Herbs in Pregnancy What's Safe, What's Not, and What They Are Used For Janelle Reinhardt

Herbs Safe in Pregnancy Red Raspberry Leaf Peppermint Leaf Ginger Root Slippery Elm Bark

Uses and Precautions Red raspberry leaf – Uses  Uterine health and toning  Increase milk production  Decrease nausea  Ease labor pains  Reduce complications and interventions at birth Use only after the first trimester

Uses and Precautions Peppermint Leaf – Uses  Reduce nausea and morning sickness  Reduce flatulence Ginger Root – Uses  Relieve nausea and vomiting Slippery Elm Bark – Uses  Relieve nausea, heartburn, vaginal irritations, and sore throat

Herbs to Avoid Black Cohosh Blue Cohosh Pennyroyal Dong Quai Saw Palmento Ephedra

Herbs to Avoid All of these have various effects, ranging from being a uterine stimulant (causing contractions), to hormonal disruption and abortive properties, to being downright poisonous. ALWAYS check with a trained professional before using any herbal supplement during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester.

Sources Natural herbs & vitamins during pregnancy. (2011, July). Retrieved from health/naturalherbsvitamins.html