from the book: Basic Herbs for Health and Healing by Rashan Abdul Hakim
TO DECREASE MENSTRUAL FLOW:
Fennel, nettle, blue cohosh, chamomile, thyme, catnip, angelica, amaranth (calaloo), licorice root, shave grass, cayenne, plantain, bayberry bark, shepherd's purse. Boil the herbs in a tea and take internally.
MENOPAUSE:
To increase estrogen levels naturally and relieve hot flashes and other discomforts associated with menopause: blue cohosh, black cohosh, licorice, dong quai, sarsaparilla, passion-flower, holy thistle.
HERBS DURING PREGNANCY:
Red raspberry leaf, alfalfa, blueberry leaf, nettle, comfrey root, strawberry leaf, American elder, white oak bark, sarsaparilla root, cayenne, red clover blossom - strengthens the uterus and prevent miscarriage
TO EASE PAIN DURING LABOR:
Wild cherry (inner bark), spikenard, blue cohosh, black cohosh, squaw vine, shepherd's purse, sweetsop leaf, peony, cayenne, wormwood
MORNING SICKNESS:
Peach leaves, catnip, alfalfa, cinnamon, cloves, mint, ginger, sage, hops, lemongrass
HERBS TO AVOID DURING PREGNANCY:
Mandrake, rue, pennyroyal, dong quai, aloe, semi-contrac, Mexican tea, wormgrass, cerasee, buckthorn
HERBAL TEAS FOR NURSING MOTHERS:
Nettle increases breast milk and removes mucus from chest and breast
Fennel seeds increase breast milk and tone the uterus
Licorice tones all female organs, increases breast milk
Tumeric purifies breast milk
Dill seeds, caraway seeds, blessed thistle, marshmallow, anise, alfalfa, comfrey leaves or root, red raspberry leaf, strawberry leaf - produce milk
Fenugreek seeds - improves qualitiy and quantity of breast milk
please where can i get some of the Licorice to buy in ghana here??
@tecoma, Probably Relish health food store in Osu. They have all kinds of herbs.