How Does Blue Cohosh Help Pregnancy?
According to Native Indian Americans, Blue Cohosh herbs contain a substance that allows it to ease the birthing process and induce pain-free labor. Therefore it was often used in the last 2-3 weeks of pregnancy to give the uterus a final toning. The Blue Cohosh is used throughout the birthing process since it can help deliver a retained placenta and can also stop or limit the intensity of bleeding after labor. Because of these beneficial effects, midwives often used a combination of Blue and Black Cohosh. Blue Cohosh is considered to contain two substances that directly affect the uterus – an oxytocin, which causes the uterus to contract and is naturally produced by the body at the time of childbirth; and Caulosaponin, which is unique to Blue Cohosh and is responsible for further uterine contractions.
