Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: Morning Sickness Causes

Question:
Yes there are herbs that can be used to overcome morning sickness. Red Raspberry tea or Peppermint tea are often used for nausea. Alfalfa and peppermint tea can be taken together for good results. I read about this in a book called Herbally Yours and this is what it suggests to take during pregnancy. I hope this is of some help to you.

Answer:
Does anyone know of any herbs that help lessen morning sickness during pregnancy? The obvious choice would be ginger, but i'm pretty sure that's not appropriate for pregnancy--may cause miscarriage. I would recommend meadowsweet; Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals gives this recipe for nausea with pregnancy: 2 parts wild yam root; 1 part meadowsweet; a part dandelion root; 1 part peach leaves, 1 part fennel seed. in tincture form: 25-40 drops, 3-4 times daily; during acute times, take 10 drops as often as needed. Eat easy foods: yogurt, miso, barley, oatmeal, brown rice My cousin's doctor told her to take ginger for morning sickness - I use it for car sickness and it works great. I had awful morning sickness with all three of my children....I found sucking on a certs peppermint helped my tremendously! I would take one beforemoving out of bed in the morning and one at night. Also, taking b6 and b12 vitamins helps ease that nausea. Check with the dr. on how much you can take of those. This is the first time I have heard that ginger causes miscarraige. What other herbs should I watch for? I thought Fennel was not to be taken during pregnancy because it causes miscarraige. There's been some reports of excessive use of ginger causing bleeding, which may have led to the miscarriage idea. It's not contraindicated for pregnancy in any of the herbals that I've read, although they do recommend using it for only short periods of time in low dosages. One Danish study used ginger for morning sickness in dosages not to exceeding 1 gram of powder daily (divided into four equal doses), for three to four days. It was made into a tea for the women, and no serious side effects were reported. BUT, if you have a history of miscarriage or other health problems, do consult with your physician. This is a shock to me also. My cousin was told by her doctor she could use ginger for her morning sickness. I also use on a regular basis for car sickness.