If you can get to a computer, even briefly, you will find the Academy of 
Breastfeeding medicine's revised Protocl #9, on galactogogues, will same you 
a lot of other searching. It saves reinventing the wheel.  Search for 
"Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocols".  This protocol consists of a 
useful article and some tables with information such as Levels of Evidence. 
Many substances usesd as "galactogogues" still do not have levels of 
evidence because the research hasn't been done, which is why the Hale text 
has been cautious. Recommendations can only change when research is done, 
and then only according to the results of research.
I hope this helps.
Virginia

Kathleen Gale wrote:
I haven't researched galactagogues for a couple of years.  I was surprised 
when I looked at the 2012 Medications and Mother's Milk, and saw Fenugreek 
and Milk Thistle rated as L3 due to lack of research, and very little to 
support their use to help increase a mother's milk supply.  Are any of you 
aware of any good research, or aware of other non-prescription galactagogues 
that have some decent research to support their use?

I don't have a computer with access to the internet at work, and lack time 
to research this, so thought I would see if any of you have already done 
this.

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