Herbal breast enlargement is promoted as a non-surgical solution to increase breast size. It is a natural breast enlargement formula that promises fuller, firmer breasts with no adverse side effects. Herbal enlargement products are available in the form of pills that use one or more combinations of herbs and food plants. These various plant ingredients are in the form of naturally occurring non-hormonal plant estrogens, which have hormone like activity that stimulate a female body to produce new breast tissues. Herbal breast enlargement products contain ingredients that are obtained form herbs such as saw palmetto, fenugreek seed extract, wild yam, fennel seed, dong quai root, and dandelion root.

During puberty, the female body naturally produces estrogens that help to develop new tissue that makes breasts grow. Based on this fact, manufacturers of herbal products have come up with natural herbs that contain high level of estrogens. For example, saw palmetto, wild yam, and fennel seed contain high levels of natural estrogens that the manufacturers claim promote the growth of breast tissue. Fenugreek is also recommended by naturopaths to promote the growth of breast tissues.

Users claim that the use of herbal product has increased their breast size. The results can be seen after a couple of weeks, but this treatment may not necessarily be effective for every woman. The effectiveness differs from individual to individual depending upon the authenticity of the product, strict adherence to the schedule, individual metabolic rates, and the women’s body chemistry.

Herbal breast enlargement provide hope for the women who want to increase their breast size without surgery. But how many the claims made by its manufacturers are true? There are no conclusive studies done to prove that these herbs work, nor are there many studies done to examine the risk and side effects of consuming herbal products. The claims of the companies of having conducted their own research has not been reported in any medical journal, thus putting a question mark on the authenticity of their claim.

It is a known fact that excess exposure to hormones causes cancer. These herbal products contain estrogens that promotes hormone like activity. This may cause cancer if the products are taken at the recommended doses of the manufacturer.

None of the herbal products have been evaluated or approved by FDA. The FDA and the Better Business Bureau have warned the customers to be alert about words and phrases such as, “miracle, secret remedy, breakthrough and clinical studies prove that…” that may be hard to back up with results.

Though many of the manufacturers provide guarantee of results for their products, it is important for the customers to thoroughly search for factual information on the products and let the doctor know about the product before consuming it. Individuals who are allergic to herbal compounds must not use these products.