Menopause

Once menopausal, the woman is affected by the reign of vāta which creates obstructions by drying up the body. Vāta takes the ascendancy over pitta and two phenomena occur depending on which type of woman you are. Either, the water element leaves the body in a hurry and drains away leaving your body dry, with weight loss, fatigue, sadness and anxiety. Pitta, the fire, can then express itself as dry heat that irritates you. Or the water does not drain away, it is storage in the tissues and weight/volume gain, pitta is then expressed as wet heat. In both cases, vāta is blocked and pressurises with pitta, creating a ‘pressure cooker’ phenomenon. When the valve lets go, the famous hot flashes occur. This infusion regulates these phenomena by lowering vāta.