Rooiboos-dandelion combination increases testosterone levels, human study
A combination of extracts of rooibos - yep, the stuff you make tea from - and the equally common dandelion increase testosterone levels, according to Korean in vitro and animal studies, we wrote some days ago. Today we are bothering you with a human study. Thank you very much.
Interests
The research we are aiming for was conducted by Yoo-Hun Noh, a researcher affiliated with Chung-Ang University in South Korea - and the supplement company Famenity. [famenity.com]
Although the study was funded by the Korean government, business interests do play a role here. Famenity produces the supplement MR-10, which should increase the testosterone level of older men.
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MR-10 contains a combination of extracts - yes! - rooibos and dandelion.Study
Yoo-Hun Noh divided 96 men aged 45 or older into 2 groups. Half of the subjects took 400 milligrams of rooibos dandelion every day for 4 weeks, while the other half took a placebo.
Results
After 4 weeks had passed, both the amount of total testosterone and the amount of free testosterone in the blood of the men taking MR-10 had increased.
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Testosterone levels rose in about 15 percent of the subjects in the supplementation group. The unbound testosterone level even rose in a quarter of the subjects. This implies that the supplement had no effect in 85-75 percent of the men.
Using a questionnaire, the researcher determined whether the men had symptoms that could be due to low testosterone levels and saw that the scores in the supplement group decreased.
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Side effects did not occur. The supplement did not cause liver abnormalities, nor did it affect PSA levels.
Conclusion
"MR-10 may be a safe and effective nutraceutical agent for the treatment of andropause symptoms and for improving men's health", Yoo-Hun Noh writes.
Source:
J Med Food. 2018;21(12):1288-94.
A combination of extracts of rooibos - yep, the stuff you make tea from - and the equally common dandelion increase testosterone levels, according to Korean in vitro and animal studies, we wrote some days ago. Today we are bothering you with a human study. Thank you very much.
Interests
The research we are aiming for was conducted by Yoo-Hun Noh, a researcher affiliated with Chung-Ang University in South Korea - and the supplement company Famenity. [famenity.com]
Although the study was funded by the Korean government, business interests do play a role here. Famenity produces the supplement MR-10, which should increase the testosterone level of older men.
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Yoo-Hun Noh divided 96 men aged 45 or older into 2 groups. Half of the subjects took 400 milligrams of rooibos dandelion every day for 4 weeks, while the other half took a placebo.
Results
After 4 weeks had passed, both the amount of total testosterone and the amount of free testosterone in the blood of the men taking MR-10 had increased.
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Testosterone levels rose in about 15 percent of the subjects in the supplementation group. The unbound testosterone level even rose in a quarter of the subjects. This implies that the supplement had no effect in 85-75 percent of the men.
Using a questionnaire, the researcher determined whether the men had symptoms that could be due to low testosterone levels and saw that the scores in the supplement group decreased.
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Side effects did not occur. The supplement did not cause liver abnormalities, nor did it affect PSA levels.
Conclusion
"MR-10 may be a safe and effective nutraceutical agent for the treatment of andropause symptoms and for improving men's health", Yoo-Hun Noh writes.
Source:
J Med Food. 2018;21(12):1288-94.