Is Canadien 2000 Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Canadien 2000? Is Canadien 2000 safe for nursing mother and child? Does Canadien 2000 extracts into breast milk? Does Canadien 2000 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Canadien 2000 influence milk supply or can Canadien 2000 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Canadien 2000 lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Canadien 2000 is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Canadien 2000 may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Canadien 2000 may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
- Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Canadien 2000 .
- It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Canadien 2000 Vs not using Canadien 2000 And continue breastfeeding.
- While using Canadien 2000 Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Canadien 2000 usage in lactation
Leaves and bark are used.It contains alkaloids (boldine), essential oil (ascaridol), coumarins and tannins.Properties attributed are: digestive, cholagogue, diuretic.Indications Commission E of the German Ministry of Health: dyspepsia. The essential oil is toxic and very irritating because the content of ascaridol. There have appeared states of hallucination, behavioral disturbances and liver toxicity after consumption of Canadien 2000 tea. At last update there were not found published data on excretion in breast milk. Given its toxicity it seems prudent not to consume while breastfeeding or do so only occasionally.
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