Bio Health Raspberry Leaf Tablets

A few months ago I visited a warehouse sale at Think Natural in Berkhamsted. Some of you may know of www.thinknatural.com, a great alternative health and beauty products site, and from my membership with them I received a flyer telling me about their warehouse sale. Being lucky enough to live fairly near Berkhamsted, I popped along one morning with my Mum and spent a considerable amount on a big basket of stuff. One gem that I picked up was a little tub of Potter’s Raspberry Leaf tablets, recommended for painful menstrual cramps. Raspberry Leaf is an astringent herb, which acts ... more

When I was pregnant with my first child my midwife recommended that from 35 weeks I should start drinking raspberry leaf tea. Seeing as I do not drink any hot drinks she said that they also came in tablet form. Taking raspberry leaf tea/tablets is supposed to help to soften your cervix making labour quicker and easier. You have to take the tablets 3 times a day. With this being my first pregnancy and being out at work I sometimes forgot to take the tablets regularly. My labour was quite quick and fairly easy. With my next two pregnancies I took the tablets religously every day from 34 weeks ... more

I originally bought this product as I had very painful periods, it really relaxed my abdominal muscles, resulting in no more painful periods - ever! Knowing that it is also used as a relaxant during labour, I gave it to my bitch 24 hours before she produced her second litter. (whelping the first one proved to be a long drawn out and painful ordeal for her). This time she produced six large puppies in two hours with the minimum of discomfort and effort. Pepe, one of the puppies from this litter had a serious digestive problem which was diagnosed as a ?portocaval shunt? (I'm unsure of the ... more