Is Olive Leaf Extract Safe in Breastfeeding?
Answered by: Susan Eagles Question from: Lori Posted on: June 28, 2006 Is olive leaf extract safe to take while breastfeeding? I have no information on the safety of olive leaf extract during breastfeeding. Olive leaf has the following actions: lowers blood pressure, lowers blood sugar, diuretic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, antibacterial. There is little safety information available on the effects of herbs in breastfeeding. In general, we look at the actions of herbs to see whether the herb’s action would have a negative effect on the health of the mother or baby. Some of the herbal actions that you want to avoid in breastfeeding are the following: herbs that decrease the milk supply (e.g. sage); herbs with hormonal actions that may affect your hormones and therefore your breast milk supply (e.g. licorice); herbs that are stimulating (this may cause overstimulation or sedation of the baby’s nervous system or of a particular organ (e.g. bladderwrack stimulates the thyroid glan
