Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
34-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran is a lignan found in a Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) subspecies. This same compound may also be found in other lignan-containing plant sources such as Linum usitatissimum (flax seed).The compound has been found to occupy binding sites of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) thereby reducing the ability of SHBG to bind additional steroid hormones such as estrogens and androgens mostly testosterone and estradiol.
