Body Types Herbs and What they Do

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   I learned some interestin stuff from my research
I read dis thread on Breast Nexus and then did some research 2 confirm it and Isabelle is right about all dis she is well known as very very knowledgable on BN: if U don't believe it do da extended research

What I learned:

Phytoestrogens
Plant estrogens. They bind to estrogen receptorz in da body to activate them

Phytoprogestins
Plant progesterone. In breast enhancement they grow da milk glandz and alveolas.  They are used to balance estrogen and progesterone

Aromatase
Aromatase is a plant enzyme dat digestz and transforms testosterone into estrogen

Androgens
These are testosteronez

DHEA
Da body makez estrogen or testosterone out of DHEA

Prolactin
A hormone dat causez milk production and swellin in da breastz.  Constant swelling causes growth due to tissuez bein stretched.

Adaptogen
An herb dat producez DHEA in da adrenal glandz

What Common Body Types Herbs Are
Pueraria Mirifica - Strong phytoestrogen and an anti-androgen
Flaxseed oil - a weak aromatase inhibitor (stops testosterone from turnin into estrogen) andweak phytoestrogen
Fenugreek - Very weak phytoestrogen (it'z not usually used as da main source of phytoestrogenz) a phytoprogestin and prolactin
Fennel - Phytoprogestin and weak prolactin
Evening Primrose Oil - Nothing, but believed to be a phytoprogestin
Hops - Phytoestrogen and anti-androgen
Wild Yam - increasez body's natural progesterone, prolactin, anti-androgen, and slowz down the breakdown of human estrogen.
Spearmint - anti-androgen
Peppermint - anti-androgen and weak phytoestrogen
Saw Palmetto - anti-androgen and possibly anti-estrogen
Goat's Rue - Prolactin
Maca - Adaptogen producing DHEA
Borage oil - Anti-androgen
Dandelion Root - weak phytoestrogen (little data on it)
Red Clover - Phytoestrogen and phytoprogestin
Blessed Thistle - Phytoestrogen

Myths POSSIBLY busted:
-Evening Primrose Oil is mostly known as a phytoprogestin
-Borage Oil is not an aromatase but a anti-androgen
-Fenugreek does have phytoestrogens but they are very weak, Fenugreek is mainly used for the prolactin and phytoprogestin
-Flaxseed oil is a phytoestrogen but it is very weak, it is also a anti-aromatase
-Red clover is also a phytoprogestin so be careful
-I couldn't find a true answer about Dong Quai it is still unknown
-Wild Yam is progesterone, prolactin, and anti-androgen it has little to no phytoestrogens it maintains the body's natural estrogen but it is not a phytoestrogen which bindz 2 estrogen cellz and activatez them, it simply preserves estrogen.
-Fennel is a phytoprogestin and a prolactin not a phytoestrogen

 Lisa Baby 