Harmony PMS Support

Harmony PMS Support, also sold as Harmony Balance, is a four herb Chinese and Western formula built around chaste tree, with dong quai, peony and bupleurum, plus vitamin D3 and vitamin B6. It is a film coated tablet taken every day rather than only in the week before a period, for women who want to help relieve the symptoms of premenstrual tension, from cramping and bloating through to mood changes and breast tenderness.

Product Strengths

• Helps relieve the symptoms of premenstrual tension, and helps relieve mood changes and breast tenderness associated with premenstrual tension.
• Helps relieve abdominal cramping and menstrual pain, and helps reduce the occurrence of abdominal bloating.
• Helps reduce feelings of irritability associated with premenstrual tension, and helps relieve menstrual cycle irregularity.
• Helps relieve headache symptoms, and maintains skin health.
• Chaste tree at 175 mg dried fruit equivalent, with dong quai and peony each at 2 g dried root equivalent.
• Adds vitamin D3 150 IU and vitamin B6 25 mg to the herbal blend.
• Taken daily and ongoing, with a lower maintenance dose once symptoms ease.

Suitable For / Not Suitable For

Suitable for: Adult women taking a daily formula through the menstrual cycle.

Not suitable for: Pregnancy, unless professionally prescribed; anyone avoiding soy, because the tablet coating contains hydrogenated soya oil; anyone avoiding gelatin.

The tablet coating contains hydrolysed gelatin and hydrogenated soya oil, so it does not suit vegetarians or vegans. Discontinue use if pregnancy occurs.

Ingredients

Excipients: calcium hydrogen phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, chlorophyllin copper complex, carnauba wax, maize starch, hydrolysed gelatin, hydrogenated soya oil, sucrose and dl-alpha-tocopherol, with tablet coating proprietary ingredient PI 4029.

Suggested Use

Starting dose: 2 to 3 tablets a day, continuously for 2 to 3 months. Maintenance dose: 1 to 2 tablets a day, ongoing. Or take as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Tablets can be taken with water or juice, before meals or at least one hour after meals.

Warnings

Always read the label and follow the directions for use. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional. Contains vitamin B6. Stop taking this medication if you experience tingling, burning or numbness and see your healthcare practitioner as soon as possible. Vitamin and mineral supplements should not replace a balanced diet. Discontinue use if pregnancy occurs or if you develop sensitivity to the formula. If you are taking a course of medication, tell your prescribing practitioner you have started this formula.

Cost Per Serve

Storage

Store below 30°C in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight. Do not use if the blister seal is broken.

Disclaimer

Always read the label and follow the directions for use. Vitamin and mineral supplements should not replace a balanced diet. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional. Keep out of reach of children.

Allergens

The tablet coating contains hydrolysed gelatin and hydrogenated soya oil. Always review label for full list of ingredients.

TGA Listing

Listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as AUST L 229922. Listed medicines carry an AUST L number and are assessed by the TGA for quality and safety, not for efficacy.

Each Tablet Contains:

Vitex agnus-castus fruit (Chaste Tree): 175mg, Angelica polymorpha root (Dong Quai): 2g, Paeonia lactiflora root (Peony): 2g, Bupleurum falcatum root: 1g

Starting dose: 2-3 tablets per day, continuously for 2–3 months.

Reduce to maintenance dose as symptoms improve.

Maintenance dose: 1-2 tablets per day, ongoing.

Tablets can be taken with water or juice, before meals or at least one hour after meals. Discontinue use if pregnancy occurs or you develop sensitivity to the formula.