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Wild Yam Cream

This cream contains 10% Mexican Wild Yam. Known to alleviate female disorders such as PMS and menopause, and also relieves swollen joints and inflammation. May help increase bone density in Osteoporosis.

The Natural Herb for Menopause

In North America, there are an estimated 30 million menopausal women and some 20 million baby boomer women on the brink of menopause. Many doctors recommend Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) for women as they enter menopause stage in their lives. However, according to Aeron Lifecycle Labs of California, based on the testing of hormone levels in women of all ages, more than 90% of women may be estrogen dominant.

Other treatments are with the drug Premarin derived from pregnant mare’s urine and synthetic progesterone with significant health risks of which many women are unaware.

'Progesterone' was first isolated by William Alien and George Corner in 1934. Since then, approx. 5,000 plants have been identified as containing substances with progesterone-like chemistry. Russel Marker in 1943 successfully extracted a phytoestrogen from the roots of Mexican Wild Yam plants called “diosgenin” inexpensively, in large quantities. The majority of this is purchased by pharmaceutical companies who further synthesized it to an unnatural progesterone-like compound, called 'progestins', for use in patented medicines.

Two of the most commonly prescribed progestin drugs have over 30 negative side effects and health risks, including increased risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, migraines, and breast tenderness. There is a natural alternative…Wild Yam. Our Wild Yam Cream has a number of herbs which work together in their combination. Starting with Wild Mexican Yam Root (Dioscoreo villosa) which contains a well known phytoestrogen, “diosgenin” which is a natural DHEA precursor that has been shown to aid in the stabilization of hormone balance, it is anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, it also has nerve relaxant properties and can reduce depression. Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) has been used for generations. It is effective against hot flashes, night sweats, heart palpitations, and dryness of the vagina. Vitex agnus castus (also called Chaste Tree) is a superior hormone regulator, helps to restore the estrogen/progesterone balance, and reduces hot flashes. An alternative or supplement to the cream is Wild Yam Tincture which is taken orally and offers many additional health benefits outlined in our therapeutic fact sheets.

In a letter published in "The Lancet" (November 24, 1990). Dr. Lee's study of 100 women, who used Wild Mexican Yam skin cream, documented bone scan increases in bone density over three years ranging as high as 22%. The amount of bone increase was proportional to the bone loss before treatment. This means that patients with the lowest bone density before treatment would gain the greatest amount of bone during treatment. And there was no bone breakage of any patient. At a recent lecture in Richmond, B.C. Dr. Lee told the overflow audience of women that it is about time they were getting the truth about menopause, PMS, and osteoporosis; that menopause is not a disease and they have the choices to take charge of their own body and health.

The Wild Mexican Yam cream is best applied to the largest areas of relatively thin skin. Rotate the site of application daily. These areas include: inner part of thighs and arms, the face, neck, upper chest and abdomen. The hormone precursors are first absorbed into the body fat and then passed into the body by blood circulation. Initially, most of it is absorbed in the body fat. With continued use, the hormone levels in the fat become stabilized and further doses then increase the blood levels and stronger physiological effects are felt. It may take two or three months of use before maximum benefits are received. The cream is instantly absorbed into your bloodstream without any side-effects. How long should a women use the cream? There is absolutely no age limit.

Wild Yam has the ability to act as an anti-inflammatory, useful for swelling, and pain of the sciatic nerve. Several years ago I personally had an inflammation of my left shoulder, which led doctors to give me a cortisone shot. Two years ago I had the same inflammation and chose to use our wild yam cream which miraculously relieved the inflammation in a matter of days! For men it can also be noted that hormone depletion plays a factor between the ages of 55-60 and can lead to a drop in sex drive, depression and insomnia.

Ingredients

Distilled water, wild yam extract (dioscorea villosa), chaste tree berry extract (vitex agnus-castus), black cohosh extract (cimicifuga racemosa), msm (methylsulfonylmethane), panthenol (vitamin B5), aloe vera, polawax, grape seed oil, vegetable glycerine, cetyl alcohol, sweet almond oil, sodium borate, organic grapefruit seed extract, vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol), sorbitol.