Mitchella repens
Remedy for preparation for labor and urinary complaints in pregnancy. Removes nervous anxiety of late pregnancy. Promotes easy labor. Dysmenorrhea with bearing-down. Cervical irritation. Used in last trimester to facilitate delivery.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Mitchella repens (Rubiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Preparation for easy labor — used in the last weeks of pregnancy to facilitate delivery. Removes anxiety and prepares uterus. Dysmenorrhea with bearing-down and pelvic heaviness. Cervical irritation. Frequent urination from uterine pressure. Vaginal irritation with leucorrhea. Traditional Native American birth herb.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about upcoming labor. Nervous. Fearful.
General Symptoms
Female reproductive system. Worse from motion, standing, exertion. Better from rest, lying down.
Physical Symptoms
Female Genitalia
Preparation for labor — taken in last 4-6 weeks. Dysmenorrhea with bearing-down. Cervical irritation. Leucorrhea. Pelvic heaviness. Difficult labor from nervous anxiety.
Urinary
Frequent urination from uterine pressure. Irritation of bladder.
Back
Backache in pregnancy. Sacral pain. Bearing-down.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, lying down
Worse From
Motion, standing, exertion, pregnancy
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Specific for pregnancy preparation and dysmenorrhea.
Clinical Indications
Preparation for labor (last trimester), dysmenorrhea, cervical irritation, pregnancy anxiety, easy delivery preparation
Comparative Materia Medica
Caulophyllum promotes dilation but more for stalled labor. Pulsatilla helps with malpresentation. Cimicifuga eases labor pains but more for depression. Viburnum is antispasmodic for cramps.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Partridge berry is one of the safest pregnancy herbs, used for centuries by Native American women. Non-toxic. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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