• Home
  • About Off The Grid
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
Saturday, May 17, 2025
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
No Result
View All Result
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
No Result
View All Result
Off The Grid News
Home Natural Health

Natural Remedies For Better Women’s Health

by Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG
in Natural Health
Print Print
herbs womens health
Share on FacebookShare on XShare on TruthEmail Article

herbs womens healthSpring is a fantastic time to gather herbs to make a women’s medicine kit.

Collect your herbs from areas which are pristine and contain large stands of plants. Try drying your herbs or make them into tinctures, syrups and herbal pills. Many of the remedies are useful for the entire family. The following herbs have been used to enhance women’s health and wellbeing for centuries.

1. Ahecha keeke

The Seminole made a medicine called ahecha keeke — caretaking medicine — for women’s health. Most recipes included: red maple — sometimes collected from injured portions of the tree — pine, oak, ash, strangler fig or rubber tree. Some recipes included strap fern, rabbit tobacco, wild persimmon, mulberry bark and elder. Men were not allowed to touch this medicine. It was used as a steam, over which a woman would sit or stand, as well as for a vaginal wash, and a bath. Ahecha keeke was also taken orally. It was taken for pain, backache and post-menopausal problems. The ingredients were likely very soothing as they possess astringent, antiseptic and relaxing properties.

2. Maple

Famous herbalist Jethro Kloss recommended maple for women’s health. The inner bark of maple species have been used to make vaginal douches. Kloss reported the use of sugar maple as a blood purifier and nervine. Gather the inner bark from downed limbs. Simmer them for 20 minutes. Strain out the inner bark and use the remaining liquid as a tea. The tea may be used as a vaginal douche.

3. Yarrow

Yarrow is a valuable remedy for women. It reduces pelvic congestion and is valuable when menses are painful or if the menstrual flow is excessive. Yarrow is also used to regulate erratic, delayed menses. You can make a douche of yarrow tea to relieve minor vaginal infections.  If you have been diagnosed with cervical erosion, a yarrow douche can help to remedy this health issue as well.

New “Survival Herb Bank” Gives You Access to God’s Amazing Medicine Chest

Herbalists have historically used yarrow during labor to reduce labor pain. They believed that it helped to promote the passage of the afterbirth. Modern midwives still utilize yarrow during childbirth. It controls hemorrhaging, too.

All parts of yarrow are useful. If using the flowering tops, gather them when they are in full bloom.

4. Kudzu

Kudzu is a valuable herbal ally for women. Kudzu contains natural plant compounds, called isoflavones, which are similar to those found in soy. Isoflavones relieve menopausal complaints such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and night sweats. Fibrocystic breast disease may be ameliorated with kudzu.

kudzu women's health
Kudzu

While kudzu is generally considered safe, experts recommend caution for women who have a history of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. It is not recommended for women who take the pharmaceutical drug Tamoxifen. Kudzu may be used as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy. Kudzu can enhance memory and concentration.

Harvest kudzu liberally as it is considered an invasive plant. While all parts are useful, the root is the most active part of the plant.

5. Raspberry

Gather fresh young raspberry leaves as soon as they appear. Raspberry leaves make a terrific tea, especially when blended with dried or fresh raspberries.

Many women suffer from anemia due to heavy menses. Employ raspberry leaf to supply your body with iron. Raspberry leaves are an outstanding source of easily absorbable iron. Unlike iron supplements, raspberry leaf does not cause abdominal discomfort or constipation.

In addition to iron, raspberry leaves contain many trace vitamins and minerals. It may be used by people of all ages. Raspberry tea is an excellent tonic to use while pregnant.

6. Red clover

herbs women's health
Red clover

Red clover flowers contain healthy plant phytoestrogens which inhibit the formation of tumors. Use red clover to make a sweet tea which promotes relaxation and improves sleep. It is useful during menses as red clover relieves cramps.

Red clover is a rich source of phytoestrogens. It prevents tumor formation and relieves muscle spasms. It calms the nerves, reduces high blood pressure, and relieves palpitations. In my opinion, red clover is one of the best herbs for women’s health.

7. Dandelion

Many women put on a few pounds prior, before and during menses. Dandelion leaf reduces fluid buildup. This can reduce discomfort, water weight, mood swings, and headaches which are common during menses. Include fresh young dandelion greens in your diet. A tea may be made; however try making an herbal extract as dandelion tea is a rather bitter.

8. Nettles

stinging nettles
Stinging nettles

This is the time of year to carefully gather young nettle leaves. Cooking and drying removes their sting. Include nettles in your diet as a spinach substitute. Nettles are packed with vitamins and minerals. The nutrients in nettles can help to prevent hair loss. Nettles are rich in magnesium and calcium, necessary for healthy bones. Other nutrients in nettles prevent excess bleeding. Nettles are a terrific tonic for every woman.

By gathering your own herbs now you will have top quality, free, herbal remedies available now and in the months to come.

Sign up for Off The Grid News’ weekly email and stay informed about the issues important to you

ShareTweetShareSend

Related Posts

Plant Terpenes: Nature’s Aromatic Medicine with Profound Health Benefits

Plant Terpenes: Nature’s Aromatic Medicine with Profound Health Benefits

by Bill Heid

Terpenes are the natural compounds responsible for the aromatic diversity of plants. From the sharp scent of pine trees to...

Wormwood: Ancient Herb, Modern Remedy — Exploring Its Anti-Parasitic Potential

Wormwood: Ancient Herb, Modern Remedy — Exploring Its Anti-Parasitic Potential

by Bill Heid

Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a silvery-green perennial herb with a storied past and a growing reputation in modern herbal medicine....

Supplements That Shield the Body From Radiation

Supplements That Shield the Body From Radiation

by Bill Heid

Radiation exposure, whether from nuclear fallout, environmental disasters, medical treatments, or everyday life with constant exposure to cell phones and...

Next Post
homestead -- first steps

5 Critical Questions Before You Build That Homestead

Please login to join discussion

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

foods digestion stomach probiotic

Learn The Many ‘Super Foods’ That Boost Digestion

Pat Poole Exposes Muslim Brotherhood

Radical Islam Expert, Patrick Poole, Shares Insider Info On Unrest In Egypt – Episode 165

Low Maintenance Vegetables For The Busy (Or Just Lazy) Gardener

Low Maintenance Vegetables For The Busy (Or Just Lazy) Gardener

TRENDING STORIES

  • bubonic plague

    Is Another Bubonic Plague Pandemic On The Horizon?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Waco Fertilizer Plant Explosion & A Look Back On The “Waco Massacre”

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Make Yourself 3 Times More Likely To Survive A Heart Attack

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • AI Surveillance Of Shoppers: Walmart’s Newest Tool To Grab Your Data

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • ‘Apocalyptic’ Microchip Implants Are Here – And Being Inserted Into People’s Hands

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Subscribe to our Insider Newsletter

Huge discounts on off-the-grid gear and life saving supplements.






‘Off The Grid News’ is an independent, weekly email newsletter and website that is crammed full of practical information on living and surviving off the grid. Advice you’ll never hear from the mainstream media.

  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Extreme Survival
  • Survival Gardening
  • Off-Grid Foods
  • Worldview
  • Natural Health
  • Survival Hunting
  • Privacy
  • Financial
  • Current Events
  • Self Defense
  • Home Defense
  • Pain-Free Living
  • Miscellaneous
  • Off Grid Videos

© Copyright 2025 Off The Grid News.  All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • How-To
  • Grid Threats
  • Survival
  • Gardening
  • Food
  • Worldview
  • Health
  • Privacy
  • Hunting
  • Defense
  • Financial
  • News
  • Misc
  • Videos

© Copyright 2025 Off The Grid News.  All Rights Reserved.