Anecdotal, my daughter just had her wisdom teeth out a few weeks ago. They told her to put the ice on and take it off on a schedule. We added cabbage, organic, so pesticides shouldn't be any issue anyway. She did well, and commented every leaf change about how good it felt. Even as a comfort measure it worked well, better than the ice. I can hardly wait to get the pictures back with her head tied with a dishtowel with cabbage leaves sticking out while she slept. She had almost no swelling, a slight amount by the one tooth that had to be dug out pretty intensely. So knowing how much better it made her face feel makes me think that it was a great addition. I recommended it to the dentist. Pat Thomas PHN IBCLC Winona County Community Health Winona, MN *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html