Parturifacient: stimulates, facilitates, and hastens labor
Parturifacient/Parturients are herbs that help pregnant women give childbirth. Health practitioners should pick the correct parturifacient herbs for varying situations.
Examples for rigid os: if the os is not dilated or relaxed enough
Oenothera biennis (evening primrose oil, topically used on os)
Examples for weak contractions: if the os is open and relaxed, but the muscle contractions are weak and inadequate
Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh)
Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh)
Cytisus scoparius (scotch broom, topically used as douche)
Gossypium herbaceum (cotton root bark)
Trillium spp. (trillium or wood lily)
Examples for tetanic contractions: if the muscle contractions persistently last longer than 90 seconds, contributing to fetal stress — the desired length of a contraction is between 45-60 seconds