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Green Earth :: Herbs Contraindicated in Pregnancy

Herbs Contraindicated in Pregnancy

Uterine vasoconstrictors

  • European Mistletoe (Viscum album)
  • Ma Huang (Ephedra sinica)
  • Periwinkle (Vinca major)
  • Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Uterine vasodilators

  • Aloe (Aloe spp)
  • American Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum)
  • Angelica(Angelica archangelica)
  • Arbor Vitae (Thuja occidentalis)
  • Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
  • Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
  • Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
  • Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
  • Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis)
  • Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
  • Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
  • Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
  • Prickley Ash (Xanthoxylum americanum)
  • Rue (Ruta graveolens)
  • Saffron (Crocus sativus)
  • Senega Snakeroot (Polygala senega)
  • Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
  • Virginia Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria)
  • Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
  • Yohimbe (Corynanthe johimbi)

Cathartics/Irritants

  • Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)
  • Butternut (Juglans canadensis)
  • Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana)
  • Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
  • Senna (Cassia marilandica)
  • Turkey Rhubarb (Rheum australe)

Oxytocin Synergists

  • Bethroot(Trillium erectum)
  • Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
  • Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
  • Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Overt Drug Plants

  • Aconite (Aconitum columbianum)
  • Ipecac(Ipecac ipecachuana)
  • Lily of the Valley (Convalaria majalis)
  • Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Miscellaneous

  • Barberry(Berberis vulgaris)
  • Blessed thistle(Cnicus benedictus)
  • Calamus (Acorus calamus)
  • Calendula (Calendula officinalis)(ok externally)
  • Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
  • Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
  • Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
  • Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
  • Ginseng (Panax ginseng, Panax quinquefolius)
  • Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
  • Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
  • Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  • Juniper berries(Juniperus communis)
  • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  • Life Root (Senecio aureus)
  • Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
  • Myrrh (Commiphora molmol)
  • Osha (Ligusticum porteri)
  • Pleurisy root(Asclepias tuberosa)
  • Poke root(Phytolacca decondra)
  • Pulsatilla (Anemone hirsutissima)
  • Sage(Salvia officinalis)
  • Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina)
  • Wild Indigo Root (Baptisia tinctoria)