When you are pregnant your body goes through a surge of changes both physical as well as emotional. Dealing with the changes is difficult as your hormones play havoc on your life. You need to take care of your health in order to ensure the safety of the one that you are carrying. While rest and good food help to have a safe term, there still are several ailments that you will suffer from like weight related problems, stretch marks, nausea and morning sickness, fatigue and binge eating.

Herbs definitely help to reduce any discomfort that you experience and lead to a healthier pain free term. Several herbs even help to reduce the pains of labor and post delivery stress also.A common herb that is used in tonics to improve your health during pregnancy is raspberry leaf. It helps to relieve nausea, prevents miscarriages and decreases the pain of labor. It is a rich source of Vitamin A and E.

Nettle leaf is another herb that consists of every vitamin and mineral known to mankind. It is used in tonics, pills and can be used in its raw form in food preparations. It stimulates growth of cells in the child, relieves leg cramps, and increases the supply of breast milk. It helps to stabilize the woman’s hormonal levels thereby decreasing the dangers of post partum depression.

As powerful as these herbs are there are certain herbs that can be extremely dangerous if consumed during pregnancy. Take the example of neem; in normal circumstances it is extremely beneficial; however it cause generation of heat in the body and hence must not be ingested while you are pregnant for fear of a miscarriage.

Other common herbs that are potentially hazardous during pregnancy are ginger roots, lemon grass, parsley, aloe and basil.