Randomized controlled trial of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) as a lactogogue in lactational inadequacy.
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A multicentric, randomized, doubleblind, placebo controlled parallel study was designed to observe a rise in serum prolactin (PRL) levels (primary outcome variable). The other variables studied included weight gain of infant, decrease in volume and frequency of supplementary feeds in those mothers who were From the Departments of Pharmacology and Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110 002 and the Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi 110 001.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 33 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996