# Herbal support during pregnancy: Guidance on safety with herbalists Eve Brazil and Simon Mills

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Published: 2025-12-11T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://herbcast.captivate.fm/episode/herbal-support-during-pregnancy-guidance-on-safety-with-herbalists-eve-brazil-and-simon-mills
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Herbal support during pregnancy: Guidance on safety with herbalists Eve Brazil and Simon Mills. In this episode of Herbcast, editor and first-time host Eve sits down with veteran herbal practitioner, educator, and author Simon Mills to explore one of the most sensitive and deeply important topics in herbal care: using herbs safely during pregnancy. With over four decades of clinical experience and co-authorship of The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety , Simon brings clarity to a subject often clouded by caution, conflicting advice, and limited research. Together, Eve and Simon discuss why safety is such a critical consideration in pregnancy, how herbs are assessed for risk, which plants are truly well-supported, and where professional judgement is essential. The episode also covers supportive herbs for nausea, digestion, nourishment, and late-pregnancy preparation, plus key considerations for herbal use while breastfeeding. In this episode Why the precautionary principle is so important in pregnancy and why most herbs are best avoided in the first trimester. How herbs are assessed for safety (including the A–X categories) and why hard data in pregnancy is still very limited. Herbs with supportive safety data (e.g. ginger, chamomile, echinacea, raspberry leaf, nettle) and those historically used to bring on a period that are best avoided. Practical herbal support for morning sickness, digestion, and nourishment, including ginger, chamomile, dandelion root, nettle and food-based strategies. Late-pregnancy and postpartum considerations: raspberry leaf, caution with licorice, and how certain herbs may support breastfeeding or colic through the mother. About Eve Eve is the editor of written content at Herbal Reality and the host of this Herbcast episode. With a deep love of…

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