herbs to avoid

For the first three months of your pregnancy it is wise to avoid all medicines even herbal ones unless it is necessary

These are the herbs you should take care to avoid when pregnant and breastfeeding

  • arbour vitae
  • barberry
  • black cohosh
  • chinese rhubarb
  • chinese angelica
  • buchu
  • dan shen
  • devil’s claw
  • elecampane
  • feverfew
  • juniper
  • ginseng (except in small doses)
  • motherwort
  • myrrh
  • pennyroyal
  • prickly ash
  • sage
  • senna
  • shephurd’s purse
  • vervain
  • white peony
  • wild yam
  • wormwood
  • yarrow
  • yellow dock