Galactagogue

Promotes the production of breast milk.

Galactagogue is a sub-action of Emmenagogue. Where emmenagogue stimulates and regularises menstrual flow, galactagogue is its narrower, more targeted form.

Herbs with a galactagogue action (7)

Key herbs

Herbs for which galactagogue is a headline action.

Goat's Rue

Galega officinalis

GalactagogueAntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiuretic

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus

AdaptogenFemale-tonicDemulcentTonic

Chaste Tree

Vitex agnus-castus

GalactagogueFemale TonicProlactin InhibitorUterine Tonic

Epazote

Dysphania ambrosioides

AntiamoebicAntibacterialAnticancerAntiparasitic

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

CarminativeAppetite SuppressantAntispasmodicGalactagogue

Goat's Rue

Galega officinalis

GalactagogueAntidiabeticHypolipidemicDiuretic

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

HepatoprotectiveAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus

AdaptogenFemale-tonicDemulcentTonic

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

AlterativeAnti-inflammatoryAntilithicAntimicrobial