Help Relieve Menopause Symptoms

Menopause is the normal drop in women's reproductive hormones as they age, which causes symptoms such as hot flashes, lethargy, and dry skin. Anise seed is supposed to imitate the effects of estrogen in your body, potentially alleviating menopausal symptoms. In one four-week research, 72 women experiencing hot flashes were randomly assigned to receive either a placebo or a capsule containing 330 mg of anise seed three times each day. Those who took anise saw a 75% reduction in the severity and frequency of hot flashes.

Some of the components in anise seed may also help prevent bone loss, which is one of the most common symptoms of menopause and happens as a result of your body's estrogen levels falling. In one study, essential oil containing 81% anethole, the main element in anise, was found to help prevent bone loss and osteoporosis in rats. Despite these encouraging findings, more research is needed to discover how anise seed affects menopausal symptoms in women.