Yes, I put these two together in the subject line because:
A couple or three years ago I was told by EVERYONE that dong quai would
cure what ailed me, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, etc,
etc. Well, I bought the extract, put it in some water and developed the
most terrific pain around my thumbs, couldn't move either thumb without
pain, and also developed swollen ankles. Don't remember having this
after childbirth, though, but now I'm wondering if the hormone-like
effect of dong quai could have precipitated what several of you have
described on Lactnet.
(BTW, I posted about this long ago on Lactnet when we were discussing the
possible ill effects of herbal remedies...)
Pearl Shifer, IBCLC
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