Fennel, the Natural Bronchodilator With No Side Effects

By Kyle J. Norton

Fennel may have a potential and positive effect in improving the function of the lung through its bronchodilatory activity, some scientists suggested.

Bronchodilation is a condition with an expansion of the bronchial air passages.

A bronchodilator is a medical substance, including medications and inhalers that dilate the bronchi and bronchioles by decreasing the constriction of the respiratory airway muscles and increasing airflow to the lungs.

Most common diseases associated with the use of bronchodilator are asthma, a common lung condition caused by inflammation of the airways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung condition, caused by long-term smoking.

The conventional bronchodilator may be effective in treating the symptoms of the airway conditions, however, they can induce some side effects such as gastrointestinal discomforts, increase heart palpitation and beat, sleep problem and headache.

Dr. Gupta P, the lead author in the study "Potential adverse effects of bronchodilators in the treatment of airways obstruction in older people: recommendations for prescribing" wrote, "Cardiovascular disease is common in older people and beta-adrenoceptor agonists (beta-agonists) have inotropic and chronotropic effects that can increase arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy. They can also worsen or induce myocardial ischemia and cause electrolyte disturbances that contribute to arrhythmias" and "Long-term beta-agonist use can be associated with tolerance, poor disease control, sudden life-threatening exacerbations, and asthma-related deaths".

Therefore, if you currently use the medicine for treatment of airway problems, please make sure you have discussed these side effects with your doctor, particularly, if you intend to use them in a long-term basis.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a plant species of the genus Foeniculum, belonging to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the Mediterranean.

The plant has been used in traditional and herbal medicine as warming, carminative, antispasmodic, antidepressant agent and to stimulate the appetite, ease indigestion, soothe coughing, reduce intestinal spasms, to regulate the menstrual cycle and relieve PMS,...

In the study of fennel effect in airway expansion in an animal model, researchers found that ethanol extract and essential oil from F. vulgare exhibited bronchodilatory activity on contracted tracheal chains of guinea pig associated with the potassium channel opening effect.

Anethole, a major compound isolated from fennel bore a striking resemblance to the catecholamines epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine is found to process numbers of sympathomimetic activities in relaxing the airway smooth muscle, including the bronchodilatory effects.

Furthermore, in the demonstration of the relaxant effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts and an essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare, compared to negative controls (saline for aqueous extract and essential oil and ethanol for ethanol extract) and a positive control (diltiazem) using isolated tracheal chains of the guinea pig by 10 microM methacholine (group 1) and 60 mM KCl (group 2, n = 7 for each group), researchers found that
* In the group 1, experiments diltiazem, ethanol extract, and essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare showed a significant relaxant effect on the methacholine-induced contraction of tracheal chains compared to those of negative controls.


* The effect of the fennel ethanol extract was significantly greater than those of diltiazem.

* Compared to others application, the aqueous extract did not show any relaxant effect in group 1.

* In compared to group 1, The relaxant effects of ethanol extracts and essential oil obtained in the group 2 experiments were significantly lower.

These results confirmed that the bronchodilatory effects of ethanol extract and essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare.

However, in respect to the calcium channel, researchers found that the inhibitory effects of ethanol extracts and essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare are not contributing to their relaxant (bronchodilatory) effects on the tested guinea pig tracheal chains.  

More importantly, in the study to reaffirm that inhalation of nitric oxide (NO) either reduced pulmonary resistance after an induced bronchospasm or protected animals from bronchoconstriction, researchers at the Department of Radiobiology Kasturba Medical College conducted an experiment to evaluate whether NO inhalation (80 parts per million) influences basal bronchial tone or reverses methacholine-induced bronchospasm.

One week later, after methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction, researchers found that

*NO increased SGaw, a specific airway conductance (SGaw) as a measure of airway caliber in seven healthy men by 23% and albuterol inhaled after NO, or on a separate day, significantly increased SGaw as well.

* The bronchodilator effect of NO in men with methacholine-induced bronchospasm is much less than that reported in animals or that regularly observed in asthmatic patients after the inhalation of beta-sympathomimetic drugs.

Nitric oxide NO when used combined with the aqueous extract of Foeniculum vulgare not only exerts the similar effect in reducing the pulmonary resistance and improving airway expansion but also prevent the potential toxicity of NO and its oxidizing product nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

Taken altogether, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) may be considered a functional food and an adjunct therapy for treatment of airway inflammatory disease through its bronchodilatory effect

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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

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(1) Foeniculum vulgare Mill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology by Shamkant B. Badgujar,* Vainav V. Patel, and Atmaram H. Bandivdekar(PMC)
(2) Possible mechanism(s) for relaxant effects of Foeniculum vulgare on guinea pig tracheal chains by Boskabady MH1, Khatami A, Nazari A.(PubMed)
(3) Bronchodilator effect of inhaled nitric oxide in healthy men by Sanna A1, Kurtansky A, Veriter C, Stănescu D(PubMed)
(4) Evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of certain spices in vitro: a preliminary study by Baliga MS1, Jagetia GC, Rao SK, Babu K.(PubMed)
(5) Potential adverse effects of bronchodilators in the treatment of airways obstruction in older people: recommendations for prescribing by Gupta P1, O'Mahony MS.(PubMed)

Herbal Aloe Vera, The Anti Acne Natural and Potent Topical Cream With Little or No Side Effects

By Kyle J. Norton

Herbal Aloe vera may process the potential cure of acne vulgaris without inducing any side effects, some scientists suggested.

Acne vulgaris also known as Ance is a skin disease caused by skin pores clogged up with dead skin cells and oil from the skin.

According to the general belief, acne may also be caused by dirt in oily skin pores, however, the long-term skin disease can be caused by common resident bacteria on the skin in the initiation of inflammation with each microbe possessing their own purpose.

Dr. BipulKumar, in the study "New insights into acne pathogenesis: Exploring the role of acne-associated microbial populations" wrote, "For acne progression, the microbial population has to get around the defense barriers of the host skin and be able to also resist them in order to survive" and "the different microbial populations residing in acne lesions and promoting acne by emphasizing their pathogenic mechanisms and the genes associated with virulence factors involved in the development of acne".

Truly, the other major cause is associated with the overexpression of androgens which has been found to play a pivotal role in the development of acne. 

These hormone influences are also as the results of some underlying diseases including polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian tumors, or adrenal hyperplasia or tumors.

Some researchers suggested that if acne is sudden onset, there may be associated with hirsutism or menstrual irregularities.

Acne can be also caused by prolonged periods of stress, the system of toxins in the body and abnormal levels of blood sugar. Crystal Harry in the article "Surprising things that cause acne" wrote, " Dr. Gabrielle Francis adds that skin infections, blood sugar imbalances, stress, and toxins can also cause acne".

Conventional medicine used to reduce symptoms and treatment may be effective. However, the use of such medicines should be taken with extreme care, as liver toxicity has been found in numbers of the case.

Please make sure you know the side effects of the medicine you currently use for treatment of ance.

Aloe Vera is species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe, belonging to the Family Xanthorrhoeaceae, native to Sudan.

The herb has become very popular for commercial cultivation due to its health benefits. Aloe vera has been used in herbal medicine in treating many kinds of disease, including wound, burn healing, minor skin infections, sebaceous cysts, diabetes, and elevated of cholesterol, etc. It is also one of many popular herbs studied in scientific ways with some conflicting results.

The ten main areas of chemical constituents of Aloe vera include amino acids, anthraquinones, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, lignins, monosaccharide, polysaccharides, salicylic acid, saponins, and sterols.

In the findings of natural ingredient that can combine with conventional medicine for the treatment of ance without inducing severe side effects, compared to tretinoin (TR) cream, researchers at the Mazandaran University of Medical Science launched an investigation to examine the efficacy and safety of the combination of tretinoin (TR) cream (0.05%) and Aloe vera topical gel (50%) with TR and vehicle.

The randomized, double-blind, prospective 8-week trial included 60 subjects with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were to evaluate the inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesion scores and tolerability.

The combination of tretinoin (TR) cream (0.05%) and Aloe vera topical gel (50%) therapy showed a superior efficacy, compared to TR and placebo.

TR/Aloe vera gel (AVG) was significantly more effective in reducing non-inflammatory, inflammatory and total lesion scores than the control group.

Symptoms induced by treatment of tretinoin (TR) cream also were significantly reduced. Only scaling. less severe erythema was presented at the end of the experiment.

Furthermore, in the concerns of the side effects and efficacy of topical therapies of acne, such as benzoyl peroxide, retinoids, antibiotics with alcohol-based preparations, and salicylic acid, researchers at the University of Baroda, Vadodara launched an investigation to examine the moisturizers used combination with conventional medicine claim to be suitable for acne treatment.

Out of Fifty-two moisturizers for acne included in the analysis, most of the products (92%) have anti-inflammatory properties.

Anti-acne medications, including salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and retinol, were found respectively in 35, 10, and 8 percent of the moisturizer products containing anti-inflammatory properties.

Aloe vera is botanical anti-inflammatories processing occlusive, humectant, and emollient effects that were commonly found in this study.

Taken altogether, herbal Aloe vera may be considered a topical functional remedy or combined with conventional medicine for treatment of acne vulgaris with tolerable side effects, compared severe side effect of benzoyl peroxide, retinoids, antibiotics.

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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
References
(1) Effect of Aloe vera topical gel combined with tretinoin in treatment of mild and moderate acne vulgaris: a randomized, double-blind, prospective trial. by Hajheydari Z, Saeedi M, Morteza-Semnani K, Soltani A.(PubMed)
(2) Moisturizers for Acne: What are their Constituents? by Chularojanamontri L1, Tuchinda P1, Kulthanan K1, Pongparit K. (PubMed)
(3) New insights into acne pathogenesis: Exploring the role of acne-associated microbial populations
Bipul Kumar, Rajiv Pathak, P. BertinMary, DikshaJh, Kabir Sardana, Hemant K.Gautam. (Science Direct)

Herbal Burdock, The Herb Which Gobbles Up Cancer Cells, in Vitro, Scientists Say

By Kyle J. Norton


Scientists may have a functional herbal medicine for the treatment of cancer without inducing side effects, some studies suggested.

Cancers are a class of chronic diseases associated with the irregular and untrollable cell growth that starts on the surface of the inner lining of organs' tissue caused by some unknown mechanisms that alternate the cell DNA.

At the advanced stage, most malignant cells can travel a distance away from the original site to invade other healthy tissue and organs.

According to the statistic, the most common cancer in the US is breast cancer, every year over 260,000 new cases are diagnosed, causing over 40,000 deaths. The next on the list of most common cancers are lung cancer and prostate cancer.

In Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society statistic showed that 1 in 2 Canadians (49% of men and 45% of women) is expected to develop cancer during their lifetime.

The exact causes of cancer are unknown. researchers do not know the reason why? people with the same health conditions, family history, and race, some are susceptible to the early onset of chronic diseases while others do not.

The genetic preposition that occurs after birth and acquired gene mutation caused by long-term smoking, radiation, viruses, carcinogens, obesity, hormones, chronic inflammation and a lack of exercise.are some of the most prevalent risk factors associated to the increased risk of cancers.

However, most people with many of the above risk factors are cancers free.

In the diet and lifestyle perspective in the risk of cancers, Dr. Harvie M, the lead author in the study" Can diet and lifestyle prevent breast cancer: what is the evidence?" said, "successful lifestyle changes could prevent 25% to 30% of cases of breast cancer. These reductions will only be achieved if we can implement targeted prevention programs for high-risk women and women in population-based breast screening programs during childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, when the rapidly developing breast is particularly susceptible to carcinogenesis" and "a healthy dietary pattern, does not have specific effects on breast cancer risk but remains important as it reduces the risk for other common diseases".

Burdock is a plant in the group of biennial thistles, genus Arctium, belonging to the family Asteraceae, native to the Euro.

Arctium lappa or burdock has been used as a healthy and nutritive food in Chinese societies and therapeutically in Europe, North America and Asia for hundreds of years.

The herb has been used over thousands of years in traditional Chinese and other traditional herbal medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and a blood purifying agent and to treat wounds and infections stomach ulcers and other digestive problems.

Burdock contains carbonated water, sugar,, manloid colorings, phosphoric acid, citric acid and a good amount of dietary fiber, calcium, potassium, and amino acids and chemicals compounds of guaianolide, arctinone, arctinal, methyl arctate，11-tridecadien-3，5，7，9-tetraynde-hydrocostus lactone，dehydrodihydrocostus lactone, 3-octanoic acid, 3-hexenoic acid etc.

In the searching of new cancer-fighting therapeutics without inducing adverse effects, scientists at the State University of New York, launched an investigation to examine the anti-cancer effects of a novel anticancer constituent, Lappaol F, from herbal Burdock plant.

In human cancer cell lines of various tissue types, Lappaol F induced G(1) and G(2) cell-cycle arrest, which was associated with strong induction of p21 and p27 which process a strongly apoptotic activity and reduction of cyclin B1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) in promoting cancer cellular proliferative survival activity.

Furthermore, application of Lappaol F was found to induce cell death in several cancer cell lines and to activate caspases that program cells death.

The application also exerted a significant cytotoxic activity against tumor cells without harming the healthy nearby cells.

Lappaol F was well tolerated with no significant toxicity.

Dr. Sun Q, the final report said, "our results, for the first time, demonstrate that Lappaol F exhibits antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo and has strong potential to be developed as an anticancer therapeutic".

Moreover, the study evaluated the cytotoxicity profiles of 364 herbal plant extracts, using various cancer and normal cell lines, researchers showed that arctigenin as tumor-specific agent found in Burdock showed a strong cytotoxicity to lung cancer (A549), liver cancer (HepG2) and stomach cancer (KATO III) cells, without harming to several normal cell lines.

Arctigenin specifically inhibited the proliferation of cancer cells, which might consequently lead to the induction of apoptosis.

Taken all together, herbal Burdock processed bioactive compounds Lappaol F and Arctigenin may be considered a functional herb for the prevention and combined with primary therapy for the treatment of cancers.

However, due to the limitation of the above studies, additional data collection large example size and multi-centers studies performed with human consumption of the whole food or its bioactive compounds during the course of the disease will be necessary to complete the picture of herbal anti cancers possibility.

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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

References
(1) Lappaol F, a Novel Anticancer Agent Isolated from Plant Arctium Lappa L by Sun Q, Liu K, Shen X, Jin W, Jiang L, Sheikh MS, Hu Y, Huang Y. (PubMed)
(2) Tumor-specific cytotoxicity of arctigenin isolated from herbal plant Arctium lappa L by Susanti S, Iwasaki H, Itokazu Y, Nago M, Taira N, Saitoh S, Oku H.(PubMed)
(3) Can diet and lifestyle prevent breast cancer: what is the evidence? by Harvie M1, Howell A1, Evans DG. (PubMed)

@Herbal Arnica, the Potent Natural Antibiotic Alternative

By Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a natural antibiotics alternative remedy for the treatment of acute infection and infectious diseases with no side effects, some studies suggested.

Antimicrobial activity is an action that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. In human, these actions are carried out daily by the immune system.

Infection is a processive condition caused by the battle of the invasion of microorganisms and the host immune white blood cells. Microorganism during the battle might produce toxins which can lead to the initiation of infection-related transmissible disease or communicable disease.

In acute infections, the systematic immune system responds properly to the invasive pathogen, leading to a brief battle after which the immune system is always victorious.

However, chronic infections occur when the immune cannot kill off the invasive stimuli in the acute phase of infection, leading to chronic infectious diseases. 

Arnica is a herbaceous species, genus perennial, belonging to the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and Asia.

The herb has been used in herbal medicine for centuries to treat strains, sprains, and bruises.

Besides containing contain helenalin as it main ingredient used as an anti-inflammatory agent, the herbal medicine also contains 11,13- dihydrohelenaline, chamissonolid, Sesquiterpene lactone, lignans of the furofuran, dibenzylbutyrolactone, dibenzylbutyrolactol types, pinoresinol, epipinoresinol, phillygenin, matairesinol, nortrachelogenin, and nortracheloside, six dibenzylbutyrolactol derivative, etc.

In the study to assess the antibacterial and antifungal potential of some Romanian medicinal plants, including arnica, on a series of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and also against two fungal strains. researchers at the National Institute R&D for Biological, found

* The vegetal extracts showed antimicrobial activity preferentially directed against the planktonic fungal and bacterial growth,

* The effect against biofilm formation and development was demonstrated only against S. aureus and C. albicans.

These results suggested that herbal Arnica processes a strong antibacterial and fungal activity in comparison to those of conventional antibiotics.

Dr.Stanciuc AM, the lead scientist, after taking into account of co and confounders said, " the studied plant extracts are a significant source of natural alternatives to antimicrobial therapy, thus avoiding antibiotic therapy, the use of which has become excessive in recent years".

Additionally, in the study to reaffirm the Arnica as an anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiviral and bacterial agent used thousands of years in folk medicine for several purposes, researchers at the State University of Canipinas conducted an evaluation to examine the antimicrobial activity of Arnica in vitro.

In comparison to propolis extracts at the dose of 20 microl, the Arnica extract demonstrates an antimicrobial activity lesser than those of propolis extracts

Arnica extract showed slight inhibition of the adherence of the growing cells by 19% for Strep. mutans and 15% for Strep. sobrinus and of water-insoluble glucan formation (29%) at these same concentrations.

Taken all together, herbal Arnica may be considered natural antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic infection without inducing any side effects.

However, further data collection large example size and multi-centers studies performed with human consumption of the whole food or its bioactive compounds during the course of the disease will be necessary to complete the picture of herbal Arnica anti-acute and chronic infection possibilities.

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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
References
(1) In vitro antimicrobial activity of Romanian medicinal plants hydroalcoholic extracts on planktonic and adhered cells by Stanciuc AM, Gaspar A, Moldovan L, Saviuc C, Popa M, Măruţescu L.(PubMed)
(2) In vitro antimicrobial activity of propolis and Arnica montana against oral pathogens by Koo H, Gomes BP, Rosalen PL, Ambrosano GM, Park YK, Cury JA. (PubMed)

@ How to Normalize Your Levels of Fasting Glucose with Beetroot Juice Naturally with No Side Effects

By Kyle J. Norton

Beet or beetroot may be considered a functional food for normalizing your levels of fasting glucose with no side effects, some scientists found.

Diabetes is a medical condition characterized by insufficient insulin (insulin resistance) entering the bloodstream to regulate glucose.

The disease is either caused by cells in pancreas dying off or receptor sites clogged up by fat and cholesterol.

In some cases, diabetes is also caused by allergic reactions of cells in the immune system.

Genetic preposition such as (TCF7L2) gene, unhealthy diet, and lifestyle are some of the major prevalent risk factors that can facilitate the early onset of the disease.

Dr. Mariana Murea, the lead author in the study wrote, "There is a complementary role for behavioral and environmental factors modulating the genetic susceptibility and diabetes risk" and 'The offspring of a parent with T2D face a 40% lifetime risk of developing T2D, increasing to 70% when both parents have T2D".

In the diet and lifestyle aspects, Dr. Waqas Sami, the lead author in the joint study led by the Universiti Malaysia Pahang said, "The etiology of T2DM is complex and is associated with irreversible risk factors such as age, genetics, race, and ethnicity and reversible factors such as diet, physical activity, and smoking" and "Dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle are the major factors for rapidly rising incidence of DM among developing countries".

These results suggested if you follow the role of traditional diet with high in fruits and vegetables and less in meat and processed foods accompanied to a healthy lifestyle with moderate exercise, you are at the reduced risk of diabetes.

Beet is best known as the beetroot or garden beet and belong to the amaranth family. It is a perennial plant with leafy stems growing to 1–2 m tall.

Besides the major chemical constituents betalains and phenolics, the vegetable also contains a lesser amount of isobetanin, probetanin, neobetanin, indicaxanthin, vulgaxanthins, etc.

In the concerns of high-fat or high-carbohydrate meals induced endothelial dysfunction in the facilitation of the onset of abnormally high blood glucose in healthy individuals and patients with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, researchers launched a study to examine the endothelial function before and after injection of beetroot juice.

The study includes 20 healthy overweight and slightly obese men with a BMI between 28 and 35 kg/m(2). Participants were given randomly a mixed meal providing 56.6 g of fat with beetroot juice or a control drink.

After examining the postprandial changes in serum triacylglycerol (TAG) (P = 0.69), plasma glucose (P = 0.84) and insulin (P = 0.67) concentrations were comparable between the meals, researchers found that
* After consumption of beetroot juice, the postprandial impairment in FMD following a standardized mixed meal was improved (P = 0.030) compared with the control drink.

* Following beetroot juice consumption, plasma concentrations of the circulating NO pool were higher at T60, T120, and T240 (P < 0.001 at all time points).

By improving the endothelial function in the reduction of the expression of postprandial glucose and lipid excursions, beetroot juice inhibited the insulin resistance, the major primary cause of type 2 diabetes.

These results suggested that beetroot juice exerts a significant effect in the improvement of endothelial function which decreases levels of fasting glucose after the intake of a meal, through the effects of nitric oxide (NO), a bioactive compound found abundantly in the vegetable juice.

Taken altogether, beetroot juice may be considered functional and therapeutic food in the treatment of  blood glucose after fasting in patients of type 2 diabetes, caused by endothelial dysfunction.

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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

References
(1) Improvement of Postprandial Endothelial Function After a Single Dose of Exenatide in Individuals With Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Recent-Onset Type 2 Diabete, by Juraj Koska, MD, Eric A. Schwartz, PHD, Michael P. Mullin, BS, Dawn C. Schwenke, PHD and, Peter D. Reaven, MD(Canadian Diabetes Association)
(2) Beetroot juice improves in overweight and slightly obese men postprandial endothelial function after consumption of a mixed meal by Joris PJ, Mensink RP. (PubMed)
(3) Genetic and environmental factors associated with type 2 diabetes and diabetic vascular complications by Mariana Murea, Lijun Ma, and Barry I. Freedman. (PMC)

Chaste Tree Berry (Vitex Agnus-castus), The Herbal Remedy Which May Processes Anti-Leukemia Potency, Scientists Say

By Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a herbal ingredient for the treatment of leukemia with no side effects, some studies suggested.

Leukemia is a medical condition characterized by the production of high numbers of abnormal white blood cells. The disease is a group of cancers originated in the soft, inner part of the bones (bone marrow).

At the advanced stage, the cancerous cells can travel a distance away to infect other healthy cells of other tissue and organs, particularly, in the tissue of lymph nodes, spleen, liver, central nervous system.

The exact causes of leukemia are unknown, however, researchers do know that smoking, genetic disorders such as Down syndrome. blood disorders and previous treatment for cancer with chemotherapy or radiation are the most common risk factors associated with the onset of the disease.

Leukemia can be classified into acute and chronic leukemia. In acute and chronic leukemia, the abnormal cells can multiply quickly. On the other hand, chronic leukemia, progresses slowly and early symptoms may be very mild.

According to the statistic provided by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, in Canada, leukemia is the most common form of cancer in children 0-14 years of age and the 6th most common among young adults 15 to 29 years. 

Every year over 900 children, 0-14 years of age are diagnosed with cancer, accounting for 11% of all childhood cancer.

Most common symptoms of leukemia include persistent fever or chills, fatigue, weakness, frequent or severe infections, unintentional weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged liver or spleen.

If you are experiencing some of the above symptoms, please check with your doctor to rule out the possibility of leukemia.

Chaste tree berry is a species of Vitex agnus-castus, genus Vitex, belonging to the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.

The tree has been used in herbal medicine for thousands of year as an aphrodisiac herb and is considered as Queen herb in treating menstrual problems and discomforts by taking it in a prolonged period of time.

 There was a report suggested that chaste tree berry stems and leaves can be used by women as bedding "to cool the heat of lust" during the time of the Thesmophoria,

Chemical constituents
1. β-citronellol
2. Labdane-type diterpenoids,
3. Halimane-type diterpenoid,
4. Oleanane-type triterpenoids,
5. Ursane-type triterpenoids,
6. Sesquiterpenoid,
7. Flavonoid
8. Viteagnusins C, D, E, F, G, and H
9. Abietane-type diterpenoids

In the study to reaffirm the extract from the ripe fruit of Vitex Angus-cactus (Vitex), may be considered an anticancer candidate, researchers at the joint investigation led by the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences conducted a study to provide a molecular rationale for clinical development in anticancer therapy(SB203580, an inhibitor for p38 MAPK), a detailed mechanism underlying the efficacy of Vitex against HL-60 cells. 

* Vitex and the addition of SB203580 induced a dose- and time-dependent decreased cancer cell viability associated with induction of apoptosis and G(2)/M cell cycle arrest.

* SB203580 significantly suppressed Vitex-induced phosphorylation of histone H3, a downstream molecule of p38 MAPK involved in the induction of tumor cells.

* Vitex inhibited HL-60 cancer cells through, the mediation of cytotoxicity.

* A decline in ROS levels along with enhanced apoptosis was observed after treatment with Vitex.

These results suggested that chaste tree berry inhibited the HL 60 cells by increasing the expression of ROS in the facilitated cytotoxicity and inducing apoptosis through cell cycle arrest.

In the summary of the findings, Dr. Kikuchi H, the lead author said, "These results may have important implications for appropriate clinical uses of Vitex and provide novel insights into the interaction between Vitex and other conventional drugs capable of affecting intracellular redox status".

Further differentiation of the cytotoxicity of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract and its major component, casticin against the leukemia cell lines, HL-60 and U-937, researchers found that Vitex and casticin induced cytotoxicity on both cell lines in a dose-depended manner. and HL-60 cells were more sensitive to the cytotoxicity of Vitex/casticin compared to U-937 cells.

Since the HL-60 cell line is more immature than the U-937 cell line, these results suggested that the levels of cytotoxicity of Vitex/casticin were largely attributed to the types of leukemia cells.

Taken altogether, Chaste tree berry may be considered a functional food and an adjunct therapy combined with conventional medicine for treatment of leukemia without inducing any side effects.

However, due to the limitation of the studies, further data collection on large example size and multi-centers studies performed with human consumption of the whole food during the course of the disease will be necessary to complete the picture of chaste tree berry anti-leukemia possibilities.

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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) Involvement of histone H3 phosphorylation via the activation of p38 MAPK pathway and intracellular redox status in cytotoxicity of HL-60 cells induced by Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract by chi H1, Yuan B1, Yuhara E1, Imai M1, Furutani R1, Fukushima S1, Hazama S1, Hirobe C2, Ohyama K1, Takagi N3, Toyoda H1.(PubMed)
(2) Cytotoxicity of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract and its major component, casticin, correlates with differentiation status in leukemia cell lines by chi H1, Yuan B, Nishimura Y, Imai M, Furutani R, Kamoi S, Seno M, Fukushima S, Hazama S, Hirobe C, Ohyama K, Hu XM, Takagi N, Hirano T, Toyoda H.(PubMed)

@Herbal Andrographis, The Herbal Remedy Which Suppresses Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Kyle J. Norton

Andrographis paniculata may be considered a functional remedy for the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, some researchers found.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by immune system mistakenly attacks the joint tissue, leading to the symptoms of swollen, and painful joints. The pain and stiffness in patients with RA often worsen following rest.

In most cases, bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments associated with the joint also were found to have certain damage in patients with RA. These may be a result of synovium covering the joints  releasing chemicals during the attack by the immune system that causes the damage to nearby tissue 

As of today, researchers do not know What causes the immune system to attack the joint. However, they do know that certain risk factors such as gene mutation, hormone change, smoking are associated with the early onset of the disease.

The disease affects more women than men and generally occurs after the ages of 40 and diminishes the quality of life of many elderly

Dr. Júlia Kurkó, the lead author in the study of  "Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis — A Comprehensive Review" wrote, "the heritability of RA has been estimated to be about 60 %, while the contribution of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) to heritability has been estimated to be 11–37 %".

In hormone perspective, Oxford Academic wrote "RA is the most common chronic systemic autoimmune disease, with a higher prevalence in women, suggesting female hormonal factors play a role in the development of the disease" and "understanding their impact on RA development is clinically relevant and may result in specific preventive interventions in high-risk populations".

If you are experiencing symptoms of pe have persistent joint pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, stiffness, and loss of joint range of motion, you may have RA. Please make sure you visit your doctor to rule out the RA possibility.

Andrographis paniculata, also known as Andrographis is a herbaceous plant, genus Andrographis, belonging to the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.

The herb has been used in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic in treating the common cold, flu, upper respiratory infections, infectious diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, pneumonia, swollen lymph nodes, leprosy, bronchitis, sore throats, tuberculosis, chicken pox, etc.


Besides the main ingredient andrographolides, giving the plant a bitter taste, other ingredients includediterpene lactones, such as: neoandrographolide, andrographiside, 14-doexy-11, 12-didehydro andrographolide, etc., flavonoinds viz., oroxylin, wogonin, andrographidines A, B, C, D, E, F.

In the study to reaffirm the Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall ex Nees (Acanthaceae) anti-inflammatory effects, attributed to the main constituent andrographolide which is proposed as an alternative in the treatment of autoimmune disease, researchers at the Universidad Austral de Chile conducted an investigation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) effects on the tablets (Paractin) made of an extract of A. paniculata (30% total andrographolides).

Tablets (Paractin) made by an extract of A. paniculata (30% total andrographolides) were administered three times a day for 14 weeks, after a 2-week washout period to 60 patients with active RA.

The intensity of joint pain decreased in the active vs placebo group at the end of treatment.

According to the returned questionnaire from the patients, application of the tablets demonstrated a significant diminishing for week in tender joint,, number of swollen joints, total grade of swollen joint -0.27 95%CI (-0.48 to -0.07; p = 0.010), number of tender joints, total grade of swollen joints, total grade of tender joints and HAQ associated with a reduction of rheumatoid factor, IgA, and C4

Dr, Burgos RA, the lead author at the end of the study said, "A. paniculata could be a useful "natural complement" in the treatment of AR".

In the perspective of the pseudo-tumoral expansion of fibroblast-like synoviocytes, a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers found that andrographolide treatment of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RAFLSs) isolated from RA patients decreased the proliferation of RAFLSs in a dose-dependent manner.

Andrographolide also showed a G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in RAFLSs, according to the cell cycle analysis using propidium iodide (PI) staining.

Injection Andrographolide also demonstrated the increase of the expression of cell-cycle inhibitors p21, a regulator of cell cycle progression at G1 and S phase. and p27 in the G1 phase of the cell cycle and a concomitant reduction of cyclin-dependent kinase 4, a cell division protein in a dose-dependent.

Moreover, andrographolide-treated RAFLSs displayed a significant decrease in the Bcl-2/Bax ratio compared to untreated cells. 

Dr, Yan J said, at the final report, "andrographolide exerts anti-growth and pro-apoptotic effects on RAFLSs, thus may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of RA".

Taken altogether, herbal Andrographis processed high amounts of bioactive compound Andrographolide may be considered a functional food for the prevention and combined with the primary therapy for treatment of RA.


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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.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

References
1. Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis — A Comprehensive Review by Júlia Kurkó, Timea Besenyei, Judit Laki, Tibor T. Glant, Katalin Mikecz, and Zoltán Szekanecz. (PMC)
2. Efficacy of an Andrographis paniculata composition for the relief of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial, by Burgos RA, Hancke JL, Bertoglio JC, Aguirre V, Arriagada S, Calvo M, Cáceres DD. (PubMed)
3. Andrographolide induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes. by Yan J, Chen Y, He C, Yang ZZ, Lü C, Chen XS. (PubMed)
4. The role of female hormonal factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis by Deshiré,  Alpízar-dríguez, Nicola Pluchino, Geraldine Canny, Cem Gabay, Axel Finckh. (Oxford Academic)