19-11-2013, 08:17
(This post was last modified: 19-11-2013, 16:01 by surferjoe2007.)
Goat's rue, wild yam and shatavari are all good substitutes. For dry powder up to ~6 grams you can substitute any of the 3 directly. I think GR is about twice as weak and Sv about twice as strong. Dunno about WY but I think it's somewhere around those 3. For more than ~6 grams get an extract of WY or Sv, which is about 1 to 30 times as strong so you use less. The strongest extracts are about half saponins. It takes at least ~2 grams or 1 tsp. whole herb (less of extracts) to do anything at all.
FG is not directly estrogenic. It only increases sensitivity to estrogen and so do all of the above. AFAIK All 3 of the above are pretty close to FG. Ditto for what they do for prolactin and progesterone. Here's a study where a pregnant (and so hormonal) rats got Sv extract that might be equal to a person taking hundreds of grams of raw powder: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16177978 . Their mammaries grew way too fast, became clincally oversized and damaged nearby tissue by occupying its place. Other studies on non-pregnant rats did not have any such effect. Unlike humans other mammals only get mammaries during pregnancy, and I assume most of the related hormones . And both Sv and FG are even often used for (straight human) male potency yet without causing moobs. Sv, FG and GR are also popular for lactation, yet they don't tend to make women who aren't nursing lactate like prolactin does. Again, it only increases sensitivity to what you already have and won't do anything otherwise.
Ground flaxseed tastes good with honey. Optionally you may add ground almond, vanilla and/or shredded coconut. Almonds are good for you too. Flaxseed does not replace any of the above 4 but it can be a minor source of phytoestrogens. It's similar to RC. Either is good in combination with any of the above to increase your sensitivity to it. Unlike the above 4 only a little flax or RC is fine and more won't necessarily do much more. In general if you have at least some estrogen and progesterone the sky's the limit with any of the above 4, but if you are missing either then the above 4 may not be able to do much of anything.
FG is not directly estrogenic. It only increases sensitivity to estrogen and so do all of the above. AFAIK All 3 of the above are pretty close to FG. Ditto for what they do for prolactin and progesterone. Here's a study where a pregnant (and so hormonal) rats got Sv extract that might be equal to a person taking hundreds of grams of raw powder: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16177978 . Their mammaries grew way too fast, became clincally oversized and damaged nearby tissue by occupying its place. Other studies on non-pregnant rats did not have any such effect. Unlike humans other mammals only get mammaries during pregnancy, and I assume most of the related hormones . And both Sv and FG are even often used for (straight human) male potency yet without causing moobs. Sv, FG and GR are also popular for lactation, yet they don't tend to make women who aren't nursing lactate like prolactin does. Again, it only increases sensitivity to what you already have and won't do anything otherwise.
Ground flaxseed tastes good with honey. Optionally you may add ground almond, vanilla and/or shredded coconut. Almonds are good for you too. Flaxseed does not replace any of the above 4 but it can be a minor source of phytoestrogens. It's similar to RC. Either is good in combination with any of the above to increase your sensitivity to it. Unlike the above 4 only a little flax or RC is fine and more won't necessarily do much more. In general if you have at least some estrogen and progesterone the sky's the limit with any of the above 4, but if you are missing either then the above 4 may not be able to do much of anything.