So there are South Africans on the list!  Thank you all for your replies.  I 
am sure that she did not mean rooibos tea since that is easily available in 
Israel (we even have these really delicious mixed teas of rooibos and other 
herbs/spices).  If she meant the Weleda tea then she is in luck since it 
just recently came here too.  I never saw the name of it, just that they now 
have a 'galactagogue' tea.   So if its a back home remedy she is looking for 
she need only go a few blocks.
Thanks again,
All the best,
Chayn in Israel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacquie Nutt" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: lactagogue tea


> <<She may be talking about rooibos tea?>.
> No, though South African babies have a unique genetic ability to thrive on 
> this tea pretty much from birth.  It's an essential mothering tool here, 
> and definitely the only safe thing to drink during the childbearing years. 
> Who knows how the rest of the world survives without it.
>
> :-P
>
> The mother is no doubt referring to Weleda's Lactagogue Tea.  I have no 
> information on it.  I didn't know it was so vastly popular - I 
> occasionally see mothers using the same company's Schlehen Elixir.  I 
> guess they both work much the same way, ie well when breastfeeding is 
> going well and not so well when the baby isn't suckling.
>
> I'm sure, Chayne, that you can help her with the usual physical measures, 
> and perhaps a "magic" Israeli remedy for the brain part of breastfeeding. 
> On the other hand, something from "home" may be meaningful....
>
> Best wishes
> Jacquie Nutt
> South Africa
>
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