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Licorice to induce labor
Filed under: Your Pregnancy
Raspberry leaf tea, castor oil, and (everyone's favorite) nipple stimulation are all ways that
some midwives or nurses recommend to stimulate labor without the help of major pharmaceuticals. But licorice?
Nick Vagnoni from Slashfood saw an article on the use of black licorice to bring little baby Jacob Flayer into the world more quickly (he came much faster than his big brother Joey). It was suggested by an Ohio pharmacist who said it had worked for several other couples, according to dad. Always the researcher, Nick found that glycyrrhizin, the main chemical ingredient of licorice root, has been associated with preterm delivery.
I'm not suggesting it. But I have to admit I might try it, were I in week 39 of a low-risk pregnancy and were I feeling grumpy about still being pregnant. Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. I don't even like black licorice.
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1-28-2006 @ 8:22AM
momma2mingbu said...Red Raspberry Leaf Tea does NOT induce labor. It strengthens and tones the uterus, which can make labor easier, but it is NOT an induction technique. It does NOT cause contractions. Some midwives recommend it during pregnancy for nausea and some people recommend it post-partum for milk supply as well.
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1-28-2006 @ 2:30PM
The Mommy Blawger said...Natural licorice (Twizlers, unfortunately, contain little or no actual licorice) is a mild laxative, so I always suspected that it works in a way simmilar to castor oil and spicy food - anything which stimulates the bowels can help release oxytocin into the body. Works great as a post-partum stool softener, too.
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