Herbs during pregnancy

The time of bearing the baby under the heart is the period when the expectant mother should be attentive to her health and everything that she consumes as food. Herbs during pregnancy, as if they were not advocated by folk medicine advocates, can cause serious harm to the fetus. It is important to know for sure that this or that plant will not be contraindicated for a woman in an interesting position.

What herbs can be in pregnancy?

During pregnancy, women almost always suffer from a decrease in immunity. And often for its maintenance use herbs and their infusions instead of medicines. However, we must remember that drinking broths while staying in the state of expectation of the baby, can only be with the permission of the doctor. This applies even to herbs useful in pregnancy. These include:

• raspberries (helps with cold, and immediately before childbirth helps to soften the ligamentous apparatus and facilitate the processes of labor);
• echinacea, verbena (increase immunity, help cope with colds);
• chamomile (used as an anti-inflammatory drug, as well as for normalizing the stool and improving the performance of the gastrointestinal tract);
• mint, St. John's wort (added to tea to saturate the body with vitamins and trace elements).

What herbs can not be in pregnancy?

Remember that herbs contraindicated in pregnancy are:

• Chinese herbal teas (due to their incomprehensible origin and composition);
• aloe, anise (can cause bleeding, especially in the second trimester);
• adonis, scorched mountaineer, nettle, oregano, calendula, pimple, medicinal primrose, parsley vulgaris (can cause miscarriage, as they increase the tone of the uterus );
• tansy, peony, thuja, wild rosemary, balsamine forest, goldenrod (are poisonous herbs);
• blood clover (affect the blood coagulability).