Phytoestrogens have a wide range of preventive effects on estrogen-related diseases, such as breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and perimenopausal syndrome. At low doses, phytoestrogens exhibit estrogen antagonistic effects, at medium doses they produce some estrogenic activity, and at high doses, they produce estrogen-enhancing effects. Zhao Huiduo, Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicines with estrogen-like effects.
1. tonic medicines: ginseng, licorice, bone marrow, Epimedium, Cuscuta, Cistanches, Fructus Lycii, Radix et Rhizoma.
2. blood invigorating drugs: Salvia miltiorrhiza, Chuanxiu Knee.
3. other types: cumin, schisandra, serpentine, tribulus terrestris, soybean, kudzu, etc.
Phytoestrogens not only affect the metabolism of sex hormones and their biological activity, but also have an effect on cellular enzymes, protein synthesis, growth factors, and malignant cell proliferation. As far as the results of current studies are concerned, increasing the intake of phytoestrogens has obvious health benefits.