Here is a brief description on the primary herbs this magical tea contains and what it does for women. DAMIANA: Damiana has stimulating properties and has been used for nervousness, weakness and exhaustion. Damiana has been recommended for strengthening the egg in the female, as well as increasing sperm count in the male. It helps to balance the hormones in women. In Mexico, it is used for female disorders. It is especially beneficial for an exhausted state of the body and of the vital powers of the system. It is useful in increasing sexual prowess in persons who suffer from sexual weakness. It has been used as a mild tonic laxative for children. Damiana has been said to be one of the most popular and safest of all plants claimed to restore the natural sexual capacities and functions. FENNEL: Fennel helps to take away the appetite. When boiled with barley, it aids lactation. It helps stabilize the nervous system and moves waste material out of the body. It has an anticonvulsive and pain–relieving property and is recommended as a sedative for small children. Fennel improves digestion and has a diuretic effect. It is also helpful in cases of cough and persistent bronchitis, with its mucus–countering and anticonvulsive properties. Fennel contains potassium, sulfur and sodium. RASPBERRY: Actions: Astringent, tonic, parturient. Raspberry leaves have a long tradition of use in pregnancy to strength and tone the tissue of the womb, assisting contractions and checking any hemorrhage during labor. As an astringent it may be used in a wide range of cases, including diarrhea, leucorrhoea and other loose conditions. It is valuable in the easing of mouth problems such as mouth ulcers, bleeding gums and inflammations. As a gargle it will help sore throats. Raspberry is also very rich in iron and calcium. CHASTE TREE: The greatest use of Chasteberry lies in normalizing the activity of female sex hormones and it is thus indicated for dysmenorrhoea, premenstrual stress and other disorders related to hormone function. Action: Uterine Tonic. Indications: Chasteberry has the effect of stimulation and normalizing pituitary gland functions, especially its progesterone function. It may be called an amphoteric remedy, as it can produce apparently opposite effects though in truth it is simply normalizing. It is especially beneficial during menopausal changes. In a similar way it may be used to aid the body to regain a natural balance after the use of the birth control pill. Here are some quotes from an article On Vitex by Medical Botanist Christopher Hobbs: " In 1930 Dr. Gerhard Madaus conducted some of the first scientific research on the plant and developed a patent medicine from and extract of dried fruits named Agnolyt. Almost all of the studies on Vitex have been done with this preparation. He found it to have a "strong corpus–luteum" effect, which increases progesterone. Scientists think that it regulates the pituitary gland, which detects increased estrogen levels and tells the ovaries to make less of it. Recent findings confirm that Vitex helps restore a normal estrogen–to–progesterone balance.
