Rice Water: A Traditional Galactagogue of the Muthuvan Tribe in Kerala, India
Nirmal Nithula & L. Arul Pragasan · Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition · 2024
In regions where breast milk insufficiency poses a challenge, traditional practices among communities, such as the Muthuvans of Kerala, highlight the use of rice water with salt as a natural galactagogue. While widely practiced in households across southern India, this cultural p...
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