Herbal DHT blockers vs Finasteride.

[khan]

From my understanding Herbal DHT blockers do not interfere with the production of testosterone or 5 alpha- reductase, they simply stop the interaction creating DHT thus lowering DHT levels.

Oh man! not this herbal stuff debate again

[z06guy]

No no I should also add that I'm not an expert nor am I looking to debate. This is just from what I've gathered from researching online the past few days.

Also herbal DHT blockers don't seem to be powerful mainly because they don't inhibit alpha 5 reductase. Just because something is natural doesn't mean it's necessarily safe or as effective.

[NotBelievingIt]

Heh.

If you actually could inhibit the production of 5AR your body would probably shut down physically and mentally.

Finasteride and many other "herbal" DHT blockers *bind* to 5AR (Type II or I, mostly II) so it cannot in turn bind to testosterone and create dihydrotesterone, progesterone and a few other hormones.

5AR is an enzyme not a protein or a hormone. It has no direct effect on libido or protein synthesis on testosterone use.

Herbal DHT "blockers" are simply less potent/weaker then finasteride - they do exactly the same thing. For some people thats enough to do the trick. Not everyone needs to inhibit 60-70% 5AR to get the effect desired.

[z06guy]

Heh.

If you actually could inhibit the production of 5AR your body would probably shut down physically and mentally.

Finasteride and many other "herbal" DHT blockers *bind* to 5AR (Type II or I, mostly II) so it cannot in turn bind to testosterone and create dihydrotesterone, progesterone and a few other hormones.

5AR is an enzyme not a protein or a hormone. It has no direct effect on libido or protein synthesis on testosterone use.

Herbal DHT "blockers" are simply less potent/weaker then finasteride - they do exactly the same thing. For some people thats enough to do the trick. Not everyone needs to inhibit 60-70% 5AR to get the effect desired.

Ahh thanks for that clarification.

[dlitlejohns]

Herbal DHT "blockers" are simply less potent/weaker then finasteride - they do exactly the same thing. For some people thats enough to do the trick. Not everyone needs to inhibit 60-70% 5AR to get the effect desired.

Often times when you buy "natural" products they don't use the correct ratio of product to filler. What I mean is that often times like with Saw Palmetto for instance a lot of companies us a 4 to 1 ratio of fillers to actual ingredients. The key is to look for a natural dht blocker that uses a 1 to 1 ratio. Really thats the most important thing for getting a natural product to work.