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BREASTFEEDING
From the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (March-April 2000 page 240):
Common Herbs to Avoid While Breastfeeding:
- Aloe
- Black Cohosh
- Buckthorn
- Cascara Sagrada
- Kava Kava
- Ma Huang
- Sage
- Senna
- Wintergreen
Avoid excessive cocoa, coffee, and tea.
Herbs that traditionally stimulate milk flow:
- Caraway
- Celery
- Chaste Berry Tree
- Fennel
- Fenugreek
- Goat's Rue
- Raspberry
- Rauwolfia
- Verbena
Herbs that traditionally reduce milk flow:
- Castor Bean
- Jasmine Flower
- Sage
PREGNANCY
Medicinal Herbs to be used with caution during pregnancy:
- Agave americana
- Angelica archangelica
- Angelica sylvestris
- Anthemis nobilis (Roman chamomille)
- Apium graveolens (Celery)
- Arctium lappa (Burdock)
- Arcostaphylos uva-ursi leaves (Bearberry)
- Artemesia vulgaris (Mugwort)
- Berberis vulgaris
- Calendula officinalis (Pot marigold)
- Capsella bursa-pastoris ( Sheperd's purse)
- Caulophyllum thallictroides
- Chelidonium majus
- Cichorum intybus (Chicory)
- Cinchoma
- Cinnamomu cassia (Cassia)
- Citrus (Lemon and grapefruit)
- Commiphora myrrha (Myrrh)
- Crocus
- Dryopteris
- Ferula asafoetida
- Gossypium herbaceum (Cotton)
- Heracietum lanatum (Cow parsnip)
- Hibiscus roas-senensis flower ( Rose of China)
- Hydocotyle asiatica (Gotu Kola)
- Hydrastis canadenesis
- Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort)
- Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop)
- Jateorhiza palmata (Columba)
- Juniperis communis
- Ledum palustre (Marsh Tea)
- Leonurus cardiaca (Motherswort)
- Marrubium vulgare (Horehound)
- Matricaria chamomile (German chamomile)
- Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)
- Melissa officinalis (Balm)
- Mentha piperita (Peppermint)
- Nasturtium officianal (Watercress)
- Nepeta cataria (Catnip)
- Ocymum basilicum (Basil)
- Origanum margorana (Marjoram - sweet)
- Origanum vulgare (Wild Majoram)
- Oxalis acetosella (Wood sorrel)
- Paeonia officinalis (Peony)
- Phytolacca decandra
- Piper nigrum (Black pepper)
- Plantago (Plantain)
- Polygonum aviculare (Knot grass)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
- Ruta graveolens
- Salvia officinalis
- Sanguisorba canadensis
- Santalum album (Sandalwood)
- Silybum marianum (Milk thistle)
- Tanacetum parthenium and vulgare (Feverfew)
- Thuja occidentalis
- Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
- Turnera (Damiana)
- Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot)
- Urtica dioica (stinging nettles)
- Zingiber officinale (Ginger)
From the Eclectic Dispensatory of Botanical Therapeutics
Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy (by S Mills and K Bone)
Medications that have been associated with birth defects:
- Androgens like DHEA, testosterone
- Iodides
- Lithium
- ACE-I
- High dose of vitamin A (not beta-carotene)
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