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After A Cesarean:
Herbal Healing for Mother and Child, the Wise Woman Way
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by Susun Weed |
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Nourishing, Tonic, and Anti-infective Herbs
Safe Use of Herbs After a Cesarean:
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)
Simple Nourishing Herbs for Mother and Child After a Cesarean:
1. Nourishing herbal infusions:
Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Oatstraw (Avena sativa)
Comfrey leaf (Symphytum uplandica)
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
Linden flowers (Tillia americana)
2. Benefits of nourishing herbal infusions after a cesarean:
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.
Tonic Herbs for Mother and Child After a Cesarean:
1. Water bases:
Raspberry leaf (Rubus ideaus) to tonify uterus.
Aromatic mints - rosemary, lavender, and lemon balm - for digestion.
Avoid sage (Salvia officinalis) if breast feeding.
2. Tincture bases:
Astragalus (A. membranaceous) strengthens immunity, prevents infection.
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) to ease after-birth pain and prevent post-partum depression.
Herbs That Can Counter Infection After a Cesarean:
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.
The Empowered Woman Promotes Her Own Health
Benefits to Being Pro-Active in Healing After a Cesarean:
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.
Bringing It Home:
1. Making nourishing infusions:
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.
2. Additions to infusions:
Honey (Note: do not give honey to infants younger than 12 months)
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)
3. Sources for buying herbs and tinctures:
Listed in my books and website.
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Susun Weed,
Healer
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Susun S. Weed has no official diplomas of any kind; she left high school in her junior year to pursue studies in mathematics and artificial intelligence at UCLA and she left college in her junior year to pursue life.
Susun began studying herbal medicine in 1965 when she was living in Manhattan while pregnant with her daughter, Justine Adelaide Swede.
She wrote her first book -- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (now in its 29th printing)-- in 1985 and published it as the first title of Ash Tree Publishing in 1986.
It was followed by Healing Wise (1989), Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (1992), and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (1996).
In addition to her writing, Ms Weed trains apprentices, oversees the work of more than 300 correspondence course students, coordinates the activities of the Wise Woman Center, and is a High Priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and a Peace Elder.
Susun Weed is a contributor to the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women's Studies, peer- reviewed journals, and popular magazines, including a regular column in Sagewoman.
Her worldwide teaching schedule encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues and her venues include medical schools, hospital wellness centers, breast cancer centers, midwifery schools, naturopathic colleges, and shamanic training centers, as well as many conferences.
Susun appears on many television and radio shows, including National Public Radio and NBC News.
This article is an excerpt from "Healing Wise" by Susun Weed, who graciously granted us permission to bring you this reprint.
Study with Susun Weed in the convenience of your home!
Choose from three Correspondence Courses:
•Green Allies,
•Spirit & Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition,
•Green Witch
-includes audio/video tapes, books, assignments, special mailings, plus personal time.
Learn more at http://www.susunweed.com or write to:
Susun Weed
PO Box 64
Woodstock, NY 12498
Fax: 1-845-246-8081
www.susunweed.com
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