Description

In this 1 hour workshop, we will cover

• Deeper materia medica for herbs commonly associated with this time
  • red raspberry leaf
  • nettle
  • black cohosh
  • yarrow, and others
• History and acknowledgement of cotton root medicine and american slavery
• Herbs and encouraging labor. When/why, (and Evidence Based Birth says evening primrose oil is probably ok, so now what?)
• Herbal “labor aid,” electrolytes, minerals and hydration, broth
• Immediate postpartum
  • herbs for initial bleeding
  • herbs for nourishment
  • herbs for perineum care
  • placenta delivery

This class was recorded October 2020.