safe herbs for strep throat in pregnancy

[Guest guest]

Dear Rebecca,

I cannot comment on the slippery elm as I am not sure what it is.

>From the information available on it on the net I don't think it

will be useful in strep throat.

Ghee is in fact recommended during pregnancy. Honey and liquorice

also can be given to pregnant women in small doses. Liquorice would

create a problem only when taken in large doses. Actually there are

a lot of misconceptions about medications for pregnant women.

Mahasudarshan kadha (decoction) is also safe for pregnant women. I

believe you are using the powdered version (or tablet form). However

that too won't be of much help in sore throat except maybe reduce

the fever associated with it. Wheter it is a herbal anti-biotic

(???) would be a debatable point.

If Mahasudarshan is available to you than Eladi Vati or Maha-Eladi

vati should also be available. Both these are chewable and would be

more beneficial in sore throat. If not gargling with liquorice

decoction also is suggested. A paste of holy basil leaves (Tulasi)

with honey will also help releive your symptoms.

 

Cybervaidya.

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

I stayed with the mahasudarshan and then like I said a paste of small amount

licorice, slippery elm, honey and ghee.

Also Vit C and of course prenatal vitamins.

It appears to be subsiding rather than increasing.

Thank you again.

Bless

Rebecca

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebecca;

I would have taken the easy way with therapeutic grade/organic

essential oil blend called "Thieves" named after the 16th century

plague body robbers who were spice and perfume merchants bringing back

oils etc from the orient and Egypt and having found the instructions

to rub those oils on their bodies and they would not get sick. Very

potent anti-strep, antimicrobial broad spectrum, antiviral,

anticandida too! This blend includes clove, rosemary, lemon, cinnamon

and eucalyptus radiata, I don't know the proportion but it is published.

 

I lived one winter with my son in a home with 2 pre-school age

children. That whole fammily got strep 3 times and 3 times went on

allopathic antibiotics. May son and I were fine, using the Thieves

oil on our feet and throat topically about 3X daily prophylactically.

The third time when I felt a little scratchyness in my throat, we

gargled, one drop in a little water. It stung a bit, but really felt

good and did the job (repeated). I was babysitting and cooking for

that family, heavily exposed. Not pregnant, but it is quite safe

properly used (keep a little vegetable oil handy if topical skin

irritation manifests - takes very little 1 - 2 or 1 - 5 dillution.

I'd only use organic qulaity tho (see fascinating product info and

research at www.secretofthieves.com, and more extensive listing of

scientific studies on essential oils at

http://sacredwindow.younglivingworld.com/MainFrame.asp?BodyFrame=products/produc\

tcategory_main.asp

 

I just used this blend on a pregant woman who walked into my home

today very sick. She felt better right away ... one application won't

clear the illness, but we all were protected from contagion, and this

woman is a long way from using any ayurvedic herbs so far (new

neighbor). I find essential oils very gentle and safe alternative to

ingesting any possible questionable to someone, such as vata

aggravating, (or unknown to their doctor) herbs, and very quick results.

 

Clearly your herbal paste was to balance the vata as well as soothe,

wise choice. I hope you are saving the pregnancy posts in a

collection to share at perinatalayurveda?

Warmly,

Martha

>

> Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

> I stayed with the mahasudarshan and then like I said a paste of

small amount licorice, slippery elm, honey and ghee.

> Also Vit C and of course prenatal vitamins.

> It appears to be subsiding rather than increasing.

> Thank you again.

> Bless

> Rebecca