Herbs. To help regulate hormones, try taking vitex berries for a few months. To remove excess estrogen from the body, take dandelion root. For tension and irritability, take motherwort leaves or passion flower.

Herb Formulas. Mix 1 teaspoon each vitex berries, dandelion root, burdock root, lavender flowers, and prickly ash bark in 4 cups water and steep for 20 minutes. Drink 1 cup of the tea 2 or 3 times daily before meals. Or, mix 1 teaspoon each of the individual tinctures in 1 cup of water and drink 1/2 cup, twice daily.

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