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Grass bear's eye during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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Grass bear's eye during pregnancy refers to plants, the use of which is inadmissible in its pure form, or in the composition of the herb collection. During pregnancy, many women prefer natural products and alternative medicine in order to protect the future child and their own organism from the harmful effects of synthetic drugs as much as possible. Objectively, the bear's eye (or bearberry in another way) is contraindicated for two reasons:
- Medicinal forms on the basis of the leaf of the bear's abalone lead to muscle tone of the uterus, which causes the termination of pregnancy, even in a perfectly healthy woman.
- Grass bear's eye during pregnancy leads to frequent vomiting, which negatively affects the general condition of a woman.
Also, the grass of the bear's eye contributes to the excretion of fluid, but because of the concomitant contraindications, its use during pregnancy is inexpedient and it is better to choose an alternative natural diuretic that does not cause such obvious side effects. For example, the decoction of buds and leaves of birch, cranberry leaf - the herbs contain not less quantity of vitamins, thus do not cause allergy. You can also eat more fruits and berries - cucumbers, quinces, apples, watermelons.
You should never engage in self-medication and use medicinal herbs for medicinal purposes, the mechanism of action of which on the pregnant woman's body is unknown.
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