The advent of menopause marks the end of the fertile phase in a woman’s life. Menopause could occur anytime between the age brackets of 45 and 55 years. This occurrence is characterized by a decrease in the production of the vital female sexual hormones, estrogen and progesterone and the cessation of the synthesis of eggs in the ovaries.

Owing to the hormonal fluctuations caused by menopause, women tend to undergo several symptoms that disrupt normal life and cause severe physical and mental discomfort. Some of these menopausal symptoms are hot flashes, night sweats, dryness of the vagina, headaches, sleep disorders, depression and lack of concentration.

Although conventional medicine offers respite in the form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), recent studies highlight a risk of several life threatening medical conditions owing to the administration of this therapy. In light of such grave consequences triggered by this line of treatment like cancers, clotting of blood, heart attacks and strokes; it would be advisable to consider natural remedies to obtain relief from menopausal symptoms.

One such natural remedy is the consumption of herbal teas. Since the last 200 years, an herb called black cohosh, which belongs to the same family as the buttercup, has been effectively utilized by the Native Americans to cure discomforts caused by menopause. As per a study conducted upon 629 subjects, 86 percent of the women showed decrease in the incidence of hot flashes on the consumption of an extract of black cohosh for a span of 6 to 8 weeks. This effect is believed to be generated by the presence of a compound called fukinolic acid in black cohosh that demonstrates estrogenic activity. This herb has been approved in Europe for the last 40 years and has recently even gained approval in Germany for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.

The method of preparing tea from this herb includes boiling twenty grams of the dried root in around thirty-four oz of water. Let the substance simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes till the original water level is reduced to one third and thereafter strain the contents. Consuming three cups of this tea on a daily basis is believed to be beneficial towards reducing the problems associated with menopause. However, many doctors advice drinking the tea for only a short period of time, that is for a maximum duration of 6 months.

Another natural remedy utilized towards the cure of depression is St. John's wort. This herbal product is believed to be as effective in treating cases of mild to moderate depression as some conventional antidepressant drugs like Prozac and Zoloft. When used along with black cohosh, it is believed to aid in minimizing temperamental changes triggered by menopause. Some of the others herbs found useful in this condition include sage and the valerian root.

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