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Efficacy of Prasanamnom Recipe in Increasing Breast Milk Volume in
Postpartum Mothers

Chawanut Pengsalud , Sareena Sungjun , Poungpech Pumcheaw , Puttirak Rakyong ,
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Wandee Srivijarn , Wandee Yanpaisan , Bunleu Sungthong , Surapol Natakankitkul ,
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Jindaporn Puripattanavong , Kulthanit Wanaratna , Monthaka Teerachaisakul , Krit Pongpirul ,
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Kanita Pheangsalud ‡‡
* Kamalasrom Thai Traditional Medicine Health Promotion Center, Phitsanulok Provincial Public Health Office,
Nai-Mueang Sub-District, Mueang District, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
† Division of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Phrom Phiram Hospital, Phrom Phiram Sub-District,
Phrom Phiram District, Phitsanulok 65150, Thailand
‡ Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Phra Pathom Chedi Sub-District, Mueang Nakorn Pathom District,
Nakorn Pathom 73000, Thailand
§ Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Kham Riang Sub-District, Kantharawichai District,
Maha Sarakham 44150, Thailand
¶ Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Sub-District, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200,
Thailand
# Faculty of Pharmacy, Prince of Songkla University, Kho Hong Sub-District, Hat Yai District, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
** Thai Traditional Medicine Research Institute, Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine,
Klongmahanak Sub-District, The Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
†† Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan
Sub-District, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
‡‡ Department of Thai Traditional Medicine, Sirindhorn College of Public Health Phitsanulok, Wang Thong
Sub-District, Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok 65130, Thailand
§§ Corresponding author: chawanut4@gmail.com
Abstract
Breastfeeding is the starting point for promoting children’s health to prevent various diseases in infants. Prasan-
amnom recipe was introduced in Pathomjinda, a Thai traditional medicine scripture, for its lactation-stimulating
property. However, there has been no study on the efficacy of Prasanamnom recipe in improving lactation. This was
a quasi-experimental study that aimed to explore the efficacy of Prasanamnom recipe in increasing milk volume in
postpartum mothers. Participants were 24 postpartum women (mean age, 29 years) who had normal delivery and
gave breastfeeding at Phromphiram Hospital and were divided into two groups. Group 1 received Prasanamnom
recipe, 100 mL orally, three times a day, before meals, and group 2 received standard care. The amounts of milk
obtained with an automatic breast pump were measured after using a 15-minute pumping session on the 2nd, 3rd,
7th and 14th days after birth; and the increases in milk volumes within the groups were compared using paired
t-test statistics. A comparison between groups with unpaired t-test statistic found that both groups after treatment
had the same increase in milk volume. In the group receiving Prasanamnom recipe, there was a significant increase
in milk volume from the 3rd postpartum day, and when compared between groups, the amount of milk volume 14
days postpartum was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (p < 0.001). In the
Prasanamnom recipe group, one postpartum mother had nausea after taking the recipe. In summary, Prasanamnom
recipe can increase breast milk volume in mothers after childbirth. More studies should be done on the mechanism
of action of the Prasanamnom recipe formulation. Clinical studies on the efficacy and safety of this formulation
should be continued.
Key words: Prasanamnom recipe, milk volume, breastfeeding