Colostrum is the pre milk substance produced in all mammals during the time of childbirth. Colostrum, which has many benefits, has been the subject of research for many years. Over the last two decades alone, more than 2000 research papers have been published hailing the role played by colostrum in curing various diseases.

The benefits of colostrum were first documented in India and reached the western world in 1950s, when a group of scientists depicted the method to isolate the anti-polio substance from cow's milk. Polio was a major disease in the west at that time making this a major breakthrough. In 1969, a paper published in