Preferred Label : Indole-3-Carbinol/Calcium/Schizandra/Vitamin D3/Milk Thistle/Stinging Nettle/Lignan-Based
Nutritional Capsule;
NCIt definition : An orally available capsule-based nutritional supplement containing indole-3-carbinol,
calcium-D-glucarate, Schizandra, vitamin D3, milk thistle, stinging nettle and hydroxymatairesinol
(HMR) lignans, with potential estrogen modulating, antiproliferative and antioxidant
activity. Indole-3-carbinol, found in vegetables of the Cruciferae family, may inhibit
mammary cell growth and exerts antiestrogenic activity; Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
and Schizandra chinensis may enhance some of the phase II detoxification enzymes;
Calcium-D-glucarate and vitamin D3 may inhibit mammary cell growth; stinging nettle
may exert its effect through its aromatase inhibiting activity; HMR lignans may have
a beneficial effect on estrogen balance and levels. Therefore, ingredients in indole-3-carbinol/calcium/Schizandra/vitamin
D3/milk thistle/stinging nettle/lignan-based nutritional capsule may alter estrogen
balance and may protect against mammary carcinogenesis.;
Drug name : femMED BREAST HEALTH;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL416275;
Origin ID : C90584;
UMLS CUI : C2983783;
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