Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
This supplement combines Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle to help support lactation in breastfeeding, as well as to provide other health benefits including lowering cholesterol and managing healthy glucose levels.
Info: 60 Veg. Capsules
This supplement combines Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle to help support lactation in breastfeeding, as well as to provide other health benefits including lowering cholesterol and managing healthy glucose levels.
Product Notes:
Herbal Lactation Support Formula & Blood Sugar Management
Fenugreek can help in the regulation of blood sugars, while Blessed Thistle (which reportedly got its name from Charlemagne getting a vision and offering it as a cure for his ailing army), is a "bitter" that can help improve digestion and gastrointestinal problems, and may also relieve pain from inflammation or tissue damage.
Like all herbal supplements from St. Francis Herb Farm, the organic ingredients in this supplement are extracted through a cold percolation process that preserves the vitality and potency of pure plant materials.
Ingredients:
Each high potency capsule contains 500 mg of active ingredients, consisting of:
- 425 mg Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum, seed) (5:1 extract, DHE 2125 mg dry)
- 75 mg Blessed Thistle (Cnicus benedictus, herb tops) (5:1 extract, DHE 375 mg dry)
Non-medicinal ingredients: Hypromellose (vegicap), Certified Organic Maltodextrin.
Certified Organically Grown. Contains no dairy, egg, alcohol, artificial preservatives, colours, artificial sweeteners, yeast, wheat, or soya.
Suggested Usage:
Recommended in herbal medicine: (1) as a nutritive tonic; (2) as a galactagogue to help promote milk secretion; (3) as supportive therapy for the promotion of healthy glucose levels; (4) to help reduce elevated blood lipid levels (hyperlipidemia).
Adults: Take 1 capsule 2 times daily on an empty stomach. Store at room temperature.
Warnings:
Do not use St. Francis Fenugreek/Blessed Thistle if you are pregnant, or if you are allergic to plants of the Asteraceae/Compositae/Daisy family. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are breastfeeding, or if you have diabetes. Consult a healthcare practitioner if symptoms worsen or persist. Hypersensitivity/allergy is known to occur; in which case, discontinue use. Keep out of reach of children.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80076551.
Supporting Science:
“Antinociceptive activity of Cnicus benedictus L. leaf extract: a mechanistic evaluation.” Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020.
“Blessed Thistle.” Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 20 February 2022.
“Effect of Fenugreek on Hyperglycemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023.
“Maternal experiences with and sources of information on galactagogues to support lactation: a cross-sectional study.” International Journal of Women's Health, 2017.
“Role of Fenugreek in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in prediabetes.” Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, 2015.
“The Effect of Herbal Tea Containing Fenugreek Seed on the Signs of Breast Milk Sufficiency in Iranian Girl Infants.” Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2015.