Hormones

Flavor Profile:

Hormones Herbal Tea is earthy, slightly sweet, and warming. Ashwagandha, Black Cohosh, and Dong Quai Roots ground this tisane with their earthiness. Chaste Tree and Palmetto Berries add a bright sweetness which is complimented by the slight bitter flavor of the Fenugreek Seed and this freshness of Holy Basil Leaf. Raspberry Leaf further balances this tisane with an earthy, tart flavor, adding to the complex warmth of Hormones Herbal Tea. 

Botanicals: 

Ashwagandha Root: Ashwagandha Root supports the pathways in the brain that are responsible for producing and administering hormones in your body. One of the ways it helps to manage hormones is to normalize blood levels of cortisol and thyroid hormones improving stress management. Ashwagandha Root is a tonic for reproductive health benefits both estrogen and progesterone balance.

Black Cohosh Root: Black Cohosh Root supports healthy estrogen levels by improving brain-organ communication and modulating cell receptors. Black Cohosh Root is a phytoestrogen, which can help to lower elevated estrogen or raise low estrogen.

Chaste Tree Berries: Chaste Tree Berries can function as a hormone balancer by targeting the hormones progesterone and prolactin, balancing the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. By regulating the pituitary gland it affects the function of other glands involved in this system. The pituitary gland sends out the signal to the other glands to tell them when and how much hormone to produce.

Dandelion Root: Dandelion Root benefits both male and female reproductive systems by helping to regulate hormone production. It plays a significant role in the detoxification of the body, which plays a crucial role in eliminating excess hormones in the body.

Dong Quai Root: Dong Quai Root is used to balance hormone excesses and deficits. Dong Quai Root is especially beneficial for balancing estrogen due to its high content of phytoestrogens. This herb also contains the antioxidant ferulic acid which promotes sperm quality and viability. Dong Quai Root supports the nervous system, reducing anxiety, balancing moods, reducing depression and promoting relaxation.

Fenugreek Seed: Fenugreek Seed contains compounds called furostanolic saponins, which increase testosterone production and symptoms related to low testosterone such as low libido. Fenugreek Seed is believed to have an estrogenic effect as well with a phytoestrogen called diosgenin.

Holy Basil Leaf: Holy Basil Leaf helps reduce the biochemical developments of stress by balancing cortisol levels. Too much cortisol affects the thyroid gland, ovaries and pancreas—Holy Basil Leaf is able to impact the functioning of these glands secondarily. It also helps regulate the secretion of neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin and dopamine, which help balance mood and mental well-being.

Raspberry Leaf: Raspberry Leaf is full of B vitamins, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and antioxidants. The antioxidants in Raspberry Leaf help protect the cells from damage caused by free radicals. It is beneficial for boosting fertility in both men and women, and is a common herb to balance female hormones.

Saw Palmetto Berry: Saw Palmetto Berry is primarily used as a tonic herb for men but also has nourishing benefits on the female reproductive system. Saw Palmetto Berry works by decreasing the enzyme activity that is responsible for converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which in turn helps preserve testosterone levels in the body.