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I am new, love this site. Has anybody talked about licore and spearmint in combination. I started licore extract and spearmint extract. ?????
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Hi and welcome.
You do need to be careful with Liquorice because it can have all sorts of nasty effects on your heart if you take it for too long ( I seem to remember a month is the limit, but I could be wrong about that).
If you take alook at Isabelle's thread ( "Long time hops and FG user") you'll find various references to both liquorice and spearmint.
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Hello carmen.
Welcome to the board.
Pansy-Mae, I think you're right about the time limit with licorice. The flat2fem book recommends using it only 4-6 weeks at a time.
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You CAN take it longer with TONS of other things to combat it's side effects... but... I wouldn't ever suggest it.
What exactly are you trying to do? licorice and spearmint tea are both anti-androgens, and spearmint tea is kinda a mild one...
I'd suggest instead Saw Palmetto and Chinese Skullcap for an anti-androgen combo.
You still need an estrogen to do any growing, and for us, there are really only three options. Pueraria Mirifica, Bovine Ovary, or both.
You should also take a Progesterone Cream with PM, but not BO.
I actually went estrogen dominant from increasing my PM dose by just one drop and not increasing my PC.