Herbal Medicin I - Schedule 20 - Pregnancy and breast feeding

Question 1

EMMENAGOGUES (stimulate menstruation)

Answer 1

• Angelica spp.
• Juniperus communis
• Crocus sativa
• Leonorus cardiaca
• Caulophylum thalictroides
• Mentha pulegium
• Cimicifuga racemosa
• Petroselinum crispum
• Commiphora molmol
• Vitex agnus-castus
• Hydrastis canadensis

Question 2

ANTHRAQUINONE GLYCOSIDES (potent laxatives which may affect uterine muscles

Answer 2

• Cassia angustifolia
• Rheum palmatum
• Rhamnus purshiana
• Aloe vera barbadensis

Question 3

Other herbs with potential risks include:

Answer 3

• Apium graveolens
• Rosmarinus officinalis
• Artemisia spp.
• Ruta graveolens
• Berberis vulgaris
• Salvia officinalis
• Chelidonium majus
• Sanguinaria canadensis
• Chinchona spp
• Tanacetum spp.
• Cinnamomum zeylandicum
• Thuja occidentalis
• Dryopteris filix-mas
• Thymus officinalis
• Gossypium herbaceum
• Tussilago farfara
• Origanum vulgare
• Viscum album