[Ashley8]

Thank you for your replies Tin Hinan, Tinydear and Chrissygwy.


Chrissygwy, I think you got white peony tea, right? I hope you got the right one because there are many different varieties and they work differently. The one we want for NBE is called paeonia lactiflora (bai shao yao). I'm not sure if white peony on its own contains caffeine. I contacted some sellers and some of them said it doesn't contain caffeine while others said they don't know (really helpful lol). I think it'd be best to take white peony when testosterone is highest during our cycle (so perhaps follicular)? That way the testosterone would be converted into estrogen. Yes you're right, it's a blood tonic. That kind of a statement (4 weeks) is a bit worrying though, isn't it? Who knows if it's even true. I'm sure there are members who take it often, if not all the time. Wish they would update us!

Tin Hinan, check out the white peony extracts on Hawaii Pharm.

Yea, If i ever take WP it will be from hawaii pharm. It's the right kind, and less likely to contain caffiene since its not a tea and they don't mention on the site that it has caffiene (if I remember correctly). Plus, I prefer liquid extracts over capsules. Lotus had mentioned it to me awhile back, as an option for anti-androgen/dht, and she didn't tell me to take breaks. So maybe the four weeks thing is just bcuz, like any herb, you should always give your body a break. But I really hope someone figures this out, cuz like you and I have been saying bettie, it seems that is has everything. It is estrogenic, anti-androgen, blocks 5-ar (dht) and is also a pro-aromatase.  This is the info I have saved on WP, I dont remember from where, but I copied and pasted it to my personal herb info awhile ago. 

"White peony root- inhibites the production of testosterone and promotes the activity of aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen. It's estrogenic, blocks 5-ar and pro-aromatase. ethanol content from extracts increases aromatase"

So it isnt just estrogenic and anti-androgen/dht bcuz it's an aromatase. From everything I've read, It has each of those four qualities individually. That makes it a really potent NBE option! So why isn't there more about it....hopefully someone chimes in with better info cuz I know many of us would love to try this! It'd be great if there really was an herb that tackled four of the main things for NBE!