Let’s start with parsley, which honestly is way too much of a rockstar to be relegated to the role of a lowly garnish. Parsley is loaded with carotenoids (Lutein, Lycopene), folic acid, Vitamins A,C, & K, plus iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and manganese.
Motherwort is great for stress and anxiety, especially if it is related to hormonal shifts and cycles. It is excellent support for PMS and would be great for births where a laboring mom’s hormones are shifting like crazy. These dramatic hormonal shifts can affect those around the woman. Keeping yourself calm and your own cortisol levels down is quite a task! Motherwort may be just what you need.
I love recommending hibiscus to birth workers, especially those who work in hospitals. Afterall, the most virulent, hard to kill germs and viruses live in hospitals. Bring on the vitamin C! And if it’s delivered in a delicious tea after hours of a labor and birth? All the better.
I often use Rose Petals for my clients, whether they are birth workers or not. Roses are good for the heart, and excellent to support the nervous system and for grief and depression. In this world, and with birth the way it is, who couldn’t use a little Rose Petal?
Self-care is crucially important for all people, but I feel birth workers are more susceptible to putting their own needs on the backburner while we take care of others. But you have to take care of yourself first to ensure you’re doing the best work you can possibly do under all that stress.
Schisandra has many uses, memory and brain function among them. Specifically it improves concentration and helps calm the mind - something we could all use some help with these days! It is also used for certain types of asthma, night sweats, and urinary frequency.
It is most known for helping with any cause of brain fog, particularly menopausal brain fog, brain fog associated with overuse of cannabis, brain fog due to anxiety. It is also good for what one wise herbalist calls “stagnant depression”, which can cause lowered mental acuity. Holy Basil can be also be used for ADHD, and even can help brain injuries.
Gota Kola worked wonderfully. After taking it for just three weeks, I started noticing that I did not have to go back to the house to get things. I was remembering all I needed when I left the first time! Even remembering small tasks at work came much more easily. I love it so much that Gotu Kola has a permanent home in my personal herbal formula...
The news is chock full of buzz and commentary about the recent reports on supplements sold by large chain stores. The report states there were little to none of many of the herbs and ingredients which were listed on the products. Here is what I have to say about it all.
After getting a respiratory infection several summers ago and not [...]