Hormone Helper Tincture

This tincture is traditionally aimed at:

• Anxiety + emotional regulation
• Menstrual and uterine support
• Hormonal balance across the cycle
• Stress-related cramps, PMS, and palpitations

It’s the kind of formula herbalists use for PMS, PMDD, irregular cycles, stress-triggered cramps, and emotional volatility tied to hormones.

🌿 What each herb is doing

🧠 Nervous system & emotional calm

• Lavender – Calming, mood-soothing, gently antispasmodic
• Passionflower – Anxiety relief, sleep support, quiets racing thoughts
• Motherwort – Deep emotional steadiness; helps with anxiety, grief, palpitations

➡️ Together: calms the heart and nerves without heavy sedation

🌺 Hormonal & menstrual support

• Vitex (chaste berry) – Regulates progesterone, supports cycle regularity
• Motherwort – Tones the uterus, eases tension and delayed menses
• Cramp bark – Relieves uterine and smooth-muscle spasms

➡️ Together: cycle regulation + cramp relief

🩸 Circulation, warmth & digestion

• Ginger root – Warming, anti-inflammatory, improves absorption
• Cinnamon – Circulatory stimulant, blood sugar balance, uterine warmth

➡️ Helps reduce cold-type cramps and sluggish circulation

🌱 Nourishment & support herbs

• Nettles – Mineral-rich, helps replenish iron and reduce fatigue
• Licorice root – Adrenal support, anti-inflammatory, harmonizer

➡️ Supports stress resilience and recovery

🍸 Role of alcohol

Alcohol:

• Extracts both calming and warming compounds
• Increases bioavailability
• Makes the formula fast-acting

But with passionflower + lavender + motherwort, alcohol can increase sedation.

⚠️ Important cautions (please read carefully)

This tincture is not appropriate if:

• You are pregnant or trying to conceive (vitex + cramp bark + motherwort)
• You have high blood pressure or low potassium (licorice)
• You take SSRIs, benzodiazepines, or sedatives (passionflower + lavender)
• You have heart rhythm issues (motherwort can affect heart rate)
• You use hormonal birth control (vitex may interfere)

Possible side effects if overdosed:

• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Headaches
• Cycle changes (early/late periods)
• Blood pressure changes

🧠 In plain language

This tincture is best for:

• PMS, PMDD
• Stress-induced cramps
• Anxiety tied to menstrual cycles
• Emotional heaviness around periods
• Irregular or painful menstruation

It is not a general daily tonic.

💡 Best-use guidance (typical herbalist approach)

• Start very low (5–10 drops)
• Take during the luteal phase or as symptoms arise
• Avoid late-night dosing until you know your response
• Cycle use (not continuously for months)