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Bust-Enhancing Herbal Products Get Thumbs Down
Despite widespread advertising of herbal products purporting to increase bust size, there are neither published clinical trials nor any scientific data that demonstrate whether any of them actually work or are even safe. Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, points out that various so-called 'bust enhancing' products contain a variety of ingredients, including grains, saw palmetto, black cohosh, chaste-tree berry, wild yam, kava and dong quai, among others, some of which are known to have negative side effects. While some ingredients have estrogen-like effects, none are expected to have a potent enough effect to increase breast size.
Physicians should discourage women from ingesting these products since there is no evidence that they work and no information is available on long-term safety, according to Dr. Fugh-Berman.
Source : American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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