galactagogue
Britishadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of galactagogue
C19: from Greek gala, galaktos, milk + -agogue
Example Sentences
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The seeds are used in North America in dysentery and as a galactagogue, and the juice of the leaves as an emollient in diarrhœa and mild dysentery.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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