Random, interesting studies

Mauritio

Androgenic and aphrodesiac action of the medicinal plant Lithospermum Arvense (bird millet)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2743927/

dapose

@Mauritio wow nice! And Lemon Balm is super easy to grow perennial herb. Available in most garden stores. Smells great too!

dapose

@Mauritio do you mess around with any phytol these days? Food or extract… is there a supplement phytol? Or just load up on the skins of nuts and slam seaweeds?

Mauritio

@dapose said in Random, interesting studies:

And Lemon Balm is super easy to grow perennial herb. Available in most garden stores. Smells great too!

Yes. And I haven't even posted all the cool studies on it . There's more for dopamine, liver health and as an anti-viral.
I've been taking lemon balm extract for over a week. And i finally feel like I'm not about to catch a cold for the first time this winter. It's also very calming and seems to help weight loss. Seems to lower blood sugar noticably.

Mauritio

@dapose said in Random, interesting studies:

do you mess around with any phytol these days? Food or extract…

Ive ordered a food grade phytol supplement from Spain. Some herb, weed or terpene shops carry it.
I'm looking forward to trying it.

Im kinda trying to recreate the 1/2nd generation Gonadin.I already take Diosgenin, now phytol . Next methyl oleate (might be able to accelerate PUFA detox).

Mauritio

Rose hip

Rose hip increases thermogenesis, browning of white adipose tissue and UCP1 (a lot)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27980600/

Rose hip extract lowers weight gain on a HFD, lowers visceral and liver fat.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3892499/

It reduces atherosclerosis,oxidized LDL, total cholesterol and fibrinogen.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28399420/

Daily intake of rosehip extract decreases abdominal visceral fat in preobese subjects
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4358417/#sec15

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224416304277

cedric

@Mauritio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phytoprogestogens, also known as phytoprogestins, are phytochemicals (that is, naturally occurring, plant-derived chemicals) with progestogenic effects.[1][2]

Relative to their phytoestrogen counterparts, phytoprogestogens are rare.[1] However, a number have been identified, including kaempferol, diosgenin (found in yam), apigenin (found in chasteberry),[1][3] naringenin, and syringic acid, among others.[2] In addition, 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide from Ligusticum chuanxiong is a potent progestogen (EC50 = 90 nM), whereas riligustilide is a weak progestogen (EC50 ≈ 81 μM).[4][5]

carrot salad by R.Peat delivers apigenin (phytoprogestogen) and absorbs estrogens
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1359176/full
" In mice, NAD+ levels can be elevated via treatment with apigenin, a natural flavonoid that inhibits the NAD+-consuming glycoprotein CD38."
Progesteron synthesis depends on NAD as a cofactor as well as myo-inositol synthase .

Mauritio

@cedric said in Random, interesting studies:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phytoprogestogens, also known as phytoprogestins, are phytochemicals (that is, naturally occurring, plant-derived chemicals) with progestogenic effects.[1][2]

Yes I have posted this very paragraph in this thread before. Not sure how strong Diosgenins progestogenic effects are, it feels more androgenic.

I have posted about syringic acid and the Chinese herb progestogen as well.

Mossy

@dapose Good idea. I'll add this to my planned garden as a medicinal herb. @luch recommends this to calm the gut, and for anti-stress, vagus nerve support.

Mauritio

@Mossy I really liked the effects it did worsen sleep though.

dapose

@Mauritio @mossy i had a cup of lemon balm tea after lunch yesterday and it was very calming, similar to chamomile but not sleepy-calm. My guess is that lemon balm is better for day time stress, and chamomile better for after dinner nighty night time! 🫖