Hi,
I feel it’s worth posting a list of herbs which are oestrogenic.
The following are to be avoided by those with hormone dependent diseases such as breast, ovarian, uterine and prostate cancer as well as endometriosis:
Alfalfa
red clover
clover
AND POSSIBLY ALSO:
-sunflower seeds
-Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot)
-pomegranate
-fennel
-licorice
-yucca
-hops (beer)
-motherwort
-bloodroot
-ocotillo
-mandrake
-oregano
-damiana
-pennyroyal
-verbenna
-nutmeg
-turmeric
-thyme
-calamus rt
-goldenseal
-mistletoe
-cumin
-camomile
-cloves
The harm does not come from comsuming these substances occasionally, but from swallowing them regularly and in doses the body is not accustomed to. So, for example, if you begin taking a twice or thrice daily dose of a herbal preparation which happens to contain one of the above plant substances, they can worsen the condition.
It pays to read labels of herbal preparations carefully, and to to know what any herbalist (EVEN a registered medical herbalist) is putting into a “custom-made” concoction for you.