05/17/2025
menopausal symptoms and Soya (Glycine soja)
-Family: Leguminosae
-Pharmaceutical name: Semen Sojae
Black Soya Category: Sweet and Neutral (Cool if boiled).
Goes towards the channels of Kidney, Liver and Spleen. Actions: tonifies the Kidney, nourishes Yin, tonifies the Spleen. It drains Dampness; it purifies Heat and dispels toxins.
Yellow Soya Category: Sweet and Neutral.
Goes towards the channels of Spleen, Stomach and Lung Actions: tonifies the Spleen (boiled). It drains Dampness. Nourishes Blood (boiled). Detoxifies. It lowers cholesterol. Difficult to digest and it can give rise to abdominal bloating.
Soya sprouts
Sweet and Cold. Goes towards the channels of Stomach and Lung. Actions: it purifies Heat. Diuretic. Dosage: about 250 grams per day.
Soy sauce
Sweet, salty and Cold. It goes towards the channels of Spleen, Stomach and lung.
Actions: it tonifies the Spleen and the Stomach, it improves digestion, it dispels Heat in the Lung and humidifies. Diuretic.
Active ingredients of Soya Isoflavones
Found only in high protein content leguminosae (in the leaves, seeds and roots). E.g. beans, chick-peas, soya, etc. Botanical role: they attract Rhizobium bacteria which fix molecular Nitrogen in the root of the plant, used for aminoacid synthesis, from the air and from the earth. Furthermore, they protect the plant from aggression from parasites and climate by means of their antibacterial, antiparasitic and antioxidant role. They have a close affinity to Estrogen Receptors (ER).
These substancese contained in legumes, fruit and vegetables are only precursors of the so-called phyto-oestrogens, which are activated in the intestine, by means of intestinal flora and carried through the Portal venous system up to the liver.
Absorption of phytooestrogens varies alot from person to person and even in the same person. Between 10% to 30 % are eliminated through the urinary tract and very little through the intestine.
The amount of phytoestrogens in food is not constant. It varies according to:
-PIace of cultivation -Climate Soil
-Extraction process
Preservation Action mechanism:
"Phytoestrogens" work in two basic ways.
- Hormone-like so they can bind with the estrogen receptors triggering off all the cell processes, in particular those regulated by these hormones. They have different actions.
-They behave like "weak" estrogens, or antagonists of our hormones. It depends on the type of estrogen receptor, alfa (ERa) or beta (ER~), with which they bind. This action protects us from some hormone dependent tumors, from dismetabolic and cardio-vascular diseases and from osteoporosis.
-Non-hormonal action: They inhibit the differentiation and the proliferation of malignant cells, meaning they have the ability to multiply and invade the organism. Other antitumoral biological effects include: The prevention of neoangiogenesis which is the basic requirement for the development of a tumour.
They have (especially isoflavones) an antioxidant action (reduce free-radicals), an anti-inflammatory and an anti-hypertensive action.
Isoflavones are effective on hot flushes as they reduce FSH and LH blood levels. They also increase the mineral content in bones and reduce the risk of heart disease.
