ACTIONS

Abortive
Emmenagogue

Should Be Avoided During Pregnancy.

Cooling
Cooling emmenagogues help
calm nerves and soothe
feverish headaches and irritability.
Some are useful for uterine infection or
excessive bleeding after delivery.

Others are antispasmodic
for uterine cramping and pain.

Since they are cooling herbs,
they stimulate the downward movement
of energy within the mother's body.
squaw vine
yarrow
motherwort

EMMENAGOGUE HERBS
Cooling
Warming


SOURCES
Today's Herbal Health,
by Louise Tenney, M.H.

Asian Health Secrets,
by Letha Hadady, D.Ac.

Jude's Home Remedies,
by Jude C. Williams M.H.



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