01-07-2014, 05:07 PM
(01-07-2014, 03:27 PM)lovely11 Wrote: Red clover appeared to do this on animals that mostly feed on it, as a way for the plant to not be overgrazed. I haven't found any studies on it for humans.Thanks!
Abstract: Plant oestrogens; the cause of decreased fertility in cows. A case report. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6739284
Review: http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/red-clover see section: side effects
http://vein.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/sheepheal...pter7.html see section: Phyto-oestrogenic infertility
Animals that grazed on it could become permanently infertile. For animals that haven't become sterile yet, fertility problems reversed when animals stopped taking red clover.
I believe humans are susceptible for this. We are expecting clover to work based on its hormonal properties for humans. Humans are believed to have the same receptors, and mammals have similar reproductive organs. Birds as vertebrates less so. but similar enough.
Ok, so any idea what it contains that makes it different in this than other herbs?