In most of the cases, the ovarian cysts are functional and are basically harmless. In fact in the US, they are present in almost every female before her menopause and also in 14.8% of all females who have reached that stage in her life. Ovarian Carcinoma is a disease that is also seen in about 15 cases out of 100000 in a year. Currently, thousands of affected people are opting for herbal treatments across the world to cure their ovarian cysts.

Ovarian cysts affect women of all ages. But they occur in most cases at the stage of life when she can have a baby. In some cases the cysts give rise to problems, such as bleeding and pain and may have to be surgically removed.

How to treat them

Cysts in the ovary have today become a major reason for excessive bleeding, infertility and pain. Though they are mostly benign, but we would recommend a test for ensuring this. The most practised method of treating them is through surgery. But in some cases, surgery cannot be carried out and in fact it is not the feasible option, and it is not desirable too. Plus, there are side effects of surgery too. For example, surgery may lead to the cysts coming back again. An alternative method is the "Synthetic Hormone Therapy". Many women are advised to go for hysterectomy as well. These days however, many people are opting for herbal treatments and there are strong reasons why they are doing so.

It takes anything between 3 months to 6 months for the cyst to be 100% removed with the herbal approach. But it depends on the size and also on the number of cysts the person has. The patient will also need to support and clean the liver when the treatment is going on because this is necessary to regulate the hormone levels; it also cleans the blood. The diet also plays an important part here. There are some food items that can make the condition worse and so they need to be avoided; this is why the diet is so crucial.

Foods

Foods that are important to counter recurrence and lessen the discomfort are whole grains, garlic, fruits, legumes and plenty of green and raw vegetables. The items that need to be avoided are processed and refined foods, red meat, caffeine, eggs, alcohol, fat, white sugar and carbonated beverages. Do physical exercise and eat a balanced and natural diet to fight cysts.

From the 2nd week to the menstruation cycle

Here is a herbal treatment that can be useful in this period. It has 3 capsules of vitex & black cohosh, 2 capsules of dandelion root & black haw, 1 capsule that has bee pollen, pau d`arco and chaparral. Take this 2 times in a day. Take this from the 2nd week after the cycle till the period begins again.

From the beginning of mens to the 2nd week

In this period you will need to take it in this combination - 3 capsules of a blue & black cohosh & milk thistle, 2 capsules of "wild yam", 1 capsule of chaparral, yarrow, bee pollen and pau d`arco. This also has to be taken twice daily.

Please remember to supplement these medicines with vitamins A, E and C.

These therapies need to be alternately used for a period of 3 months, and for up to an year. The severity of your problem and the length of time it has continued for will decide how long you have to keep taking these. Do remember that this is just for general suggestion.

Holistic approach

The best approach however are holistic remedies. Medicines that are based on herbs work even better if the holistic approach is followed with it. It can be safely stated that holistic approach is the most effective. Actually there cannot be any parallels to it.

While in the conventional approach, diagnosis and treatment is carried out, in the holistic approach, importance is given to achieving a healthy body, mind and spirit, and when this is achieved, the cysts cannot get formed. The holistic approach also attempts to find out all the causes because of which the cysts are formed in the first place and then treats all of them. Not only is this approach more effective, is actually leads to quicker relief and that too with little medical intervention.

Education is the first and the most important step to achieving a cure for ovarian cysts. This is because only when the patient knows what the problems are she can take an active part in the healing process; researchers agree to this approach. She is reassured that ovarian cysts are nothing abnormal, particularly in the reproductive years. The fact that they are quite normal and does not cause too much harm is made very clear to her early on. The abnormalities are explained and the warnings are also discussed with the woman. The holistic approach together with herbal treatments does indeed provide the best results.