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galactagogue

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galactagogue /ga·lac·ta·gogue/ (gah-lak´tah-gog) promoting milk flow; an agent that so acts.
ga·lac·ta·gogue (g-lkt-gôg)
n.
An agent that promotes the secretion and flow of milk.
galactagogue (g·lakˑ·t·gg),
n a substance that promotes the flow of breast milk.
galactagogue
1. promoting the flow of milk.
2. an agent that promotes the flow of milk.


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And to anyone who questions whether or not galactagogues (milk-stimulating herbs) work, I dare you to drink some fenugreek and fennel tea and see what happens (assuming there are no other medical problems or pharmaceutical drugs to blame for the lack of milk supply).
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