Taking Herbs to Aid Postpartum Recovery

This is a great article from Midwifery Today about herbs that can help speed recovery during the postpartum period. It specifically talks about taking care of your perineum and I thought it would be great information for someone who wants to avoid pain pills (or take as few as possible)and also to speed recovery from any tears you may have. You can also click over to "Part Two" of the article where it talks about more severe tears. One of the items was "Witch Hazel" which is the one thing I recognized as they do give those witch hazel pads in the hospital and I couldn't have survived without them for the first week or so postpartum.....that and the numbing spray! Maybe soaking in some of those herbs would have sped things up a bit.....if anyone ever trys it, let me know how it works!