Abstract: Lactation is an important process needed in the life of every female mammal to provide adequate nutrition to an offspring as soon as possible after delivery. Thus, lactation failure can adversely affect the nutrition of a child and diminish immunity, predisposing the child to risk of chronic diseases. As a result, lactation failure requires immediate pharmacological intervention. Plants have been used as medicine due to their diverse phytochemical contents responsible for their pharmacological activities. Moreover, they have proven safer, cheaper and have widespread availability compared to conventional drugs. Some of these medicinal plants are commonly used as herbs by lactating mothers in Africa and other parts of the world because they have been able to meet the various nutritional requirements of lactating mothers. However, there is still limited knowledge on their use and efficacy as lactogenic agent. Thus, this review broadens the knowledge on lactation failure and lactogenic potential of some medicinal herbs because of their common traditional use among women in stimulating milk production.
Keywords: Lactation, Herbs, Galactogogue, Plants.
Title: LACTATION FAILURE AND POTENTIAL OF TRADITIONAL HERBS AS GALACTOGOGUES
Author: Olubunmi Elemo, Ibrahim Oreagba, Akinyede Akinwunmi, Gloria Elemo, Viola Nicholas-Okpara
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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