Interesting find, as I was looking at how Androcur aka
cyproterone acetate
I found the raw material is obtain from
- Conventional synthesis starts from solasodine of formula (A)
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- [0006]
which can be extracted from leaves of the tropic plant Solanum laciniatum
Which then led me to this study -
[b]Antispermatogenic/antiandrogenic properties of solasodine (C27H43O2N) obtained from solanum xanthocarpum berries on the male genital tract of dog (Canis-familiaris). A histophysiological approach[/b]
I found a link to
purchase here, I think I’m going to give it a go, it seems possible to perhaps try both varieties as the one listed in the extraction patient didn’t mention the one above, but they are from the same Kingdom, so..
Also here is a study on
Rats fed the stuff, I’ll look more into it, but I feel someone such as lotus can make sense of it quicker than I, and perhaps really know if it’s something worth considering in NBE.