Re: Dr. Clark's herbs and pregnancy

wormwood? Best avoid, or use 1/2 or 1/4 of standard dose.

cloves? OK
turmeric? OK
Cascara Sagrada? Avoid or use with care
Black Walnut Tincture? OK (do not overdose)
Garlic? OK (do not overdose)
Ginger? OK (do not overdose)
Pumpkin Seeds? OK (do not overdose)
Brown Rice? OK
Cayenne Tincture? OK (do not overdose)


Herbs Safety Facts Sheet

Herbs to be avoided during pregnancy: wild carrot seed, chaparral, goldenseal, dong quai, feverfew, angelica, motherswort, ginger, any laxative herb including cascara sagrada, buckthorn, senna, osha', rhubarb, bloodroot, poke, cotton root bark, rue, thuja, calamus, Wormwood , rhubarb, senna, and lobelia.

Herbs to be used with caution during pregnancy: comfrey root, petasites, life root, oregon grape root, juniper berry, pennyroyal, tansy, wild ginger, barberry, devil's claw, quassia, mugwort, parsley (in large, medicinal dosages.)

The following herbs may be used under a trained midwife's or physician's recommendation only during the last 2-3 weeks of pregnancy: blue cohosh, black cohosh, blue vervain, spikenard.

Herbs not to be used while breastfeeding: comfrey root, chaparral, wild ginger, petasites, poke, life root, sage, parsley leaf (in large amounts), ephedra, guarana, kola nut.

Herbs not to be used with young children: comfrey root, chaparral, quassia, life root, poke, petasites, ephedra (except for very small amounts in mixtures), guarana, kola nut.

Herbs not to be used with high blood pressure or heart disorders: ephedra, guarana, green tea, kola nut.

Herbs not to be used by people taking blood thinning agents:red clover, yellow clover, alfalfa, angelica and dong quai.

Note: caution should be taken when using ginko with blood thinners

Herbs not to be taken for long-term use: comfrey, chaparral, uva ursi, Wormwood , Black-Walnut , cascara sagrada, borage, licorice, cape aloes, poke, kola nut, juniper, wild cherry bark, hydrangea, gravel root, turkey rhubarb or senna.