There is an opinion that the majority of herbal teas and drinks are safe during pregnancy. Therefore many future mummies begin to drink them, considering that it they cannot do much harm to either themselves, or future child. Not all herbal teas which are on sale in shops are so safe. Some them them are contraindicated at pregnancy. Even the traditional camomile can do irreparable harm to health of future mom.
Whether herbs and the recommended teas how they got used to think of it are so safe? Whether it is worth independently, drinking similar drinks without consultation with the expert?
Danger of herbal teas during pregnancy
Some plants do not do any harm if to use them outwardly. And here at the use inside - not everything is so simple.
For an example it is possible to take darling many a camomile. Quite often women during pregnancy have camomile tea because familiar and many doctors so advise.
Before beginning to use any grass, it is worth learning about all its indications and contraindications which there is a lot of. The wrong zavarivaniye of herbs can lead to unpleasant consequences. Instead of improving health, the woman can receive additional problems.
The camomile at its long use in the form of tea is capable to provoke premature birth and even abortions. If to use it only for rinsing of a throat or cosmetic procedures, then harm any will not be.
At first sight safe and harmless herbs – a St. John's wort, a calendula, oak bark, an eucalyptus, a nettle, a train – I can become the reason of exacerbation of some diseases if to use them in the form of teas. During pregnancy categorically it is not recommended to make these herbs in the form of tea and to cook any drinks with similar components.
Use of a number of herbs can cause allergic reaction. Especially it concerns essential oils of plants. It is not recommended to apply officinal herbs and essential oils to inhalations during pregnancy. Couples, getting to an organism, begin to work just as at consumption of herbal tea.
However nevertheless there is a number of plants which in small amounts are really safe during pregnancy.
What herbal teas are useful during pregnancy
Mint tea can help to lower pain in a stomach and intestines, weakens and calms. Drink also well helps at toxicosis, eliminating nausea.
Tea with a melissa has practically the same properties, as mint tea. Only what it does better, – it calms nervous system.
Tea with a motherwort reduces arterial blood pressure, calms, helps to sleep better. Quite often in maternity hospitals use a motherwort together with other medicines to remove a uterus tone.
Lime tea helps at cold and can be used for treatment of ORZ. Drink possesses anti-inflammatory action, removes heat, dilutes blood and works soothingly.
Cowberry tea – fine means for those women who already have problems with kidneys and a bladder. He quickly removes hypostases and also promotes pressure decrease.
Tea with a dogrose possesses the all-strengthening action. He helps an organism to receive necessary amount of vitamins, strengthens the immune system. Such tea also perfectly will approach during toxicosis.
Drink from seeds of a flax can be used for normalization of work of a digestive tract. It is very effective at locks, diseases of a stomach and intestines.
It is important to remember that even those teas and drinks which cannot do harm to an organism need to be used with care. It is desirable to consult before their application with the expert.
Each person can have an individual reaction to consumption of herbal teas. Anyway it is impossible to abuse such drinks, especially to women during pregnancy.