[Lotus]

Lotus. What is the strongest DHT blocker?Why does it needs Cink,Pumkin seed capsules?

Hi Larana, if it's herbal?, I'd say Reishi is the strongest option, other info is posted below for reference.

Has anyone here used or have any info on Liqourice, I'm thinking of upping my anti androgenic herbal intake.

Hi Holmes, you'll find more info on licorice below, honestly I think Reishi is a better bet, and I recently found that it also has estrogenic activity.

FAQ-What's the NBE role of each anti-androgen
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=19578

I found the full text of the [url=http://reishi.setamed.com/articulos/art20.pdf]reishi 5-AR inhibition paper[url]. The doses they used in rats were either 0.3% of diet as unextracted mushrooms or 1.5 mg/kg of the extract.

Great finds Candace, thanks. This is what I have on Reishi, and with a current update on the estrogenic activity of Reishi, and now making it a strong contender and (imo) a multi purpose adaptogen.

Ganoderma lucidum is Reishi mushrooms

Estrogen-like activity of ethanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/...ma_lucidum


Ganoderma lucidum inhibits proliferation of human breast cancer cells by down-regulation of estrogen receptor and NF-kappaB signaling.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16865287


Ganoderma lucidum: a potent pharmacological macrofungus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19939212

Ganoderma lucidum contain approximately 400 different bioactive compounds, which mainly include triterpenoids, polysaccharides, nucleotides, sterols, steroids, fatty acids, proteins/peptides and trace elements which has been reported to have a number of pharmacological effects including immunomodulation, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, chemo-preventive, antitumor, chemo and radio protective, sleep promoting, antibacterial, antiviral (including anti-HIV), hypolipidemic, anti-fibrotic, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic, anti-androgenic, anti-angiogenic, anti-herpetic, antioxidative and radical-scavenging, anti-aging, hypoglycemic, estrogenic activity and anti-ulcer properties. Ganoderma lucidum has now become recognized as an alternative adjuvant in the treatment of leukemia, carcinoma, hepatitis and diabetes.

5alpha-reductase inhibitory effect of triterpenoids isolated from Ganoderma lucidum.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16462054

Ganoderma lucidum causes apoptosis in leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma cells
http://boliviapuertapuerta.com/img/DXN/art18.pdf

Anti-cancer activities of Ganoderma lucidum: active ingredients and pathways
http://functionalfoodscenter.net/files/63502376.pdf