After A Cesarean - Herbal Healing For Mother And Child, The Wise Woman Way

• Water-based infusions provide optimum benefit and greatest safety
  
• Capsules are most likely to cause ill-effects and odd reactions
  
• Avoid poisonous forms of herbs such as essential oils
  
• Use tinctures diluted to treat acute problems
  
• Herbs move rapidly into breast milk (10-20 minutes)

• Nettle (Urtica dioica)
  
• Oatstraw (Avena sativa)
  
• Comfrey leaf (Symphytum uplandica)
  
• Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
  
• Linden flowers (Tillia americana)

• Nettle increases breast milk and helps replace blood loss.
  
• Oatstraw improves sleep and strengthens the nervous system.
  
• Comfrey leaf helps incisions heal and helps prevent scarring.
  
• Red clover improves breast milk production and brings hormonal sanity.
  
• Linden soothes and heals mucus surfaces and incisions; prevents colds.

• Raspberry leaf (Rubus ideaus) to tonify uterus
  
• Aromatic mints - rosemary, lavender, and lemon balm - for digestion.
  
• Avoid sage (Salvia officinalis) if breast feeding.

• Astragalus (A. membranaceous) strengthens immunity, prevents infection.
  
• Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) to ease after-birth pain and prevent post-partum depression.

• Echinacea (Echinacea augustifolia) to increase macrophages; counter bacteria.
  
• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) against all gram-positive and -negative bacteria.
  
• Usnea (U. barbarata) to counter deep infection.
  
• Poke root (Phytolacca americana) - USE WITH CAUTION.

• Quicker healing for mom.
  
• Less scarring of the incision site.
  
• Better bonding between mom and babe.
  
• Deeper sleep for mom and babe.
  
• Fewer problems with infection at incision site and fewer infections for baby.

• One ounce stinging nettle, quart of boiling water; steep 4 hours - for energy.
  
• One ounce oatstraw, quart of boiling water; steep 4 hours - for patience.
  
• One ounce comfrey leaf, quart of boiling water, steep 4 hours, strain; rebrew with two cups cold water, bring to a boil; steep 4 hours, strain - to improve chances of a VBAC with next child.
  
• One ounce red clover blossom, quart of boiling water, steep 4 hours, strain - to prepare for the next pregnancy.
  
• One-half ounce linden flowers, quart of boiling water, steep 4 hours, strain; rebrew with two cups cold water, bring to a boil; steep 4 hours, strain.

• Honey
  
• Milk
  
• The Israeli Public Health Ministry recommends against soy beverage for children under the age of eighteen (18); it's not good for mom either.
  
• Ice
  
• Juice (note: problems with fructose)

• Listed in my books and website.

Susun Weed
PO Box 64
Woodstock, NY 12498
Fax: 1-845-246-8081

About The Author: Susun S. Weed is the author of four highly-acclaimed books on herbs and women's health and lectures world-wide on women's health and herbal medicine. From her home in New York State's Catskill Mountains, she directs the activities of the Wise Woman Center, acts as editor-in-chief of Ash Tree Publishing, personally oversees the work of 400 correspondence students, and trains herbal and shamanic apprentices. Visit Susun Weed at: www.susunweed.com and www.ashtreepublishing.com

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