How to Stop Menstrual Bleeding With Herbs

Menstruation is a normal bodily function that is easily managed, but there are times when the bleeding is so heavy that it becomes a problem. While heavy menstrual bleeding should be evaluated by a doctor, there are various herbs that can help stop the bleeding while you wait for your appointment.

Things You'll Need

• Garden sage
• Lady's mantle
• Shepherd's purse
• Hot water

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Instructions

• 1

  Mix one tablespoon of lady's mantle with one cup of water just off the boil. Allow the tea to steep for five minutes. Drink the tea with honey if desired. Lady's mantle has a high level of tannins and can help curb bleeding and sooth cramps and other aches and pains. Beginning your herbal regiment with lady's mantle can help you feel better, even before the bleeding stops.

• 2

  Add one tablespoon of garden sage to hot water and allow to steep for five minutes. Drink the sage tea 30 minutes after you drink your lady's mantle tea. Garden sage will help prevent clotting. If you can, use sage that you have grown yourself or have purchased at an organic health food store.

• 3

  Mix two tablespoons of dried shepherd's purse with one cup of hot water and let steep for five minutes. Drink the shepherd's purse tea if lady's mantle and garden sage have not worked for you. Shepherd's purse is a powerful anti-hemorrhagic herb. It can stop bleeding when other herbs have failed.

• 4

  See your doctor if these herbs do not provide relief. If you are bleeding enough to saturate one maxi-pad an hour, call your health care provider.