PolyFem 60t
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Description:
PolyFem: Herbal Support for Menstrual Health
PolyFem contains Black Cohosh, traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to relieve dysmenorrhoea and menstrual spasms, and Licorice to help relieve inflammation. For more information on how to balance your health during menstrual cycles, read our article "Crimson Tide Nutrition: Balancing Your Plate & Cycle."
Indications
- Black Cohosh is traditionally used in Western herbal medicine:
- as an emmenagogue to promote menstrual flow in females
- to relieve dysmenorrhoea and menstrual spasms in females
- Licorice is traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to relieve inflammation.
Dose
Adults: Take 1 tablet 1-4 times daily or as a healthcare practitioner directs.
Ingredients
Ingredient | Form of Ingredient | Amount per Tablet | Derived From | Standardization |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paeonia lactiflora | Extract | 213 mg | Root dry 852 mg | - |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | Extract | 121 mg | Min. root dry 847 mg | Glycyrrhizinic acid 12.1 mg |
Actaea racemosa | Extract | 0.6 mL | Root dry 300 mg | - |
Thuja occidentalis | Extract | 1.25 mL | Leaf dry 250 mg | - |
Allergen Information
- No Added: Gluten, soya bean, milk, lactose, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacea, egg, sesame seeds, artificial sweeteners, colours or flavours.
- Suitable for Vegans.
Excipients
Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, colloidal anhydrous silica, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycollate.
Warning
- Caution in those with liver problems: In very rare cases, Black Cohosh may cause harm to the liver in some individuals. If the patient is experiencing yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, unusual tiredness, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, and/or loss of appetite, the patient should stop using this product and see their doctor.
- Due to Licorice: Caution is advised in those with elevated liver enzymes taking immunosuppressives; contraindicated in hypertension and oedema; and in those taking thiazide or loop diuretics.
- Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.
- Caution is advised in patients taking statin drugs.
- Discontinue 7 days prior to general anaesthesia.
- If patient symptoms persist, seek additional professional advice.