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Heavy menstrual bleeding (workup first)

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Soaking through a pad hourly, clots, or a dropping hemoglobin is a workup — pregnancy, fibroids, adenomyosis, coagulopathy, hypothyroidism — not shepherd's purse folklore. This page is mostly a stop sign: yarrow/dong quai/high-dose ginger extract and willow are bleeding-adjacent. After the cause is named, the primary-dysmenorrhea ginger file may still help pain, not volume.

Primary plants

  1. Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
    1
    GingerHuman data

    Zingiber officinale

    Pain adjunct from the dysmenorrhea file. High-dose extract is a bleeding conversation when the problem is volume.

    Typical. If used, culinary-range for nausea/pain — not as an anti-hemorrhagic.

    Safety. Extract bleeding — relevant on this page.

  2. Dong quai (Angelica sinensis)
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    Dong quaiStrong traditional

    Angelica sinensis

    Traditional gynecologic plant that can increase bleeding. Usually the wrong object here.

    Typical. Skip while they are soaking pads.

    Safety. Bleed, photosensitivity, pregnancy no.

Supportive plants2
  • White willow (Salix alba)
    White willowStrong traditional
    Salix alba

    Salicylate. Wrong class when the problem is bleeding.

    Typical. Skip.

    Safety. Bleed, ulcer, pregnancy.

  • Yohimbe (Pausinystalia johimbe)
    YohimbeStrong traditional
    Pausinystalia johimbe

    Not a menstrual plant. Listed so it does not get stacked from a 'women's formula.' Alpha-2 antagonist toxicity.

    Typical. Do not use.

    Safety. HTN, arrhythmia, anxiety. Hard no here.

Clinical notes

  • A positive pregnancy test plus bleeding is ectopic/miscarriage timing, not a tea.

When this is not enough

  • Hemodynamic instability, pregnancy, suspected coagulopathy, post-menopausal bleeding (that is not this page)

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