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Could Spearmint tea help hair loss sufferers?
Posted on February 21st, 2007 in Hair Loss News by admin
Drinking between two and five cups of spearmint tea per day could reduce the effects of androgens in the body. This is according to a new study recently conducted in Turkey.
Researchers at the Suleyman Demirel University in Turkey conducted trials on women with a condition known as hirsutism. Hirsutism is excessive hair and facial growth on the body of a woman. It’s caused by the same androgens that cause hair loss in men. Women suffering from hirsutism frequently experience hair loss too because the same male hormones that stimulate body hair growth also cause hair loss on the scalp.
In the study, 21 women with hirsutism, 12 of whom had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), were assigned a cup of spearmint tea twice a day for five days in the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle.
The spearmint tea was brewed by pouring a 250ml cup of boiling water over one heaped teaspoon of dried leaves. It was then left to infuse for five to 10 minutes.
After measuring their hormone levels, researchers found that the women had experienced a decrease in free testosterone in their blood and also had an increase in several female hormones including follicle-stimulating hormone.
Despite the reduction in free testosterone, their total level of testosterone including free and active forms did not change, suggesting that the spearmint tea somehow blocked the androgens rather than inhibited their production.
According to Mehmet Numan Tamer, spokesperson for the research team:
“Current therapies use either oral contraceptives to suppress androgen production, or medications such as spironolactone that prevent the body responding to androgen. But this study shows that spearmint could be a good natural alternative for women who have mild symptoms.”
The researchers cautioned that more studies are needed to confirm the effect of spearmint on hirsutism.
While this study was not conducted on men, evidence that spearmint tea could reduce a man’s sex drive sparked the researchers’ interest in the drink and led them to conduct their study.
It’s too early to say what effect it would have on Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness) in men, but for women suffering with hair loss or hirsutism,
http://news.hairlosshelp.com/hair-loss-news/could-spearmint-tea-help-hair-loss-sufferers/
Could Spearmint tea help hair loss sufferers?
Posted on February 21st, 2007 in Hair Loss News by admin
Drinking between two and five cups of spearmint tea per day could reduce the effects of androgens in the body. This is according to a new study recently conducted in Turkey.
Researchers at the Suleyman Demirel University in Turkey conducted trials on women with a condition known as hirsutism. Hirsutism is excessive hair and facial growth on the body of a woman. It’s caused by the same androgens that cause hair loss in men. Women suffering from hirsutism frequently experience hair loss too because the same male hormones that stimulate body hair growth also cause hair loss on the scalp.
In the study, 21 women with hirsutism, 12 of whom had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), were assigned a cup of spearmint tea twice a day for five days in the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle.
The spearmint tea was brewed by pouring a 250ml cup of boiling water over one heaped teaspoon of dried leaves. It was then left to infuse for five to 10 minutes.
After measuring their hormone levels, researchers found that the women had experienced a decrease in free testosterone in their blood and also had an increase in several female hormones including follicle-stimulating hormone.
Despite the reduction in free testosterone, their total level of testosterone including free and active forms did not change, suggesting that the spearmint tea somehow blocked the androgens rather than inhibited their production.
According to Mehmet Numan Tamer, spokesperson for the research team:
“Current therapies use either oral contraceptives to suppress androgen production, or medications such as spironolactone that prevent the body responding to androgen. But this study shows that spearmint could be a good natural alternative for women who have mild symptoms.”
The researchers cautioned that more studies are needed to confirm the effect of spearmint on hirsutism.
While this study was not conducted on men, evidence that spearmint tea could reduce a man’s sex drive sparked the researchers’ interest in the drink and led them to conduct their study.
It’s too early to say what effect it would have on Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness) in men, but for women suffering with hair loss or hirsutism,
