> Supplement Index > Squaw Vine / Mitchella repens / Partridgeberry / Winter Clover / One-berry / Deerberry > Squaw Vine General Information Squaw Vine Uses & Scientific Evidence For Squaw Vine Dosage Information Squaw Vine Safety & Interaction Information Buy Squaw Vine Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Squaw Vine General Information Squaw Vine is a native American plant, so named by colonists who saw the Indian women drink Squaw Vine tea during the final weeks of pregnancy to ease childbirth. Nursing mothers applied this herb in lotion form to their breasts to relieve soreness. The colonists soon adopted its use to aid in childbirth and as a remedy for menstrual cramps. Among various Indian tribes it was also used as a love potion, ceremonial smoke, and as a food. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Squaw Vine Uses & Scientific Evidence For Today Squaw vine is recommended by herbalists to treat menstrual pains and cramps, to regulate menstruation, relieve heavy bleeding, and to induce childbirth and ease delivery. It is said to have a tonic action on the uterus and the ovaries. Squaw Vine is sometimes used to stimulate breast-milk production as well, and in some cases, this herb has been used to treat diarrhea and colitis. As a lotion or salve, this herb is used to treat nursing mother’s sore or cracked nipples. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Squaw Vine Dosage Information To take as a tea, pour 1 cup of boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of the herb. Drink 3 times a day. In tincture form, take 1 -2 ml of the tincture 3 times a day. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Squaw Vine Safety & Interaction Information There are no known safety issues associated when taking Squaw vine in the recommended doses. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Squaw Vine Supplements and Products Below