Phytoestrogen is any plant compound structurally and/or functionally similar to ovarian and placental estrogens and their active metabolites
Compounds may have agonistic, partial agonistic, and
antagonistic interactions with estrogen receptors and other targets of estrogenic steroids involved in estrogen transport, synthesis and metabolism
reference: slide 281 of reproductive
History of Phytoestrogens
| Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot) | Contraception |
| Pomegranate | Love, fertility |
| Pollens of date palm | Fertility induction |
| Moghat root | Postpartum beverage |
Phytoestrogens are found in ˃300 plants
Associated with reduction in chronic diseases
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