Essential Oils to avoid during Pregnancy & Childhood.

Posted on October 18, 2018

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While you’re trying to get pregnant do not use the listed essential oils, for both men and women.

Once you are pregnant, do not use these essential oils either, or for your children prior to puberty.

You can consume them as food, or garnish in their normal doses.

Anise
Atlas Cedar
Basil
Black Pepper
Cajeput
Camphor
Caraway
Cinnamon
Clove
Coriander
Dill
Elemi
Eucalyptus dives/polybractea
Fennel
Frankincense
Hyssop
Inula

Lovage
Marigold
Mugworth
Myrrh
Niaouli (MQV)
Nutmeg
Pennyroyal
Peppermint
Rosemary camphor-type
Rosemary verbenone-type
Sage
Sassafras
Spearmint
Spike Lavender
Styrax
Sweet Marjoram
Tarragon
Thuja
Turmeric
Wintergreen
Yarrow

Information is based on Dr. Jeffrey Yuen L.Ac. teaching of essential oils from the framework of oriental medicine.

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