Green tea extract and vitamin D to treat fibroids

Myomas or fibroids are benign growths on the tissue of the uterus, They usually develop between the ages of 35 and 50.

In many women, fibroids don’t cause any symptoms, so they don’t realize they have them. However, one third of affected women experience discomfort, depending on the location of the fibroids.

Heavy menstrual bleeding or pain often occurs. If the fibroid presses on the bladder, frequent bladder infections can occur. For the same reason it can cause kidney disorders or constipation. fibroids they can even cause back pain if they press on nerves.

Conventional treatment of fibroids

Conventional medicine treats fibroids with drugs or surgery. The drugs used can have numerous (even serious) side effects, so there is great interest in gentle but effective alternatives.

For some years now, research in natural medicine has focused, among other things, on green tea extract and vitamin D. In studies, both agents could independently inhibit fibroid development and shrink existing fibroids.

Vitamin D in fibroid therapy

A study published in the journal Medicine has shown that the administration of vitamin D to deficient women could inhibit the growth of existing fibroids.

Previous studies have indicated that Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk of Developing Fibroids or accelerate the growth of existing ones.

Green tea extract as a natural remedy for fibroids

In the first study on green tea extract in fibroid therapy, 33 patients took daily a placebo or 800 mg of green tea extract with an EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) content of 45 percent (equivalent to 360mg EGCG) a day for four months.

EGCG is the main active compound in green tea. It is a powerful antioxidant plant substance with a cancer-inhibiting effect, which can also be of great help in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, and also in the treatment of fibroids.

In the placebo group, fibroids grew by an average of 24.3%, while fibroids in the green tea extract group they were reduced by an average of 32.6%.

The women’s quality of life also improved: they had less pain, their menstrual blood loss was less and anemia decreased, which was not the case in the placebo group. The green tea extract had no negative side effects.

How to increase the bioavailability of green tea extract

From time to time it is read that the bioavailability of EGCG is very low and therefore cannot have a great effect. However, it is known that absorption can be increase by combining it with piperine (active ingredient of black pepper) and vitamin C.

If you also take omega-3 fatty acids as a dietary supplementyou can take them together with the green tea extract, since the fatty acids also increase their bioavailability. In addition, you can choose soft water, that is, low in minerals, since the simultaneous intake of minerals such as calcium and magnesium would reduce bioavailability.

Green tea extract with vitamins

In autumn 2020, a study combining both natural substances was published for the first time (green tea extract and vitamin D).

In addition, vitamin B6 was added, which can contribute to the breakdown of excess estrogen, the female hormone that promotes the formation of fibroids.

The research appeared in the journal europeanReview for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences and was carried out by researchers from the University of Messina.

Study participants were 30 women, averaging 37 years of age, with symptomatic fibroids. They measured more than 2 cubic centimeters and caused increased menstrual bleeding, abdominal pain, and fatigue.

The women were divided into two groups. Group 1 functioned as a control, that is, they did not take anything, while group 2 received two tablets a day for four months, each with 1,000 IU of vitamin D, 150 mg of EGCG and 5 mg of vitamin B6.

At the end of the study, the size of the fibroids in group 2 had been reduced by 34.7%. The symptoms subsided and the quality of life of these women improved accordingly. There was no more heavy bleeding and 7 out of 8 women who had previously had abdominal pain now had almost no pain. In the control group, however, fibroids increased by 6.9%.

The combined administration of green tea extract with vitamins D and B6 seems to be a highly recommended naturopathic measure that It can be integrated into any therapy for fibroids.

As far as vitamin D is concerned, it is convenient to carry out an analysis depending on the personal level to determine the dose that should be taken.

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