11-02-2012, 08:40 AM
Thank you rubysoho,
I learn more here than at school too.
The articles are a good read. I always thought NBE herbs contribute to a healthy diet. The first article proves part of that idea. The second is even more interesting: I didn't know some phytosterols are estrogenic. In the two preparations they tested, the most abundant phytosterol is β-sitosterol. β-Sitosterol is in PM and in WY too. Unfortunately, the article does not prove that either PM or WY is estrogenic, because the two preparations tested are from wood and from soy.
Hops is a member of the cannabinaceae, the hemp family, so I wouldn't be surprised if hemp or other cannabinaceae are estrogenic too. It's like dietary sources of isoflavones: many are leguminaceae, like soy, alfalfa, red clover, etc.
I'll wait for your experience report on lotus seeds, then. If it's good, I'll try and squeeze in an experiment too
I learn more here than at school too.
The articles are a good read. I always thought NBE herbs contribute to a healthy diet. The first article proves part of that idea. The second is even more interesting: I didn't know some phytosterols are estrogenic. In the two preparations they tested, the most abundant phytosterol is β-sitosterol. β-Sitosterol is in PM and in WY too. Unfortunately, the article does not prove that either PM or WY is estrogenic, because the two preparations tested are from wood and from soy.
Hops is a member of the cannabinaceae, the hemp family, so I wouldn't be surprised if hemp or other cannabinaceae are estrogenic too. It's like dietary sources of isoflavones: many are leguminaceae, like soy, alfalfa, red clover, etc.
I'll wait for your experience report on lotus seeds, then. If it's good, I'll try and squeeze in an experiment too