Join our newsletter
Get updated info, tips and news about breastfeeding, e-lactancia project and other initiatives from APILAM
Legitimation: Consent of the interested party
As a user and interested I inform you that the data you provide will be located on the servers of MailChimp (email marketing provider of APILAM) outside the EU in the USA. MailChimp is covered by the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, whose information is available here, approved by the European Committee for Data Protection. See Mailchimp's privacy policy. (https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/).
The fact that you do not enter the personal data that appear on the form as mandatory may have the consequence that we can not meet your request.
You can exercise your rights of access, rectification, limitation and delete the data in apilam.es@gmail.com as well as the right to file a claim with a control authority.
You can consult the additional and detailed information on Data Protection on this website: http://e-lactancia.org, as well as consult our own privacy policy.
Plant widely used as a condiment and infusion in many cultures. It has been used even for pain relief during pregnancy and colicky pain in fussy babies (without proved data on this).
Since it is non toxic at appropriate dose, a moderate and occasional consumption is believed to be compatible while breastfeeding.
Fruits of this herb are used. Essential oil is composed basically by trans-anethol and Estragol with a mild estrogenic effect.
High dose of trans-anethol may decrease milk production and induce neurotoxicity along with development of seizures and coma. Estragol may be carcinogenic.
Based on this, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has disapproved it for children younger than 12 years old.
Reportedly, two young infants were severely intoxicated after ingestion by the mother, as galactagogue, of two daily liters of a mix infusion with Licorice, Fennel, Anise and Galega officinalis (gout's rue), Symptoms were attributed to Anethol from both Fennel and Anise.
Properties attributed but unproven are: anti-spasmodic, carminative and expectorant.
It has not been shown to improve milk production. The best method of milk production improvement should be mother's self-esteem reinforcement, frequent on-demand breastfeeding, appropriate breastfeeding technique and effective support to mothers willing to breastfeed their infants.