red raspberry tea?

Question

i got told by several ppl to drink it to make me have contractions... i got this stuff called rasperry zinger is it the same thing? is says it has raspberry leaves in it, if its not the stuff do u kno where i can get it from? or if it actually works and how long after i drink it will i start to feel them??
ohh and another if it has to be the hot tea or can it be cold

Answer 1

It is raspberry LEAF tea, you can only find it at health food stores, raspberry tea (of any other kind) doesn't do anything, and the raspberry leaf tea is used to strengthen your uterus and help prevent pre mature labor and to help make your labor, when it begins, a little easier. It is like a vitamin for your uterus. No it will not bring on labor

Answer 2

Raspberrys are red whether you put zinger after it or not.
But go to a proper health food shop, they will give you what you are looking for.
It could be drank hot or cold, i would personally prefer hot.
But im not sure anything other than medication or a precedure could induce a baby! It may do, if it does work, you would have to wait a little while to get into your system.
Try it, thats the only way you will find out for sure, but be prepared if you do!

Answer 3

it is not used to induce labor here is some info on herbs to induce labor
Red Raspberry Leaf and Evening Primrose

NOTE: Evening Primrose should NOT be used throughout pregnancy.
Red raspberry leaf tea has been used for thousands of years as a uterine tonic. Its use strengthens and tones the reproductive organs but does not stimulate uterine contractions, making it safe for use throughout pregnancy. Evening primrose, however, definitely plays a role in labor induction, as I have seen with women who use it as a vaginal suppository to soften the cervix and "get things going" during the last days of their pregnancies (do not insert anything into your vagina if your membranes have already ruptured, though!) Both herbs are safe and gentle to women when used with wisdom during pregnancy - red raspberry throughout, and primrose oil at the very end when both mother and baby are prepared for birth.

After 38 weeks of pregnancy, a recommended dosage of 2,500 mg tablets per day of evening primrose oil is taken orally to systemically soften all tissues (including cervix and perineum, especially if cervical scarring or previous perineal injury exists) along with 1 cup of red raspberry leaf tea from 28 weeks, increasing red raspberry leaf tea to 2 cups from 32 wks and then increasing the dosage of red raspberry leaf tea to 3 cups from 36 weeks gestation, then as needed in labor to strengthen and tone the uterus.

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Black Cohosh Tincture:
Take 10 drops of tincure under the tongue hourly. This will have noticeable effect on the cervix in three or four hours. Continue until the cervix is fully soft and ripe.

Initiating Labor

These remedies will not work unless the cervix is ripe and ready to dilate. Some herbs, homeopathic remedies, and other suggestions are listed below:

CAUTION: Do not try to initiate labor unless the fetus is at least 37 weeks gestational age. It is best to attempt these things under the watchful guidance of your midwife.
Blue Cohosh Tincture:
3-8 drops in a glass of warm water or tea (red raspberry tea is good for a labor tea), is a very effective way in starting labor. Repeat every half hour for several hours until contractions are regular. If labor is not underway in four hours, sue a dropperful of the tincture under the tongue every hour for up to four hours or until contractions are strong and consistant p.s all these herms are at your local health food store good luck
for more tips here is the sight good luck
http://www.moondragon.org/obgyn/pregnancy/laborinitiate.html

Answer 4

hot or cold is fine, raspberry zinger is ok, but the good stuff is at health food stores.

Answer 5

iT IS NOT THE SAME. gO TO A GOOD health food store , TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR & WHY AND THEY'LL GET YOU THE PROPER ITEM !!!