Brassaiopsis glomerulata explained

Brassaiopsis glomerulata is a species of shrub in the family Araliaceae. Extracts are sold as bodybuilding supplements based on the assumption that aromatase inhibitors present in the plant^[1] might have effects in humans.

Notes and References

1. Balunas . M. J. . Su . B. . Riswan . S. . Fong . H. H. S. . Brueggemeier . R. W. . Pezzuto . J. M. . Kinghorn . A. D. . 10.1016/j.phytol.2008.10.009 . Isolation and characterization of aromatase inhibitors from Brassaiopsis glomerulata (Araliaceae) . Phytochemistry Letters . 2 . 1 . 29–33 . 2009 . 20161072. 2748821 .