Herbal Breastfeeding Support

August is National Breastfeeding Month. Throughout the month, you will find plenty of info, freebies, and resources on breastfeeding from various companies. Today we wanted to share some information with you about our herbal breastfeeding support formulas. They are currently 20% off, along with Original Herbal Minerals - our herbal multivitamin that breastfeeding moms love. Find all of our weekly specials here.

Herbal Breastfeeding Support

We offer two options for breastfeeding support. MegaMam- our breast milk supply support and Mastitix- our mastitis and clogged duct support.

Both were created by the late herbalist and midwife Shonda Parker. They are used by midwives, lactation consultants, birth centers, and moms- of course! As with all of our blends, they taste delicious and are easy to take.

MegaMam

MegaMam contains: Organic Milk Thistle, Organic Chaste Tree Berries, Organic Fennel, Organic Borage, Organic Red Raspberry, and Organic Lemon. Moms can mix it with warm water to sip as a tea, take it on its own, or even add it to a smoothie. The blend contains herbs that have traditionally been used to support breast milk supply. Several of these herbs also have a relaxing effect.

Milk Thistle gives us a hint to its use in its name. Not only does it produce a milky substance, but herbalists often turn to it for breast milk supply and lactation support. 

Chaste Tree Berries are primarily used for women's health. The herb contains a flavonoid that is similar to 

progesterone in the body but without the hormone. Progesterone can decrease while breastfeeding, and low progesterone levels may interfere with breast milk supply.

Fennel is commonly used as a colic remedy. This herb is also commonly used to increase breast milk production- plus it tastes delicious! 

Borage is the beautiful blue flower you see in the picture above. It happens to be one of the few truly blue plants (most are actually purple, though they look blue). Herbalists have traditionally used it to stimulate breast milk production and to support hormones. 

Red Raspberry is often used during pregnancy, but it can also be used while breastfeeding. The leaves are full of nutrients (we use it in our herbal multivitamins). Not only has it been traditionally used to support milk supply, but it may also support postpartum recovery.

Lemon provides vitamins like vitamin C, among many other nutrients. It is also often added to herbal preparations to enhance flavor. 

Dory says this about MegaMam: "LOVE this product. I was having trouble keeping my supply up while working and pumping. Within 24 hours, I saw an increase in pumped milk. I'm so glad I found this!"

Mastitix

Mastitix contains: Organic Echinacea Purpurea Herb, Organic German Chamomile, Red Root, Baptisia Root, Organic Boneset, Organic Yarrow, Organic Elderflower, and Usnea. It can be used every two hours or as needed during the acute phase. It is one that breastfeeding TriLight moms like to have on hand and carry in many lactation consultants' and midwives' bags. 

Echinacea was one of the most widely used plants among the Plains tribes of North America, who chewed the root for sore throats and applied it to wounds. It's probably the best-known herb for immune support today, and herbalists often recommend reaching for it right at the first sign that something's coming on. Its name comes from the Greek word for hedgehog, a nod to the spiky center of the flower.

German Chamomile has been calming nerves and soothing delicate tissue since ancient Egypt. Herbalists reach for this gentle flower any time a little extra soothing is needed, inside or out. Its genus name, Matricaria, comes from the Latin word for womb, a hint at its long history in women's herbal care.

Red Root is also called New Jersey Tea because colonists brewed the leaves as a substitute during the Revolutionary War. This is one of the herbalist's go-to herbs for the lymphatic system. It's traditionally used to support healthy lymphatic flow, which is exactly why herbalists like Shonda Parker have long turned to it in formulas meant to support healthy milk ducts.

Baptisia, sometimes called Wild Indigo, has a long history of use anytime the body seems to be working hard to fight something off. It's often paired with Echinacea, as it is here, since herbalists consider the two complementary for immune support. The name Baptisia comes from a Greek word meaning to dye, since the root was once used to make a blue dye.

Boneset earned its curious name not from mending bones, but from the way its stiff stem appears to grow straight through its own paired leaves. Indigenous Americans and early herbalists traditionally used it during achy, feverish spells, and it's still considered a classic herb for supporting the body through those times.

Yarrow's botanical name, Achillea millefolium, comes from the legend that the Greek warrior Achilles used it to tend his soldiers' wounds on the battlefield. Herbalists still reach for this feathery-flowered plant today to support the body's natural response during a fever, often pairing it with Elderflower, as it is here.

Elderflower, the delicate white blossom of the elder tree, has been called the medicine chest of the country folk for generations, thanks to its long history of traditional use during colds, fevers, and other seasonal woes. It has a gentle, whole family-friendly quality that rounds out Mastitix's fever-supporting herbs alongside Yarrow and Boneset.

Usnea isn't a plant at all. It's a lichen, a living partnership between a fungus and algae. It drapes from tree branches in long silvery strands, earning it the nickname Old Man's Beard. Herbalists have long turned to usnea to support the immune system, often using it alongside or in place of Echinacea.

RaShell S. put it: "I have recommended this product to several people. I never let my supply of this run out while I am nursing. This is great stuff!"

Find both here - starting at $16.95.

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