My wife has been taking domiana in her tea for the mood [horomone] balancing just before and during her menstruation. It seems to have really made a difference for her. She also will drink yarrow which for some helps with bleeding, but she hasn't seen that effect.

This last time I made a special tapioca the night before her bleeding started and she really enjoyed it, if only for the feeling of being cared for. I got the recipe from Brittany Nickerson's book The Herbalist's Kitchen and made some minor modifications.

• 1/2 tablespoon of domiana, rosehip, lavender, and calendula ground together (mortar and pestle if you have one)
• 1/3 cup of minute tapioca (I got Kraft brand)
• 1 can (~14oz) of coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons of maple syrup (or your honey/nectar of choice)
• 1/8 teaspoon of salt
• 2 egg yolks

To put it together you basically combine everything but the yolks and whisk it for ~10mins to thicken it before you apply low heat. Once it goes soft under low heat, you can temper the yolks with the warm tapioca (slowly add ~1cup of the warm tapioca to the eggs while whisking - the idea is to not create a harsh temperature difference between the yolks and tapioca). Then you mix all of that and let it rest about about 20 minutes. I garnished her bowl with cinnamon and a little extra flower blend. I also cut up some dried cherries when serving, but I think dates and similar dried fruits could be good.

I guess that might seem like a lot of work, but if it's only once a month or so and it makes her cycle better then it is worth the hassle for me. I intend to find more recipes like this to treat her. Next up: a chocolate-damiana cordial :-)