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We all have to try dried cleavers at least once...just as we have to try eating a wee bit fresh (LadyB is not the only one to discover the cling to your tongue yummy of fresh cleavers salad...lol )

So glad you found some relief....Yes, I think the Witch Hazel helped, it has been used for gargle and washes for many, many decades...bark and /or leaf.

Here is a great article written by Paul Bergner.

http://medherb.com/Materia_Medica/Symph ... aloids.htm

Personally I'm on the fence with internal Comfrey ROOT use, it would depend on why it was needed, is there an alternative?

I've also been looking into 'double extracts', more towards working with herbs and honey. There are some herbs that just refuse to extract into honey, so into water, oil or alcohol first...sometimes water and alcohol then into honey. I read that sometimes one would want to soak herb in water first j...

Do you have access to an Asian food market/store? Here in the US we can find Burdock at Health food stores and Asian markets...Sometimes the root is labeled GOBO.

Somewhere there is an article written by Susun about the when's and how comes of infusions, tinctures and the like. Tinctures are potent for many years, quantities as small as a drop can be effective and often immediate and a smaller amount of plant material is needed to make a tincture. Infusions a...

I tried a Dandelion root infusion once...only once! Too BITTER!
I don't mind bitter but root infusion was TOO much!

A gluten intolerance could also be a culprit.
As for how long before mom can see a difference? Could be immediately or it could take weeks, but I'd bet days..

Where's the 'abnormal' in this tale?
BC pill usage once stopped can cause a delay in menstruation for a bit.
Any other signs of a period?
I don't understand the 'abnormal'.
Are you sure its not just peri-menopause....where things are a changin'

I think one of my triggers is corn :o Like wheat and soy, corn is in everything these days. I made gluten free cornbread last night, my heart was in a CRAZY WIGGED-OUT pattern half the night, very exhausting. A couple other things that I find helpful besides or along with the strenuous exercise is s...