1 Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
2 Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
J Hum Lact. 2019 May;35(2):248-260. doi: 10.1177/0890334418787474. Epub 2018 Jul 13.
Various natural products are reported to improve maternal milk supply yet are not necessarily safe for infants. Researchers have not systematically studied galactagogue teas for safety.
This study evaluates the safety of a galactagogue tea in breastfeeding women and their infants, assessing short- and long-term adverse effects.
Healthy, exclusively/fully breastfeeding women ( N = 60) with no milk insufficiency were randomized into (1) an all-natural tea containing fruits of bitter fennel, anise, and coriander; fenugreek seed; and other herbs (Mother's Milk herbal tea; test) group or (2) a lemon verbena leaf (placebo) group. Maternal diaries captured self-reported maternal and infant adverse effects, tea consumed, and perceived infant satisfaction. Maternal quality of life and psychological state were assessed at baseline and 2 and 4 weeks. Poststudy calls assessed adverse effects through the infants' age of 12 months.
No adverse effects attributable to the interventions were reported at any time point. No differences were found between test and placebo groups in sociodemographic characteristics, maternal or infant adverse symptoms, quality of life, breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal psychological measures, infant growth, and infant satisfaction (all p >.05).
This double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an herbal galactagogue versus placebo among healthy, exclusively/fully breastfeeding mothers and infants found no adverse events associated with the test tea across the 30-day study or the first year of their infant's life. This composite tea appears to present no safety risk for mothers or their young babies.
有报道称，各种天然产物可促进母乳分泌，但不一定适合婴儿。研究人员尚未系统研究下乳茶的安全性。
本研究评估了一种下乳茶在哺乳期妇女及其婴儿中的安全性，评估了短期和长期的不良影响。
健康、纯母乳喂养或完全母乳喂养的妇女（N=60）无乳汁不足，随机分为（1）含苦茴香、大茴香和香菜果实、葫芦巴种子和其他草药的全天然茶（下乳茶；试验组）或（2）马鞭草叶（安慰剂）组。母亲日记记录了母亲和婴儿的自我报告的不良影响、茶的摄入量和婴儿的满意度。在基线和 2 周及 4 周时评估了母亲的生活质量和心理状态。研究后通过婴儿 12 个月的年龄评估不良影响。
任何时间点均未报告与干预措施相关的不良影响。试验组和安慰剂组在社会人口学特征、母婴不良症状、生活质量、母乳喂养自我效能、母亲心理测量、婴儿生长和婴儿满意度方面均无差异（均 P>.05）。
本项针对健康、纯母乳喂养或完全母乳喂养的母亲及其婴儿的双盲、随机对照试验（RCT）比较了草药下乳茶与安慰剂，在 30 天研究或婴儿生命的第一年中，未发现与试验茶相关的不良事件。这种复合茶似乎对母亲及其婴儿没有安全风险。
