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Teratogens are substances that cause some miscarriages and birth defects. If you are actively trying to get pregnant or you are currently pregnant, please avoid them. Here’s the list I pulled from pp 14-15 of Herbal from the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed.

Smoke of any kind

Alcohol

Raw or undercooked meat

Caffeine

DES (diethylstilbestrol)

Aspirin

Antihistamines

All laxatives, including herbal

Antacids

Diuretics

pHisoHex (or anything else containing hexachlorophene)

Hair dyes

Hemorrhoid medication

Chemical stimulants

Motion sickness and anti-nausea drugs

Epinephrine shots

Sulfonamides antibiotics

Vaccines

Anesthetics

Mercury vapors in dentist office

Steroid drugs and herbs

Hormones

Acutane

Excesses of vitamins A, C, or D

Heavy metals

Pesticides

Herbicides

Insecticides

Fumes from paint, paint thinners, solvents, wood preservatives, varnishes, glues, spray adhesives, benzene, dry-cleaning fluids, certain plastics, vinyl chloride, and rubber tuolene

Lithium

Arsenic

Contact wit cat feces

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl)

Radiation (x-rays, video display terminals)