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Herbs for the Childbearing Year
Dear Friends,In traditional cultures, childbearing women are provided with special diets, herbs and foods, often given to them in a ceremonially prescribed manner. The women are cared for with special baths, exercises, bodywork and teas. Over time, these cultures have found that such practices are important in safeguarding the health, well-being, and integrity of the childbearing mother, and in protecting and assisting the expansion of consciousness for the mother, family and entire community. Evenstar Herbs Herbal Childbearing Year products are designed to support and uphold the immense, powerful and integral healing surrounding the birth of the baby. The tinctures, baths, oils and infusions help nourish this process, and build strength and energy for the equilibrium and focus to care for the mother, the baby and to stabilize the family and integrate the community. We hope these products make a contribution to your health, well-being, and enjoyment of this special time. Enjoy!
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More Support for the Childbearing Year |
What Herbal Solutions are best for me?Childbearing Year Herbal Infused OilsPregnancy Oils Childbearing Year Herbal BathsChildbearing Year Herbal Tincture ProgramsChildbearing Year Herbal InfusionsPregnancy Infusions For
Midwives
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Herbal Infused Oils
Childbearing Year Herbal Oils are prepared in a base of Evenstar Herbal Infused Oils. Essential oils are added to these infused oils to give the physical, emotional and mental effects of aromatherapy to assist in this time of great transformation and expansion. The properties of herbal oils are absorbed through the skin, especially fatty tissue and muscle membrane. Infused oils can be used for body, hand and feet massages, relief of congestion and aches and pains, and healing of cuts, scrapes, wounds, sprains, strains and swellings. Apply as needed. Formulas may change without notice. |
Pregnancy Oils
Lavender Oil- a truly beautiful all-purpose infused oil, useful for
all phases and conditions of pregnancy. (Avoid if you have excessive bleeding
in the first trimester.)
Contains: Lavender infused oil.
Price: 1 oz. $15.50 2oz. $31.00 4
oz. $$58.90 8 oz. $111.60
Pregnancy Calm Oil - a calming oil useful for fatigue, stress and irritability.
May help with revitalizing and healing physical, emotional and mental stress.
Contains: Lemon Balm infused oil with essential oils of Rose, Jasmine and Lemon.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00
- 4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Labor Oils
Labor-Ease Oil - a specially prepared oil that may help reduce and
relieve pain and congestion during labor. The aroma of the oil may help produce
a calming and encouraging environment during your labor and birth.
Contains: Lavender infused oil with essential oils of Rose, Jasmine and Lemon.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2
oz. $37.00 - 4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Postpartum Oils
After Birth Massage Oil
Contains: Red Clover, Dandelion and Chickweed infused oil with essential oils
of Ginger, Peppermint, Tangerine and Geranium.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00 -
4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Lavender Oil - an infused oil that has multiple aspects. It is a very
gentle, soothing, calming oil that has medicinal and transformational purposes.
Contains: Lavender infused oil
Price: 1 oz. $15.50 2oz. $31.00 4
oz. $$58.90 8 oz. $111.60
Wild Rose - Jasmine Postpartum Oil - may be especially useful for postpartum
depression, for cleansing and clearing out the systems and for increasing and
expanding your vitality and compassion.
Contains: Wild Rose infused oil with essential oil of Jasmine.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00
- 4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Lavender - Rose Postpartum Oil - an oil traditionally used for assisting
in the expansion of love and devotion, useful for altering and purifying the
blood.
Contains: Lavender infused oil with essential oil of Rose.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00 -
4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Lemon Balm - Sandalwood Postpartum Oil - a calming, purifying, antibacterial
oil that may be very soothing and healing.
Contains: Lemon Balm infused oil with essential oil of Sandalwood.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00
- 4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Postpartum Depression Relief Oil - a special pick-me-up for after the
birth. May chase away depressing feelings and bring a sense of wholeness and
completion.
Contains: Lemon Balm infused oil with essential oils of Neroli, Petitgrain and
Orange.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00 -
4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Breastfeeding Oils
Breastfeeding Relaxing Oil - may help keep milk ducts open, relieve
pressure and decongest breast.
Contains: Lavender & Rose infused oils.
Price: 1 oz. $18.50 - 2 oz. $37.00
- 4 oz. $70.30 - 8 oz. $133.20
Childbearing Year Herbal Baths
Herbal baths have been used for centuries to release & ease the effects of stress in the body and to relax & calm the mind. Traditionally, herbal baths have been used because they assist the healing process in the body. Such a bath has a profound healing dynamic for the body during the childbearing year, and may help renew healthy vitality. These Childbearing Year Herbal Bath formulas are designed to interact in several ways to provide ingredients for supporting optimal healing. The herbal constituents may assist the healing by being in direct contact with the body, and they are also believed to be rapidly absorbed through the skin into the blood stream. This absorption into the blood stream helps dispersion of the herbal constituents throughout the body to the appropriate sites for healing. The heat of the water releases volatile oils and may greatly increase circulation in the body. This increased circulation may result in more blood flow throughout the body and better absorption of the herbs thus speeding healing, cleansing and nourishment. This is thought to increase the amount and rate of cell repair as well as cell proliferation. The experience most women usually have when using the herbal baths is a feeling of being soothed and comforted. Women have reported that the bath itself feels quite comfortable and that afterwards they feel calm, clear and restored. Many women have remarked on the beautiful fragrance of the herbs and how relaxing and nourishing the whole experience of the bath is. In addition to the wonderful herbal actions, the pure, simple act of taking time out for nourishing yourself by taking this bath may be an important and necessary part of protecting and attending to your vulnerable, open, delicate childbearing year energy dynamics. A wonderful & nurturing way to get the advantage of herbal remedies, Herbal Baths can be taken everyday and more if needed. For best results relax and soak in the tub for 30-60 minutes. Formulas may change without notice. |
Postpartum Sitz Bath - a truly delightful comfort after your birth.
May be used to help heal and soothe you body and spirit.
Contains: Plantain, Calendula, Comfrey, Burdock, Violet, Yarrow, Lady's Mantle,
Lemon Balm, Lavender, Angelica and Chamomile
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Baby & Children's Bath - gently pamper and care for your baby in
this loving mixture. Recommended for babies over 3 months old.
Contains: Chamomile, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Red Clover, Plantain, Calendula.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Pregnancy Bath - let go and feel lighter, more peaceful. May help you
to feel more energetic, focused and calm.
Contains: Red Raspberry, Violet, Oatstraw, Mitchella and plantain
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Childbearing Year Herbal Tincture Programs
Childbearing Year Herbal Tinctures are alcohol extractions. Traditionally alcohol tinctures have been used because they dissolve nearly all of the relevant ingredients of an herb including alkaloids, resins and essential oils that cannot be extracted in water, vinegar, or glycerine. Alcohol based tinctures thus may extract and concentrate a wider range of ingredients than other methods of extractions and preserve and stabilize the constituents and properties of the herb. Their potency is thought to last for years, they are easily utilized by the body and they are convenient and always ready to be used. |
Pregnancy Tincture Program
- Chickweed 2 oz. - thought to be a highly nutritive herb providing systematic support. It is moist, sweet and may gently relax and cleanse.
- Dandelion 1 oz. - used as a restoring herb that may be a primary liver tonic; cleansing and nurturing for the body. A significant digestive bitter; helpful for regulating and restoring metabolic balance.
- Yellow Dock 1 oz. - may be an ideal gentle remedy for blood building
and balancing the body fluids. Helps maintain healthy hemoglobin and regulates
elimination.
Price: $38.00
Postpartum Recovery Tincture Program
- Cleansing 1 oz. - Watercress - thought to be a superior food remedy with a cleansing and nourishing effect; may be restoring and rebuilding for the blood; may provide vitamins and minerals and may supply oxygen and strengthen the immune system. - Cleavers - may have strong blood and lymph cleansing effects; may balance the blood, fluids, liver, kidneys and bladder.
- Muscle Integrity 1 oz. - Horsetail - may strengthen all epithelial and connective tissues; build, regenerate and nourish bones and all connective tissues. - Wild Yam - may nourish the health of muscle tissue; relieve inflammation and build strength in the muscles.
- Harmony 1 oz. - Motherwort - Mild herb which may regulate and harmonize heart and uterus; may relieve emotional and mental stress and dissipate tension. - Chamomile - may by sedative, relaxing and calming; mild and gentle; may harmonize tension, restlessness, agitation and hyperactivity.
- Assimilation 1 oz. - Dandelion - a bitter tonic that may stimulate balanced
digestive secretions; may restore the pancreas, nourish the liver and release
gall bladder stagnation. - Yellow Dock - may support the kidney, liver and
intestines; and promote regular elimination.
Price: $52.00
Breastfeeding Tincture Program
- Increase Milk 1 oz. - Fennel - may promote lactation, remove obstruction and support the breast. - Raspberry - may increase scanty milk and improve quality of breast milk. - Nettles - may promote lactation and relieve congestion.
- Mineral Replenishment 1 oz. - Horsetail - may build, regenerate and nourish; may harmonize and enable the work of silica and calcium in the body. - Burdock - may promote repair and clearing; and restore and rebuild. - Chickweed - Nourishing, especially in exhausted conditions.
- Blood Nourishment 1 oz. - Malva - may contain 19 mg of iron per 100 gm; nourishing for chronic deficient conditions. - Nettles may restore the blood, especially with weakness, and exhaustion; may increase red blood cells and nourish the blood. - Yellow Dock - may alter and balance the blood and relieve blood congestion.
- Equilibrium 1 oz. - Periwinkle - may carry oxygen to the brain and enable
blood to increase oxygen carrying capacity. - Cleavers - may clear obstructions
and decongestion and enliven the blood and lymph. - Watercress - may have
strong cleansing and nourishing effects; may balance and regulate on a global
level and regenerate in a harmonious manner.
Price $52.00
Childbearing Year Combination Tinctures
Synergetic formulas that bring together the perfect combination of herbs. Formulas may change without notice. |
After Birth Pain Relief - for after the birth.
Contains: Motherwort, Lavender, Chamomile, Cramp Bark and Lemon Balm.
Prices: 1oz. $ 13.00 2 oz. $26.00
4 oz. $49.40 8 oz. $93.60
Hemoglobin Rising Mixture - Builds and nourishes strong healthy blood.
Contains: Licorice, Yellow Dock, Mullein, Red Raspberry, Malva, Burdock, Marshmallow,
Echinacea, Watercress and Hawthorn.
Prices: 1oz. $ 13.00 2 oz. $26.00
4 oz. $49.40 8 oz. $93.60
Childbearing Year Herbal Infusions
An Infusion is a water based herbal preparation which may extract vitamins & minerals from the herbs. They are like very strong herbal teas. Childbearing Year Infusions provide nourishing, tonifying and strengthening effects. They are easy and convenient to make and are pleasant and tasty to drink. To make Infusions: Use a quart glass jar. Put in the Evenstar Herbal Infusion Pack. Pour in boiling water to fill the jar. Put screw on cap on the jar. Let sit 4-6 hours. Take out the pack and save the liquid. Store liquid in a glass container in the refrigerator. You can drink at least 1 cup of one of these herbs a day. You can drink more if you like. Infusions can be drunk hot or cold and can be reheated. You can drink them as they are or add sweeteners or other flavorings. After the infusions are made you can add them to juice or dilute them with more water. Formulas may change without notice. |
Pregnancy Infusions
Vitality
- Nettles - may be blood building, nutritive and restoring.
- Red Clover - may be cleansing, nourishing and relaxing.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12,50
Balance
- Oatstraw - may promote robust, grounded growth and stability.
- Lemon Balm - may be nerve stabilizing, heart calming and tonic.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Strength & Conditioning
- Red Raspberry - may be harmonizing and restoring for the uterine and reproductive functions.
- Nettles - deep, all-round support.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Postpartum Infusions
Cleansing
- Red Clover - may clear toxins, promote urination, soften and dissipate deposits.
- Cleavers - may clear toxemic conditions, relieve liver and kidney congestion and promote lymphatic drainage.
- Nettles - may provide nourishment and replenish deficiency.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Muscle Reconditioning
- Horsetail - may rebuild, regenerate and promote growth of bones, nerves and connective tissue.
- Alfalfa - may promote absorption of calcium; and may be highly nourishing.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Relaxation
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Lavender - may relax pain, agitation and distress.
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Chamomile - may induce rest and calm and ease hyperactivity
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Oatstraw - may generate strength, lift the spirit and rid depression.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Postpartum Vitality Infusion
- Nettles, Alfalfa, Chickweed, Raspberry, Oatstraw, Red Clover, Cleavers,
Dandelion, Watercress, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12,50
Breastfeeding Infusions
Abundant Milk 1
- Borage -traditionally used in conditions of dryness and irritation; may have antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects; may promote lactation
- Oatstraw - may promote growth and building; and induce rest and relaxation.
- Blessed Thistle - may reverse most deficient and stagnate conditions, and
promote lactation.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
Abundant Milk 2
- Fennel - may promote lactation; may remove obstructions and support the breast.
- Raspberry - may increase scanty breast milk; and improve the quality of breast milk.
- Nettles - may promote lactation and relieve congestion.
Five 3/4 oz. bags per pack for $12.50
For Midwives
| Have you ever noticed occasions when your clients needed a more gentle, natural means of facilitation to resolve problems arising during labor? Herbs can give you a middle ground of support and intervention, providing an ability to effect change when waiting and watching are no longer appropriate. With the use of the Labor-Ease Kit you can offer your clients the option of effective facilitation with herbs and may prevent the necessity for more aggressive intervention. |
Labor-Ease Kit A full service tincture kit for use during labor and birth.
- Ginger - Anti-nausea.
- Lemon Balm - Rejuvenation; lifts spirits.
- Lobelia - Shock; relaxes all smooth muscles; rigid cervical os.
- Black Haw - Harmonizes labor & delivery; uterine energy restorative.
- Beth Root - Stimulates uterus and promotes contractions.
- Wild Ginger - Stimulates uterus, difficult, painful, or stalled labor; retained placenta.
- Blue Cohosh - Restores uterus; harmonizes labor and promotes & enhances delivery.
- Shepherd's Purse - Hemorrhage.
- Witch Hazel - Bleeding with a retained placenta.
- Angelica - Expels placenta with & without heavy bleeding.
- Black Cohosh - Convulsion; harmonizes labor
- Calendula - Bleeding; infection.
- Helonius - Threatened miscarriage.
- Lady's Mantle - Relieves pain; blood coagulant.
- Chamomile - Calming; Rest.
15 - 1 oz. Tinctures Price $142.50
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Frequently Asked Questions About Herbs in The Childbearing Year
What will herbs do for me during the childbearing year? How do they work?
During the the childbearing year the mother's and baby's systems are in a delicately balanced state of growth and expansion. Nourishing and tonifying herbs are perfect for the extra growth and nutrient requirements of the childbearing year because they are basically complex nutrient sources.
Nourishing and tonifying herbs are vitamin and mineral rich, easily utilized by the body and put no stress on the body in being absorbed. They balance and harmonize the nutrient needs of the childbearing year and help prevent and alleviate discomforts and complaints, supporting the development and health of the mother and baby.
Many nourishing herbs are good sources of chlorophyll, complex carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids. They have traditionally been found to be naturally rich in trace minerals and other nutrients.
Wild plants have been used as sources for bioflavoids and essential fatty acids both of which are believed to be crucial for a broad spectrum of health activities.
Bioflavonoids enhance vein and capillary strength, and help control hemorrhoids and varicose veins. They are thought to play a key role in new collagen production, tightening and toning the skin. All wild plants contain essential fatty acids including GLA, Omega 6 and Omega 3. EFA's have been suspected to be important for a healthy heart, strong nerves and bones, fully functioning endocrine glands and healthy skin tone.
Herbs used during the childbearing year may provide a rich source of minerals for building strong bones muscle and tissues that grow and proliferate so rapidly during this time. Nourishing and tonifying herbs are also thought to be excellent sources of usable minerals such as calcium and iron. These minerals assist the body in utilizing the vitamins in these herbs because without the presence of minerals, vitamins are not thought to be effectively utilized by the body.
Childbearing year herbs have also been used to strength the birth canal, perineum and uterus, and to help maintain the tone, elasticity and integrity of connective tissue such as skin and muscles. Such herbs taken during the childbearing year are thought to help prevent the depletion of mineral resources, increase the mothers stamina and endurance, and aid in postpartum recuperation and breast feeding.
The use of nourishing and tonifying herbs are very well suited for the growth and development needs of the mother and baby during the childbearing year. They are gentle in their effect but provide a rich, whole source of nourishment.
Can herbs hurt me or my baby? Are they safe?
The nourishing and tonifying herbs used in New Beginnings Childbearing Year Herbal Products have been used traditionally, for many years, by midwives and women throughout the world without harm to mother or baby.
Many women have experienced wonderful, vibrant pregnancies and postpartums though the support of these herbs. There are many herbs, however, that are contraindicated for use during pregnancy. Before using any herbs during pregnancy please consult a qualified practitioner.
If I have stitches can I use the postpartum sitz baths? If I don't have an episiotomy or tear can I still use the postpartum sitz bath?
Definitely! Whether the perineum is cut, torn, swollen, bruised, or intact, an herbal postpartum sitz bath profoundly supports the healing and restoration of the perineum to optimum health, tone and elasticity . Women have found the use of the postpartum sitz baths to assist in a pleasurable recuperation. Women with stitches use the sitz baths with the support and approval of their doctor. They have found it to be a remarkably pleasant experience and they seem to heal quicker and with much less pain. If you have any questions check with an appropriate health care provider.
Do these herbs need to be prescribed by a doctor?
Herbs require no medical prescription. It is important that you are careful with the herbs that you take. If you are not sure about taking herbs during the childbearing year it is wise to consult a qualified health care provider.
One of the reasons Evenstar Herbs Childbearing Year Herbal Products are so useful is that they are designed and formulated by an experienced midwife and herbalist.
