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I’m too lazy to dig up again the original studies that motivated these on pubmed, but just type the species names of the plants with relevant keywords (estrogen, androgen, receptor, menopause, gynecomastia, premature telarche etc.) and it should be easy to find results.
The easy way is to have 1tbsp/day dissolved in soy milk in the morning, with cereal or coffee or something.
I brew my own soy milk, and I pair Pueraria with ground flaxseed in the process.
Do a patch test first; these essentials cause allergies in some people. Massage into breasts every night. You can try the face, too, but do test first since it’s even more sensitive there (it made my lips dry).
Rinse a handful of fenugreek seeds (methi मेथी; Trigonella foenum-graecum) on a small colander. The cheap seeds sold as spice in Indian/Iranian/etc. shops is fine; no need to buy the expensive white girl’s healthy sprouters, they’re the same plant. Put the colander atop a glass and wet it 1 or 2 times per day, whenever it looks dry. Shake the seeds so they all get some light. In 2-3 days they’ll sprout. Thank the seeds for sprouting just for you, and chew about a teaspoon every day.
If you have testes, don’t take this one without a T blocker.
Take milk thistle alongside conventional HRT. Look for full-spectrum (or, if you’re lucky, isosilybin A and B); avoid silibinin extracts.