3-O-Methyl-D-Chiro-Inositol
See D-Pinitol.
D-Pinitol
Also known as Inzitol™ and 3-O-methyl-D-chiro-inositol. D-Pinitol is known to enhance creatine uptake in skeletal muscle, due to its insulin-like properties. However, in the one human study performed, a dose of 1.0 g (500 mg taken twice per day), was used to achieve this effect. Women w/PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) sometimes use D-pinitol as an alternative to the closely related D-chiro-inositol, to treat insulin resistance and...
Beta-Sitosterol
A plant compound with a structure similar to cholesterol. It has therapeutic uses for reducing serum cholesterol and treating the symptoms of benign protstatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). Beta-sitosterol is one of the plant sterols used in functional foods designed to reduce serum cholesterol (margarine,...
Pueraria lobata
See Kudzu.
Kudzu
This is the common name for Pueraria lobata. Kudzu is a vine that’s an invasive plant pest. Just like soy, it contains the isoflavones daidzein, daidzin, and genistein, which have antioxidant and weak estrogenic activities.
Lagerstroemia speciosa
See Banaba.
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