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August 9, 2021 Seed Cycling: Everything you need to know
Seed cycling is a natural way to stabilize female hormones like estrogen and progesterone.
It has been proven to help with hormonal issues such as irregular periods, excessive menstrual bleeding, PCOS etc.

Posted in fertility, hormonebalance, hormones, menopause, menstruation, oestrogen, ovulation, PCOS, periods, phases of menstrual cycle, PMS, pregnancy, reproductive hormones, seed cycling, uterus, womenshealth

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Spearmint leaf (Mentha Spicata), Stinging nettle leaf (Urtica Dioica), Lemon grass
(Cymbopogon citratus), Ginger root (Zingiber officinale), Peppermint (Mentha Piperita),
Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum cassia), Ashoka (Saraca Asoca), Lodhra (Symplocos),
Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus), Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera), Daruharidra
(Berberis Aristata)

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Kumarapeli M, Karunagoda K and Perera PK: A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of satapushpa-shatavari powdered drug with satapushpa-
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Grant P. Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. A randomized controlled trial. Phytother Res. 2010;24(2):186–8. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2900.

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