Dear Bob Liebert,

For the past 7 yrs I've been suffering from heavy breast discharge. It gets worse right after my periods. I have tried everything (parlodel dopergin) but nothing helps. I'm going crazy with this. Please let me know if there are any herbs to deal with my problem. I would be ever so grateful. Secondly, whenever I vacuum carpets or mop the kitchen my left hip starts to hurt (the hip bone) could it be lack of calcium?? Please let me know what I should take for this pain. Thank you.

Reem

Dear Friend,

The discharge is ususally due too high prolactin levels, for which Vitex extract (see our website) has worked very well. Sage tea or extract internally and externally may aid as well. It sounds as if some form of arthritis has affected the hip, for which herbal anti-inflammatories (see Inflammaid Formula) are an aid. If the pain travels the sciatic nerve, down the outside of the leg, these herbs will aid as well. In osteo-artrhritis a good mineral formula (Calcium, Magnesium, Silica, trace minerals) may be called for as well (see Mineral Formula).

You can buy these herbs and many more in the Formula and Single Herb sections of the Teeter Creek Herb website. Herbs that don't appear in the Formula or Single Herb lists can usually be requested in the "Message" section at the bottom of the order page.

The information expressed is the personal observations of Herbalist Bob Liebert based on his personal experience and his studies of folk and traditional herbalism. These observations are not meant to be a substitute for qualified medical diagnosis and treatment. Uses of many of the herbs have not been scientifically verified.