Abstract Context Breastfeeding is known to have many health and wellness benefits the mother infant; however, breastfeeding in trans women has been greatly under-researched. Objective To review potential methods of lactation induction wishing breastfeed embryological basis for women. Design This article summarizes a case successful woman, which milk production was achieved just over 1 month. Se...

Withania somnifera Dunal commonly known as Asgandh or Ashvaganadha is one of the most potent aphrodisiacs used in traditional systems of medicine. It is common herb found throughout the dried and subtropical parts of India. The root and leaves of plants are used for medicinal purposes. In traditional systems of medicine particularly Ayurveda and Unani the plant is thought to possess anti-inflam...

Garden cress has been considered as an important medicinal plant since the Vedic era. In Ayurveda, it is described as hot, bitter, galactogogue and aphrodisiac and claimed to destroy Vata (air) and Kapha (phlegm). In Unani system of medicine, seeds and leaves of this plant have been reported to possess diuretic, aperient and aphrodisiac properties and are recommended in inflammation, bronchitis...

BACKGROUND Trigonella foenum-graecum (L.) (Fabaceae, Fenugreek) is an important ingredient of Ayurvedic and other marketed herbal formulations. Fenugreek seeds are employed in many traditional systems as an antibacterial and antidiabetic agent, gastric stimulant and galactogogue. Trigonelline, a major phytoconstituent found in fenugreek seeds, shows estrogenic, anti-diabetic and anti-invasive a...

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex. Willd.) DC. (Fabaceae) is the important plant used in Indian medicine, commonly known as Vidarikand. The plant is described as rasayana and tonic in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (1). It is an extensive perennial climber, growing throughout tropical parts of India, mostly in moist regions, monsoon-forests and coastal tracts (2). The tuber of pueraria is sweet in ...

1105 The history of diabetes mellitus is replete with many therapies, nearly all, including insulin, first given without any knowledge of a mechanism of action. Beginning with early Egyptian physicians who, according to the Ebers Papyrus of 1500 B.C.E., prescribed a mixture of cakes, wheat grains, fresh grits, green lead, earth, and water, up to the more recent introduction of the thiazolidined...

BACKGROUND The use of mother's own breast milk during initial hospitalization has a positive impact not only in reducing potential serious neonatal morbidities but also contribute to improvements in neurodevelopmental outcomes. Mothers of very preterm infants struggle to maintain a supply of breast milk during their infants' prolonged hospitalization. Galactogogues are medications that induce l...