Natural Beauty Enhancing Herbs
While cosmetic treatments are the latest technology used to beautify women’s bodies, there are older treatments available to achieve health and beauty, by taking natural herbs.
Let's look at the herbs that were not only being used to balance the hormones of women, but also to enhance tone and firm the breast. Women of various cultures have used these herbs to benefit their health in a natural way for centuries, without the need for the scalpel or the needle.
Agnus castus (or chaste tree berry)
Agnus castus has become well-known as a hormonal regulator for women. It is probably the most popular herbal approach to PMS. In two surveys of gynaecological practices in Germany, physicians graded chaste berry extract as very good in the treatment of PMS.
Agnus Castus helps in cases of corpus luteum insufficiency or prolactin excess. As a result of its effects on gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and follicle stimulating hormone-releasing hormone (FSHRH), it has the ability to normalize the secretion of prolactin and reduce oestrogen to progesterone levels.
It is extremely helpful in a wide range of pre-menstrual problems such as spots, irritability, breast tenderness, and premenstrual migraine and bloating. It can also help to regulate a woman's menstrual cycle, improve fertility, lengthen out a short cycle and even restore menstruation in a woman who has stopped her periods. For women entering the menopause, it can help to even out mood swings and improve hot flushes. Men can use Agnus Castus too for acne.
Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh, another breast enlargement herb, it contains several constituents including aromatic acids, tannins, resins, fatty acids, starches, and sugars. As a woman approaches menopause, the signals between the ovaries and pituitary gland diminish, slowing down oestrogen production and increasing luteinizing hormone (LH) secretions. Hot flashes can result from these hormonal changes. Animal studies and a human clinical trial suggested that Black Cohosh had some oestrogen activity in the body and also decreased LH secretions.
It reduces the serum concentration of pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH), which is associated with negative physical and psychic effects of premenstrual syndrome and menopause, such as depression, hot flashes, uterine spasms, and dysmenorrhoea. It is widely used as a breast enhancement herb.
Damiana
Damiana is well known in south-western cultures as a sexuality tonic, and is recommended by many top herbalists. It stimulates the intestinal tract and brings oxygen to the genital area.
It also increases energy levels, which does a lot to restore libido and desire. In women Damiana often restores the ability to achieve orgasm. Long-term use can improve sexual fitness and performance. Damiana is used primarily as an energy tonic and an aphrodisiac for both men and women.
Dong Quai
This relaxing herb, known as the female ginseng, contains phytoestrogens that can help reduce dramatic mood swings and give a general 'lift'.
Dong Quai is also known as Chinese Angelica and is primarily known for its uses in treating women's problems including lack of sexual desire, the symptoms of menopause, cramps and PMS. It is a fertility herb, so women who are still menstruating should take care!
Fennel Seed
Fennel Seed has been used for centuries to enhance breast size and to promote milk production in new mothers. The herb's history is similar to the story of Fenugreek (see below). It is second only to Fenugreek in estrogenic compounds and can be used in tea or added to lotion and massaged directly into the breasts. Fennel is also used to treat amenorrhea, angina, asthma, heartburn, high blood pressure and to increase sexual desire in women. It is rich in the phyto-nutrients that increase breast size is treated as a good herb for herbal breast enhancement.
Fenugreek
Fenugreek has an age old reputation as an herbal breast enlarger and contains diosgenin which is used to make synthetic oestrogen and has been shown to promote the growth of breast cells.
For centuries rumours have floated out of the Middle East that Harem women were fed fenugreek seed to make them more buxom. In India, the herb was included into curry blends. India's traditional Ayurvedic physicians prescribed it to nursing mothers to increase their milk flow. Fenugreek also contains choline which may aid the thinking process, and antioxidants that slow aging and help prevent disease. It is also helpful in calming PMS and symptoms of menopause. Fenugreek is also considered to be an aphrodisiac and rejuvenator.
Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto is now a popular and effective treatment for prostate enlargement in men but has it's origins in natural medicine as an herbal breast enlarger and is still recommended today by naturopathic physicians for increasing breast size. Saw Palmetto is anti-androgen which allows oestrogen to be more influential on the body.
It is also used as an aphrodisiac, for the treatment of impotence in men, and for inhibited sexual desire in women. Native Americans, dating back to pre-Mayan civilizations, used the berries for food and medicine and particularly for breast disorders in women. Early American botanists noted that animals that were fed with these berries grew sleek and robust, experienced restored sexual vigour and improved muscle tone. The Saw Palmetto berry also tones the urethra, and it may be used to uphold the healthy function of the thyroid gland and urinary system. This remarkable herb has no side effects or drug interactions. Its herbal breast enhancement effects stem from phyto-nutrients that stimulate breast tissue, increasing health and size.
Motherwort
Motherwort is practically the same in European folk medicine and traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It was widely used to regulate menses and to treat associated conditions.
The identities of the active constituents of motherwort are not entirely clear, though they likely include compounds in its volatile oil and the alkaloids. Animal research performed in China suggests that motherwort alkaloids can calm the central nervous system and stimulate the uterus to contract. A report suggests that preliminary human trials have found that Chinese Motherwort stimulates uterine contraction after delivery and may alleviate kidney disease.
Wild Yam
Wild Yam is probably the most widely used herbal tonic for women's health. It is widely used for herbal breast enhancement and a sexual stimulant Wild Yam has long been used for its benefits in women's reproductive health, including premenstrual syndrome and menopausal problems.
It was discovered that the saponins from Wild Yam could be converted industrially into cortisone, estrogens, and progesterone-like compounds. Wild Yam and other plants with similar constituents continue to be a source for these drugs.
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