Herbal Bilberry, the Natural Remedy that Prevents and Slows Progression of Parkinson's disease (PD)

By Kyle J. Norton


Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and medical condition that affects the nerve cells associated with the production of dopamine in the brain, leading to muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in speech and gait.

In other words, Parkinson's disease is a progressive central nervous system disorder that affects neurons in transmitting messages in controlling the movement. 

Some patients in the very early stage of PD may not experience any symptoms. However, Parkinson's disease symptoms gradually worsen as the condition progresses.

Researchers do not know why the neurons in the brain in some people are susceptible to gradually break down or die while others do not even they have similar health conditions and from the same family.

However, they do know, according to the epidemiological study, aging, gender, long-term exposure to certain toxic chemicals and genetic deposition are some of the risk factors found in patients with PD.

Please note that most people process some of the conditions have never developed Parkinson's disease.

Some researchers in the examination of the dietary habits in different parts of the world suggested that people who drink caffeine found in coffee, tea and cola are less likely to get Parkinson's disease compared to those who don't.

Dr. Prediger RD at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina wrote, "Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population older than 60 years".

And, "The available data also suggest that caffeine can improve the motor deficits of PD and that adenosine A2A receptor antagonists such as istradefylline reduces OFF time and dyskinesia associated with standard 'dopamine replacement' treatments".

The results strongly suggested if you drink caffeinated beverages, your risk of PD is decreased substantially.

Bilberry is a species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium, belonging to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern Europe.

The plant has been used as herbs in traditional medicine for the treatment of acute and chronic diarrhea, gastritis, gastric ulcer, and duodenal ulcer, enterocolitis, ulcerative colitis, anemia, cystitis, kidney disease, and psoriasis, diabetes, etc.

With an aim to find a natural ingredient which processes neuroprotective effects against Parkinson's disease, researchers examined the Anthocyanin-rich preparations of Vaccinium species, including bilberry against the oxidative damage in dopaminergic neurons.

V. myrtillus preparation: 50% inhibition with 7 microM of total anthocyanins showed a significant neuron protection activity by inhibiting oxidation caused by the chain reaction of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

The application was found to be 1.5-4 times higher than that for the other preparations or for the purified anthocyanin.

According to the analysis of the chemical constituents, the neuroprotective effects were attributed to the presence of bioactive compounds anthocyanins and total cyanidins found abundantly in bilberry, but not quercetin or myricetin.

The results suggested that the high potency of anthocyanins processes a potentially neurotoxic reaction against the onset of Parkinson's disease.

Dr. Yao Y, the lead scientist wrote, "(the findings) provide a basis for in vivo testing of these flavonoids and their physiological metabolites in the context of neuro- and mitochondrial-protective effects".

Taken altogether, bilberry processed abundantly bioactive compound anthocyanin may be considered a functioning remedy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, pending to the validation of larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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References
(1) Magnetic resonance imaging as a tool to image neuroinflammation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease--phagocyte influx to the brain is promoted by bilberry-enriched diet by Virel A1, Rehnmark A1, Orädd G2, Olmedo-Díaz S1, Faergemann E1, Strömberg I. (PubMed)
(2) Protective activities of Vaccinium antioxidants with potential relevance to mitochondrial dysfunction and neurotoxicity by Yao Y1, Vieira A. (PubMed)
(3) Effects of caffeine in Parkinson's disease: from neuroprotection to the management of motor and non-motor symptoms by Prediger RD. (PubMed)