I don't know where this health food store is located, but their staff is
obviously untrained.
Marshmallow Root, although excellent as a nutritive in drying and wasting
diseases, is not listed as, and to my knowledge never has been listed as, a
galactogogue.  It is primarily used to soothe inflammations and ulcerations
of the stomach, intestines and kidneys and does have a like effect on the
lungs.
This is just one more example of people being mislead by cashiers who like
to think that they are herbalists.  I better stop now as I feel a soapbox
speech coming on.
Anyway, anytime you all have questions about appropriate useage and doseage
of herbs, you are welcome to call or e-mail and ask.
I hope this mom was instructed not to take the marshmallow root, but to
return it to the store of purchase.


At 10:27 AM 5/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>One of my BSC students called today.  She's working with a mom whose
>milk
>supply is dropping, and along with everything else, the student
>recommended
>fenugreek.  Well, mom went to the health food store where they carry it,
>and
>the Power That Was behind the counter refused to sell it to her,
>"because it
>isn't approved for use as a galactogogue."  and then proceeded to sell
>her
>marshmallow root instead.

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