Author(s):

Dr. Chithra S, Dr. Priya S and Dr. Raiby P Paul

Abstract: Breast milk is the elixir of life for a new born. It provides nutrition and immunity to the child. Lack of milk production is one of the most common reasons for discontinuing breast feeding. In order to avoid the side effects, plant sources that possess galactagogue activity are better choices for safety and potentiality. “The medication or substances which assist initiation, maintenance and augmentation of lactation is called galactagogue.” The present study aims to provide a comprehensive review of lactogenic activity of selected medicinal plants like Asparagus racemosus, Nigella sativum, Pimpinella anisum, cyperus rotundas, Pueraria tuberosa, Teramnus labialis that are found to be mentioned in classical text books and also folklore practices. Thorough literary search has been carried out through various databases like Pub med, Science direct, Ayush portal, DHARA, Google scholar using the keywords such as medicinal plants, milk production, lactogenic activity, galactagogue. Out of the 3410 collected articles 3403 were excluded due to non-relevance or lack of access to the original article.

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