Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Natural Relief, Vitamins & Meds

Managing heavy menstrual bleeding can be achieved through both natural remedies like cinnamon and primrose oil, and medical interventions. Identify the vitamins and dietary changes that help alleviate excessive flow and shorten long periods.

Cinnamon for Excessive Menstrual Bleeding

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Susan DeFeo

Once considered more valuable than gold in medieval Europe, cinnamon found favor in religious ceremonies, as a flavoring and as a remedy for gynecological problems. Practitioners of herbal medicine claim that cinnamon may help treat excessive menstrual bleeding, while results take up to four months.

Susan DeFeo has been a professional writer since 1997. She served as a community events columnist for New Jersey's "Cape May County Herald" for more than a decade and currently covers the family and pet beat for CBS Philadelphia. Her health, fitness, beauty and travel articles have appeared in various online publications. DeFeo studied visual communications at SUNY Farmingdale.