galactagoguen.adj.

1850 J. O. M'William in Lancet 7 Sept. 295/1 I have thus stated all the facts that have come to my knowledge regarding this galactagogue of the Cape de Verds.

1915 J. L. Morse & F. B. Talbot Dis. Nutrition & Infant Feeding x. 113 The posterior lobe of the pituitary body of the ox and the corpus luteum of sheep both act as galactogogues when injected into cats and dogs.

1954 Kew Bull. 9 359 The root [of Tacazzea galactagoga]..is much sought by natives as a galactagogue for both humans and cattle.

2001 Alternative Therapies in Health & Med. Mar. 49/2 This root powder..is prescribed as an aphrodisiac and galactagogue to promote the flow of milk.

1850 J. O. M'William in Lancet 7 Sept. 294/1 The white [sc. Bofareira or castor-oil plant], or that which possesses galactagogue qualities, is recognised by the natives by the light green colour of the stem of the leaf.

1884 St. Louis Med. & Surg. Jrnl. Apr. 317 The galactagogue action of jaborandi was beautifully illustrated; yet this power of increasing the mammary secretion is, by some, denied.

1911 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 84 19 We find that the galactagogue substance of the pituitary body is not present in the pars anterior, but only in the pars intermedia and pars posterior of the gland.

2006 Food Chem. 95 413/2 The seeds [of caraway] have been found to have antispasmodic, carminative, emmenagogue, expectorant, galactagogue, stimulant, stomachic and tonic properties.