Other suggestions: intermittent ice packs to breasts, or continuous wearing
of cool green cabbage leaves, (see previous blog about green cabbage)
peppermint or sage tea, or a night time
dose of Benadryl for the mother.
Acute and subacute toxicity study
of 1,8 - cineole in mice Antimicrobial activity
of essential oils and other plant extracts In Vitro Antibacterial Activity
of Essential Oils against Streptococcus pyogenes In vitro antibacterial activity
of some plant essential oils A near fatal case
of high
dose peppermint oil ingestion - Lessons learnt National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy Data Safety Sheet for Essential Oils during pregnancy International Association
of Professional Aromatherapists Pregnancy Data Sheet (PDF) Robert Tisserand