How easy is it Possible to increase or Decrease the Amount of Milk in Lactating Mothers?
Jalil Rashedi1, Behroz Mahdavi Poor1,2* and Mohammad Asgharzadeh2
1Department of Laboratory Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2Department of Medical Parasitol¬ogy, Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran
3Biotechnology Research Center and Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Submission: February 21, 2018; Published: March 15, 2018
*Corresponding author: Behroz Mahdavi poor, Department of Laboratory Science, Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences & Department of Medical Parasitol-ogy, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran, Tel: +9841-33392633; Fax: +984133371971; Email: Behroz.mahdavi@gmail.com
How to cite this article: Jalil R, Behroz M P, Mohammad A. How easy is it Possible to increase or Decrease the Amount of Milk in Lactating Mothers?. J Gynecol Women's Health 2018; 9(1): 555753. DOI: 10.19080/JGWH.2018.09.555753
Letter to Editor
In the last centuries, Iranian physicians such as Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya Razi (9th-10th century AD) in book of "Man La Yahzoroh al-Tabib” [1], Avicenna (10th-11th century AD)in "Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, third book” [2] and Seyyed Mohammd Hossein Aghili Khorasani-e Shirazi (17th-18th century AD) in "Makhzan ol-Advieh” [3], wrote approximately similar instructions to increase (Table 1) or decrease the amount of milk in lactating mothers. The most important ones are as following:
Note: Foeniculum vulgare is the most well-known material in this field focused in other ancient medical texts such as Tohfat al-Mumen in by Mohammad Mumen Mir Mohammad Zaman Tonekaboni (17th-18th century AD).
In a mother who feeds her baby and the amount of milk in the breast exceeds the normal. The over-production of the milk may lead to some complications in the breast. Even in some cases, milk flow spontaneously from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing, Galactorrhea [4]. To solve the problem, materials such as Lactuca sativa seeds, Vitex agnus-castus seeds, Caraway (Carum carvi) and Lens culinaris can be helpful. Another way is to mix Caraway (Carum carvi) with vinegar and rub on the breast.
Note: Caraway (Carum carvi) is a material (as topical) which has been mentioned in other Iranian ancient medical sources such as Tohfat al-Mumenin (17th century AD) [5] in this regard.
Considering the nature of these materials may open a new window for researchers in this field.
References
- Rhazes Man La, Yahzoroh al-Tabib (1983) Trans into Persian by Nafisi A. Jahad daneshghahi Publications, Tehran, Iran.
- Avicenna, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (2010) Trans Into Persian by Sharafkandi A. Soroush publications, Tehran, Iran, pp. 565-570.
- Aghili Shirazi MH, Makhzan-ol-Advieh (2009) Store house of Medicaments. Rah-e Kamal Publications, Tehran, Iran, p. 406.
- Huang W, Molitch ME (2012) Evaluation and management of galactorrhea. Am Fam Physician 85(11): 1073-1080.
- Tonekaboni MM, Tohfat al-Mumenin (2007) Corrected by Roja R, Shams-e Ardakani M R, Farjadmand F. Nashre shahr publications, Tehran, Iran, p. 370.