Natures Aid Raspberry Leaf, High Potency, Equivalent to 750 mg Dried Raspberry Leaf, Vegan, 60 Tablets

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Another older observational study showed that those who drank red raspberry leaf tea in the last stage of pregnancy had a shorter first stage of labor. However, more high quality research is needed, as the difference was not significant ( 7). Reduce interventions and complications of childbirth Dorwest's Raspberry Leaf Tablets can help your dog cope better with hormonal changes by helping maintain normal balance.

Cranberry is taken orally to prevent urinary tract infections but there is not much reliable scientific information. In the amounts normally found in foods, cranberry would not be expected to cause problems. Herbal teas have been used by midwives throughout history to help with some of the negative symptoms associated with pregnancy and labor. Holst, L. et. al. 2009. Raspberry leaf – Should it be recommended to pregnant women? Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388109000589?via%3Dihub Opens a new window [Accessed February 2021] Survey of herb used by midwives for induction. No evidence presented on mechanism of raspberry leaf.

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In particular, they are rich in antioxidant compounds like ellagitannins, hydroxybenzoic acids, and anthocyanins ( 1). Others have warned of the potential for herb-drug interactions including McLay, Izzatiet al [ 53] who conducted a cross-sectional survey with pregnant women ( n=889) in Scotland. They found that a high proportion (44.9%) of the women who were taking prescribed medication, were also taking herbal and natural preparations and in these, they identified 34 herb-drug interactions in 12.7% of the women. The herbal and natural products identified in the interactions included aloe, chamomile, cranberry, fish oil, ginger, ginseng, grapefruit, and sage. Raspberry leaf was not implicated though the inhibition of CPY was cited as a potential mechanism in the herb-drug interactions. Authors have also raised concerns that constituents in raspberry leaf (polyphenols) could compete with iron for absorption [ 54], promoting anaemia in childbearing women taking raspberry leaf. This has not been demonstrated in any studies of raspberry leaf use in pregnancy to date.

Ginger is commonly used for pregnancy-related nausea, particularly during the first trimester. Overall, there is no evidence that ginger increases the risk of adverse outcomes, including congenital malformations, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, low birth weight babies, earlier delivery. Echinacea is used orally for colds and other upper respiratory infections. Reliable information on the safety of echinacea during pregnancy is limited. Short-term use (up to 7 days) may be safe.To help support bitches who experience phantom pregnancies, use from the first sign of her coming into season and continue for 12 weeks (which is when she would have whelped had she been mated). Ensure you continue in this way for every season, unless she is mated. While Dorwest recommend using Raspberry Leaf Tablets from the first day of your dog’s season, they can still be useful if your bitch is already showing signs of a phantom pregnancy.