Is Strychninetree Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Strychninetree? Is Strychninetree safe for nursing mother and child? Does Strychninetree extracts into breast milk? Does Strychninetree has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Strychninetree influence milk supply or can Strychninetree decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Strychninetree lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Strychninetree is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Strychninetree may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Strychninetree 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 Strychninetree .
- Usage of Strychninetree is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Strychninetree and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- 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 Strychninetree usage in lactation
Dried seed of this plant has been used. It contains brucine and strychnine. It is highly toxic and easily lethal.