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I started a modified version of the greenbush program, about 3 weeks ago. I realized that even with all the research Ive done on this program I still have no idea how much tea Im supposed to be drinking. Im drinking 2 cups a day made with 1 tbs fennel each. Is that enough? Does it depend on how much of the other herbs Im taking?
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Hi mochaccino,
That's too much. 400 mg is enough. Since a tea bag is 2,000 or 2,500 mg, you can make one pot for 5 or 6 days and keep it in the fridge.
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Wow, really?? It's just regular whole powdered herb and not a powdered extract. Even the full tablespoon makes a fairly mild tasting tea, not that means anything I suppose. The basic fennel and "fennu-fennel" teas that were so popular back on the old board were usually made with 2 to 3 tsps of either fennel or a mixture. Were they completely wrong? Why is this too much fennel and what would happen if I continued at this dose? Isabelle, I think you mentioned that you became progesterone dominant drinking six cups per day. How much fennel did that work out to?
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Hi mochaccino,
Eve used 400 mg with 1800 mg hops and 1800 mg fenugreek. I became progesterone dominant at 8 cups, which was 2,000 mg.
In my favorite publication
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/estr...tml#table3
fennel contains 4 times more phyto-progestins than hops contains phyto-estrogens. So it's only logical Eve took 4 times more hops.
There are, of course, exceptions: luteal phase, and women who are prone to estrogen dominance, which often appears to occur together with PCOS, tubuler breasts, and persistent AAAs.
