HERBAL GALACTOGOGUES ON MILK PRODUCTION

Year 2017, Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology, 121 - 121, 16.02.2017

Mehmet Dırı Ender Yarsan

Abstract

In the last few
years, scientists head towards searching alternative herbals for feed additives
resulting from medicines used for increasing animal production which have some
adverse effect on animal and human health, residue and resistance problems.
Natural herbals used for this purpose increase productivity of animals and
eliminate risks of residue for human health as well. A number of studies is
devoted to investigate use of alternative lactogenic herbals in order to
increase milk production which is one of the animal products.

The term
“galactopoitic” or “galactogogue” refers to substances which augment
established lactation. However, the term “galactopoietic” is independent to
describe hormones which increase milk production in lactating animal. Effects
related to blocked dopamine receptors resulted by increased prolactin through
hormonal mechanism assist to initiate and maintain the maternal milk
production. Otherwise, it is necessary to consider herbal galactogogues free
from hormonal mechanisms by reason of the fact that they increase milk
production independently of these mechanisms.

Presently
various herbals and herbal active elements such as Asparagus racemosus, Ipomoea
digitata / I.paniculata, Foeniculum vulgare, Cuminum cyminum, Galega
officinalis, Vitex agnus-castus, Urtica dioica, Pueraria tuberosa, Anethum sowa
- Anethum graveolens are used for augmenting milk production. Herbals can substitute
for drugs due to the affordable prices, being accessible easily and not
remaining residue in tissue, secretion and milk.

Keywords

HERBAL GALACTOGOGUES ON MILK PRODUCTION

References

• Mehmet DIRI, Ender YARSAN
• Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ankara, Turkey