Javan Roghayeh, Javadi Behjat, Feyzabadi Zohre
1 Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences , Sabzevar, Iran .
2 Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran .
Breastfeed Med. 2017 Sep;12(7):401-409. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0038. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
The beneficial effects of breastfeeding for the infant and mother are well recognized. Many natural products are reputed to be galactogogue agents in major Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) textbooks. The aim of this study is to review those medicinal plants that are reported to be effective in increasing breast milk in TPM and to compare the data from TPM texts with the findings of modern pharmacological and clinical research.
Data on the medicinal plants used to increase breast milk were obtained from major TPM textbooks. A detailed search in PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases was performed to confirm the effects of medicinal plants mentioned in TPM on lactation in view of the identified pharmacological actions.
Foeniculum vulgare, Anethum graveolens, Pimpinella anisum, Nigella sativa, and Vitex agnus-castus are among the most effective galactogogue TPM plants. Many pharmacologically relevant activities have been reported for these herbs.
The use of traditional knowledge can pave the way toward finding effective phytopharmaceuticals for increasing breast milk.
母乳喂养对婴儿和母亲的益处已得到广泛认可。在主要的传统波斯医学（TPM）教科书中，许多天然产物被誉为催乳剂。本研究的目的是回顾那些据TPM报道对增加母乳有效的药用植物，并将TPM文本中的数据与现代药理学和临床研究结果进行比较。
从主要的TPM教科书中获取用于增加母乳的药用植物数据。鉴于已确定的药理作用，在PubMed、Science Direct、Scopus、谷歌学术和科学网数据库中进行了详细搜索，以确认TPM中提到的药用植物对泌乳的影响。
小茴香、莳萝、茴芹、黑种草和穗花牡荆是TPM中最有效的催乳植物。已报道这些草药具有许多与药理学相关的活性。
传统知识的应用可为寻找有效的增加母乳的植物药铺平道路。
