From: Judy Holtzer Knopf <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: herbs in nipple cream, wheat germ oil
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Hi, Kathy! I am incredibly lonely, not to mention antsy, but only
another week to go (I hope!). Would you do me a favor and forward
these questions to the network?
Hi, everyone! I'm on pins and needles until I join you guys
again, but meanwhile I have a couple of questions. Yesterday I
went to a lovely seminar featuring Marshall Klaus. On display was
a new local cream coming out on the market in 2 months for sore
and cracked nipples, made from herbs and plant extracts, and the
instructions say to apply liberally and not to wipe it off before
feedings. I looked up the ingredients in my herbal books once I
got home. The ones OK, as far as I know, are calendula, myrhh,
lanolin, hypericum, and yarrow. I'm having trouble with *arnica*
and *wheat germ oil*. One of my books (my favorite) says that
arnica should not be used if the skin is broken, and that it
should not be taken internally as it can be toxic (the
instructions say to apply liberally and not to wash off before
feeding). Wheat germ oil is vitamin E, right? Breast milk
contains
vitamin E and there is a RDA for infants of 5 IU (Riordan &
Auerbach). Besides, I can't remember where I heard or read this,
but I was under the impression that vitamin E should be used only
as a last resort on very damaged nipples, wiped off before feeds,
and used only for 6 days. I am torn on this, since the rest of
the ingredients seem to be on the mark. Any and all help would be
greatly appreciated.
*N.B.!!* Please write me privately at my email address, since I
can't rejoin Lactnet for about another week, and I don't want to
"lose" anyone's input. Rita I. - I remember that you were very
herbwise, and Martha and the other RDs - I got bogged down in IUs
RDA, and kcal with the vitamin E. I miss y'all awfully, but the
upside is my husband already ordered my plane tickets for Kansas
City in July!!! Yes!
TIA, and hugs all around. Judy Knopf in Beer Sheva, Israel, where
Jurassic Park is in the hospitals
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