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Ginseng during pregnancy?

Anyone taking ginseng during pregnancy? Safe for baby?
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I would ask your doctor.  Chinese researchers have found that it causes birth defects in rats and it is not recommended in the first trimester. But there have been no studies in humans. Herbs are not regulated or tested by the FDA. I would be cautious.
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I am absolutely safe
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