Herbal Abortion

Abortionis not a moderninventlon.For mlllannlawotl|a[ hava Utad a varietyof plantsto prevontor i.rmln.ta pl.Cnancy, Manyofthe herbs includedhrv6 mythlc r.put on... aphrodlalaca becauseoftheir associattonswtth tr!.dom rnd ..rorllty, rt.mmlng from their use In ancl€ntorglaa{c cultt ||a. as technologicalculturc puts tho powarovar ou?ltvat In tha handa of a small numberol hl-lochsxport!, $rom.n havo.toppad laalnlng how to controlthotrown f.rttttty.

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HarbatAbonion gathe6 somo of ths tong-knownknowladeaot had.l abortionand puts it into. stratghtforu.rdand pr.c cat panphlat. Most olthe substancosmentlonodare r.rdtly .vr[rbl., .nd rll ot them are known to bo affacllva. HerbelAbortioncoveB not only herb! but et.o oth.r thlneaauch aa home pregnancytestlngktts that put controtb.ck Into th. h.nd. of lhe individuaiwomrr.. HethalAbortionefipowerswomenand gtv6aihom I chrnca lo laaln howto affectth€ir own reproducilvosyatemt. HorbalAbodon iz not a pamphlstof n6w.nd rodtc.t td.rt, tt tr slmply the perFtuatlon ot age-otdknowtodgothat h.. bcan systematically3uppr€sed by those - from madi€valwltch-bumarr .nd clergy to modernday doclors and potiticians-who would u.urD lhe powerof a woman'scontrolovor hor own body. Jurt becauseh€rbal.bodlon uses hsrbs dos! not mosn tt u/ be gentleor €asy.Th6reerc certaintyrisks with any ftedlcal keltmont. Naturaldoes not equalsafe. Havingreadthis, a womanmay well choosenot to us6 a herbal methodof abortton. gul whatevorshe choGes, she $/tttbd makinga,|lore Intormed choice from a wider rsngeof optton6,and sh6 w t b6tterunderstand the worktng3of her own ter tity.

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Yo! uraydecide.fier rcadingthls p.dphl€t tlat herbalabodionis not for Fu Irs truc. ii wonl luir everyoncHcfbllabonioncm.Dlt lake!t!ce in very eant pregnmcyandhasaredonabtyhigh cljdnceof ihilur. Yotrnraynot {isl to go throughiwo weeksoftakitrg srronghetusonly ro havd(o h!!c a ctinical abodionafterall (aDdit is litd tharlotr do not conrituesilh tlc preg.tuct afteryouve uke lerbs tor rusons slaiedlaler).Mdyolthese herbsareqnitcioric andcm bc tariJrgonlhe body,irt io rue lo assLmcrhathdbs oc! lessphysicallyslrelsfulnethodthan. clinicaj.bonion.NaLuraldoesDoi a u i o n a t i c l l l y . q u a l sa fe .H o R e ve r ,so m co fto !h !) ,b e l i e ve a D ya fi e d p tL o r a ke n a n e n td L o ) o r o {n hands$ be lvonh n evenillnsuocessful. Yo! s[ould i]sole dwarcrhat [erbal.bonion is nol a. esy option,tinvotves dedicaiion.rd tocus.nd rvouldbe besiattempted ifloLrhave some ne onyourhandsaid lrppodile liiendsaroundyou. AILofthis infornationgodsh d nr handwiu lno$ledge oltourovn ledihl clctc Ilrrolghmaking sinple obserlationsifs posslbleto detcmrincwhenyou arearl,our nrosttedjle,hd ltrer.forewhedyou arc tikelyio haveconcelled.This is basicinlomation abontour own bodiesrhatnjoreirdnen shontdknorv. Most ofdre nrfonnalionconrained herchasbednglrtreredflom odrersources, ands.reratiahcs cfop ol) regularly.I!ll detnilsolall drelrtrblicrLions rndwebsir.sl qloLed€ irth. tstbttognph],theanj.zing websneb), SkrerZeus*as my rirst nftodrclior tr the iotic a.d is the placewherc0rosiol jny njfomalidr comesAorn.I sould adyiseanlonewho'srliirkidgofattempiingahc$il abo nrrbvisirdFsebsirelnd join lne crnail suppo,l eronp.

Whento usethe herbs Iri|stly.a nolcaboutdatingtheprcgnancy. ]'reglranclis usualll talkedaboutin tennsof weels.l'nr usjngthc startdalcas thc daleof conceprion asdriswill bc theexactnumber jfyou know of weeksfor \r'hichyou havebeenpregnanl.Thisis very easy10dererminc )our oxr Dcnstrualcycleandcar teUl\'henyou olulatcd.or you ma-vknowthedateof thenyou sex.lf yox can'tdetefmine the dar of conception whenyou hadunprctccLcd canusethe roughestimalcol two weeksbeforeyour periodis due.Themedical professionnunber a pregnancyfrom t|e begiming of your last period so renember ihat ifyou\c rcadinganynedicailiteratureor havespokcn1(]a doctot tleir date$'ill bc roughLyl*o wecksbeforeyou actuallycorrceived. As a generalnlle, thc hc$s aresafeLa d moreefectivcthc carlieron in yourpregDanc) the] arexsed.so tjoreis ofthe .sscDcc.Iherearesevefalwiidows of opportunityfor endinga pregnancy chrringthefirst six seeks(fromthc dalco1concepton). conccptlor The b€sltinc to beginis duringthe first lwo wecks.This is d1etime between in the first fcw d.tysofpregnancydrefetiliscd andthe exp€clcdlinlc ofmenstruaiion. eggcr,.rb€ prclcnlcdlron atlachingitselfro theuall of the$on1b,thisis how the (tle 'moning afterpiil') vorks. Ifthc eeghasaheady contra.cptive medicalemergency and x,il1not havebeeDcsLiblished implanredthenits 'grjt wi ll b. \'eak as lhc placenta is mosi so it is stili a very goodtirneto uiiljze thclcrbs, rhisis whenihe pregnanoy liagilc rnd casiesrto disruptin lariousways. Anothcrrcasonwlrr-thisis a time \iren the herbsdc a1theirmostefeotiveis thalman) 01 Tcralogens causethe developmcnr oftheseabodivchcfbsareihought1l]be terarogens. in thefbetus,and|ave bccrl in an elnblyoLesulting in deformities abnormalstructurcs andbith. lcdiliscd eggsareiloughl to aborti1' linkedto conrplications duringpregnancy ag.nlsdudnglhe lirst t\aoNeeksofpregnanc). exposedto telatogenjc Ifhcrbs arc successful al this earl] strgcthcnncnstruationis likely 1(roccurat ihe usual becausc a woman'smenstrua] time - bleedirgwon'l startnuch soonertha[ expected clcle mustcompleleiiselfbclbreblcedingbegms. a goodlinreto bcsh taklng Thencrl slag€,q,hermenstuationis ducorjusl laleis s1i]1 thc hcrlx, anddreyareelTective uDtiltwo {ecks alicr theusualmenstualion1imc.The havcbccn chanccsol sircccss aIeihought10diminishafierthisline, althoughsuccesses

llo!\'ever,SusarU/eedtalksof a linal rindow of opportunityfor tho horbsto be effecli\e bJ-beginningio takethemduring$e 5th {eek ofpfcgnancy.lhe reasonshegiveslbt this is thatJnostD^turalnisoadageshappenduringthe 6t} weekofpregnancy(\ahen mc struationis abouia monthlate'stren you wouldbleedif not ptegtanr).Shc

describes the bodyastenembe ng' blecdingat thislime.I cant expLain this plenomenonir anyscienliiic\{ay,but I havoruacisuccessful herbalabo ion storicsthat descr;be the abortionhappening at thislime eventhoughihe herbshadbeengiveDup o. for at ieasia \\eekbefore 1is.whichwouldsupporrthetheoryofthe body'snatural cyclesslill havingan effect. Theherbscanbe coniinuedu! udil the beginningoflhe 7urweekbut nNstnot bc taken beyondthislimc as anymiscafiiaBe duringor alier the 8th weck(giventlut the herbs cantakea veek or moreto work) is dangerous. This is beoause theplacentais fifln1y embedded in the ulerinewa11byfiis s1age, meaningthaljn thc eventofa miscadagethc umbilicalcordis iikely to brcakleavingthc placentainsidethe uterxswirenthe lirdlusis cxpelled.lhis cancauseprotusebleedine,haclnonhlgcor setuusuterjneinfecrion whichcouldbe life threatening. lhe chances ofthe hefbsworkingallerihe final wiMo$ ofopportuniiyis exiremelylox andso it is nor *orth theseriousds! 1o)orL|safcry.

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Howto Usethe Herbs Theideais lo keepa constanllclel lhe herbscanbelakenaslcr.lincturesor capsules. you shouldlale theherbsat reason ofherbscirculutirgtlrough],ourbod], so ibr lllis .nd night. Set the alam to wakeyourseuat least regularinlcrvlls throughoul $e day nigll wjthout herbscouldundoany onceor tlaiccin theright io lakea dose,asa wiolc progress yodve Dladedudngtheday. I wouldreconmendlakingline off whatevereisetou'redoirg jn order1oJbcuson the laskin land. as it couldprolc dillicult to takeyour hcrbsliequentlyard rogulartyif ,voure tralellirg or verybusy.Herbalabortionis nol easyandrequiresyou 1()be in my opiDion,if you Siveyouself of sLrccess afe inctcased. lbculscd.\'oLrrchances the hcrbsoncebleedirghasbegun,ifyou only geta liltle spollinsthen Discont;nue cortinueLNil you hareblo( no\l'ingproperl).Hcrbsshouldbe usedfor a maxnnun01 rle hcrbsalrddosages Ne aredcalingwith canbe vet] I (r I .i days.l his is because slrcssfLrl on the body.'l.l]e sk ol doingseriousdamageto ),ourseifis too great,.lon'tpxl JorlLo\ln healthandevenlife al risk (asdamageio thevilal organscalroccurifJou overdothedosages or corllinucbeyondthe upperlimit of l$'o weeks)I hesehcfbsarc stlnngard soyour bodywill fceltaxedbut it'svery importantnot to dsk poisonhg yoLrrself. dosages. Stickio drereconmended Soneherbsale moretoxic thallothorsandit doesnot follou $al lhe mosttoxic arethc a hcrbcancausedifferent nosl clTcctivein causingabotion.As $iih all medioines, reaclionsin differentpeople.Herbs\hich couldcausevery b.tdsidcefeclsin one wornancouldbe 1irc lor inoLherso lisrento you| bodyard choosetheoncswhichare ihe he$s rhat areustug. beslfof you.Al anyslgnofpoisoningdisconlinue "vou you mustensurethalyou startusrng ,^.llhough drismq sounda littlc patronising, contraceptivesimmediatclyatuf the abortion. You may find Lhatyou ovulale at an unexpected time asyourcrclc will takea *lile to scttlcbackinto anykind ofpallem (il pregnantagainat thc nerl couldbe earliefor larcr).May wonen havefoundthcmseLves ovulati(lrafLcrlhe aboiion sobe caL€tull

Which Herbs to Take Eachherbhasa u iquc aotiononthe bod) audir is xsefut10knowhow eachoueworks in ofdcr1oselecttl1edght onesartherighl time.Theherbshalc beencalegorised by theifpropetiesa d somehcrbsappearin lnorethanonecaregoryastheyafiicr the body in nore thanone\!ay.Many herbscouldcauloabortionsingte-handedly but a combination ofcomplemenlary herbscouldprovemoreefitcti!e. Choosingherbswiih difiercntactionsto eacholher$ould be complemenrar], radrerth usingsevcrulwith 1hesameactlon.Thereis someevjdence to suggesr lhatusingjusr one!o fbur herbsar a time is bctlerlhanq-ingio combinea largdnumbcrofherbs. Thesecaiegories coxldbc scenasan oversimpliUcation aslrhotc plantslavc .r va eryof differcntaotionscombiningto nlakeeachonc unique,but nelcdh€less ihesethre. basic groupmgsarean in\aluableguidelinefor gcuingjt righi. Progesterone Blocking Herbs thesearealsoretlrredto as'inplanlalioninhibitingherbs,asrheyarcthe categoryof herbs$at areusedasenergencycontaceplionafterfertilisalion.bur theyre e0cctive afterthatperiodaswe1l.Tlcy i'ork by imerfcringwirh ihe nomratproductionol thc honnoncprogesterone, $ilhour*hich rheliningofthe wolnbbccomesul}Suppofiile to the lerlilisede8g.l,rogesterone is crucialo Lhecoltinued!iabjlity of a pregm.cy.Ifrhe eeghasnot yet implantedin thewombihenir is prevented ftom doingso nndis expelted alongrlith thelining.IfdF egghasalreadyimplanrcd, it deraches lioln thexnsupponive wombliningandthe lining$ill breakdo\\n. CottonRoot Bark W d Carrot Seed Vitamin C (not a herb,brrtincludedherebecause it's readilyavaitable. effectiveaDdnon{oxic) Rue (thisis nol a prcgeslercne blockingherb,ls placedin rhiscatcgoryas it doescause theso b linnu to breakdo\{n.It doesthisby decreasing Lhetermeabililyot btood capillades in the womb)

Uterine ContractingHerbs 'Iheseherbscausecontracdons iDthe uierus,whichcanexpelihe enrbrloandarean idealad.lilionaltef a progestcrone blockinghefbhasbeenused1bri fc$,dars.Ottcn theseherbscnnhelpto regohtcandstfengthen ant contractions rhaLare happenjng drLe to the uscofolher abortiircients. DongQuai (Chineseangelica) BIueCohosh

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thev conrainthc volalileoil lqiote Tlujone slso because herbscausccontractions Sol1re thcbraina.d is toxicin laryedoseslhujoncGprcsentinmanvlrerbs.. ;rnnnlalcs al&ringdrinir i""i",iu,r, trr*t to.*'"rt. rvotrni"ooJwhichis usedto nrakethc mind form ir 19thcerturyI ranoelf usedin a concentraled or in exlremcr) absinthe;opular *u'ed.r'''L n crllucr 'rr'r5 ( ' r\u 'or'drd !r'n \"rrtr i.,,r"a"" . +'Lr'*.Iru herb'Lon.ar cn lep'' ser/rres rr rri"'.' .'. 1... kro$n o Brgger i.,r 'rrd '' s rl ''. \axror beL'ed .,,JoiLn'r\r\e.oi,l(-o\llose$r'1eo:lcp') lhe\ herb''rroLrld are that herbs oihcr a.sagesslatedl my opinion,lhercaremany u"i *;tf'uut Junipcr' "*"""aiog hcrbs: i"']r"" u*i" . *" u"r",c s;tecringalt fron thiscaregorvThujone Mugwort,TansY.

Oestrogcnic Herbs thataresimilarenough10the lemalc i hcseherbscontai a nunberol chemlcals herbsarethoughrto be a 1n,-ic iis clTecison thc bodl Oestrogenic fr",'"",t" *u-** hui asnost ofthcs! asabo{ifacients' lheir eilectileness ,.-,"*,". "xllain "iti"-ft nunberof ofa to be one thenir is likel-v catcgories -"fa i" rr""A i",l"r*,1* :t "*;t e 'iuc ena I' e de5uufcr cdu5e I'etb' I'o.. n .' .o'r lngos"'.c Oe,r-Jger''c 'r Lurar' f' rLl'un rdrn deI'J "rd "c'rrog'n "i'^.".:"""i.irr1;t.rrr.rpn'r.rr' pill i nvoneiaking!he. . i.* ".0"'u,r,- *u-g1. i$clfas ioundin the contiaceprive pressuLe ncdicatior shoLrld ot blood ."',t*""p'ti'" p r, *yi'rrler ocstrogerincdicarion oestrogenic laklng anvone\\ho'sbeenadviscdagairst * ,""iJ**.l.itt, "r,"rld (like fic coniraccptiv€ till) medicatiolr Cohosh Black Bluc Cohosh Wild {hrrot secd

PregnancyTesting thingto do beforeaitemplinga lrerbalaboriioDis lo conlirmt\'ilha The moslresponsible you presnant. Therearemnnyfcasoisfor dris |irstly. herbslbr that actually are rest ienninatingprcgnaicyafe sirongandcanbe slresstulfot rhc bod),thercforeifthe]'rc not needed theyshouldnot be laken.Anothertason is thatifyou takeherbsandbeginto bleedbut only lighlly or for only a dayyou 1 11necdrokno\\'ifyou *€re pregntlr nr hasbccnconfimedthis coulltsuggcstan orderto knowif lhis is a problcm.If pregnancy incomplete aborlion$hich wouldrequire redicaiatlention(seerheseciionenlitlcd'whal couldgo \\rong').However,if you arenot pregnadtbenthcrc'snothinglo wor|y abouL tcstslhereis still timc to cmllov As we havercadilyavailableeaflydetction preenanoy theherbsaftera iest.'lbstsareavailablethatcandetec!prcgnrnc]at 8-12daysaller h fie lhe nessageto usctlle herbsasearlyas possibte I'm a$arcLhalthisconlradicts pregnancy, and1llilst ir is salcslandmosteffecrilcro beginassoonaslossible.lhis mustbe $cighedup againstthcpossibledangersto healthofusing herbswhen testonly mcansa Rcmembetusingdn ea.lydelecrion pregrancys1a1us is uncertain. delayofa iew days,which lealesyou rvellwirhina salelin1escalefor disruptnrg pregnancyard to seeka clinical aborlnrnif ihis shouldiail. olthe Lroflnore'h!un D clrorionlc testswork by neasuringthepresencc Homepregnancy (hCG) yoxr urhe. This homroneis produced b] theplacentashortlrgonadoirophin lining and begins 1o builci up irpidly, has inplanled in drc womb aner $e enbryo day ofpregnanc). 48 hours xp to thc 60th-goth doublingalmostever,ihanothc$ Ilnlarrunarel-v testsarc theslllne;someafc morusensitive Not all pregnancy plckging pri scrNilivity on the pregnanc)resGrarely thcir - theyusuallysa] thal lhcy period somecanbc usedscvcf.tl nissed cr.D thoogh canbe usedliom the firsrdayol a gaincdhy lrom infonnarion tablc has been compiled daysbefbre.Thefolloq,ing yet; lrs reseafoh is still is b)' no means conplctc Thetablc contacting manufaclurers. it's you abom it's sensiiivity test that afe unsure ongoingirto olhcrbrands.if ,voululc a packaging. phone number on the galn by dnging a theinformation oftenpossibleb Thenost sensitivctesil\€ discorercdis EasisiixI' $hjch is prod cedby lastern I foundir in my it isn'lone01't}emosr\\ idel"vaYailable, Pham1aceuticalsr. l,rn1b{unately possible it overthe il's also to ordcr localchenistlut nor in anyoflhe supennafkets. has vending nachine thatstocks a internetr.Fun'ily enough.thereis a pubh Derbythar ol thisbrandoftest in the l.adiesioileisr.Ifyou can'llind EasisiixP t|en any ihe tesls whichcandetect25 mlu ofhcc wouldbe fine. Thc teslsdlat detcclsoDIIUoi lrCGare is ahea.ty asearlydetecdon lestsandshouldbe avoidedunlessmenstruation not classed piece ofinfonnationin late.Kno$ing lhe date,voulastovulatedis an extremcl)laluable

thjs sltuaiion so t|rt you cdn detem)ineexlrctLy$hen concepiionoccuncd. Il you h^\'. N fcgular 28-da] cl-clc fier ),ou dn most likeLyto ovulate on da,r'14 or 15 and so you can lsc thc 25mlU tests3 or i1dals bcforc you period is due.

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Thelawestconcentralian of hCGdetectedby eachlestis neasutedi) nili lnternattonal UnttslnlU). Thelowerthisnunber.the moresensitivethe test. For morcin{ormatioiror ho\\ 10dclc njne whcn)ou x,erefertileand$'lnt vourrisk oi' pregrancJ' \ould rhcrolb.ebe see$nmsisterzexs.conriLisk olprcs Il you hxveiregularperiods:lnegulafp.rn s Dral(e il dillicult ro deteDdne\\'henyou ovulaledandthcretbfe\rhenio xsea pregnancttcsL.SislcrZcusaadvisesusingthree sex,ile second trcgnancylestsin ihis silualion.lhc firsttwchc daysafterunprotecred tlro dayslater.lfbolb lcslsarclcg.rtile thenthechalcesof pregnancy afelos. howc!... a thir{losl is advised,a \\€ek later,1lr uke absolulcl!surc.

FalseNcgativeresults 11)ou gct a negativeresLrltirom your 1cs1lhenthere is srjll a chancevou ale still pregnafi. Ihis is beciusc thcrc is a possibiliry tl]at the lelels of hCG har e nol buill up suftjcientl) i roLrrsyslcrn to be detecledbl rhe test,dris ls especiallya dsk at this eafl) staee.lf lou gcLa ncgative resuh,brt,vou stlll fccl prcgnanl lesi agair .lS hours later (r\ Iclcls trrltc roughLyevelv 48lourt. Falscl]ositive rcsuhsare Iery rare. l. ]]aslcnr l'|amaceulicals lld. {bmb l{ousc, 7 St Johnsltoad, lslewc,|th.N.Iiddx TW7 (NA 2. \\1la\'.$ esrrr shcal$.co.uk,lacatalog I lhc $I,odlal| IIxr. tsridge Slreet.Derb.t,1.1\$\.geocilics-com/sisler_zeusof 1!1\1a:sisierzeus.colll 12

The lmportanceof a Back Up plan It is ritally inrtortuntihal you,vemadea fimr decisionto ie.minaterhepregnancy beli)re you altcmprherbalabo i(,r. Herbsarenolarotally..tiable sayto enda pregDancy (esdnatcdatjrsr undef50%effeclive.bur I don'tknowtrowtlts figureis arrivcdai as no scieDtific rescarch hasbeenlnd.naken oDrhesubjecras fdr asI rn aware).lfyou arc noi successftlit is l:lfd,rtrl thalrou donl ca||y ihe pfegnancyto iemr.Thect.ect01. thesehcrhson thedevelopine ernbryois largolylurklo$n. i\1anyolrhcseherbsxre believcdio bercntogens,\a1ichare$bsranccsihal causeihc development ot. abnonnalilies nr an enbryo,wtich couldresulrin a severet)defomedfoelus..t.hiscrrt! r.r(oi p.rr"'ll) i. s\(n.r J, Lle.r..f45 \.,J o.o. r,rnJ.....-r .. ...r.,,rrr1 1 an.lso arehighly!1lhclttbleio danagc.Theseherts couldatsocauseprcblcDrs wirti rhe placenta(causingil to partiattyderachor developabnomauy)whichcoutdnor o,rti. damagelhecmbryo/Letusb$t alsoc.ruscdangcroLrs complicadons in tabo,rr. h is therelbredrrofuli,t rract.r/thaiyotrarelreparedto go tlxougha ctinioatabon)n before)ou atrempla herbalone. Whilstt&|dcally abortioncouldbe rcfused,it is in etlccravailahleon dcmaodii rhe UK. flrc tendssirD ofr$'o docrofsis requircdto approvea ierminarid, dtthongtr often the seconddoctoris sjmpl) a rubberstanp.A doctormusrapprovcan abolion i t they beliel,ethalthem.ntal or pnysicalhcllth oflhc x.omanwouldbc ar risk ifshe *ere forcedLohavelhc baby.Mrny doclorsbelievcthatsimpl,vhavjngan rmnartedbab,v wouldbe enough10prt rhcwomansmenialhcatrharLisk.Othcidodorsnriehtwa;t ro hearmoreinfonrotion.tbour$ty ha\,inga babyrould bedistressing to yor; nrcntal health,sobe trepared.Docrofs lmle a specilicconscicnrtors objectionto atorrion 'yho arcobligedr{)referyou ro a doctor ihaL.loesnoL Visit youf fhni\ pianJLing ctntc or E Direcrifyou ar. unsureabourtle aritudeofyour dooLor. ^\IJS Abonionis ar!ilableon thc \tt\ {nd mnrt somenrcpofl no prohttlnrin ot,taining one.I]olrever asin all ireasofpubliohealrhoare,budgerary rcstriclionsappl),dndD.jr aUabotionsarc publicl),lnnded.In Scotland96%oIa aborrions areNUS fL|lrrtcd bLrrjn EnglandandWalesthe figureis usua y lowcr.Eighrtnglish bcatthaulhorities havc admirlcdtlat ihcy setspecillccrire a (overandabo,0e anyouilinc.lin taw)ro prioritise lvomenlbr liee aboftionlr's not clearwhetherlhcy fundaborionsfor womcn\}ho do not corneunderthesecategorics. A fttl Iist of ihe healthaurtrodrjes andtheircalegorics rs jn AppendixL Somcofihesecaiegori€s includebeingon benefits.bcingr,ndcrloruucr a cena agc,beinga student,atreadyhavingse!.ral children,havnrghad trsrjons abonions.IfyoLrf|calrh aulhorir,y hasrcstricrivecrileriaan.tyon do notnreer rern,Iou couldconsiderlvilg (althoughtheynrayrequircproofof nrcome)or try noving lo anotherauthoit) tcmpomrily(e.g.stay!,!ilha tiiendor fetative).Somehe:rtrhauLhoriries alsotirndabodionrelatedcounselting.

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t Whatto expectphysically 1nc phlsicalcrpcricnceofa successinl |erbal aborlionvery muchdepends oDhow lone lfthe herbsrvereusedbeforethesecordweekofprcgnanctthe )ou \ere pregnnnt. bleedtusis likely to bc a bir hcavicrthana nonnalperiod$ith slightly cranrpsihan 'nore As thepregnanctadlancestheabofion is likel) io be nloreintensewith morepainlr crlrnting andhealicr bleedi.gfor longer.lflhe pregnanc-v hasadvanced enougi.you \t'i1lscc)cllo$,ishtissuc$ith branchlike structues(chorionicvilli).lhis tissucis usuall) .nclosc.lin a blo l filled sac.lhis is thebeghirg ofthe fLacefiaandsomewhere insid. is t|e develojring egg.$hich durilg tle firsL5 r'ecks be !s lilile as 1-slnm. 'rill As soonasbleedbgbesjnsherbsshouldbe discontinued lo allowthebodyio do iis lhing.I\pecr a Ior of bloodbutuatch out for haemordHge. You mrst l usetampons, asihe ccni)r is slill lilcly io bc rclarcdandopcrrthusnaklng the uterusprone10inltclion. Ii s lirr lhc sanc reasonlhal)ou shouldavoidl'aginalser until ],ouslopblccdillg.l;sing mcnstNalpadsor a cupallowslou 10monitof$c bleedinganclcxanrnrc{hal co.rcsout. A1lcf thc sachasbccntassetlblccding$i1l slow dolrn andgradurllystop.Bleediogshouldlastfbr aroundteuda,vs. lf bleedinglastsnrorc lhaniwo $,eeksthenil nrar be a signofinconlplclcaborliorandshouldbe chccledoxt br-a doclor.Bl.edingonl,va snrallamouri,sl ling andstoppirgor sfofiry couldalso be siglls(r1'hcor)rplele rbortio..

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'lhis depcndson many lactors c.g. touf overall hcalth.$c srcngth ofyour reproducdle syslenr,thc qualit) ol drc hc rs. Thc hcrbal abo ion coul{i lakc as lilrlc as flre da}s bul uslrall) longer.Do nol takc lle hcrbs lof lo ger thrn tourlecn days (as extlaincd carliet)

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PotentialRisks I f 1ou hale :rnt medicnlconditionconsultw ith a herbalistbcfor€using t ny of thes( herbs.This is prrticul{rb inporlant ilyou havcltigh bloodprcssure,epilepsr', dirbrtcs, liler hcnrt or kidneyproblenls,rn ltrD, or iflou are prone to rllergies. or ifyou're takinganl olhcr AIsoiflou'\'e hada rcocnlpel!io inllammalorydlsease nonnally$ork, ot drxgsasthe herbsmaydangerousiy allcrthc way drcdrugs "ox1d aggmvate fic medicaiconditionbeilg teatedwilh th. drugs.

Thingsthat could go rwong The nroslcornDrorfroblcnr siur hcrbrl aborLionis t1l3tit fails to \\ork. Th.rc is no certairt) thai the herbs sill work or ereryone. no rrallcr |orv farourable the condilions arc. lflh.y dor't Nork lar you. thc treg a cr shonld not be cortinued. as thcrc is a e ri o ,.r : . ' o l. ir I ' de ' c rt.,rr. .' r' . i .. o r' J u i rg l 'est.' tct. 'fhere arc scvcral othcr isks tou shouldbc rware ofbefore decidjng 10do a bcrbal abo ion. \trhilsl thescrcsulls arc all possible.the,r'areuncommon.Succcsstulabodion is a inr more tikel) outcome tlranan) ofthe mcdicrl conplicatio s lisied below. | . Selfpai:on D1g.I his can be sefiousas darnaget() inrpoflantorganslike ihe liver ol cvcn clca1hoan rcsult lionr o'erdosiirg on someofthese hefbs. Do not cxceeddosages listed herc unlessdirectedby a herbalist.Rcduccdosagesal an) signs oftoxicity. Do nol i gestessentialoils as lbey crn b. fatally toisonous, as in dte caseofpenn"rtoyal. esse|iial oils must orly be usedexlernally.Renlcrrbcf nol to take herbsfo[ nroredran

2. Hdenturhose ftis can be lerl serious,a.d unl.ss lcllcd ii could be possibleto blccd 10dcaLlr.Soaki g a lnensiftLalpad iJrone ]rou or lcss is considetedhaemordrag.!' secknedical aliention. 3 ltuan ctc dho it,t. This happens$her somefoelal tissuc is rclained irside ihe rr. r.. , J r . ar ' \ a. . . (fe a l .c i o ,r. frn b l e n a) The tisnr. can putrcl! clusing uLcrincinfcctior which, ifuntreated, can rcsuil in ste lil) or even death.The ii$r sign ol inlcotion \\ill be leler followed b,vabdomjnal pall.. b) l|c utcrusis un.rblcto rclum ro ils noilnxlsize causiry haemolrllagetu occur. lhis na) nranilcstas nild blccdiru *licil lastsli'r an abrorlnaily lonS tinrc or rcry healy or Both ol lhcsc situaliolrsDecdinrncdiale nredicrl alteniion.Mosl oflen a clinio.tl aborliorr |!ill bc pcrli)rmed to renrcvc thc rchainins tissuc.In lhe caseof haemorrhagea blood trmsllsioD nny be required.lnlhe caseofinlcclion. antibidics willbe issued.

4..The.hetbt kill t|1t athtto hut tlt',ot expet it. B][c.ling trcgnrsbut no Lissue is expe ..l. Bleeding na] oDly be slighi or may oDly tasr tbr a tw hou$ or a couple ' oidays. Symplomsofprcgnancy will persist,and a prcSnarcy tesris slil going to Leadposirive e.!cnalier a week_Ifyo| sliil hve tinre you can persistwirh rle herUi(emernba nor to e.{cedrl .l ,l d.) navnr r r r i , . ' A h( d. cr , r or ct nic$. c, r . . t , , , if "r , oLr dn. |, 1, l l . enrt.\. i ..r i l -1i. . r ir er r h. f r . \ . ) o $ir 'nee. t l. "e( k. r ct r r . . t . r , J, . or ,

5. Echryic?regnancr.lltis is a rarecondition,bnris a riskio beconsidercd \,".iih pr€gnanc]: norjrist\ h herbatabodior.tr is whenrheeggbeconcsstLrck in rbe fallopirnrubeandbeginsto grow rereinsleadofin rhe;aerus.this is a lii.erjrfelte irg situa&rnasthegrowingeggDrayruUufefie ld|opiantLrbe.Ifyou cxpeLicnce strarppai in the abdomenon onc side )ou mrLsrseekjmmediaremerlicalaxenti;n.

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clrculalion,b waier so hot ihxL it bnms you is ,.)/ dl dll nccessary $omcn buning ihcnrselvesjD desperationis ! conrmonotd wjles rate,rhefc,sno trencfit irLctoingir.

Many oflhc srries ol'successlulhcrbal rbofions lbaLI lale readlalk oflhings )ou car cioio assistyouf frogrcss, and so l'!e collcclcd dresetils togcther' Jhis list is simpl) a list ofthirgs thal I'vc hcard alld feel should be hcluded bu1are circlnnst' lial, and $ arc nor as reliablc rs lhc rcsi on the lnib.rnalion in fiis pamplicl l realiselhat some ofihcsc things are what yoLrleasi feel like dohg in the earlv st{ses ofpregnancv while vou're tncling nauscolNand tired Ho!\€leL. vou are aiming !o slop the bod) in it's tacks. and agai.st thc natural impuls. n) irrctect,vourfregnancv is what is so doirrgthirgs lhal '!ork rccluiLcJolyou. Almosr ail ofthc successsioriesI 1€ hcard have mcnlionedusing al

. Medit\tio -11yor $aclice medihrion then ii wo ld be a good thing tu nse no$l somc women belie\e rhal menta y ibcusing on rcteasingrhe spirit ofihe enbryo can help. also visulisarion rcchniqrcs il]vohing cooceDrrar g on the wonrb ljning breikjng do\\n and biood flownrg. It is sometinessaid that rhc po$€f ofa focusednrind cin tr. as porcrtul as any nedicinc. E\€n it you don,tpraclice meditarion.focusjng on rhc rea$ns fbr ftrt being !rcgnanLcould bc cnrciai duri|g $is time as jr is a dil.Ucuttprocessrhal rcquiresdetermnali(rr.

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.or"sdnn tfhether frorn scx of nastubatron oryasns causeulc ne confiaclronsano .ranl:wnnen tweaf thal thc) \\'crethe kc) 1()cnsudng a succcsslulaborlion li could rlsoic rte relaration oL. alrd the improvcd circLrlation1olhe pehic afca associaled$idr .cx of nasiruhrtion that is also helping There is also evjdcncero suggcslthal Oxvtocilr (thc hormon€ $hich causesutedrc contuactions)is felcascdduing orgasm lhis lip hcs bccn LepeatedLrysuoh a iarge rumbor of soxrcesthat I lale io beii$c iheres truth in il . Ni D Dt es t i t t t iot , T h i s i s rl ro ree l i d c D c cl C )s u g gesi thathal i gl otsofsc)i i sagood rh;ngio rlo ar rhis tirnc - yon can ol coursedo it dufing nraslurbarionas \rc11 lhe renson befilrd rhis one seemsto hc the fact that orvtocir is releascduhcn the nipples are srirmrlatedas rl is a lornolle irhich also has a role in lllilk production . lqr./..irc - Nlan) sourceslalk o I thc mle of \' igorousejrercise Irn]rrovllrgcirculalion night sill u doubtdl) assistthe |erts in thei| $ork, $hilsl $e motion and rnoveJncDr up and iromn io run advising a (l have heard nurscs the embryo b. hclpills to dislodgc (abodion hr\c pill)) \bmen hcr nedical abodnlr ol fie orrel down rhc stairsto hastcn good time to bc Llis is not a to t[e bodv thal ressagc x rnllelt ol ho$ cxcfcjsc scnls pregndnt.(;ercmlly bcing as pljsicalll aclive as possiblc$ou1d assislscndi g this

. .SeDc, - sorrc \\onen beliele lhat dre preseice 01 scrten in the lagina io bc a lirclor rri their succcss.i'[is couLdbc due to dre fact thal scmencoriains a chenical to sole at'l oDcnthe cervir Lo hc\r the semencnlct Hoqever.l!c also beenkn'L ftai ihis chcmlcal L\ oi reall,Yusclirl for the purtoses ofaborLi(iri oirlr prcscurin such small arrrounlsthllits lrequem ser could also be bcrcllciai fot Eirhei rvay,I ,t'll't see how it coold hin.tcrl gereral nolion and slinulxiion ol l\'Ia)bc the nmN rcasoDsincludiDgthosc staiedahole assisliig the dislodging ofthc uselirl in fie ccNix durirg pe|elr.li!e sexis so'ncho'!

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. Ac pu cture a d acaple.iirrc - I've heard one sror) ofho$ an acupuDcllfesession i tendcdlo relieve paintul fericds was insrunrentai in a herbalabodi;n. tte woman in qucslionreF{ed iecling conlracrionsduring the s.ssion and abortim $,assuccesstult} nnde|!\'ayv.rT soon aRer\r'ards.I've also heardthar accuprcssure points can be sljnulated in sucha way as lo indLrceaborion, but unto uDarelyj trale no dircct

. Sitling on $e roiler or squatiiDg.aM pushiog do,vn wirh your stomaohmuscles . hunry .dr riles - This is suggcsledon lhe SisterZens wcbsire.and oontd be .Long ell;cLiae as pal'l oflhe gencralidea thai actiriry and moriorrscndyo|r body tlr messagc that now is not a good lirne ro be lregninl. I,\ ! hear.rof ore woma *,ho.; trc,l,al abordor goi undenvayalier an exLremel)bumpy ride in a.1x.1accrossrough lcrfah.

Rh negativeblood tYPes Acconpan)hg elctyone'sbloodtypc is a positiveor negativcsrmbolcalledtheltlr prescnce ot an alrigenin the tcd bloodcells(ifvou arcRh+' firct(rr$hi;h ;enoles1l1e you havetlc antigen.andifyou arcRh- vou do not). to womcn$bo Lale Rh' bloodiypes'I'm nor al all t he follo\{ingexplalatiotappLies ccrtainrrowLiely a scenrrl,iit i' tut * it i' trt"n ""riousl} by the nledicaltrcfessionl am draNingil1()r"ouratrention

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is a ptocess\| herebv$h€n a t o lan { ho is Rh- hasa lbetuswith Rh lsoimnunisarion bLoodandaminuleamou i oflbclal bloodrdxes $ithhcrown The$omansrn]n1ure to slstemrcactsto thc preserceofdrc antigenin lhe Ii)etalblood,producingantibodics aitackfoeLaibloortoells.fhcreis a chanceof rlis bloodmixinghapteningdudng this$omanhas' for an) foturcpregnancies aboriionormiscarriage.lhis hasimplicarions wouldaltackils bloodccllscausing bicauseillbe foetusis Rh+ again.her antibodies s'a'11 10havcchildrenai so'ne you may belie\'c tf]'ou the foetus severcanacia ir possibililv. this consider poinl, shouLd -r'ou herbalaboilion,i1\ould bc a good Ifyou hrle lth bloodtypc andyou havea successful to bleedas dret cangile vou aD id;a 1ovisit thedocLorwithin 72 hoursof s1al.ting (it ihis bv foolingthe bodvillo thlnking do's inieclionto stopyou producirgantibodics

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How to prepareherbs

Dosages I he dos{gesI've gilcn here are as precjsels I can find ]Io$'ele! Lhcrex1eman) factors lo be 1*cn nlro coNjdcktjon lnearing that dosagcscar nclcr be exacl You must bc can larv, tfcprred to us. )our o\1'rjtrdgcne t and iduition PoEncies ofprcparatjons potency dcpendsoD lrnd a l)efbs thd1 oLlers but at. slfonger tincirres thal somc )ou ^rc. same plarlis ofthe DiiTerert siored. how i1's bccn qualil), licshness and as. factorssuc| |ecause ofnaturallv gi\cn chemical of arl larying amounts have lariei! can also occurirg faclors. lr is for' llris rcasonthal \ ren begirrningaDl herbal heamlenl vou should s;l1 at Lhclonest in dre mn-qcoi$e dosagesgi1en, increasingor decreasingif ncccssai--a dctcndiu on hoB you r€el. and whctherlou cxferie'ce scvcreside c{Iccts lncli\iduals may rcaci very rlilcre tl) 1()eachorhcr and personalcoNjdculion can also ( ; l- ' J - , e i Pr .r" .r.r)c e \n ' i ri ti \ t.\:rf

Purchasingherbs Ilcrbs ale best boughl fresn. howeler. arc rDucheasicrb find in fieir dried lbnn \\ihcn buynrs dried herbs,try-to enstre their ovcrall freshncss llerbs should smell licsh (tol musl) or rnouldt) and took ftcsh (flosets alrd lenres slili haling rhcir coiorn) Siore hcfbs in aitiglrt collairers r$a] ftom direct sunirghl First choi(c lbr buyjng hcrbs is an independenthcalrh food shop or h€fballstrDlour' 1o$rl Chain st{)resljke CulpcpperardNeal's \-ard usualLvcanf a good u'ge ioo \bu $iU be able to bur- the eract quarlit) ,vou \!ant aDdle able to check the 'Lua1i$ lf)ou oamot find a suptlier iD,!ouf l)r'11lou could usc mail order or onhe supplie|S Nlakc surc lbat lbc) have fasr d.lil'ery belbrc yon order' as herbs thar take wecks io arrivc arc

mail ord€r placcsin thc tlK thal scll someol Lhcrelelnnl dried lherc arc nLrrnemus herbs rncl cven nrofc th.rt se1]liesh herb'i.Hol'ever, wc !e orll lisLctlones1'e knoN do fast delilcrr' r dlor orgxric sLrpfl'cs The Orgxnictlcrb liading Cotnpanr_ carry. $ide rareeoll,crbsinacl'ding Tber SufeLbsuptll.r o a c.uprchcnsiteranec Don.sQuai,Illue Co|.dr. l'emlroyal. l.ns) r l ofdrica hcrbs.inchrdinsI)ongQMi, Lllack Ruc arrd.ai dcliler ln ibolt 2{ drrs. Tl,cl Co h o s,u, ueCohot h.lt u e .P c n n )ro ri l . wrk olt rcasonablyc|cdp,but) ou have10bLI Il !]lvort.luniporandTans). of llneor de ri rs L :.std .l iv eLa. rwr'.o|gani.herb1ralling.$m 0 1 8 2 :l 4 01205 salesa0 bdldRits.co.ult Sl ro f:lr l W al*odht { ( )i dL. o td o n Je[k.'s Ecrb fifn (frsh. organic) 020 7701:,ri0 (9anr5.10n,t,\{on sit) inm.corii R$w lckkaslle.h ft m@ jekk.sb.$turfr.corr 0 1 4 ,r.1 1 18878

\ hter basedpreparations: hdividual herbs|ave lleir o$n recipesbur .r basic guidc tbr a srandarct decociionor intusiolr is 500D1of\rarcr to 30g of dried herb. Dosages assrLmc this tulio Ll]llcls rilcn

\\'hen using the licsh lealcs or tlo{cfs you wi I need r{ruse $fce neasrn.esas oftoscrl to one ofdried (c.9. rlrlec spoooi'ulsinsrerd ofone) to accouDribr thc cr-'!a ,\dr.f coll.nt in dre herb. \Vood! sLe'nsrnd rcots don,t havea laree Nalcr con(cnrl}]rd y) Lhe 0()btcIr

Inlusion 'I h s is lhe easieslwrly ro prcparea hcrb

and is appro| ale Nhcn usiig tcaves.U,)i\el\ atul non \,!ood] srenlsol rhe herb. Infusionsare also used\rlrrD rhe subslnnces )ou \!ish to obtain iom rh. herb are readily sotubtenr waief or boiling ivo td ttcs1Joyifihe propciics tou n.ed.

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To lnakea strcngerirlusion usc a srong aidiglrl iaf (Iyrcx or lhiok gtassis req0irc.l). Pour ihe boiline $.trcf inro thcjar ovcr the heLband leave for laur hou ar roon rcrper" ,L. l re., . l' r ! ( , , r |. ir r ar . . r f e. er . . , r r t 4 t - . c. r . t . , r o. r t v r h "r t d lo make it e.Lsierto take,vourdoses.

I)ecoction This is used b extacl the aclivc ingredientsliom trardfitrfous maLcriil (e g. rools and bark9. The heLband wiLcr are placed itl a pan",ood,!, and sinmer.edon a lo* heatido ror boii) 1or lcn io fiftcen minurcs,or fof a time tcriod appfopfiarcto that hcfb. A ti(l on the tan $ill crsure no volatile oils escrpe.Decoclionsmnsr be usedbclbre rhet begh to i emLr hl i . r.dr b . 'd. r l. o. . r en t iq Lonr , . , . cdr . e! 1. . . r r Jced I rh< r, a!< . $,

VitaminC

Syrup

(ascotbicacid)

Honeyor sugarca]lbe addedto a decociionto increase the palatabilit)ofthe bre$ and (by $cighr) increase the sheulile for up 1osix mondrs.A synlprequjresequalamounts ofsugalto decoction(e.s.250m1decoction io 2509sugal).Honeyis i$'iceassweeias susarandneedshalf a! much(e.s.250n decoctiorr ro 1259lone"v). Add lle sweetener to thchot iiquid.Increase theheatuntil the brc\\'isainosrbojlingandthcnlakc it offl|e |eat. I'orLrthehoi syrupinio a sterilizedbottleandcapit. Oncccoolcdthc str'tLpshould be storedh the ftidge.

Inlonmlion aloui thc uscof iitanin C as ar abo{ifacicnthasbeenpassedaror.udihe personal feninist conrmuiiy sincedrese\enties.lhe Sisterleus websirehasnumerous sloriesof womcnwho\ e usedvjlaminC successfuil] in combinaliowith . sometimes herbs,to terminaterheir pregnancies. AlthoughvilaminC is nor a herb,il s oneoflhe lessroxicandmosteasilyfoundof an)th g availallcfor temimti g pregmncy.lt aisohasa goodrateofefectiveness {hen conparedwith herbsusedlor the samepurpose.

Alcohol based tincture

Vitanrin C can be usedas an implantationinhibitor and as an abotitacienl: andinhibitsprogcslcrone As an implantation inhibiror.r VitaminC stimulalcsocstrogcn whichpLoduces a !cr), Lrnfalourable clinate uilhin ihe ulenrs.Thercsultofthis is thal ihe egg wjii not inplant itself in the Nonb lining. (see'vitamin C as an emergency

Alcoholis generalba bettersohentfbr herbalpropeniesthi r walcl andalsoactsasa pieseraalile.Homemadetinctwesareprobablynot asusefr jn this siluationasrhev lakeal leasttwo weeksto nmkeGomepeoplethink theyshol d be left for six $eeksor nrore).but may {ish ro makelinctu€s 1lrkeepfor emergeDcysiluationsas.if slotcd -vou \aell.dreycanlastseveral)ears.

,,ls o dbo ifucient Alter inplantaiion prcgesteroneis still essentialfor the conrinuing progestcrone viabilityofthe tregnancy.This is becausc is necdedln orderfor fie lining of theutemsto continuebeingsuppodiveoflhe feniljsedeggandto preventit tionl breakinsdo\an.

Theadvanlagcs ol linclurcsrre thatficy ha\e a long shelllili, ale easierlo cnlTyalound, (sothai)ou don'tneedto ingestasnuch flujd) andnorc polcnt. aremoreconcentrated

Vitan n C canaDdhasproduocdaborliorr\rjlhoul dlc hclp ofolhcr |erbs.Joy(;adcncl wrilcs "Dont conblnefiis remedy\r'idrotherreasmentioned Pcnnyft,yrl Ghe mentions thcy may coudcracleacholher Women\\ho bale uscdbolh andBlue Cohosl)because resullsthanihosewho Lrscd only onc remedies sjmulianeously lave hadlesstavourable litamin C is a powcrfulanli'toxnr.so il could Lrllil')tl)c ar a time. lhis mat be because €flcctsoflhc |crbs. Thisis unconfirmed.

1br will needto usealcoholof at least30%(e.g.lodka) h older1olare a ligh cnough in this $,aler/alco|ol ratio.5091, is idcalandwill makea standard tincture(lhe dosages booklclassumca slaDdard arermrchmorc iircrureis bcinguscd).Ilighcr perceniages efiectivefor extracring volatileoils andalkaloids.Use l25g ofdricd hcrbor 2509oi fresirherb.lJoxr500rnlalcoholontoihe herbaM closethe coniairertightly(an ail1ight conlainershouldbe uscd).Iflhc hcrbandalco|ol don'tall ljli1t Lhejar fien you canlop it uf the nc\t dayivhensoJneoflbe alcohollas bccns{)akcdup bf theherb. Usinsa 500 iar andkeepincit toppedxp is a goodideabecaxse spoilage is nore likely iilhere is an air saph fiejar andao) plart materialis exposed to il. Kecptbc co ainerin a $'arrnplaceawayliom slfongsunlightandshake{ell oncea dayfin at lcrst two wccks (althouphsomesayat leastsix weeks).Decantthe bujk ofthe iiquid andstrainthercsiduedrough n)uslh (wrnrsingont rhelast drup).Siorethetincturein a dark,airtighibottlewith a daredlabel

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tlne combinalion tharhasbeensuccessfull) usedon sevcraloccasiorsis vitaminClwlth DoneQxaiandParsle,v. VilaminC stan'esthe uterusofpfogestomrc,andlhcnafler5 daysDons Quaiis added1lrstuergthen uterinecolrtmctions alrdexpelthe embryo. l'arslc)rclaxcsandsoftenstlrecenil. lhe besttlpe io useis Ascorbicacid.althoughJoyGardncrwiles thatcalciumascorbale or sodiumascorbatc arc alsooh. PurevitaminC is best.althoughanyofthe man-y vitanri. C productswouldbe acceptable. Choosingtheproductrviththefeweradditional {ould bcst. so thal ou avoid takinglargeamourisofsugar.flalourings ingrcdicnts bc ) r(iolhcrchcmicalsIt is suspcoted thalbioihrinoidsareaddedto vilaminCrto protect trFrinslmiscari.sc.lt is csscnlialtherelirre10choosea productlhatcontainsno bi,)llirvinoids. ltoschip is . hiollirvinoi(l r'rxldn)ul(lxl$ bervoided.

Dosage A range ol dosageshale beensuggestedlion 6 gramsper day lo lwetl,e gnms per day. lirorn rcadingthe pcKonal accounlsol herbal aborrionoD ihe SislerZ€us websiteil seens thal mosl successsioriesinvoh,e the ligher doses.I $,ould adlise hking 10 - 12

You should djvide your total gramsfor ihe day into equaldosesequally spaced throughourll1eday. ud as ma) limes durnu rhe nighr as you can rnmagc.

Safety Anyon. wilh scnsitivekidneys or an) kind ol kidncy problcms sbould nor use lilarniD C This is bec.luseexcessanounls of vitanin C in the bod) are elhinalcd throughthe kidncys which can put lhem undcr shain. |eopl€ $lro takc anli-coagulanls(e.9.aspirin),1\,nohavo sicklc oell anaemia.or have difticulty metabolisingvitamin C should consuha doclor bolbrc takiDgmcga'dosesof vilamiD C.

Possibleside effects Mosl offie seious side enbcls involved wilh suchhigh dosesof\,itlmin C are oDIrapplic.$le il such dosesitrc suslainedoler a lorg period. The 1,1day usagese are talking aboul hcrc mean ll1arftcy are unlikcly to occu.

Abdoninalcranps,hot flushes.rashes,conslipalion, gasanddiarboca,hcadachc, farigue,acidstomaoh dndkidneyiffilationmay occur *14a{.mothernature.com have the foLlo$ing infonnation abo the safet} of vitamin C: ' Vilanin C is nontoxic at levelsfar in excessofthe RDA. Soln€individualsdelelop dianhoeaftonl takingapprox.2,000to 5,000mg perda)',r'hile elen ligher levelsdo nol bothd otl1crs. High levelsof vnanin C candeplclclhebodyoflhe essellialmincral mullinulricntlbrmulail you'remegadosingon C. coppcr', so lakea coppeFconlaining High dosesof vitamin C may also increasethe risk of kidney sionesin sone people. alihough srxdiesindicarethat thosel\'ho do not have a hisrory of kidney stones,severe kidne-vdisease or gouiarenor at risk. Because vitaminC ma,vincrease iron absorpdon, chcckwilh a doctorifyou sullerfionl jron ovcrloadandwantto takehighdosesof \ilar'lin C." JoyGardnerexpresses concerns thaihigi dosesof viiaminC makesthekidneysusedto excrelinglargequaditiesof vitaminC resultingin a deficiency*'henhighdosesare

siopped.Shc auggestsgGdually decreasingdosesover the courseol lhree da,vs.

Vitamin C as an EmergencyContraccptive hao 500ng tablets(non-chew$le)shouldbe placcdinsidethea.qinainmediatclv follo\ing unprolcctedsexor coldom rupture andrepcaiediwice a da)' for threedavs. thc acidlevelsiD tle vagina\\hich shouldkill of the spenn lhereis no This increases of thechaoces guaranl€e ihatrhissill be lcr0%efeolivcbut it $ould grcallydecrease Vcia widl Aloe cause irritation; soothe spcnnmakingit to thc egg.Thismay du rg thetirne conlraceptive Vilan1inU canalsobc takeniNernallyasan emergenc) not believeir Z€us does is expected. Sislcr andwhenmensiruation bet{cen conception jfyou to uscit are too late pi1l. ir can be used but is aseflecrivelrsihe morning-aier vitaminC procedure as lsins thc same l'ollow (lonserrhaD72 hourssinceconcepiion). will itsell so bleeding cycle has to complele asabole.Themenshual asan abodlfacient vilamin C ol laking not beginnuch earlierthanusualasa result

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Do n gQ u a io r C h i n e seAngelica (AngelicaSinesis) Chinese,AmedcanandEuropeananeelicaaret|ree differcni pla s or fie samevariet-s. researched oflhe goup and TheChinesevariety,dongquai,is fie nost scientificallt' vafieiies,qhile reponedto bc Lhebeslfor usein herbalabonion.AmericanandEuropean not aswell researcbcd,borh havereputationsfor haling similar ellecls andhavebeen Angelicaroot decoction syrup;s repodedlyusedb-v usedby herbalists lbr generations. somenidwivesto bringoul theplaccntaanerlabour.DongQuai\ namecanbe wntlcn 'dong'or'dang',and quai','quoi'or'gui'. The root is oflen relened to as 'femaleginseng'and is dcscnbedas havirg an affDity qith the femaleconsiiiution.Dong Quai hastwo very ditltre effectsor the uterus;it hasth€ ability to Jllrrrldre contractions,and also to rela{ fie xterus andtherebyrrrti,} The effectdependson how you preprre the herb. contl"ctions. in theroot. DongQuai'srelaxinseffecton theuteruscornesfrom volatileoils contained Volatile meansrhe oils are easily destroycd.When the aim is to capturetlem, bre$ an (pairtul infusion.TherelaxingeffectofDorg Quaiis useltrllbr dysmenoffhoea Whenthe aim is to stimulale srrongco-ordinated,regularconfactions in orderto bring thcDa decociionis used.lhe on delayedmenstrualion or causemisca iaee/abortion, simmeringofthe herbdeslroystheoils,rhusleavingjust the uicrinestimuhnng

Thercis disagreement asro sncthera tinctureis usefulor nol.SisterZeussaysthal a tincture rr useful as th€ volalile oils are not extacted into it. Uni Tiamat slatesthai (suchastinctures)only lroduccthc urerinerelaxingeffect.1 prcpararioru alcohol'bascd haventbeenable10resolveihis contadiction.so I'd advisestickingio a decoctionor a syrupofa decoclion. Dosage Theroot is rhepan uscd.Look lbr qualit) productsconlaininsonly ihe root.Do not use the fresh|erb, only useit dried.Ioxinspresentin tho ireshroot areeliminatedby the

,ecrcrlofl: Simmerthe choppedddedroot in a coveredpar fbr l5-:10ninures.Ddnt a 250m1cup everyrhreeto fbu| houls. //rcnl/e. 5-15dropsin a cupofwarm watereveryfour hours(allhoughsomesourcessay nol to xseit thiswat.

Cdpr,/asrfrom reportson ihe SislerZeuswebsite.an eilecti\'edoscseemsto be I ,000mgevery lbur hours.

Safety Peoplewi 1a historl of canceror who are at risk of hcafl anackshouldnt uselhis herb agcntslike aspirindo not usedongquaior otherangelicaas Ify;u lakeblood-thinning bleeding thesehavea lendenoyto increa^se

Possiblesideeffects The onethat'smost concerningis the tendencyio inoreasebleeding This misesconcem wben this he$ is usedto end pregnancvas it can increascthe risk lbr haenorhagc lf you dccideto usethis h€rb, pay particular attentjonto how much vou are bleeding To useofdong quai(or otherangclica)once disconlinue iecrersetherisk ofhaemorrhage. bleedlngis established Angelicasarephotoroxjc,this meansif voll are exposedto strong sunllght aftef using the herbyou nay developa rash lnsomniamav alsobe a sideeffect lfvou experience labouredbreathingoi weak andrapid pulsereducethe dosage Olher possiblcside clTects are dilatedpupils and stonach pain

BlueCohosh (Cau|ophyum thalictroides) hasa widevarietyofuses. Blue cohoshis a powefirl berblion Noth America 'lhich NativeAmericanChippewa$ise'wontn useda stong decoctionfor conrraceptive purposes.lt is famedfor ils abilily 1ordgger andhasienchiidbifih and deiiver dre

Bluecohoshis oftenusedaloneor in conbinationwith otherherbsfor theregulationof cramps.It is alsousedin fornulasto themenstfualcycleandto easepainfulmenstrual As a ulerinebnic, il nor.rdshes and lrea1endometriosis chlamydiaandccrvioaldysplasia. revitalises theuterinetissuein a varietyofcitclnslrnces,inclxdingafterpregnancy, miscar age,abortionor comingoffrne Pill. at leasttwo substances tharcausetheuters to contralt;oxylocin(a lllue cohoshcoDtains a uniquesubstance lbundonly in homoneproducedduing ohildbirth)andcauLosaponin,

subsiances andcanhave Il is alsoan oestrogenic herb,mcaningii containsoeslrogen-like iumoursshouldnot usethis oeslrogenlikesideefects(thosewith oeslogen-dependant he$). lfyou arenot supposed to ussthc Pill fien you shouldnot usethisherbu ess undefthegxidanceof yourherbalist. (anabonilacicDl) 3nd/orblackcohosh*'hich helps 11is commonlyusedwith pennyroyal (thc rnuscular openingofthe cervix).lt alsoencouBges soilenthecervixandrelaxtheos 1osone sources blackcohoshis usedto co-ordinaled urednecontraclions andaccordnrg tempertheintensilyofblue cohoshscontractibiliry. pregnanc] Susanweedhasa high opinionofBlue coiroshwh.n il comesto terminating andspokeofusing bluecohoshalone,althoughSislerZeusihinksii s beter in

Dosage The rootis thc pal1of ihe plantlo use-Somesoucesstatelhatthe aboiilacied qralities based-based ti.ctures. ofthis herbis bcst.xfacted in alcohol,avoidgl-vcerine l-hi liamal givesthesedosages: thrce10four timesa day. Dero.rlor?:Simmerfor 20-30minutes,125m1-250m1 Tincture: '/, to 1y, teaspoons,tbreeio fbur times a da). andblueoohosh: Jo) cardenerwriresaboutpennyroyal

andnvo inblespoons of bluecohosh,t{Q tablesNonsof pennvroval Pul two labtespoons qualilics)inio a cnmenagogue mild have some laste, may (to the improve olpeppermini largciar.Boil 1% litresof watermd pouro\'erthe herbs,captightlv slee!fof 20 fie day Sheadds' mi;utes.Add honcyifdesjred Drink in 5 to ardosesthroughoul not morethandouble shouid bc Bleeding sitth day. by the should start menslruation pennvrovalis American thal She notes da,v or t\\'o tust anorlnt for the your normal ' Europ€an. strongerthan Susan\Veedgiles thescdoses Blue cohoshshouldbe takenas a tincrurc. 20 dropsoftincture in a cup or \\ann l\ater pemvrovaliincturc 8B 20 dronseachofblue cohoshlincture,blackcohoshlinctureand hours watcr cvery foll| cup ofxarm in a Drink slowlv oil). (NOT theessential of tansvand3 of ddedblriccohos|root,2 rablcspoons OB 2 rablespoons 'lded pan xifi fie bluo cohosh in a of watet Put a liirc pemyro) al lea\€s of dried taUlespoors pour on theJusc and srrong ilno a large herbs iar Put ihe olher the boil. an.tbring to Reheatto minutcs' lcave lbr thidy lid and on thc screw rnix. Tightly boilcrlblirecohosh (bur boil the {rater) jusl herb sdll boiling thc miss out use a tincture drink.If ) ou wan!to rehealcd of tea when the cup tincture 1o andadd20 dropsof Sheadvisesa maximunof five daysof thesctreatnenis.

Safety (presenljn bluecohosh)alsohaslhe actionof mr]owingthc arterieslo lhe Caulosaponin d strokethcn heatldisease heartso ifyou havea his1oryofhigh or low bloodpressurc. glaucoma ot kidnevdamageshould .vousbouldntuscthisherb Anyoncwith diabetes. hcrbandhasoeslrogctllikesidcefects'cg abnormal tsluecohoshis an oesttogenic tumoursDo not Ltsciivou've oeslrogen-dependani problcns and liver cloiting. blood Pill take the no b beenadvised

Possiblesideeffects these Reduccdosesif you experrence Painin thc 1imbs.vomiling.pound;ngheadachcs kidncvs lo on ihe lrerbs,cin be taxing Bluecohosh,ljke nany ol theabortifacient ddnkiig nettlelca aspan oflour abortion this,Uni Tlamalrcconxnends redress

Rue

PennYroYal

(uta graveorens) Rue has beenhisiorically usedas a tea to induce miscariage by wolnen all oler iho world from the Mediterranean and Europe to Latin America and North America. Rue contains t\ao chemicals ihat $'e kno$ have the abiliiy to cause abodion during early pregnancy.One is phlocarpnE, which is xsed in velednary medicine as an aboniiacicDt for holses,the other is rutin (or vitanin P) whjch hardensboncs and tcethand slrengthensarleriesand veins.Rulin dccruasescapillary permeabilityin the uterine lissues,r'hich causcsthe womb lining 1()bcoomcnon,nuhilive to ihe fertilised egg. Itutin is sonelines availablesepa|alclyin capsulclbrln.

Dosage por cup,3 i{),l timesdaity.Boil the waterfirst thenpour boiled /'y'rrt r: l-3 lcaspoons \yarerover tbe dried herb.Do not boil rhe herb in water as this desirovsthe herbs properties. Steepfor ten minutes. fi?r./r/er5-15drops,3 to 4 iimesa day. C'dtuler' 1-,1,I1()4lines a day.

American pennyroyal(hedeomapulegoides) Europeanpennyroyal(Menthapulegium) DudngAmericancoloniallimesa tablespoorofbrewersveaslwasfrequcndvaddcdto a freshlybre$'edoupofpennyroyaliea10induceaborlion llis conbinarionis meDtioned 10b€ a safeal]deffectile in lhe lalc 1800sas'reputed in King'sI ericanDispensatory aboriifacient'. whjchcauseslhe uterinemusclesto contract'il is a $€ll"knownaborlifacient Pennyroyal combined{iih Blue Cohoshor mugwort andis sonlerimes is saidto be veryelT€clive is alsoknownasCrcepingPennyoval,I'uddingGrassor Europempennyroyal Mint, with thetallcrversionknownasUprightPennvroyalJovGardener CunniDghan notesthaiAmericanpcimyro)alis sirongerthanEuropcan Dosage

Safet] Peoplewho have heart, liver or kiilney problemsshouldn'tuse fue.

PossiblesideEffects Rueis a very strongherb,stimulalingtheuierusandncrvoLL! sysleln.RueRulinsbouLd nol be usedin exccssor on a prolongcdbasisasit cancausekjdneyinitationandliver Thc cssential degeneradon. oil is highlytoxicandshouldneverbe usedinlernaLly. When usingrulin readthc label.Usirg rulin capsules maymakeyou feel anxiousor iearlulduc1oits etact ofkeepingadrenalirein the bloodstream. Reducedosageifyou experience severesromach pain,vomitingor convulsions.

the l€avcsandflo$'criopsarc lhepartused,andare€lleciiveasan irfusion'or asa iinclure addcdlo hot water No more than four oups(250m1cach)a dav, for no mote than file days.Bhc Cohoshcanbe mixed1,Jhelpwith crampingithee recipcsincluding pcnnlroyalarclistedundertslueCohosh 75nl-200m1even lhreeto lbur hours l,Asnrrr Stecp15-30mimules, (r\ e\€ry thrceto four hours. Tindurc:2O60 .lrcps ta I ieaspoon) to the freshpenn)royalherbvou canmakean oil infusionbv soaling Iflou haveaccess is alsofor extemaluse'it nav be rubbedinto rhc freshherbin olive oi]. Thispreparation lhere areuterineirointson thc Achilles the solcsofrhe tcetandinto theabdomcn pemyroyrl-intused oil mav alsobc helpfulby terdon- massagirgthen wilh astheessenlial no1asconoenlrated infusion is nieriie contractionsTheoil encouraging be usccl amornts oil. ii will nol irritate thc skin and more liberal 'na,v

Safcty oil of pennyroyalshouldNIVER be usediitemallv cten n snra]lamounts: Theessential oil mavbe used poison andit is not a pleasanlwav to die.The essenlial it is a deadly lhe teaposes skin ilritation potenr il car calse is exiremely but as il extemall]'oDl), to b€ pcnnlroval lcafidusion havc found wdtes. liamat 'l hazald. Uni littlc 1()no fatality

Inyone $'ith kidney very eftcciiveandsafein m) osn herbalabortionexpcricnce. pennyroyal'. wifi ahistoryol kidn€ysiones ALso, those discaseor damageshouldnol use by oneweekthcn ifyou ha\€ not had rcsulis shouldavoidFnnFoyal. Shenotesthal kidneysandliver. ihe central nervous syslem, asextended usemay damage discontinue, canbe taxingor ihe kidneysandliver'Anyonewilh healthproblems, All abodifacjents wi$ lho liver andkidneys,shouldconsuli$'ith a herbalislor nidwife befire especially usingarryofdese herbs.

Possiblesideeffects sweating. lbo muchis highlyroxicandthe in extremities, dizzincss, Nausea, numbncss essential oil is deadly.lhe mostconlnonsideeffecrwith this herbseemslo be nausea, repotedlyaffecfirgihe najoriry ofwonen who useit. Soifyou chooseto use pennyroyal rhcnbe awarcofthis, planlo lakeit easyandexpeclnot to feelyour besl.

WildCarrotseeds (Daucuscarota) canot'the planlis a WhilsrtheLatin nameis thesamefof lhe $ild aslbr thecultivaGd theliK' The seeds all oler verges and gro$s hedges in tnutco.-on1v ait ..nt ".i"rv rhuthc !eD. plllr supplier' n $iU or DoJLrhr fruir l. g"'rrer(d .i,r'' lr'. " "ii, '" hr/Jcarr'tr'eeJ'tr'lle) arLn'r a\drLblclior herbol\loc\rsl\'ue f"fenl lospeci') to seedsupplicrsmay hale treatedthe sceds$iih chcmicals awarethalnon-organic rales. i deas€iheir gL'nnjnatron (ald thcreforein a lot the Wlld Carroiis alsokno\\'nasQueenAnnes Lac€in 'qmcrica andabo{ifacicnt) ln ihe UK Qlteen for $'ild canotasa contracepdle ofthe rclerenccs CowPatsle)'(dud?rtrcr/s for Tlterlrts) namc Anne'sl.aceis alsosonetimesthecommon tho t-oth from are l hcv pfopedics c d1e same doesnot hal i" . air..""t pr"* "nd nowers lb garherwild Carrolseedsvotrselivou $'i11 "'rri"rrf"rniry *a fl"i. ti"'tilar look""t" as severalpoisonous r"".it" nna g"oa f*ra g.ide to ensuecorrectideniifioatlon its from " it apad b iell \\'rv reliab]e is a dmilv llo\rcrer, thcrc r. [" *"* as old saving "."r' (hence thc "riil it's slcm hairs on look alikes,andthalis the disiinctivebrisiiv Anne'slegs') sureasthehairson QueeJr bv $omcnall orer thc *'orld' andtheir Wild carot seedshavebeenusedtbr centuries $irhjn-lhesceds r**tf" beenlerified bv scientilicstudv Subslances (an substance Thc aninrals ^f* prcgnart in "[".,t'-lt"t" svnthesis becnsho$'nio blockprcgeslcrone hare thus lining' womb h the artiDrosesti) blocksthc receptorsitesfor ptogestcrone io forma supporiireenviroDne't thatis needed thc p;ogcsterone J.oii"rie d," *".t "r to the lcrtilised egg. asar cfectjveiDp]sntationinhibilorandhale been wild Caffo1seedshavea reputation contaccptiveThe,rareaLsorcnouned6 a lralural.. ,""J *c".*rrrll' * * "--genc) vou will us" rtresecdsasa coftraceptive ro sL'"cessfuilv Irl;,r,"a l', "rdi. o\ulalc' $ill wherr "",i'*."i." andbe ablcto pfedict votl neeaLomonitorro"r rn"nstrualc,vclcs . pregnancv' andalthoushIprcvent pedo'l m fertilc tr"oughouf be Lr"' vour i"",ir $ho swear "".ra wouldnot regad this asa fail-safcmethodI bavere3drepofs ffom Nomen by 'l Dosage \ 'alt r ' / ) o r r r r Fl r hc$ o rea. p, 'uI ol \ \ ildr dnor \ ced' f Jr oa) $"' r u Jus | $i r 'e $r ll |a''lr r oug\ ) our t ) 'enr r lh'{1ber . ] g ch.u \e ted ' r nor or gl't )or r er $''c ! he) digcsted.) Thcy can be used in seleral \aYs: . Daily throughoutthe menslrualcvcle. 37

. Thedayafterunprotected sex- herballoreis lhatllis wouldbe enoughlo prelent pregnancy, bul modernhcrbalwisdomstalesthai-voushouldcontinucfor 7-10da)s . Usedthroughout yorl| Iedileperiod(ifyou knowyourcvcLe)andlbf six davs followingovulalion.

Safety Wonen wifi a hislory ofkidney or gall sronesshould consull a herbalislbelbre using

r\rryonelaking rhe contr&eptive pill, any odrer oeslrcgennedicainD shoold aloid thcse herbs,as should anyoncwho's beenadvisedagain$ laking estrogonicnedlcation (like the cbntrrcepdve pill).

Possiblesideeffects Themajoity ofllome' reporlno sideetfectswjth thisherb,ahhoughif constipation hcrbli can the amountofwatcr tak.'n.As $/ild Carrolis an oestrogenic occursiincrease problems, l iver an'i e.g abnomalbloodcloiting' relatedsidceiTects haveoestrogcn nlmours. oestogendcpendant Iiurdrerreadingon Wild Carrctseeds: . http://wcbsite.lineone.nclf-stolarczyk/queen.html or go ro The WoddCanotMuscun andfolhr'/ rhelink fbf'\\'ild' at \lww carrotmuseunl.com . hltp://r\\\-rvaltmture.conigallery'Wild Canol.htm

TansY (TanacetumVulgare) rc lans) is bestkro\{n for iis insectrcpeuetuqualjtiesbui l1asbecnrepotedsnrce the plant containing toxlc powers a lairly lt's ft""it g emmenagogual .".*a "f"t".* tr1"j"."".*r''i.r, *'ses uterinecontracLions bu! is alsoa bmin slilnulantwhilsl jl "i*.J.r lhjs herbtnustbe usedNith cautio' is safeaslong3sdosesarenot excceded' ar'nol.irPrborr;on'\ens\"'.":"''t'1"' '', su,J.1\\ecJrepo||.;'robc5tcfe"fLrl I carrcl r'rJ'l1n') and! ranrrn rrlr\"ugh .rncoDfirlr

Sefefy A ,toref,one ., cpierricsei/Jles'houldI o u'e ldr'\ u' dn\ oiLs' otherherbcontainingthLrioneNeveringestessenrial particularly ioxrc tansyis Possible side effects

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voniting, intla$mationolstomachlining'dilaled Nausca, or rapidpulse lansyhasbe€nknownto pupils,$'cakened ia"se tenporarylumpsin heasls lansycancausewomen\tho usuallv menstruate\er-! leavilv 11lhaenorrhage lr is photohxic' so the usermay developskin rashor blisiering in strongsuiligbl As $ith seleral olher herbsin this palnphlet,h11svcould causebi h defcctsiflhe pregnanc)$erc ca leo to rcrm39

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Mugwort

Juniper

(AftemisiaVulgaris) Mugwon is a well kno\r aroundthe world as a menstrualpromoler but not muchhas Like Tansyandjuniler, il conninsihe been${illen aboutirs powen asan abo{il'acient. uterinecontaciorchenicalthujone,andso is liirly toxic. Dosagc Thele3vesarethc p3ftofthe planlused.Uni Tianat wriGslhat ifs bestwhenusedtcn andthatit's oicn combinedwith pennyrovalor daysprior to theonsc!of menstruation gingef. four to six Limesa dav -rrtrt n: Sleepfor 15-20minures,lake I leaspoon-itablespoon ()L 1o six tines a day. I leaspoon) four drcps nncturc 30-6a

Safety N-obodyprone to epiieptic seizuresshould Lrselhis herb or any other herb coniainingthuione. Thujone is a leratogenand could cause sevorc birth defecrs il lhe pregnancy lvcre camed to tenn

Possiblcsideeffects I.arye Folonged doscs(over t$o weeks) arc said to iiiure the

(JunipetusCommunis) Juriperworksasa ulednestimulantand.likemugwortandtansl.it co lainsthujoneso it useofa bonleol' is r'airl)roxic.It hasa long historyis an rboilfacient- the stereoiypical j lveek gin foml of uniper linctrrel gilr is dcrived fton1the faci of bcing a One sourceolaims thaliuriperis bestusedeilhef;n Llt fl|st h{o leeks oftfcsnancy or in ihe fiISlfe\yda,vsafl.f a missedperiod.Juniperis rcputedlo $ork asan implanhlion andhasa rcpulalionasa cort|aceptiveirjibitor aswcll asan abodifacient Dosage Soneiinescombinedwith Rue. Thebedes andleavesareuscd. 1nlidio, tipe bedet Steepfor 10-20rniruies.Iake 60-80mls 2-3 iimcsa da) (leaves)steepfor 10-20instake1-3tablespoons 2-l timesa day nn.ra.er Gipebeffies)5-20drops.2-3iimesa day Otlj l'3 drops2-l ftnes a daI properties but I halc no rcference for Thc rootna,vhaveimplantation-inhibiting

ol esscilisloil Fully grownbut unripebeni€saresaidto containhigherconcentrations prepafalions wilh fiem. shouldbe rcduccdlfmaking andso dosages

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Anyono $,idr an exisdng kidney compiaint or nen'e da rure JroulJ r Jr Jr Lniper .\ . iuniperf u. , r d'r ' thuioneit should not be usedbt anyoneprone to epilcpric

Possibleside effects of iron and Junipermayinterlcrcwilh lheabsorption the volumcol minerals.Va) increase oil1eressential urinclnd givethe udneibe odourofviolets.Hasa lendencyto irritatethekidner-s(lbllow up wilh nettleLca to soothckidne)'safterusingJunipcr).

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Parsley

CottonRootBark

crisPum) (Petroselinum

Hirsutum) (Gossvqiun Coiton root bark has a long history as 3n abortiiacientamongsrNarive Amcrican a'd Aliican lvomen.It is thoughtlo havebeenused extensivelvarnolg slaveuonen in cotbn plantalionsin thc USA aftcr rape bv slaveowners

soldin Chinafof its abilitvfu reducethc male Cortonrootconlainsgos\Tol, a substance \i1h havcfoundthatcottonrooi barkdefinite]vconiainselements rcsearchers Chnresc on the |irsilv it acis $avs work in t{o io lt secms theabilily to disNpipregnanc,v corpusluteumwhichis a smallyello$ bodv lbrnledi! Lheovarf,lhat secrcles progeslcrone n) preparethe $omb ljning for pregnancvColtonrool disruplsthis receltorsi€s on ihe secondetrcolis thaiii increases proa."Lionorprogesre.o"c. a hormone effect ofoxvtocin Lhe ilofds it increases cells.in oiher orytocin+ensiiive utcrmecontrachons $fiich causes Themainproblcn with cotionrool bmk is lhat il's vcrv hardto obtain Cor nefcidllv asthe root gro\\r oottonshouldno1be usedasit is sprayedNith lig|lv toxic chemicals, grown collorl onlv organicallv is nol intcndedn)r consumplionUse Dosage Dcroclt.rri1009ol driedootlonroot barkro 1 li!|e ofwater Boil for 20-30ninuresuniil eYery30-60mnlures' liquidis reducedto halt l'akc2-4 tablespoons minules elery 30-60 Itrrlal" 1-4leaspoons Possible side eflccts Susan['ecdcallsjt'ihesdlesrandmostcenainherbalabortifacicnt'Althoughtestshave usecanbehanful (atoph"vof theuterinelining),for the limest\ere sho$nprolonged be a pfoblem talkingabouthere(no nore than14davt this shouldn'L

(a sdmulalorofmensrruation)lt $'orls l'arsleyis t mitd enmenasogoe is not the causelof dela'\" prcgnancy rvhen sraningnrenstruarion

iike ,r cha|mfol

To assistherbal abortion parsl.vis a helpefherb,rekuingthe cerlir io aid in rhc For lennjnaiinga pregnancv, ,le womb w|er usedbv itsclfir will noi causcaborior Ircan ."i"""" '""ii,ii,"'. acid) (ascorbic "i be us"c1asa teao. asapcssal'a d combineswcll r'ith vitaminC

ParsleyPess.ry(vaginalinsert) ir' hclpingirtu theccrvixsoftening affects usednefiod lt directry Thisis a comnonl-v largerpal1oIihe remore and parslcy riDse f o uo"ntu n .p*" toi ,"l.ots. I ake2-1sprigs thempuslther insidci[e vasinaas a"" *" nrstieafioirliAftcrrinsjDg if" 't"'"',.i-t l hevwill feelbulkval first'but . cervjx. y* *", pr*rngthemagain$the ii. i".i "' .r. , e!er $er\
Safety l'arsleyis noi toxic,bul it shouldnot be us€dby peoplc ith inflanmatort kjdnel problcmsor other kidnc-r' conditions. Thereareno rcpoicd side effecls

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GingerRoot

(Cimicifugaracemosa)

(ZinzibarOfficinalis)

This is an anti-spasmodic herbolienuscdin conjunction with biuecohosh.Bllck co|osh is unlikely1ocauseabortionunlesscombincdwilh otherlerbs. lt is a lielperhcrb, hebingto preparethe ce|vixio rcleasethecontenlsofthe uterus.li is oftenconbincd with bluecohosh,andit alsocombincss,cll with vitanin C anddongquai.

This is a helperh€rb.nol potenienoughto causcab(nlionin its own.Its readilyavailable whe nol pregnant asa foodstut dndextrcnrelyetrectiveat bringingon mensl"uation acting enxnenagogucs. ofihe sirongest ard faslesl Susan[eed callsit 'onc thc cfectlveness ofany oiherherbswith cinger is believedto bc verygoodat enhancing \rhich it is combined.

Blackcohoshis valuablefor treatlngPMI menslrualcramps,homonaltubalancesand symploms. lt alsolmsa balancingelltct on hofmoneprodxction, particularly 'nenopause

Dosage Dosage

'lhe root is used. 4-6 timesa day ,ecocrtor: Silnlnerfor 15-10minures.t:*e 2-,1tablcspoons. It?clr,"j 1-4&ops,4-61imcsa daj.

'l he rcot is thepad used. ,rcrdlon: simmer1-4iablespoons for 5'l5 minutes,3-4timesa day. Zlrcirle: %-1teaspoon, 3-,1tinesa day. CdpJ?r1err Dosages canbe in thcrangeof 500mg-1,000mg everyfour hou|s. 1r.,4r.riorr Step 2 teaspoons in 500m1ofwaler.'lake2-3 tablespoons 6linrcs a day.

Possible side elTects in largedosesCanbe nauseating

Safety alack cohoshcan delfess heartraie. Anlonc wiLh any i,apeof heart diseaseshoold nol use tbis herb.Due to ils oestrogenjcpropcrtics,this hcrb shor d not be takenby anyone \\410has bceDadvisednot to take the l,ill. Black cohoshshould not be conbined wirh

Possibleside effects Dizzincss,diarhoea, nausea,headaches,shakes,lou pulsc, vomiling. Side effects possiblcwith pdoneed use llray include xterirc irritaftn, pair. abnormal ^bdominal blood cldtnrg (which could causeproblenN when usinghcrbs to cnd pfegnanc).such as possiblchaemorfhage),ljver problens. BecauseoLits ocstrogenicpropefies, jt may also encourageo€strogendependanttumours.

l lo$€ver in file di lTcrcntsludiesusingdoseseqr valentto 40 mg/dayof cludcherb fierc wereno casercponsoftoxic effectsftom theherb,andthercappcars to be no speciliclo\iciry dssocialcd with anyofils knownconsiiluents. A fe!v sidcellicLswere noLed;dizzjness. hcadachc andweightgain.

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This is fof women go .g lhrolgh herba abod on and women who wafi to supportthese women Th s s an invalabe group prcvd ng slppod on a pracuca and emotionaLevel There are severalwomen themselves slronglyrecommendjoining ih s group as you willhen have women on hand io answefany queslionsot concemsyou may have

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NORTII WESf I.ANCASIIIRE:(fof non-NlISproYldeN) .any lvomauunderthe ageof I I years .agedovei 37 years .historyoidiagnosisof foetalabnormalit .having 3 or moreexislingchiidren

APPENDIX SURVEYOF HEALTHAUTHORITTES 1999 Carriedout by the Abortion Law ReformAssociation Criteriaset by healthauthoritiesfor NHSabortion BARNE'Ii]'riorit)catcgories for access to NHSaborrion: . . . . . . .

.kno\m parental/guardiar/rclatileabuse .sratutoryhomeless Persons) Act undefPartI ofthe 1985I{ousing(Homeless .other honelessrcsidingin women'said or othershelier .in fuU line education .in recoiptof incomesuppon .ha\'ing ouistandingsunmons for debt .haling shorttermcashflow problems

[on1enagedunder2] \bmcn aged,lsandovcr WonrenexperiencinS ps)chological e)rtren1e trauma $bmcn victimsof rape Wome who areespecially \ulnenbteto violence $/omen$,ithmedicalconditions Womenwith leaning difficulries

SHROPS}]IRE: .A norherio be who wouldstiil be mder 17 yearsol ageat tull ie|m .,^ mothersilh iwo exisringchildrenuho wouldstill be underthe ageof three tlrrougiroulher pregnancl.and$'ho was findnlg it dificult 10cope .A mothcr1obe with a personalor familyhisloryof severepsychiairicill healthor significa1leamingdifiiculties .A motherwho is alreadyhomeless risk of .A moiheror fanily inro\r{ich a ncw babywor'd bc exposed to incrcased

Nll. rhesecriteriaarefrequentlynoLadhered ro becausc ofthe weeklyquotasystem whichoperates al Bamethospital.Appintmentsareallocated on a first comefirst seNed basis.Casesarenot relcrrcdfor clinicaladjudicarion andappointments arcallocaiedby lhe telephone appointmenrs secrelary who cannorexercise clinicaldiscrction. CROYDON: .l0 weeksmidlnum gestation EAST SUSSEX,BRIGIITON& HOVE|

.other facrors$nich would indicatethai the baby nay not be prcperlv nurtured

.girls under16yearsolase . $b'nen on lo$ income(definedon reieral form to no! NHS asencyasjreceives inconesupport,familycrcdi!,jobseekers allowance or disabilit)benefits)

WAISAI,I,: .less thri 18 weeksgestation .has not hadnore thantwo pre\iousterminaiions

. Womenin retugesor victim ofdomesticvidcnoe

WILTSHIR}]: .under20

.fof fourthor subscqucnt pregnancies .the homeless d!finedas: .ihosewlro arestreethomeless subjecrto saiisi'acln'n that$eir considcfed homeis within theIlcallh Authorityboundaries .thosewho lave beenacoepted asbeingstatutoryhomeless andarecurenily residingin thefollowingformsoftemporaryaccommodatior \r,omen's - bed& breakfast, refuges,

.on incomesuppon .specilicnedicalreason(rapeelc) WOI,VERTLA.IVII'TONI CurrenrNIIS fundingciteria Counselling service f Womcnrequestirga sccondtenninationrbroughthe Prcgnancy oircumstances EXCEPIIONAL unless there are ,.reNOl acceplcd .aireadynloiherof singleparcnifamily .under l8 tcars of ace .already had 4 or morepreviouslivc birrhs .alreadyhas2 ohildrcnunderihe ag€of5 years

.thosewho may be definedas'hiddenhomel€ss'. Thismayreiaieio expecrant nolhcrs in an oppressive relaiionship wheretldrpafner closelliscrLL$rises or heavilyrestricts financialexpenditure .ihosewo,nen\\'hosecurrenthousingsecurityandsituationis thrcatened asa dircct resuhof thcif pregnancy.

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rseparaled. divorcedor widowedwithin fie last 12months .failure ofa consislently usedreliableiamily planningnethod .pregnancyresultingfrom rape .orer 40 yearsol age Proposedncw criterin for financialye'r 2000-200rilailuro ofconsislentty usednethodofconlraception e.g.IUD, NlirenaIntmurerine pill, Inplant, system,Depo-Provera (s,ithin1l u€eksoflasr injecrion),Conrraceplive Condomfailure. .the pfegnantwonan wouldbe unableto provideapproprjate careandsuppo(for thc polcnlialchildwith a signilicantriskthatrlroywouldbecomeor remainsociall] excluded.Someexanples(andthislisr is not exclusive) iDcludeshe: .is alr€adya singleparent .is acedunder18years .is agedoverl8 yearsandin fu11-lilne educaiion ais unsu4poded by partnersor parents,e-g.rccentlysepamcdor divorced .suffersfron learninsdimculties,phlsicaldisabilities or nental illness .the existingchild(ren) of ihe family of the pregnantwomanhave: .significantphysicalillnessor disability .significautnenial illnessor disability .significantsocialproblems .child Folectionissries the prcgnantwomanhas experiencedl

.severedomesticor socialslress .there is subslantidl risk ofthe child beingbon serioustybandjoapped e.g. .the pregnanlwornanhastakenteratogenic drugsin eaflypregnancl itlere is a risk ofgeneticallyinheriteddisease .the pregnantwoman'slife is at risk ifshe conrinues with thepregDancy