Pumpkin seed oil found to help reverse balding

[hlat]

Pumpkin seed oil found to help reverse balding
http://www.sott.net/article/280071-Pumpkin-seed-oil-found-to-help-reverse-balding

I was wondering, being a seed, whether pumpkin seed oil would be bad for people?

 

[herondancer]

That certainly would be the first conclusion, knowing what we know about the effect of seeds on the body. Perhaps the lectins and other anti-nutrients are not found in the oil they way that soy lecithin doesn't have all the bad soy stuff in it? Also the trial used only 400 milligrams a day which doesn't seem like much. There doesn't seem to be a detailed analysis of the composition of the pumpkin seed oil (PSO), just this:

PSO is rich in beneficial nutrients, such as essential fatty acids, β-carotenes, lutein, γ- and β-tocopherols, and phytosterols [25]. It has been reported in several animal studies that PSO inhibits testosterone-induced hyperplasia of the prostate and suggested that PSO may be beneficial for the management of BPH [10, 24]. Another study confirmed that the intake of PSO at 320 mg/day over 12 months is clinically safe and effective as a complementary treatment for BPH [11]. Although the action mechanism is still unclear, previous animal studies have suggested that PSO may inhibit 5α-reductase, which produces DHT from testosterone [11, 12, 26].

Our study has some limitations, which include a lack of histological confirmation of the action mechanism of PSO. In addition, DHT and prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels were not measured for identification of mechanism of PSO; therefore we could not explain the exact action of PSO on AGA patients.

 

[Laura]

Maybe it would be better to eat the pumpkin itself?

 

[osher]

Even better just to get along with androgenic baldness. I do not volunteer to experiment ;) Already tried finasteride and all the other stuff some years ago, didn't work.

 

[Yozilla]

I remember a story of one circus animal trainer who had his bald head licked by a lion every day and supposedly his hair has grown back... any volunteers?

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

Even better just to get along with androgenic baldness. I do not volunteer to experiment ;) Already tried finasteride and all the other stuff some years ago, didn't work.

Or perhaps use this oil topically...and without great expectations. :)

 

[MusicMan]

I eat pumpkin seeds (pepitas) most days, and it hasn't effected me yet, or regrown my pate, either. Hope it keeps away the prostate problems!

 

[Lindenlea]

I eat pumpkin seeds (pepitas) most days, and it hasn't effected me yet, or regrown my pate, either. Hope it keeps away the prostate problems!

Funny you should mention the bolded above, I was just reading about it this afternoon in the book 'When The Body Says NO' by Dr Gabor Mate, chapter 8, very good information for men to be aware of, here is a link to the thread.

http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,34415.0.html

I ordered my copy from the local library for an inter-library copy as they did not have a copy themselves, when they checked it out they decided it was so good they ordered their own copy.