PhytoEstrogen: Herbs That Have Estrogen-like Actions


Common Name Botanical Name Other Names
Alfalfa
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Alfalfa Medicago sativa L.
: dried leaves, stems, unopened flowers, sprouts : : The cut and sifted form of this herb is a popular tea having a very soft, delicate flavor that melds very nicely with mint. ...
Black Cohosh
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Black Cohosh Cimifuga raemosa Black snake root, Squaw Root, Bugbane
: root : American : Black cohosh contains numerous chemical constituents, among them isoflavones like formononetin, which makes it useful for hot flashes, vaginal dryness ...
Black Haw
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Black Haw Viburnum prunifolum Stagbush, sweet viburnum, guelder-rose, water elder, arrowwood
: Bark : American : Crampbark has a long history of use by Native Americans for gynecologic problems. ...
Dong Quai
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Dong Quai Angelica sinensis Chinese Angelica, Dang-gui
: root : China : In traditional Chinese medicine, only ginseng is more esteemed. ...
False Unicorn Root
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False Unicorn Root Chamaelireum luteum
: root : North American : A treasured woman's botanical, false unicorn is widely used to treat a variety of problems unique to the female reproductive system. ...
Fo-Ti Root
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Fo-Ti Root Polygonum multiflorum He-shou-wu
: root : Chinese : With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
Licorice
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Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice, Gan-cao
: root : Greek : Many herbalists regard licorice as a natural alternative to hydrocortisone and it is used in many formulations to activate and increase the effects of ...
Red Clover
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Red Clover Trifolium pratense
: Flowering tops : : Red clover's phytoestrogens, the plant world's equivalents of human female estrogen, preform functions in the body similar to those of natural and syn ...
Wild Yam
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Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa Colic root, rheumatism root
: The dried tuber : N. America : Wild yam root is a potent source of diosginin, a chemical that resembles female sex hormones and was used in the manufacture of the first oral contrac ...

Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal

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