Wise Woman Herbal
for the Childbearing Year

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Using this Book
Using Herbs Safely
  1. Before Pregnancy
    • Fertility Promoters
    • Herbal Birth Control
    • Teratogens
  2. During Pregnancy
    • Tonics
    • Morning Sickness
    • Miscarriage
    • Varicosities
    • Constipation
    • Skin Discoloration
    • Anemias
    • Muscle Cramps
    • Backache
    • Heartburn
    • Fatigue, Moodiness
    • Bladder Infections
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Pre-eclampsia
  3. Childbirth
    • Breech Presentation
    • False Labor
    • Premature Rupture of Membranes
    • Unripe Cervix
    • Initiating Labor
    • Stalled Labor
    • Rigid Os
    • Exhaustion
    • Pain
    • Elevated Blood Pressure
    • Expulsion of Placenta
    • Hemorrhage
    • Shock
  4. After Pregnancy
    • Perineal Tears
    • After-Pains
    • Child-bed Fever
    • Depression
    • Exhaustion/Tension
    • Lactation
  5. Your Infant
    • No Breath
    • Umbilical Care
    • Circumcision
    • Postpartum Eye Care
    • Eye Infections
    • Pinkeye
    • Jaundice
    • Colic
    • Thrush
    • Diaper Rash
    • Cradle Cap
    • Infections and Fevers
  6. Herbal Pharmacy
    • Meeting the Plants
    • Picking Herbs
    • Drying Herbs
    • Foraging Problems
    • Buying Herbs
    • Making Herbal Medicines
    • Water Bases
    • Spirit Bases
    • Oil Bases
Appendices
Glossary
Index

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