Phytoandrogens

Phytoandrogens are substances produced in plants which have effects similar to testosterone in animals.

Examples

Environmental Effects

Phytoandrogens have been implicated in sex-reversal in fish.[5]

References

  1. Ong VY, Tan BK (2007). "Novel phytoandrogens and lipidic augmenters from Eucommia ulmoides". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 7: 3. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-3. PMC 1797194Freely accessible. PMID 17261169.
  2. Medicinal Plants of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan page 205.
  3. http://ancientbotanicals.com/natural-herbs-for-muscle-suma-root-aka-brazilian-ginseng/[]
  4. Mazaheri M, Shahdadi V, Nazari Boron A (2014). "Molecullar and biochemical effect of alcohlic extract of Alpinia galanga on rat spermatogenesis process". Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 12 (11): 765–70. PMC 4330656Freely accessible. PMID 25709632.
  5. Godwin J, Luckenbach JA, Borski RJ (2003). "Ecology meets endocrinology: environmental sex determination in fishes". Evolution & Development. 5 (1): 40–9. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142x.2003.03007.x. PMID 12492408.


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