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what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless

Posted by Spriggy on April 18, 2005, at 18:56:45

I already babbled the Mr. Larry about these but if anyone else has any insight, I'd apprecaite it before I swallow my first pill. LOL

I got my bottle of PLUS from Mannatech today- it says it is to support optimal endocrine health.

Here are the ingredients:

*Wild Yam (root) 200 mg
standardized for 25 mg phytosterols
*L-Glutamic acid 200 mg
*Glycine 200 mg
L-Lysine 200 mg
L-Arginine 100 mg
Beta Sitosterol 25 mg
Ambrotose Complex 2.5 mg


All this stuff is french to me. For all I know it could be rat poison. Any ideas??

 

Re: what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless

Posted by Spriggy on April 19, 2005, at 17:23:56

In reply to what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless, posted by Spriggy on April 18, 2005, at 18:56:45

Okay.. now I'm really scared. Nobody else has heard of this stuff either. LOL

 

Re: what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless » Spriggy

Posted by Phillipa on April 19, 2005, at 21:33:04

In reply to Re: what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless, posted by Spriggy on April 19, 2005, at 17:23:56

Spriggy you have to be especially careful with herbs. That has become the first question my new pdoc asked me and also the psurgeon. They can interract very badly with other medications. Make sure you bring it with you to the docs. Fondly, Phillipa

 

Re: what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless » Spriggy

Posted by Larry Hoover on April 25, 2005, at 10:22:12

In reply to what are these herbs or other stuff? I am clueless, posted by Spriggy on April 18, 2005, at 18:56:45

> I already babbled the Mr. Larry about these but if anyone else has any insight, I'd apprecaite it before I swallow my first pill. LOL
>
> I got my bottle of PLUS from Mannatech today- it says it is to support optimal endocrine health.
>
> Here are the ingredients:
>
> *Wild Yam (root) 200 mg
> standardized for 25 mg phytosterols
> *L-Glutamic acid 200 mg
> *Glycine 200 mg
> L-Lysine 200 mg
> L-Arginine 100 mg
> Beta Sitosterol 25 mg
> Ambrotose Complex 2.5 mg
>
>
> All this stuff is french to me. For all I know it could be rat poison. Any ideas??

You babblemailed me about this? I don't remember. Sorry, if I forgot about it.

Wild yam contains steroid precursors.

http://www.vitaminuk.com/pages/articles/wildyam.htm

Beta sitosterol is a very common plant steroid. It's in many different herbs.

The amino acids might help boost libido a bit, or be stimulating.

Here's a doctor's review of Ambrotose (which is nothing more than larch gum (from Larix decidua). The dose here is trivial, even if the stuff is useful.
http://www.ds-health.com/ambr.htm

Basicly, the stuff is unlikely to hurt, and might help with "female problems".

Lar


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