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Can Rhubarb Extract Help Menopausal Symptoms?

Labels: , Posted by Vina Revi on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 11:45 AM


By Anita, California, USA

Did you know that a form of rhubarb-extract has actually been relieving menopausal symptoms for women is some parts of the world?

Apparently it has been in the form of a special extract from the rhubarb root called ERr-731. Studies have been going on for some time in Germany, where the root is actually listed and approved there as a remedy for constipation.

The rhubarb extract study took 109 women who were perimenopausal and experiencing frequent hot-flashes and night sweats. They were divided into two groups, with one group taking a pill containing ERr-731 in the rhubarb-extract. The other half of the women were given a placebo. These ladies participated in the study for three months.

Of this group, the ladies taking the extract clearly reported fewer hot-flashes within the first month. The ladies taking the placebo reported no change in their condition. There appeared to be no negative side effects.

The special extract does not contain any estrogen or other type of hormone. There is no clear reason for what reduced the night sweats and hot flashes, so researchers feel that further study is required. All they know is that it seems to work.

For more info about the benefits of rhubarb go to http://www.savor-the-rhubarb.com/index.html


Photo by Yarik

13 comments:

  1. Kristina DIAN Safitry said,

    daku mau ikutan ah...

    on May 10, 2008 12:35 AM


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    on May 14, 2008 8:56 AM


  3. hafidzi said,

    sy jg....))

    on May 14, 2008 3:11 PM


  4. Daniel Witanto said,

    Salam kenal
    What a beautiful blog doc.. and it's nice when a natural things can help women with this problem..

    on May 15, 2008 5:44 PM


  5. Vina Revi said,

    kristina & hafidzi: Feel free to explore my blog and find some things that might be useful for you. Terima kasih kunjungannya.

    on May 19, 2008 4:08 PM


  6. Vina Revi said,

    daniel: Thanks for the compliment. I visited your blog. Nice start and keep up the good work. I might be able to contribute an article as a guest author or so, just let me know.

    on May 19, 2008 4:14 PM


  7. masenchipz said,

    mom... i like ur face... very cute.... hiks...hiks...... mom...mom.... wakakaka....

    on July 2, 2008 2:49 PM


  8. meme story said,

    sehat badan.. sehat hati... gmana resepnya..

    on July 6, 2008 1:17 PM


  9. Daniel Witanto said,

    The question is, can the rhubarb used widely among women, and how to prepare it to become a friendly medication and taste good..

    on July 11, 2008 1:59 AM


  10. new information said,

    blognya informatif nih dok

    on July 29, 2008 4:24 AM


  11. (^oo^) bad girl (^oo^) said,

    Good good good......

    on August 10, 2008 7:10 PM


  12. Andri Kusuma Harmaya said,

    Halo..Salam kenal dok..Artikelnya bahasa inggris semua ya..Bisa sekalian belajar nih..hehe..
    Rhubarb itu apa ya mbak?Di Indonesia ada gak?Aneh jg ya gak ada kandungan hormonnya..padahal setahuku gejala menopause timbul akibat penurunan jumlah estrogen..
    Pasti ada faktor penyebab timbulnya gejala menopause selain hormon.

    on August 16, 2008 8:02 PM


  13. Vina Revi said,

    daniel & andri : As far as I know rhubarb has been used as ingredient for different foods such as pie, juice, wine or cookies. For instance people mixed strawberry and rhubarb for, I think, an exotic juice.

    The plant can also be found in some Asian location. I think that I have seen plants like them in some mountainous area in Indonesia. However I am not quite sure what the local name is.

    on August 27, 2008 10:21 AM


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