Dear Lisa, You had responded to my post about the allergic reaction to cabbage; my source was a newspaper column by Judy Siegel who reported the results of a study done in Israel: "Cabbage Comforts the Nursing Mother" (The Jewish Press, 11/25/94). The study was conducted at Haifa's Rambam Hospital and presented at the Ninth Biennial Israel Nurses Convention. The research was conducted by Silvi Ackerman, Tamar Shema and Rahel Reches. According to the column in the JP, Shema reported that green cabbage contains sulfa compounds that can pass through skin, constrict vessels and slow milk flow. The technique (of placing cabbage leaves on the breasts for half an hour twice a day to relieve engorgement, or frequently for 6-22 hours to completely stop milk production) is not recommended to women who are allergic to sulfa or cabbage. Note: The Jewish Press is a weekly newspaper produced in Brooklyn, NY, available throughout the US and Israel, possibly other countries as well. Pearl Shifer, M.Ed. IBCLC [log in to unmask]