Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit: study - msnbc.com
27 May 2012, 7:44 pm
Researchers have long known that Asian populations with soy-rich diets have lower rates of heart disease compared with people who eat "Western" diets, but it has not been clear whether soy isoflavone supplements have cardiovascular benefits, such as ...

So far soya good - Gulf News
25 May 2012, 7:36 am
Melby said that the genistein result was particularly relevant because the compound is the primary isoflavone in soya beans and soya foods. She said, "Eating soya foods, or using supplements derived from whole soya beans, may work better for women."

Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit - FOX News
25 May 2012, 6:53 am
But it has not been clear whether soy isoflavone supplements have cardiovascular benefits, like cutting blood pressure or cholesterol levels. A number of studies have found that intravenous infusions of soy isoflavones may boost the body's ...

The Chinese Herb That Could Curb Binge Drinking - huffingtonpost.co.uk
22 May 2012, 6:35 am
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital's Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory looked at one of the major components of the kudzu root—the isoflavone puerarin—to determine whether it would reduce alcohol consumption in ...

Binge Drinking Reduced With Herbal Extract - Medical News Today
21 May 2012, 12:56 pm
The researchers enrolled 10 men and women in their 20s who consumed alcohol on a weekly basis in order to determine whether the isoflavone puerarin, one of the major components of the kudzu root, would reduce alcohol consumption. The team ...

Alcoholism May Be Addressed with Chinese Herb - Softpedia
19 May 2012, 5:56 am
Using the extract, which is known as isoflavone puerarin, causes no ill side-effects, the research group says. “While we do not suggest that puerarin will stop drinking all together, it is promising that it appears to slow the pace and the overall amount consumed.

Chinese Herb May Curb Binge Drinking, Treat Alcoholism - Med India
19 May 2012, 2:21 am
In the study, researchers in the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital looked at one of the major components of the kudzu root-the isoflavone puerarin-to determine whether it would reduce alcohol consumption in a ...

Study finds herbal extract may curb binge drinking - medicalxpress.com
17 May 2012, 8:50 am
In the study, published in the current issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers in the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital looked at one of the major components of the kudzu root—the isoflavone ...

The isoflavone metabolite 6-methoxyequol inhibits angiogenesis and suppresses tumor growth - 7thspace.com
14 May 2012, 1:11 pm
Increased consumption of plant-based diets has been linked to the presence of certain phytochemicals, including polyphenols such as flavonoids. Several of these compounds exert their protective effect via inhibition of tumor angiogenesis. Identification of ...

Red clover and the undercover health benefits - Examiner
7 May 2012, 6:56 pm
However not always the case, something worth notating. Daily oral administration of 60 mg of an isoflavone extract was well tolerated and caused no side effects. The significant increase in liver transaminases and the significant decrease in total PSA ...