Breast milk is the best food for infants because it contains essential nutrients for growth and development. Currently,
Conditions
Interventions
42 nursing women using women who will receive at least three cups of herbal tea containing Lysiphyllum strychnifolium leaves every day for a period of 7 days. Average volume of a cup was approximately
Experimental Other,Sham Comparator Other
Lysiphyllum strychnifolium tea,warm water
Sponsors
Thammasat University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nursing women; - Age between 20-40 years - Normal delivery - Exclusively breastfeeding - No postpartum haemorrhage (Hematocrit less than 10% of the original hematocrit before birth and blood loss less than 1,000 cc) - No history of drug, food or herb allergy - Consent to join the study and consent to get the serum prolactin levels check, and have normal diet intake For infants; - Full term - Healthy neonates
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Nursing women; - Chronic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, bronchial asthma and any allergies - Breast problems such as inverted nipples, mastitis, engorgement, cracks etc. - History of smoking, alcohol, or any drug use for improving breast milk production - Infant twins - These women will receive blood test during pregnancy that had positive finding of this illness such as hepatitis B, AIDS, syphilis For infants; - Low birth weight (birth weight at least 2,500 g) - Low APGAR scores and/or intrauterine growth retardation - No congenital abnormalities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breast milk volume at 10 days after delivery electric breast pump,quality of breast milk at day 4 and 10 after delivery Chemical analysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| plasma prolactin level at 10 days after delivery Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA),oxytocin level at 10 days after delivery Oxytocin ELISA kit,weight infants at 10 days after delivery sensitive digital scale,quality of breast milk at 10 days after delivery Chemical analysis | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSuwanna Maenpuen
Division of Integrative Medicine, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat Unive
Outcome results
None listed