Citations:lactifugal
English citations of lactifugal
Adjective: (pharmacology) controlling the secretion of milk; acting as a lactifuge edit
- 1997, H. M. Burkill, The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa: Families M-R, page 301:
- Crushed flowers are thought to be lactifugal
- 2003, D. Darmakusuma, A.T. Karyawati, “Arundo donax L.”, in M. Brink, R.P. Escobin, editors, Plant Resources of South-East Asia, volume 17: Fibre plants, Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, →ISBN, page 81:
- The role of A. donax in South-East Asia is still limited. […] In Indo-China tall stems are made into fishing rods and medicinally the rhizomes are considered to have lactifugal properties. In Burma (Myanmar) the root is used as a diuretic.
Adjective: (nutrition) discouraging or marginalizing the intake of milk or dairy products edit
- 1941, A. L. Bacharach, “Reviews: Food—The Deciding Factor. By Frank Wokes. Pp. 144. Penguin Special. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. 1941. Price 6d. net.”, in Analyst, volume 66, number 787, , page 441:
- Dr. Wokes belongs to that school that is not prepared to gamble on a marginal protein diet for the adult male population […] . Even walking this median way, he must be among those who are seriously concerned at the apparently lactifugal tendency of current nutritional practice.