Re: Dioscorea - contraceptive?

[Guest guest]

It only served as a " raw material " to make the pill. Its molecular structure

had to be modified and as such one could say it had nothing to do with

diosgenin any longer... When the cause of infertility is due to hormonal

imbalance, dioscorea as far as my experience goes, can be used as one of the

ingredients and indirectly help to achieve hormonal balance and fertility...

Best wishes

Iria

On 30 November 2010 09:32, Katharine wrote:

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> Dear List

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> I have been including Dioscorea in a main mix for a px with fertility

> issues (inc fibroids and sometime compromised tubes). She has emailed the

> following links which say that used during the whole cycle Dioscorea can

> have contraceptive effects. And that diosgenin was used in the first

> contraceptive pills in the 1960s. I'd value your opinions and experience.

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> http://www.sisterzeus.com/HContra.htm

> http://www.sisterzeus.com/inferoth.html

> http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/wild-yam-000280.htm

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> best wishes, Katharine

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[Guest guest]

Hi katherine,

I know you have had several responses to this but I have used the tincture in

several cases of fertility and every woman without exception has fallen

pregnant! It's great for balancing hormones, but I also tend to include

Asparagus Racemosa as well as a few other key herbs.

As others have mentioned, do not get bogged down on the diosgenin apsect,

isolating the constituent and then manipulating it in the lab to make the

contraceptive pill. Please reassure your patient to continue its use.

Cheers

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> Dear List

>

> I have been including Dioscorea in a main mix for a px with fertility issues

(inc fibroids and sometime compromised tubes). She has emailed the following

links which say that used during the whole cycle Dioscorea can have

contraceptive effects. And that diosgenin was used in the first contraceptive

pills in the 1960s. I'd value your opinions and experience.

>

> http://www.sisterzeus.com/HContra.htm

> http://www.sisterzeus.com/inferoth.html

> http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/wild-yam-000280.htm

>

> best wishes, Katharine

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