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  • noun Plural form of galactagogue.

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Examples

  • Knowing that galactagogues are sometimes necessary, however, does not mean that their widespread use is good.

    » Breastfeeding Supplements Strocel.com 2010

  • Herbs such as fenugreek are known galactagogues that have been used for centuries.

    » Breastfeeding Supplements Strocel.com 2010

  • These milk-producing products are known as galactagogues.

    The Roanoke Times: Home page 2010

  • They knew they wanted to steer clear of herbs and medicine, so they focused attention on nutritious foods that are also galactagogues.

    The Roanoke Times: Home page 2010

  • (resquardo) high caloric and protein-rich postpartum diets, and wide use of plant galactagogues to stimulate milk flow, to insure that mothers not only initiated but continued lactating.

    Chapter 9 1985

  • I’m not sure this situation is any better, because there certainly are situations where galactagogues are helpful.

    » Breastfeeding Supplements Strocel.com 2010

  • When rubbed on postpartum mothers’ breasts, exudates in these heart-shaped galactagogues increase milk flow.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • When rubbed on postpartum mothers’ breasts, exudates in these heart-shaped galactagogues increase milk flow.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • When rubbed on postpartum mothers’ breasts, exudates in these heart-shaped galactagogues increase milk flow.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

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