Advantages: The best PMS Killer I have ever come aross Disadvantages: It's a bit niffy for a while
HigherNature do two MexicanYam products: the capsules and the cream. Believe it or not, the cream is generally considered the better product for most people to use. I'm not exactly fond of the term 'bioavailability', but in a comparison between capsules and cream for this particular product, It's one I have to use, as the diosgenins from the yam are absorbed better via the skin than via the digestive system.
From my own experience, I'd say the cream is the best PMS killer I've ever known - and as I'm in my late 30s, you can guess I've tried more than a few in my time. The effects are almost immediate (believe me, it calms me down within minutes - even before the smell of the cream has dissipated!) and last for hours.
As for the practical bits, it comes in a practical pump pack to dispense a fairly accurate dose each time ...
I am trying to find a solution for PMT, like many other women I suffer (well everyone else around me does). I have tried many things to ease the symptoms and nothing seems to work.
WildYam Root is the latest in the tests.
WildYam Root - Dioscorea Villosa
This product is known for it saponins or other constituents which have similar properties to progesterone(diosgein). The use of WildYam is for many female problems including PMS and menopause. It is thought to produce sweat making the hot flushes easier to deal with.
It is considered to be a strong antispasmodic and potentially anti-inflammatory so aids systems such as period cramps.
WildYam has also been found to have antioxident properties and has been shown to lower blood triglycerates and to raise 'good' cholresterol.
There are many symptoms supposedly eased by ...
c.hardy34 12.06.2007
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Advantages: Cheaper, safer, and more natural way Disadvantages: Slow, may not work!
the same way and off I went to get my tablets!
PACKAGING
I purchased my WildYams root from Holland and Barrett but made by Good and natural for what I thought was a fair price (around £6.00 I think at the time). The lady in the article also recommended taking agnus castus as well so I also bought some of that. There is clear-labelled information on the back of the bottle. Wildyam root is also known as Dioscorea villosa.
-Directions-
Take two capsules daily preferably with meals or with tea by breaking open the capsules and adding hot water. Do not exceed stated dose.
-Ingredients-
Wildyam root powder
Capsule shell (gelatine)
Stabiliser
Dicalcium Phosphate
Anti-caking agents
That?s a good start I thought! It actually contains the product I am after!
The product is free from wheat, gluten, yeast, Soya, sugar, lactose, sale ...
frizz69 04.03.2004
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