An other advise is: try to walk or swim daily if possible. Hope this helps, regards, Ria Bijlsma, the Netherlands

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