01-08-2012, 07:55 AM
Hi lemoncurd,
In the table I linked in the post above yours, valerian was studied, but didn't make it into the top 20 of phyto-progestins. But then the last ones on that list still contain four times more phyto-progestins than hops contains phyto-estrogens, so try it. A fast way to check is to take some when you have estrogen dominance symptoms.
There are lignans in valerian, but I don't know if any of them bind to the estrogen receptor. I have been thinking of taking valerian with hops, without cycling, because hops is notorious for depression, and hops-valerian sleeping capsules aren't.
Good thing you try hops in the garden. I tried 3 years ago with shoots from a plant I particularly liked, but the longest one lasted only two months. Be sure to fertilize it well: it shoots up 6-10 m (20-30 ft) in three months.
In the table I linked in the post above yours, valerian was studied, but didn't make it into the top 20 of phyto-progestins. But then the last ones on that list still contain four times more phyto-progestins than hops contains phyto-estrogens, so try it. A fast way to check is to take some when you have estrogen dominance symptoms.
There are lignans in valerian, but I don't know if any of them bind to the estrogen receptor. I have been thinking of taking valerian with hops, without cycling, because hops is notorious for depression, and hops-valerian sleeping capsules aren't.
Good thing you try hops in the garden. I tried 3 years ago with shoots from a plant I particularly liked, but the longest one lasted only two months. Be sure to fertilize it well: it shoots up 6-10 m (20-30 ft) in three months.