Patient's question:
I am 23 years old and have always had poor milk production. I consulted an old Chinese medicine practitioner who prescribed a milk-enhancing herbal decoction for me. Because of leakage, the doctor added ginseng to replenish qi. The first time I drank it, it was very effective, and my breasts started to swell. Due to poor health and medication, I didn't feed the child but only used a breast pump to extract the milk. As a result, my milk production kept decreasing.Doctor's answer:
Ginseng is a food that reduces milk production, so nursing mothers should not consume it. In addition to many foods that reduce milk production, such as chives, celery, fried millet, rolled oats, American ginseng, chocolate, and old hens, etc. If a nursing mother wants to increase milk production, better methods include consuming peanut-red dates-pork soup, chicken soup, fish soup, or fermented glutinous rice. These methods are quite effective. I hope my explanation helps you, and wish you good health. Thank you!