# Soy

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Glycine max, Soy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Key Actions: estrogenic, Nutritive.
Parts Used: Bean, sprout.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Cautions: Beans and.

## Symptoms by System

### Stomach & Abdomen
- 137 soy Glycine max most familiar as soy sauce or tofu, soy appears to confer significant health benefits if used regularly .
- As food, soy is rich in protein, lecithin, and essential fatty acids; as medicine, it contains isoflavones and other compounds, which have estrogenic and antioxidant activity .
- medicinal uSeS Parts used Bean • sprout key actions estrogenic • Nutritive menopausal problems several clinical trials have showed that concentrated soy extracts help relieve menopausal problems such as hot flashes.
- These phytoestrogen-rich extracts are an option when considering natural alternatives for menopause, but are best taken only where other approaches have failed to work.
- soy sprouts, beans, and fermented products—as part of a balanced diet— provide a good input of nutrients and phytoestrogens, especially during menopause.
- sprouts are preferable to beans, since they are more nutritious, richer in phytoestrogens, and, unlike beans, do not impair absorption of vitamins and minerals, notably iron.
- raised cholesterol levels soy lecithin is a useful supplement, with research endorsing its ability to lower raised cholesterol levels.
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- Concentrated extracts may be unsafe for long periods of time due to concerns about estrogenic effects and connections to cancer.
- Occasionally can cause gastrointestinal upset.
- See also pp.42–51.
- a staple food in much of Asia, soy has been used in China for at least 5,000 years.
- It is today one of the world’s most important food crops.
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