Susan Nelson asks:       [Could you elaborate on this statement you made
in a post on June 6:

                                       "...now knowing that fenugreek is not
a good choice for those with possib= le thyroid issues"

                                        I'm particularly interested in any
reported cases in mothers, and the dos= age the woman was taking.]

 

Susan,  I am basing this on the latest information from Diana West and Lisa
Marasco in their book:  Making More Milk.  Ch. 12, pg 181 states :
"Fenugreek may not be a good choice if you have low thyroid because it
lowered thyroid hormone ( T3) in rats.  

The study was:  Tahiliani P, Kar A.  The combined efects of Trigonella and
Allium extracts in the regulation of hyperthyroidism in rats.
Phytomedicine.  2003;0(8);665-8.

What are your thoughts???

Linda Hill RN, IBCLC

 


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