Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can I take an alcohol-based herbal tincture to be able to nurse my baby?
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,
This would be permitted to use for medical purposes (such as the one described).
May Allah grant you healing (shifa’) and well-being (`afiya).
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Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani