Experiences were shared of Clary sage use aiding women into active labour after long latent stages following massage or bathing with the essential oil. Other respondents had found Clary sage aided transition and second stage of labour. Overall how much do you think clary sage helps women and labour? Thoughts on how clary sage can help labour and why it is thought to work: Comments offered include the following thoughts and advice:.
Methods of use: 18 smelled clary sage directly from bottle, gauze, tissue, scent stick, cloth etc. Application by tapers were found to be useful as they could be removed if the effect was too strong.
Another found it helped to increase the strength and frequency of contractions every time. One report of indirect use via a burner was not found to be helpful. Contraindications : considering the scarcity of research indicating the benefits or potential harms of using Clary sage in aromatherapy for childbirth, there is a surprising abundance of proposed contraindications to its use identified by this small survey.
Clary sage influence on others beside the birthing mother. Several times it was thought that Clary sage influenced the birth partners through relaxation, focus and clarity. Mothers of clients became calmer. Clary Sage helps you to have more effective contractions once you do start having them as it relaxes the mind, body and muscles. This is what is needed for mums to go into labour in the first place — eliminating catecholamines adrenaline and stimulating endorphins and oxytocin.
By using the Clary Sage for relaxing and calming the mind, body and muscles you are more inclined to go into labour spontaneously.
This wonderful essential oil facilitates birth and helps breathing by calming the lower part of the spinal cord and the nervous system.
It helps labour to progress well when you put a few drops on your labour focus points see diagram below. The simplest and most common way to use Clary Sage during labour is to put a few drops onto a dry cloth or flannel and mum will inhale the aroma when she needs it to help herself become more calm and relaxed during contractions.
You can also add a drop of Clary Sage to the inner ankle on the labour focus points Spleen 6 — SP6 which may help stimulate the release of oxytocin and ensure that the labour is progressing well.
Another effective way to use Clary Sage essential oil is to put a few drops onto a couple of cotton balls and put them under your pillow. Clary sage has a very unique smell , so be prepared — you may not like the smell. Best not to try it out in pregnancy. Dilute 10 drops in 50ml of a gentle carrier oil such as grape seed or almond oil possibly in combination with other oils such as lavender, fennel, ylang ylang or neroli. Inhale neat — apply one — three drops of the essential in the palm of your hands, rub together and inhale deeply two or three times.
Make a cold compress by immersing a face cloth in cold water to which 10 drops of clary sage have been added and use as a refreshing towel. She is a mum of 3. Changes in salivary oxytocin after inhalation of clary sage essential oil scent in term-pregnant women. Takodoro, Y et al. BMC Research Notes 10,
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