Herbal Fertility
March 2012
© Anne Calzada Herbalist
As I write this, it is a beautiful spring day in the Rockies. The feeling of plants awakening and birds returning, I am elated in happiness and in love! This reminds me of fertility and rebirth, with many people wanting to become pregnant now. The energy is here and alive as always. So beyond doing the usual practices such as calculating your ovulation and perhaps even putting your legs up against the wall after love making, (if you are a lady ! ) there are herbs that can help you to ready yourself for your adventure!
*Nourish yourself with herbal infusions such as Nettles, Oatstraw, Red Clover or Red Raspberry. These plants will infuse your body with most importantly minerals, but then vitamins, amino acids, proteins and sugars. These nutrients help to create a strong healthy body in respect to connective tissue, organ functioning, rebuilding and cleansing to the body. These plants are also traditional fertility promoters!
To make an herbal infusion which is like a really strong tea: Add one cup of herb to a quart jar. Pour boiling water over it, cover and let sit for at least 4 hours. Make it in the a.m. or before you go to bed! Get creative....drink hot or cold, add to smoothies, juices or soups!
Yoga poses can be very helpful for balancing and strengthening the 2nd chakra. Poses such cobra and upward facing dog tone the reproductive centers. Poses such as bridge or inversions flush the blood through and cleanse the ovaries and refresh the energy.
Practicing Ujjayi breath to calm, strength and center you will be helpful for stress, anxiety, high blood pressure or emotional upset. It is known as the "breath of victory" in Sanskrit. This pranayama will increase oxygen and sooth your soul!
Meditation and focused intention bring results. Thought, spoken word and written word, action and patience. Practice mantras and affirmations internally and externally. You are creating!
Use real Rose oil over your heart chakra, pulse points, uterus or wherever you want will uplift your spirit and enhance your vibration. The Rose family is traditional for fostering the vibration of love! Drink Hawthorn berry Rose tea. Eat Almonds, Raspberries, Blackberries, Apricots, Cherries, Apples and Plums all related! Eat foods that promote fertility!
These are a few plants that have strong fertility enhancing effects, mostly balancing and providing to the endocrine system. This is not a complete list of every fertility enhancing herb, but some that I have worked with!
Rose
Rosa sp.
Roseaceae
This is my favorite flower and I love this family for heart chakra work! Opening to the emotional and the physical heart Rose is both comforting and sensuous simultaneously. An aphrodisiac with astringent cooling soothing effects to the nervous system and the cardiovascular system. They contain phytosterols and bioflavinoids that tone the reproductive system. This plant works well wit the kidneys and the entire urinary system.
Red Raspberry
Rubus Idaeus
Roseaceae
Used by women during pregnancy, it is valuable for preparing the uterus for conception. Astringent and strengthening to the uterus, it improves tone and blood flow. The alkaloid fragrine has an affinity for the pelvic floor a.k.a. the 2nd chakra. Highly nutritive relieving anemia with it's mineral content.
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
Brassicaceae
Containg alkaloids that effect the HpA axis, (hypothalmus and pituatary glands)
this plant is balancing to the entire endocrine system. Enhancing hormones in both men and women. Therefore rebuilding the adrenal glands, so being helpful fof fatigue, debility and anemic energy. Infertility, boosting sperm count and balancing to menstruation and to menopause. Considered an aphrodisiac and sacred plant to the Incan and Peruvian people. Strong vital energy in the chakras with this plant.
Nettles
Urtica diocia
Urticaceae
My favorite wild medicinal plant as some of you know! She is warrior strength. Nourishing to the kidneys and enriching to the blood, the body is cleansed and the uterus toned. The elements of water and fire are both represtented here. Preparation of physical and psychic with this plant. Kidney chi tonic.
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Palmaceae
Used to strengthen and rebuild the reproductive systems of both men and women. Useful for promoting fertility and reducing impotence. It is used to tone the bladder with it's astringent properties. Used to reduce inflammation in the prostate gland in men. Enhance fertility by increasing sperm count.
A urinary tonic.
Oatstraw
Avena sativa
Gramineae
Calming to the nervous system, it feeds and supports the mylein sheath of the nerves. Mineral rich and nutritive Avena nourishes the 2nd chakra. Toning to the reproductive system. Addiction, insomnia, stress, anxiety, nocturnal emissions etc..
Ashwaganda
Withania somnifera
Solanaceae
The "Indian Ginseng", this adaptogenic herb originating from India, is used to help you calm and chill out from stress. It is a classic reproductive tonic in Ayurveda. Helpful for exhaustion and debilitation. Nervous exhaustion, anxiety, stress, impotence. Kidney chi builder. Strengthening to your auric shield.
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
Asparagaceae
This sacred herb in Ayurveda is also known as "she who has a 100 husbands" is balancing to the endocrine system and the reproductive system. This means P.M.S. and menopausal symptoms are reduced. Immunity is increased and stamina is enhanced. This plant is a clear adaptagen giving it's sweet soothing energy for both men and women battling impotence, infertility and loss of libido.
Nourishing Strength Tea Blend
1part Red Raspberry
1part Nettles
1 part Orange peel
1/2 part Oatstraw
1/2 part Cardamom pods or seeds
1/8 part Cinnamon chips, sticks powder
Blend and use 1 tsp. per cup of water. Enjoy the vitality!
Cosmic Strength Love Balls
1 cup of Almond Butter
1 cup of Tahini
1/2 cup Agave
1 part Ashwaganda powder
1 part Maca powder
1 part Gotu Kola or Gingko
Add in Cacao nibs and pumpkin seeds and coconut and vanilla extract! Add cardamom and ginger. Use honey instead of Agave. Add more or less nut butters of your choice. Play with recipes, use your intuition. Always! Little energetic balls of adaptogenic stimulating delight!
March 2012
© Anne Calzada Herbalist
As I write this, it is a beautiful spring day in the Rockies. The feeling of plants awakening and birds returning, I am elated in happiness and in love! This reminds me of fertility and rebirth, with many people wanting to become pregnant now. The energy is here and alive as always. So beyond doing the usual practices such as calculating your ovulation and perhaps even putting your legs up against the wall after love making, (if you are a lady ! ) there are herbs that can help you to ready yourself for your adventure!
*Nourish yourself with herbal infusions such as Nettles, Oatstraw, Red Clover or Red Raspberry. These plants will infuse your body with most importantly minerals, but then vitamins, amino acids, proteins and sugars. These nutrients help to create a strong healthy body in respect to connective tissue, organ functioning, rebuilding and cleansing to the body. These plants are also traditional fertility promoters!
To make an herbal infusion which is like a really strong tea: Add one cup of herb to a quart jar. Pour boiling water over it, cover and let sit for at least 4 hours. Make it in the a.m. or before you go to bed! Get creative....drink hot or cold, add to smoothies, juices or soups!
Yoga poses can be very helpful for balancing and strengthening the 2nd chakra. Poses such cobra and upward facing dog tone the reproductive centers. Poses such as bridge or inversions flush the blood through and cleanse the ovaries and refresh the energy.
Practicing Ujjayi breath to calm, strength and center you will be helpful for stress, anxiety, high blood pressure or emotional upset. It is known as the "breath of victory" in Sanskrit. This pranayama will increase oxygen and sooth your soul!
Meditation and focused intention bring results. Thought, spoken word and written word, action and patience. Practice mantras and affirmations internally and externally. You are creating!
Use real Rose oil over your heart chakra, pulse points, uterus or wherever you want will uplift your spirit and enhance your vibration. The Rose family is traditional for fostering the vibration of love! Drink Hawthorn berry Rose tea. Eat Almonds, Raspberries, Blackberries, Apricots, Cherries, Apples and Plums all related! Eat foods that promote fertility!
These are a few plants that have strong fertility enhancing effects, mostly balancing and providing to the endocrine system. This is not a complete list of every fertility enhancing herb, but some that I have worked with!
Rose
Rosa sp.
Roseaceae
This is my favorite flower and I love this family for heart chakra work! Opening to the emotional and the physical heart Rose is both comforting and sensuous simultaneously. An aphrodisiac with astringent cooling soothing effects to the nervous system and the cardiovascular system. They contain phytosterols and bioflavinoids that tone the reproductive system. This plant works well wit the kidneys and the entire urinary system.
Red Raspberry
Rubus Idaeus
Roseaceae
Used by women during pregnancy, it is valuable for preparing the uterus for conception. Astringent and strengthening to the uterus, it improves tone and blood flow. The alkaloid fragrine has an affinity for the pelvic floor a.k.a. the 2nd chakra. Highly nutritive relieving anemia with it's mineral content.
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
Brassicaceae
Containg alkaloids that effect the HpA axis, (hypothalmus and pituatary glands)
this plant is balancing to the entire endocrine system. Enhancing hormones in both men and women. Therefore rebuilding the adrenal glands, so being helpful fof fatigue, debility and anemic energy. Infertility, boosting sperm count and balancing to menstruation and to menopause. Considered an aphrodisiac and sacred plant to the Incan and Peruvian people. Strong vital energy in the chakras with this plant.
Nettles
Urtica diocia
Urticaceae
My favorite wild medicinal plant as some of you know! She is warrior strength. Nourishing to the kidneys and enriching to the blood, the body is cleansed and the uterus toned. The elements of water and fire are both represtented here. Preparation of physical and psychic with this plant. Kidney chi tonic.
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Palmaceae
Used to strengthen and rebuild the reproductive systems of both men and women. Useful for promoting fertility and reducing impotence. It is used to tone the bladder with it's astringent properties. Used to reduce inflammation in the prostate gland in men. Enhance fertility by increasing sperm count.
A urinary tonic.
Oatstraw
Avena sativa
Gramineae
Calming to the nervous system, it feeds and supports the mylein sheath of the nerves. Mineral rich and nutritive Avena nourishes the 2nd chakra. Toning to the reproductive system. Addiction, insomnia, stress, anxiety, nocturnal emissions etc..
Ashwaganda
Withania somnifera
Solanaceae
The "Indian Ginseng", this adaptogenic herb originating from India, is used to help you calm and chill out from stress. It is a classic reproductive tonic in Ayurveda. Helpful for exhaustion and debilitation. Nervous exhaustion, anxiety, stress, impotence. Kidney chi builder. Strengthening to your auric shield.
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
Asparagaceae
This sacred herb in Ayurveda is also known as "she who has a 100 husbands" is balancing to the endocrine system and the reproductive system. This means P.M.S. and menopausal symptoms are reduced. Immunity is increased and stamina is enhanced. This plant is a clear adaptagen giving it's sweet soothing energy for both men and women battling impotence, infertility and loss of libido.
Nourishing Strength Tea Blend
1part Red Raspberry
1part Nettles
1 part Orange peel
1/2 part Oatstraw
1/2 part Cardamom pods or seeds
1/8 part Cinnamon chips, sticks powder
Blend and use 1 tsp. per cup of water. Enjoy the vitality!
Cosmic Strength Love Balls
1 cup of Almond Butter
1 cup of Tahini
1/2 cup Agave
1 part Ashwaganda powder
1 part Maca powder
1 part Gotu Kola or Gingko
Add in Cacao nibs and pumpkin seeds and coconut and vanilla extract! Add cardamom and ginger. Use honey instead of Agave. Add more or less nut butters of your choice. Play with recipes, use your intuition. Always! Little energetic balls of adaptogenic stimulating delight!
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