Cyclic mastalgia of varying intensity occurs every month in at least 70% women, persistent pain the mammary glands moderate and severe degree is occur about 50% patients with benign mastopathy. The cause mastodynia morphofunctional rearrangement glandular stromal components tissues expansion ducts proliferation epithelial structures due to a lack progesterone an increase prolactin levels. Thera...

To investigate the effect of Flaxseeds (Flax) or vitex Agnus-castuson (Vitex), a total 180 aged hens (58 weeks age) were divided into 5 treatment groups with 36 each as followe: 2 and 3 fed basal diet supplemented 1 g Flax/kg, respectively. And group 4 2.5 Vitex/kg, While was served control group. The experiment period lasted for two months. Flax Vitex in hens’ rations resulted significant (p ≤...

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Background: Phytoestrogens are some plant compounds with estrogenic biological effects which are found in many nutritional sources as soybean, flaxseed, and sesame. Vitex agnus-castus, also called Vitex, owns  phytoestrogen properties. Studies have shown that phytoestrogens have different impacts on the gestation process and reproduction indices. Objective: The present study was aimed to inves...

Botanical dietary supplements are increasingly popular for women's health, particularly for older women. The specific botanicals women take vary as a function of age. Younger women will use botanicals for urinary tract infections, especially Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry), where there is evidence for efficacy. Botanical dietary supplements for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are less commonly us...

d-galactose induces pancreatic disorder along with aging mouse model. vitex agnus-castus (vac) has potential pancreatic protective effect. hence, this study was designed to evaluate the hypoglycemic and pancreas protective effects of vac hydroalcoholic extract in d-galactose-induced aging female mice. in the present experimental study, 72 adult female naval medical research institute (nmri) mic...