The traditional Chinese medical remedy huang jing is safer and more effective than hormone therapy in improving menopausal symptoms, according to a new study from Korea.
Menopause happens at the end of women’s menstrual cycles owing to a natural decline in reproductive hormones. During the process of transitioning into the stage of menopause and a short time after, a woman may experience symptoms such as hot flushes, sweating, depression, dizziness, memory loss, and back pain.
Modern medicine treats menopausal symptoms primarily with external hormone replacement. However, numerous clinical trials have shown that hormone therapy is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and stroke….