Brandon Turbeville
January 29, 2016
A study that appeared in the February 2010 issue of Phytotherapy Research was recently posted online suggesting that spearmint tea has the potential to reduce hirsutism, excessive hair growth, associated with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
The study entitled Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. A randomized controlled trial. was a 30-day trial that also contained a control group.
While the trial did not demonstrate that spearmint tea cures hirsutism or even that it significantly reduces the symptom, it did find that “there was a clear and significant alteration in the relevant hormone levels.”
In other words, the study is suggesting that spearmint tea has the potential to reduce hirsutism over time and suggests that a longer term study be conducted.
The researchers state:
A study that appeared in the February 2010 issue of Phytotherapy Research was recently posted online suggesting that spearmint tea has the potential to reduce hirsutism, excessive hair growth, associated with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
The study entitled Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. A randomized controlled trial. was a 30-day trial that also contained a control group.
While the trial did not demonstrate that spearmint tea cures hirsutism or even that it significantly reduces the symptom, it did find that “there was a clear and significant alteration in the relevant hormone levels.”
In other words, the study is suggesting that spearmint tea has the potential to reduce hirsutism over time and suggests that a longer term study be conducted.
The researchers state:
