In a message dated 1/19/1 1:10:41 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< she recommends avoiding both comfrey and fenugreek if the mother is
breastfeeding. (also suggests avoiding St. John's wort) Her reasons sound
very much evidence-based >>
Her reasons are not at all evidence-based and reflect an ignorance of herbs
and how they function in the body. There is a lot in the archives about this
from when the issue was first raised-- a couple of months ago I think.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
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