An Introduction to Herbal Support for Womb Health and Pregnancy
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A Note on Tinctures: Tinctures have been used for thousands of years in traditional medicine to help support and nourish pregnant women. They are traditionally made using alcohol and the amount taken in the dosage is very small and perfectly safe. The alcohol is mainly a carrier to help facilitate a more direct absorption of the herb’s healing properties.
For Circulation
“Healthy blood nourishes every cell in the body. It flows through the body like a river, transporting essential nutrients and collecting waste. It ensures every tissue, organ and system has the fuel it needs. However, the pervasive nature of blood means that, once it is imbalanced, the whole body is imbalanced. Blood not only transports nutrients around the body, it also transports toxins. So care must be taken to ensure your blood has the purity, balance, and vitality your body needs for optimal health.”
Referenced From
http://joyfulbelly.com
Motherwort Tincture
Suggested dosage: Five drops under tongue, in water or juice once a day, three days a week.
Yellow Dock Tincture
Suggested dosage: One dropper under the tongue, in water or juice twice a week
Wild Yam Tincture
Suggested dosage: One dropper twice a day
Shepherd's Purse Tincture
Suggested dosage: One dropper once a day
Tonifying and Strengthening
The entire reproductive area is essentially the baby’s home. It will carry, protect, nurture, and ultimately bring your baby out that cozy home and into your arms. Herbs work from within by providing your body with nutrients, minerals, and organic compounds that can activate hormones and create balance. This type of strengthening is a preventative and the effects gradually accumulate overtime, just like building a muscle; and quite literally, building and toning the muscles of the uterus and around the entire reproductive area.
How to Make An Infusion
Step One: Boil a quart of purified water
Step Two: Take one handful of loose leaf herb and put it in an empty quart jar.
Step Three: Fill with boiling water, cap and let sit for 2+ hours. Decant, add honey if desired and drink.
Raspberry Leaf Infusion
Suggested dosage: At least 1.5 cups daily
Nettle Leaf Infusion
Suggested dosage: At least one cup daily
Kelp Tincture
Suggested dosage: Three droppers per day twice a week
Comfrey Leaf Infusion
I have had a lot of experience with the safety and effectiveness of comfrey leaf infusion. There’s a lot of reactive and misleading information surrounding comfrey, and I am here to tell you that the leaf infusion is incredibly nourishing and beneficial in pregnancy and in general. Like any herb it must be treated with respect, knowledge and intuition.
With its abundance of minerals, vitamins, folic acid and proteins that are easily assimilated in infusion form, comfrey is excellent and effective, when drunk consistently in promoting better tone and yet elasticity in the uterus and general pelvic region. It is incredibly nourishing to the
bones as well.
Nourishment and Growth
To be sure, all that I have already written are absolutely instrumental in nourishment and growth. But here I am going to focus on a specific aspect of nourishing that stokes the “inner fires” of the body and is the very platform on which healthy hormone function can conduct itself. Without this specific focus on stoking this “inner fire” in the cells, the blood has very little to carry to the womb, the baby, the heart, brain and whole body. This type of nourishment ties the above all together.
Good Fats and Oils
Dates
Suggested serving: Two large dates a day, three days a week
Coconut Oil
Suggested serving: Two tablespoons a day, three days a week
Hemp Seeds
Suggested serving: One tablespoon a day, four days a week
Some Delectable Ways to Consume Good Fats and Oils
https://www.thespruceeats.com/tuna-sashimi-with-daikon-and-ginger-1300697
https://www.hanahlife.com/blogs/recipes/wake-me-up-cardamom-ginger-ghee-chai
https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/know-your-fats/why-butter-is-better/
https://www.savorylotus.com/avocado-date-smoothie/
https://www.howsweeteats.com/2018/04/strawberry-smoothie/
Herbs and Medicinals for Harmonizing Hormones
These herbs and medicinals are more potent and direct in nature than most of the herbs and foods listed in this write-up which is why they have their own category. This particular section will focus on the direct treatment of the endocrine system which is responsible for the complex, beautiful and absolutely necessary function of the hormones. Hormones are the physical link to our feeling life; sexually, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. They connect us to the feeling life of all the systems in the body. Without proper function, everything begins to lose feeling, that means we begin to lose connection and grounding in our physical bodies.
Vitex Tincture (Chaste Tree)
Suggested dosage: Four drops once a day up to seven days a week.
Partridge Berry Tincture
(Mitchella Repense)
Suggested dosage: Five drops a day up to seven days a week