Medical Condition Fissure Of Nipple

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 611.2 - fissure of nipple

Active Ingredients used for Fissure Of Nipple:

Peppermint

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
peppermint (mentha x piperita l.)	using peppermint gel during breastfeeding may help prevent cracked nipples. additional research is needed to confirm these early findings.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.