Galactogogue

Galactogogue

A galactogogue is a substance which is used to increase the production of milk in humans and other animals. It may be synthetic, plant-derived, or endogenous.

Most of those discovered have been found to interact with the dopamine system in such a way to increase the production of prolactin endogenously.

Examples include Domperidone & Metoclopramide (synthetic), sweet potato, silymarin, and fenugreek (plant-derived), and prolactin (endogenous).

References

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12192964&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum PubMed] Peer-Reviewed Article on synthetics

* [http://www.adhb.govt.nz/newborn/Guidelines/Maternal/DomperidoneAndBreastFeeding.htm New Zealand government website]

* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_use.php?K%5B%5D=Galactogogue www.pfaf.org]

* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_127/ai_n6366772 www.findarticles.com]


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