Effects of menthol essence and breast milk on the improvement of nipple fissures in breastfeeding women

Background: Nipple fissure is a common disorder during breastfeeding. With high prevalence of nipple fissures and its impacts on breastfeeding, as well as the existence of evidence in favor of the application of peppermint as an antiinflammatory and antiinfection herb, the purpose of this study is t...

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Main Authors: Sedigheh Amir Ali Akbari, Seideh Hanieh Alamolhoda, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Parvaneh Mirabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=7;spage=629;epage=633;aulast=Akbari