A substance that reduces or stops milk production, opposite of a galactagogue.
From anti- (against) + galactagogue (from Greek gala, milk, + agogos, leader), a medical term used since the 19th century.
Antigalactagogues were historically used when mothers needed to stop nursing, and some are still prescribed—sage and vitamin B6 are natural options doctors recommend!
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