Re: d Rasberry tea question
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:16:16 -0600 (CST)
Mary,
Is this stuff on the tea anecdotal or are there any studies? I'm always
uncomfortable about giving advise (just talking about me) without a
good, double blind study to back it up, if not 2 double blind studies.
HSM
At Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Mary wrote:
>
>> I read in one of the postings that red rasberry tea is good for pregnant
>> women to help make the uterus stronger. Where do you get such a tea?
>> And how do you make it?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>
>I am 13+ weeks pregnant and have started drinking RRL tea last week. I am
>not normally a hot tea drinker and this stuff is NASTY hot, IMHO. I tried a
>mixture based on a recommendation from another list I am on and it is now
>*very* good. I steep equal amounts of RRL tea and Celestial Seasonings
>Raspberry Zinger (this is just raspberry flavored tea-not the uterine tonic)
>in boiling water for 15 minutes, remove the bags and then let it cool before
>putting it in the fridge. I make enough for 2-3 days (64 oz) at a time.
>
>I found RRL and RZ at my local natural foods (co-op) store. You can order
>it online too. The RRL tea I have is by Traditional Medicinals and I chose
>it for two reasons; 1) it comes in individual tea bags and I do not have to
>mess with loose tea (as I am not really a tea person, LOL!), and 2) because
>it is pure RRL with nothing added. There are many blends out there so be
>sure you know what you are buying. Some of the blends contained herbs I had
>not checked out and I wasn't going to buy something that I was not
>completely sure of.
>
>If you want more info, please feel free to contact me privately!
>
>--
>Mary Shoup
>Pregnancy & Birth Coordinator
>mary.shoup@obgyn.net
>http://www.obgyn.net/pb/pb.htm
>
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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