Archive for the 'Raspberry Leaf' Category
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Researchers at the University of Oslo, in Norway, studied the use of herbal supplements by pregnant Norwegian women. (more…)
Cranberry, Echinacea, Ginger, Herbals, Iron, Pregnancy, Raspberry Leaf | Comments Off on Use of herbal supplements by pregnant women
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Researchers at Monash University, in Victoria, Australia, examined the scientific evidence for the use of CAM to stimulate labor. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Black/Blue Cohosh, Evening Primrose, Homeopathy, Pregnancy, Raspberry Leaf | Comments Off on Review: CAM options to induce labor
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
2 faculty at the University of California at San Francisco and the University of Utah reviewed the evidence and make recommendations for treatment.
Let’s focus on complementary options. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Chamomile, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Ginger, Hypnosis, Peppermint Oil, Raspberry Leaf | Comments Off on Managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Professor Michel Tournaire and Dr. Anne Theau-Yonneau have reviewed the literature.
Few publications report a statistically significant reduction in labor pain? Here’s what we know about pain relief and other outcomes. I’ll summarize the more familiar options. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Aromatherapy, Art, Music, Dance, Biofeedback, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Lavender, Massage, Motherworth, Pregnancy, Raspberry Leaf, TENS/FNS/VNS, Therapeutic Touch | Comments Off on The value of CAM for pain relief during labor
Friday, January 4th, 2008
Dr. Philip Hansten from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy has spent more than 30 years chronicling and documenting drug interactions.
In an article in Pharmacy Times, he and Dr. John Horn focus on the risks for people with diabetes or taking blood thinners. (more…)
Cayenne, Chitosan, Chromium, Coenzyme Q10, Cystic Fibrosis, Evening Primrose, Ginger, Prickly Pear, Raspberry Leaf, St. John's Wort, Valerian | Comments Off on Getting specific about CAM-drug interactions
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Oral cancer (cancer of the mouth) accounts for about only 4% of all cancers diagnosed each year in the US, but survival rates are among the lowest of major cancers.
Dr. Susan Mallery from the Ohio State University’s College of Dentistry reports that a gel made from black raspberry could stop oral lesions that often leave patients permanently disfigured. (more…)
Cancer, Raspberry Leaf | Comments Off on Black-raspberry gel to prevent mouth cancer
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
A survey of midwifes in the United States revealed that 45% used black cohosh to induce labor. The preparation is called “mother’s cordial? or “partus preparatus.” In addition to black cohosh, it contains squaw vine (Mitchella ripens), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides), and false unicorn (Chamaelirium luteum).
What do we know about using black cohosh safely during pregnancy? (more…)
Black/Blue Cohosh, Pregnancy, Raspberry Leaf | Comments Off on Black cohosh use during pregnancy
