This dried herbal mix contains Nettle, Red Raspberry Leaves, Chamomile, and Rosehips. Designed to aid the mare during the difficult task of breeding. This blend will nourish your broodmare during her final months of pregnancy keeping her in optimum health, improving milk flow, toning the uterus, helping with contractions and encouraging cleansing after the birth.
INGREDIENTS:
Raspberry Leaf has traditionally been used to strengthen and tone uterine muscles. The leaves contain an alkaloid known as fragerine, which relaxes and strengthens the uterus and tones the pelvic muscles and assists with contractions during the foaling. Raspberry can also have reasonable success in preventing miscarriage and haemorrhage.Aids in promoting an easy labour.
Nettles are rich in minerals, such as iron, calcium and potassium and a tonic herb. As nettles have a high vitamin C content it ensures the absorption of iron which is very good for anaemia. The nettle has been used for many years for many skin complaints such as sweet itch, also laminitis, arthritis and rheumatism. The herb be used internally or externally to improve the condition of the horses tail, main and coat. It is also very beneficial for the broodmare as it boosting the level of iron, which improves the milk flow.
Rosehips provide an excellent source of vitamin C, now thought to be a necessary supplement in performance horse diets.
Vitamin C works to facilitate iron absorption and is the key component in anti-stress hormones as well as helping to repair tissue and strengthen the body's ability to fight infection.
Often recommended for hooves as it is rich in biotin, and will aid to improve growth and hoof integrity.
Contains flavonoids to help strengthen fragile blood vessels and improve blood supply.
Rosehips are also a source of iron, copper, cobalt and an excellent tonic herb for the kidneys, adrenals and liver.
Chamomile: This is a very famous herb. Chamomile flowers are a gentle sedative and will help with anxiety. It is an ideal herb for digestive upsets, and wild horses have been observed seeking it out when they appear colicky.
Chamomile also has anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties and works well on older horses/ponies who may have joint stiffness or digestive problems.
