A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON SAFE GALACTAGOGUES
P. L. Rajagopal*, K. Premaletha and K. R. Sreejith
ABSTRACT
Herbal medicines for therapeutic purposes have been explicitly used
since the dawn of human civilization to maintain health and to treat
diseases. The crude herbals and the pharmaceutical substances from
herbal origin are widely utilized in various types of pharmaceutical
formulations. Milk secretion after delivery has become a common
problem throughout the world. Even though there are lot of products
available in the market to overcome the situation, usage of them may
results in serious adverse effects. That is why the plants which possess
galactagogue properties are becoming more and more popular all over
the world.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Galactagogue, Breast Milk.
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