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  Menopause, part 12 Additionally, I describe a plant whose patented LIBIFEN™ extract is currently found in one of the newest preparations used. Clinical studies have confirmed the positive effect of LIBIFEN™ on sexual activity and women's health. This plant is common fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum-graecum L .). The herbal raw material is fenugreek seeds. They are a rich source of biologically active substances, including mucous compounds, steroid saponins, flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids and vitamins. Fenugreek has primarily hypolipemic, antihyperglycemic and hypoglycemic, neurological, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anticancer properties. Steroid saponins and isoflavones, i.e. phytoestrogen compounds present in fenugreek, influence the hormonal balance. Seed extract ingredients bind to the estrogen receptor - estrogenic effect. Diosgenin reverses osteoporosis as well as the atrophy of reproductive tissues that develop as a result of the lack of endogenous estrogens. The...

  Menopause, part 11 During menopause, a very useful plant is celandine (Chelidonium maius L.). The raw material is the herb and the root. Among the active substances, important during this period are isoquinoline alkaloids with strong antispasmodic, sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, cholagogenic and choleretic effects. Other active ingredients are protoberberine alkaloids (berberine, stylopine), bezphenanthridine alkaloids (chelerythrine, sanguinarine), protopine alkaloids (protopine, allocryptopine), carotenes, vitamin C, caffeic acid and its esters, caffeoyl-glyceric acid, caffeoyl-threonic acid (also in the form of lactone), caffeoyl-malic acid, chelidonic acid, glycogen, succinic acid, calcium, essential oil. Celandine infusion (2 teaspoons of crushed herb or 1 teaspoon of crushed root per glass of boiling water; brew for 20-30 minutes). It can be taken orally in a dose of 30-50 ml twice a day in case of painful cramps in the lower abdomen, painful menstruation, premenstr...