INTRODUCTION Domperidone is a dopamine D2-receptor antagonist developed as an antiemetic and prokinetic agent. Oral domperidone is not approved in the United States, but it is used in many countries to treat nausea and vomiting, gastroparesis and as a galactogogue (to promote lactation). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a warning about the cardiac safety of domperidone. A...

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK The authors have previously reported the use of Silymarin (a Silybum marianum standardized extract) as a promoter of milk production in cows. Due to the important psychological impact of hypogalactia in women after delivery, we evaluated the role of Silymarin as a safe and effective galactogogue for human species. METHODS 50 healthy women during lactation were e...

asparagus racemosus willd. has repeatedly been mentioned as a galactogogue in ayurvedic literature and has been confirmed through animal experiments as well. this randomized double-blind clinical trial evaluates its galactogogue effect in 60 lactating mothers by measurement of changes in their prolactin hormone level during the study. several secondary parameters namely mothers’ weight, babies’...

Silymarin is the active constituent of Silybum marianum (milk thistle) which is a C-25 containing flavonolignan. Milk thistle has a lot of traditional values, being used as a vegetable, as salad, as bitter tonic, and as galactogogue in nursing mothers and in various ailments such as liver complications, depression, dyspepsia, spleenic congestions, varicose veins, diabetes, amenorrhea, uterine h...

Asparagus racemosus is an herbaceous perennial plant. It is the most important rasayana herb in Ayurvedic medicine which grows in low forest areas throughout India. Their medicinal usages have been reported in indigenous systems of medicine, Indian and British Pharmacopoeias. In Ayurveda, A. racemosus has been used extensively as an adaptogen to increase the non-specific resistance of organisms...

Background and objectives: Dairy companies always try to increase the quantity and quality of milk production. According to the positive impact of different plants on milk production of cattle, this study was carried out to standardize a galactogogue herbal mixture based on its total phenol and flavonol contents and antioxidant activity.  Methods: A mixture of Galega officinalis L. and...