(18-06-2014, 11:34 PM)lovely11 Wrote:(16-06-2014, 06:12 PM)Lotus Wrote: How do you block DHT?
Spearmint-anti-androgenic properties reduce the level of free testosterone in the blood, while leaving total testosterone and DHEAS unaffected.
(16-06-2014, 06:12 PM)Lotus Wrote: Foods that block DHT
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Spearmint
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693613/table/tbl2680/?report=objectonly
"Spearmint (Mentha spicata[Labiatae]) Decreases free testosterone, increases LH, FSH and estradiol. Reduction in patient reported measures of hirsutism"
It says spearmint lowers free testosterone, not DHT, but it does reduce hirsutism (which is caused by dht). Reishi and green tea reduce DHT. I know other herbs on that list lower DHT, that aren't listed as so. Do you have a source or lead about spearmint and its effects DHT?
I listed spearmint because of hirsutism,
Quote:Our study suggested that spearmint probably induced oxidative stress in hypothalamus resulting in decreased synthesis of LH and FSH which in turn down-regulated the production of testicular testosterone through the disruption of a number of intermediate cascades.
Spearmint induced hypothalamic oxidative stress and testicular anti-androgenicity in male rats - altered levels of gene expression, enzymes and hormones.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18804513
Effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata Labiatae) teas on androgen levels in women with hirsutism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17310494
Quote:Spearmint can be an alternative to antiandrogenic treatment for mild hirsutism.from the study.
I believe the link is in there, imo.