Beth:  The last time I looked, Mother's Milk Tea had peppermint as it major
component. Mint actually surpresses lactation (sage and mint are related).
I never recommend this tea, in spite of the fact that red raspberry is
beneficial.  In addition, teas have very  unpredictable potency.  If one is
trying to increase milk supply, using specific potency capsules of herbs
such as fennugreek, hops, thistle, etc. is a means far more easily
controlled and dosage can be increased accordingly (it is critical that your
herb supplier guarantee freshness, lack of pesticide & fungicide residue and
potency because this is one of the major problems with herbs in the US).
I have found that most people don't realize that one should start patients
off on low dose 450 mg capsules twice a day and work up to as many as 3-4
capsules TID or QID to get the full effect (Yup, that's a lot of capsules).
Some moms don't need more than 2 TID, but many won't show improvement until
they get up to the higher dose.

Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC    [log in to unmask]
mom, wife, educator, lactation consultant, researcher, scientist, author,
organic gardener, photographer, lapidary creator, lousy cleaner.

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