Patient's question:
When I just had my baby, I found out that I didn't have milk. My mom gave me milk-enhancing foods every day, but it still didn't work. I heard that zucchini is effective, but is zucchini for increasing milk supply or for reducing milk supply?Doctor's answer:
Zucchini soup does not have the function of stimulating or inhibiting lactation. Because zucchini is rich in protein, minerals, vitamins, and other substances, it contains no fat and also includes citrulline, adenine, aspartic acid, and other compounds, while having extremely low sodium content. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, relieving restlessness and thirst, moistening the lungs and stopping coughs, as well as reducing swelling and dispersing lumps.If you want to drink milk, you can only consume soybean pork trotter soup, crucian carp tofu soup, papaya soup, black bean milk, or peanut soup. You can also fry some traditional Chinese medicines known for lactation promotion, such as tongcao (pulsatilla) and wangbuluxing (strawberryleaf clover). Alternatively, you can cook them in the soup.