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Ask the Herbalist_questions on Pregnancy/Fertility/Nursing
Use a fast or juice fast to cleanse your body of the chemicals and drugs you may need to do several. It will probably
take several months up to a year. I am assuming you are not diabetic. If diabetic do not go on a fast, use a strict
vegetarian diet and use vegetable juices to cleanse your body. You could also enlist the use of Alterative herbs, which
help increase elimination. Watch what you eat try to eat only organic produce, meat, dairy etc. this will reduce your
xeno-estrogen load, which may be a problem. Stay away from cleaning chemicals, fertilizers, paints, insecticides and
herbicides etc.
Here are some herbs which may help once you are ready again.
Plant Name Helonia Root, False Unicorn Latin Name Chamaelirium leuteum
False Unicorn Helps with Hormonal Infertility, hormonal imbalances, use with licorice, Dong qui, Shatavari. This
combination is also good for women coming off of Birth Control or Fertility Drugs. Helps normalize the reproduction
system. Use with Chaste Tree.
To build blood and increase libido use
Bu qu zhi Latin Name: Psoralea corylifolia and the herb Shatavari
For the anxiety, stress, depression use chaste tree, blue vervain, Motherwort.
If you feel you are depressed try Saint Johnswort, it will take upwards of 6-8 weeks to be fully effective.
To build and strengthen your body.
Use Raspberry Leaf before during and after your pregnancy. It is a Uterine tonic, builds the structural integrity,
prepares uterus to recieve the egg, maintains the muscle tone of the uterus as it is stretched by the growing child. And
after birth it will help reduce the uterus back to its prepregnancy size.
To build your blood, strength etc.
Use Horsetail, Alfalfa, Nettle leaf and a small amount of Yellow dock (yellow dock can cause nausea or upset
stomach) or aquire a green super food drink mix. Take daily, if making a tea with the herbs heat them the night before
allow to cool and then place in the refrigerator, the longer the herbs are in the water the more nutrients will pulled out.
You can make a batch, 2 day supply at most, store the tea in the fridge, but daily preparation would be best. The green
super food powder can be added to a morning smoothie or shake. Sprinkled on salad or steamed veggies.
During the first trimester after getting pregnant, stop all treatments, except the folic acid. The raspberry leaf can be
taken throughout. In your last 2-4 weeks before birth use a Mother's Cordial to prep your body for birth.
For your husband you can try the following herbs they help to improve sperm count and motility and increase libido.
Dong Chong Xia Cao, Summer Grass and Winter Worm, Latin name: Cordiceps sinensis
He shou wu, Fo ti (very bad common name), Latin Name: Polygonium multiflorum
Yin yan huo, lustful sheep and goat plant, Latin Name: Epimidium macranthum (use short term)
Ashwaghanda Latin Name: Withania somnifera this is a great herb for stress reduction and calms you down.
Wu wei zu, 5 flavor fruit, Schisandra berry Latin Name: Schisandra chinesis This one will normalize hormone function
and will be slightly stimulating, less than caffeine but could cause a pickup feeling.
Once you decide to start trying again, stop using the condom, enjoy your love making, it is not a job, or schedule to
keep. Relax and let it happen. One point if you have done a basal temp diary, to pinpoint ovulation, start your love
making 6 days prior and through ovulation. Most women conceive when lovemaking has occurred a couple days
before ovulation, sperm can live several days in the female reproductive tract.
AGAIN, For a Woman the herbs which can help are:
Helonia Root, False Unicorn, Latin Name Chamaelirium leuteum
Helonius is a strong female fertility herb it balances the female reproductive system.
Chaste Tree can be used if there is a slight hormone imbalance, causing the infertility.
Women with history of miscarriages should use uterine tonifying herbs for 3 - 6 months before conception. The help to
tonify and increase the integrity of uterine tissue:
Raspberry leaf (okay to continue in pregnancy)
lady's mantle
Partridge berry
Once pregnant discontinue herbs, one exception is Raspberry, it has traditionally been used to tonify the uterus
throughout and post delivery.
IN GENERAL For a man the herbs that can help are:
To increase sperm count and motility use kidney yang tonics:
Morinda root, Bai ki tien
Ashwuganda
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