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List the categories (actions) of herbs that are useful for the reproductive system. The following are categories of herbs useful in the function of the reproduction:
Emmenagogues
Uterine tonics
Hormonal normalizers
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Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies (Kindle Location 3090). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Read these articles on herbs and hormones, and write a minimum 300 word synopsis of your findings, including what you learned about herbs and hormones.
Susun S. Weed "Phytoestrogens - Friends or Foes? Can Plant Hormones Help Women in Menopause? Do They Affect Breast Cancer?
Treatment of Vasomotor Systoms of Menopause with Black Cohosh, Multibotanicals, Soy, Hormone Therapy, or Placebo
Estrogen Dependent Tumors and Herbs: How Modern Conditions Change Traditional Practices
National Women's Health Network "Herbs and Phytoestrogens"
The National Institute of Medical Herbalists "Herbal alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy"
Phytoestrogens from concentrated or synthetic sources can cause cancer conversely, when phytoestrogens come from a natural source (foods and herbs) they are thought to be anti-cancerous.
Red clover is said to be an anti-cancer herb and isolated isoflavone is known to cause