hot tea/pg?

Re: hot tea/pg?

• Matsifloxacin

  February 2009

  https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/herbaltea.html

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• totalpanic

  February 2009

  ask your doctor

  mine said some were safe
  

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• triplenine member

  February 2009

  some teas have A LOT of caffiene -  read the labels carefully

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• easjer05 member

  February 2009

  My midwife told me to avoid loose blended tea or mixes that didn't carry ingredient lists, and stick to what I could buy in the grocery store and to check the labels to make sure there was no comfrey or pennyroyal, which are known abortifacients.  Otherwise, she said I could use my own judgment and to enjoy tea.
  

  
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• ZachnLoriahn member

  March 2009

  My doc told me to just watch the caffine intake but that most plain herbal teas were fine.  Also I found some PG Teas at Babies R Us that help with morning sickness, relaxation, and other stuff.  So I tried them they are really good!!                     

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• Green_Pyxi

  March 2009

  In the list below, most of these herbs should be avoided solely because they are too stimulating to a body which is already quite heavily taxed.  Others stimulate the uterus, while even others have steroidal qualities which can interfere with the body's production of necessary hormones.

  
  
  While there are many herbs to avoid, there are also quite a few herbs which can be incredibly helpful, yet extremely gentle during your pregnancy.  Some symptoms which can be treated by the use of herbs are nausea, reflux or heart burn, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.  There are even herbs used to tone the uterus to improve the effectiveness of contractions and to prevent hemorrhage while giving birth.

  If you're used to drinking lots of herbal teas, the safe bet would be to check the list of ingredients.  If there is anything you feel uncertain about Google the item and include the terms "pregnancy" and "contraindication" in your search.  Most teas like zingers, orange spice, or mints are perfectly safe in small quantities...a couple glasses a day.  Medicinal teas are easy to tell by their name...throat, breathe, cold care, detox, etc.  Most of these will NOT be okay, especially detox teas....never, ever, ever drink detox teas while you're pregnant.  You're baby will be seen by the body as something to flush with the other toxins!  Cold and throat teas typically contain goldenseal or licorice, both of which are included in the list below.
  

  I personally wouldn't drink anything listed as herbal with no ingredients list.  It's extremely presumptuous  of the maker to assume that all items are safe for everyone.  That is never the case.  Herbally, there is no one size fits all.

  I hope this was helpful! 

   

  Herbs to avoid:

  Arbor vitae - Thuja occidentalis

  Black cohosh - Cimifuga racemosa

  Buchu - Barosma betulina

  Chinese angelica - Angelica sinensis

  Chinese rhubarb - Rheum palmatum

  dan shen - Salvia miltiorrhiza

  Devil's claw - Harpagophytum procumbens

  Elecampane - Inula helenium

  Feverfew - Tanacetum parthenium

  Ginseng - Panax ginseng

  Goldenseal - Hydrastis canadensis
  

  Juniper - Juniperus communis

  Licorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra

  Motherwort - Leonurus cardiaca

  Myrrh - Commiphora molmol

  Pennyroyal - Mentha pulegium

  Prickly ash - Zanthoxylum americanum

  Senna - Cassia senna

  Shepard's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris

  Vervain - Verbena officinalis
  

  White peony - Paeonia lactiflora
  

  Wild yam - Dioscoria villosa
  

  Wormwood - Artemesia absynthium
  

  Yarrow -  Achillea millefolium
  

   

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