What are the Chinese medicinal herbs that are better for lactation?

After giving birth to a baby, a mother will face the problem of breastfeeding the baby. Everyone knows that breast milk is the best food for babies, and all mothers are trying their best to let their babies eat breast milk. However, when many mothers want to breastfeed, they find that they either have no breast milk or very little breast milk. At this time, some Chinese herbal medicines with lactation-promoting effects can help promote lactation.

What are the Chinese medicines for lactation

1. Leaky reed:

The herb has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving pain and dispersing stagnation, and promoting menstruation and lactation. For lack of milk and breast pain, it can be used in combination with pangolin and fenugreek.

2. Mulberry parasite:

Mistletoe has the effects of eliminating rheumatism, benefiting the liver and kidneys, and calming the fetus. It is used for postpartum low milk supply, poor milk supply, or breast pain. It can be used in combination with Rhizoma Lululengtong and Luffa.

3. Corn

Corn silk should be eaten as mature corn silk, which can be obtained when peeling corn in autumn. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" believes that it "relaxes the intestines and relieves gas, and treats breast knots, milk obstruction, redness, swelling and pain, fear of cold and fever, headache and fatigue in women." The usual dosage is 30-60 grams, decocted in water. If you have low milk supply or poor milk secretion, you can stew it with pig's trotters and take it twice a day.

4. Tongcao:

Tongcao is one of the commonly used Chinese medicines, which has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, ventilating and promoting lactation. It is very effective for postpartum milk obstruction or milk retention, and is often taken together with fenugreek and pangolin.

5. Vaccaria:

It has the effects of regulating blood circulation, dredge menstruation, promote lactation and eliminate carbuncle, and promote diuresis and relieve stranguria. It is known as a good medicine for gynecological lactation. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Pangolin and Wangbuliuxing can circulate in the blood, and is a medicine for the Yangming Chongren meridian. There is a folk saying that "women who take Pangolin and Wangbuliuxing will have a constant milk flow." It is one of the important medicines commonly used by the people for lactation. If the milk is blocked after childbirth, taking pangolin can enhance the milk secretion. For those who suffer from qi and blood deficiency and scarce milk after childbirth, Astragalus and Angelica can be used.

Recipe 1:

30 grams of Angelica sinensis, 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 30 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 12 grams of Trichosanthes kirilowii, 3 grams of Smilax glabra, 6 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 5 grams of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, 6 grams of Pollen, 12 grams of Vaccaria segetalis, 12 grams of black sesame, 12 grams of Radix Rehmanniae, and 5 grams of Licorice. Boil in water for 35 minutes. Take one dose per day after meals. 5 doses constitute a course of treatment. It has the effect of nourishing Qi and blood and unblocking the milk vessels, and is very effective for those with insufficient milk after childbirth. During the medication period, you can take chicken soup or fish soup to ensure sufficient chemical energy and better effect.

Recipe 2:

1-2 pig's trotters, 3-5 grams of tongcao, 10-15 grams of loulu, 100 grams of polished rice, and 2 segments of green onion. First, boil the pig's trotters to get a thick soup, then boil the tongcao and loulu to get the juice, then use the pig's trotter soup and the juice to cook porridge with rice, when the porridge is almost cooked, add the grape white and cook for a while. Take twice a day, warm. This prescription has the effect of promoting lactation and benefiting blood circulation. Suitable for those who have no milk or milk blockage after childbirth.

Recipe 3:

20 grams of Vaccaria segetalis, 15 grams of Angelica sinensis, 12 grams each of pangolin, Chuanxiong and Cyperus rotundus. Add water and boil to extract juice, take it in 3 doses; or make this recipe into powder (grind into fine powder), take 6 grams each time, 3 times a day, with warm water or rice wine. In addition, you can also use the Chinese patent medicine Xia Ru Yong Quan San containing this product. It is suitable for women with less milk, thicker milk or no milk after childbirth, as well as breast pain.