Phytoandrogen
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Phytoandrogens are substances produced in plants which have effects similar to testosterone in animals.
Examples
- Triterpenoids from the Eucommia ulmoides tree can act as phytoandrogens.[1]
- Drupanol is a phytoandrogen.[2]
- Tribulus terrestris[citation needed]
- Brazilian Ginseng[3]
- Galangal was found to increase serum testosterone in rats.[4]
Environmental effects
Phytoandrogens have been implicated in sex-reversal in fish.[5]
References
- ^ Ong VY, Tan BK (January 2007). "Novel phytoandrogens and lipidic augmenters from Eucommia ulmoides". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 7: 3. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-3. PMC 1797194. PMID 17261169.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Eisenman, Sasha W.; Zaurov, David E.; Struwe, Lena (2013). Medicinal plants of Central Asia Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (1st ed.). New York, NY: Springer. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-4614-3912-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|name-list-format=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ "Natural Herbs for Muscle, Suma Root aka Brazilian Ginseng". Ancient Botanicals. September 18, 2014.
- ^ Mazaheri M, Shahdadi V, Nazari Boron A (November 2014). "Molecullar and biochemical effect of alcoholic extract of Alpinia galanga on rat spermatogenesis process". Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 12 (11): 765–70. PMC 4330656. PMID 25709632.
- ^ 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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