Health supplements containing phyto-oestrogens, analogues or metabolites thereof

A pharmaceutical preparation, in solid dosage unit form, the having a biologically active component of said preparation comprising phyto-oestrogens consisting essentially of any two or more concentrated, phytoestrogen-derived isoflavones selected from the group consisting of Genistein, Daidzein, Biochanin A, Formononetin (a) genistein component and (b) daidzein component, wherein component (a) optionally contains biochanin A, and component (b) optionally contains formononetin, or the natural glycosides of any of said phytoestrogens and phyto-oestrogens, and wherein the ratio of (a) to (b) is about 1:2 to 2:1, said preparation including a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

A method for treating or reducing the predisposition to a condition selected from the group consisting of benign breast disease, cancer of the prostate, or elevated blood cholesterol, said method comprising administering to a subject having said condition or predisposed to said condition a therapeutically effective amount of a health supplement composition comprising an extract from soy or clover, said composition comprising phyto-oestrogens, wherein the phyto-oestrogens consist essentially of (a) genistein and (b) daidzein, wherein component (a) optionally contains biochanin A, and component (b) optionally contains formononetin, wherein the ratio of (a) to (b) is about 1:2 to 2:1.