GOATS RUE
Latin Name: Galega officinale
Family: Leguminosae
Height: 90cm - 1.5cm
Goat's Rue is the most powerful of all herbs for increasing milk supply and it may also stimulate the development of the mammary glands.
Used in human herbal medicine for diabetes.
Constituents: Alkaloid saponins, flavone glycosides, bitters, tannin
Actions: Reduces blood sugar, galactagogue, diuretic and diaphoretic.
Source: Goat's Rue is one of the main ingredients in Galen's Garden's Herbal Tincture Blend V, Lactation Support
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Herbs and Wild Plants
Constituents and Actions
Agrimony |
Avens |
Borage |
Calendula |
Cats Claw |
Celery |
Chanca Piedra |
Chickweed |
Chicory |
Cleavers |
Coltsfoot |
Comfrey |
Cornsilk |
Dandelion |
Echinacea |
Elder Flower |
Fennel |
Fenugreek |
Garlic |
Goats Rue |
Golden Rod |
Groundsel |
Inula |
Lemon Balm |
Maca |
Mallow |
Marshmallow |
Meadowsweet |
Melilot |
Milk Thistle |
Mouse Ear |
Nettles |
Parsley |
Plantain |
Raspberry Leaf |
Red Clover |
Rosehip |
Shepherds Purse |
Suma |
Valerian |
Yarrow
Herb uses, myths and herb/drug interactions
From Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information