Herbal teas, esp Licorice Root

[swampmaiden]

So I gave up coffee, beer, wine, black tea... thought I was being a good girl with the non caffeinated herbal teas only to find out (via Google of course) that Licorice root is UNSAFE and not recommended during pregnancy.

Licorice is my favorite tea and Ive been drinking practically a pot of it a night these past few weeks, and only thought to google it cuz after i poured the hot water into the teapot i started zoning out on the tea packs ingredient list and it said 'consult your doctor if youre pregnant or nursing... now Im upset to learn it could be unsafe!!

So I googled and googled some more trying to find out WHY its unsafe.. I guess because its an estrogen mimicker?

Does anybody know anything about this?

 

[Beneli]

My naturopath has it on a pregnancy no-no list of herbal teas as well. I believe it's because of the estrogen issue like you mentioned and because it raises blood pressure. I would steer clear but a bit here and there definately isn't going to hurt.