DIM可用於預防乳腺癌、子宮癌和大腸癌。它對預防前列腺肥大（BPH）和治療經前綜合徵（PMS）皆有功效。
DIM的工作基理？
DIM能發揮像人體雌激素相似的作用，但在某些情況下，它也能阻止雌激素對身體的影響。
韋恩州立大學醫學院的科學家最近指出，"I3C和DIM能影響大量細胞基因的表達方式，對預防癌變和提高細胞存活率和相關生理作用都有正面影響"。
Diindolylmethane(DIM) is formed in the body from plant substances contained in “cruciferous” vegetables such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli. Scientists think these vegetables may help to protect the body against cancer because they contain diindolylmethane and a related chemical called indole-3-carbinol.
Diindolylmethane is used for preventing breast, uterine, and colorectal cancer. It is also used to prevent an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH) and treat premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
How does it work?
Diindolylmethane might act like estrogen in the body, but there is evidence that under certain circumstances it might also block estrogen effects.
Scientists at Wayne State University School of Medicine recently noted that “I3C and DIM affected the expression of a large number of genes that are related to the control of carcinogenesis, cell survival, and physiologic behaviors.
