who follow natural diets and a holistic lifestyle appear to escape menopausal symptoms. Japanese women, for example, rarely experience hot flushes and other associated menopausal complaints (Aldercreutz et al 1992, Beyene 1986). On balance and considering the health risks, natural alternatives may be the best and safest option towards management of patients. However, in some instances HRT suppl...

Phyto-oestrogens have emerged from their esoteric role in animal husbandry following the hypothesis that the human Western diet is relatively deficient in these substances compared with societies where large amounts of plant foods and legumes are eaten. Evidence is beginning to accrue that they may begin to offer protection against a wide range of human conditions, including breast, bowel, pros...

BACKGROUND Himalayan plants are widely used in traditional system of medicine both as prophylactics and therapeutics for high altitude maladies. Our aim was to evaluate the antioxidant capacities and bioactive compounds of methanol and n-hexane extracts of the phytococktail comprising of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), apricot (Prunus armeniaca) and roseroot (Rhodiola imbricata) from tran...

PURPOSE To determine whether the hill of vision for Short-Wavelength Automated Perimetry (SWAP) is shallower for women who consume phyto-oestrogen-rich foods than for women who do not. METHODS Visual field data were compared for two groups of healthy amenorrhoeic women 48-69 years-old with normal vision and not using hormone replacement: (1) 24 subjects who reported consuming soy and/or flax ...

The fruits of Pithecellobium dulce (P. dulce) are edible, and have been consumed in Asian countries. They considered a dense source proteins, fats, carbohydrates vitamins. present study aimed to explore the antioxidant (in vitro in vivo) effects fruit extract P. (FPD) against methotrexate (MTX)‑induced hepatic renal toxicities BALB/c mouse model. A preliminary qua...

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