Although lifestyle factors are the most important steps to promote cervical health, several herbs and supplements can aid prevention of cervical disease. The following minimum amounts can help maintain healthy cervical tissue.
Carotene complex
30,000 IU beta-carotene per day combined with 30 mg lycopene per day
D-alpha tocopherol (vitamin E)
400 IU per day
Folic acid
800 mcg per day
Indole-3-carbinol
150 to 200 mg per day
Selenium
200 mcg per day
Vitamin C
1,000 mg twice a day
Zinc
30 mg per day
Sources: Nancy Welliver, ND, professor of botanical medicine at Bastyr University in Seattle, and Robert Rountree, MD, Boulder Wellcare, Boulder, Colorado.
—Jena Hofstedt