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Milk Thistle

Use With Caution While Breastfeeding

Milk thistle is generally well-tolerated and unlikely to affect breastfed infants adversely, but its effectiveness as a galactogogue is not well-supported by scientific evidence.

Over-the-counter · Source: NIH LactMed®, Apr 2025

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