Natural Herbs for Pregnancy Good for You and Your Baby!
Herbs can be a wonderful and safe help to mother and baby in the early stages of development:
Chamomile: Has a calming, soothing effect on the nervous system, as well as lifting one’s mood. Combined with ginger, it helps with morning sickness and digestive problems during pregnancy. Chamomile contains a high level of calcium and has excellent anti-inflammatory properties.
Blessed Thistle: These natural herbs for pregnancy is best used in the latter stages of pregnancy to support liver function and as a general liver tonic. Blessed thistle helps to stimulate the flow of blood to the mammaries as well as to stimulate lactation. This herb is known for reducing hemorrhaging during childbirth.
Nettle Leaf: Chock full of several vitamins and minerals, most importantly iron. This makes nettle leaf ideal natural herbs for pregnancy for an individual suffering from exhaustion, fatigue, and weakness due to low iron levels in the blood. Nettle leaf also helps boost the flow of milk.
Black Haw: Helps prevent miscarriage during the early stages of pregnancy.
Red Raspberry Leaf: Loaded with important vitamins and minterals, many of which help nourish and tone the muscles of the uterus. Also helps in stimulating the flow of milk and helps balance the body after childbirth.
Dandelion Root (and greens): Dandelion root and greens are natural herbs for pregnancy that aid digestion and stimulate the liver. It is an excellent diuretic to flush the body of excess fluid build up and overall nourishes and tones all bodily systems. Many believe this herb is useful in combating fatigue and exhaustion.
Kelp: This sea vegetable is high in many important (even rare) vitamins and minerals. Kelp is best known for being excellent in supporting proper thyroid functioning.
Spirulina: High source of many important vitamins and minerals, as well as amino acids. Spirulina is roughly 60 to 80% protein and thus is gram for gram higher in protein than red meat and soy! It is also loaded with B vitamins so it works wonders for fatigue and exhaustion.
Ginger Root: great for morning sickness and digestive issues. Can be combined with chamomile for an even greater effect. Ginger can also be used with to treat sore throats and congestion in colds. Regarded as very safe herbs for pregnancy.
Burdock Root: Known as a liver booster and tonic, burdock root has a high concentration of vitamins and minerals.
Yellow Dock: High in iron, yellow dock is excellent in treating anemia, without the constipation caused by iron pills. It works even more effectively when combined with other herbs rich in iron such, as dandelion, alfalfa, and nettles. Can be consumed as a tea up to 3 cups daily.