Herbs have been popular for centuries in treating health ailments. Fertility herbs are widely used in helping women every day to conceive a baby.
Herbs have been popular since Biblical times in helping mankind through all sorts of health conditions. They are used to heal and enhance. Today herbs are as popular as ever and many women have found that some herbs actually enhance fertility. Please seek the advice of your healthcare provider before taking any new supplement.
There are many different herbs that enhance fertility. I will list the most popular ones – by the fertility condition they help :
HORMONE REGULATORS
Dong Quai
Vitex (ChasteTree Berry) - also known as the “female herb”
INCREASES FERTILE QUALITY CERVICAL FLUID
Evening Primrose Oil - This is to be taken from menstruation to ovulation. Because
evening primrose oil is an essential fatty acid too - it is recommended to take flax seed oil
from ovulation to menstruation. Essential fatty acids are an excellent brain foods - and
flax seed oil is safe to take during pregnancy as well.
MALE IMPOTENCE HELPER
False Unicorn
OVARIAN PAIN RELIEVER
False Unicorn
Wild Yam Root
RELIEVES MENSTRUAL CRAMPING
Black Cohosh
Wild Yam Root
REPRODUCTIVE TONICS
Alfalfa
Black Haw
Cayenne
Cramp Bark
False Unicorn
Ginseng
Lady’s Mantle
Licorice
Loveage
Motherwort
Nettle
Red Clover
Rehmannia
Saw Palmetto
Siberian Ginseng
Squaw Vine
True Unicorn Root
Valerian
White Peony
UTERINE PAIN RELIEVER
Black Cohosh
Wild Yam Root
UTERINE TONER
Dong Quai
Evening Primrose Oil
Red Raspberry Leaf
A word of caution about wild yam root. Wild yam root contains progesterone - but the progesterone in it is not easily processed by the body, therefore doing no good. However I do know women who take wild yam root and swear by it. I recommend using a natural progesterone cream instead - used from ovulation to menstruation. These creams are usually made for menopausal women however if used from ovulation to menstruation - it helps to enhance fertility in younger women as well. Whichever you decide - speak with your healthcare provider about it.
A further word of caution. Some of the herbs should only be taken the first half of your menstrual cycle while others taken the second half. The herbs that should definitely be taken from menstruation to ovulation are : black cohosh, evening primrose oil and false unicorn. Wild yam root should be taken from ovulation to menstruation. As for all the other herbs listed - I have read both ways - it’s a matter of opinion. Refer to the bottle for dosage information and seek the advice of your healthcare provider - especially if you are taking any other medications. It is not necessary to take all these herbs. Pick and choose which ones you need at the moment.
All these herbs come in different formulas. You can choose from capsules, tablets and tinctures - depending on your preferences. It’s also important, if you are trying to conceive, to take a good prenatal vitamin. You can find good prenatal vitamins at health food stores that may already contain some of these herbs listed above. Or your doctor may prescribe a prenatal - either way - be sure to tell your physician what herbs you are currently taking.
By : Lori Ramsey
