#Herbal #Catsclaw Aqueous and Ethanolic #Extracts Inhibits the Levels of Free Radicals Through its #Antioxidant Activities, Researchers Say

Kyle J. Norton

Herbal Cat'claw may process a potential effect in balancing the ratio of free radicals and antioxidants in the body, some scientists suggested.

Free radicals are atoms, molecules, or ions with unpaired electrons through chemical bonds with other atoms or molecules during a chemical reaction.

They may have positive, negative, or zero charges. The unpaired electrons cause radicals to be highly chemically reactive in the human body.

The imbalance of the ratio of free radicals and antioxidants linked to the expression of oxidative stress has been associated with the onset of chronic illness, including atherosclerosis, inflammatory condition, and certain cancers.

In other words, the presence of oxidative stress may be attributed to either the overexpression of free radicals generated by our body by various endogenous systems, exposure to different physiochemical conditions or pathological states, or reduced levels of antioxidant enzymes in human.

In the concerns of free radicals in the expression of oxidative damage to protein and DNA, lipid peroxidation. oxidative damage to DNA, Dr. V. Lobo, the lead researcher. wrote in the study " Free radicals, antioxidants, and functional foods: Impact on human health" "A balance between free radicals and antioxidants is necessary for proper physiological function" and " Hence the application of an external source of antioxidants can assist in coping with this oxidative stress. Synthetic antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene and butylated hydroxyanisole have recently been reported to be dangerous for human health".

The results clearly indicated, if our body can not produce the levels of antioxidants to counter the overexpression of free radicals reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species, intake of antioxidants from foods, herbs, and synthetic sources may be necessary.


Some researchers also suggested that antioxidants from food and herbal sources have been found to exert a significant effect in stimulating the antioxidants produced by the host tissue.

Cat's claw found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America, is a genus Uncaria, belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

The herb has been used in traditional medicine for over two thousand years as a tonic, contraceptive, anti-inflammatory, and infectious agent, and to treat diarrhea, rheumatic disorders, acne, diabetes, cancer, and diseases of the urinary tract, etc.

The chemical constituents of Cat's claw include ajmalicine, akuammigine, campesterol, catechin, carboxyl alkyl esters, chlorogenic acid, cinchonain, corynantheine, corynoxeine, daucosterol, epicatechin, Harman, hirsuteine, hirsutine, iso-pteropodine, etc.

In the aim to reaffirm the traditional use of Cat's claw as an anti-inflammatory disorder functional herbal medicine, researchers at the Albany Medical College, conducted an evaluation to examine the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of alkaloids and flavonols isolated from the herb.

In vitro, the application of alkaloids and flavanols isolated from the herb demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of TNF-alpha, the proinflammatory cytokines found in the early phase of infection and nitrite production from RAW 264.7 cells exposed to LPS (50 ng/ml) and in vivo using the indomethacin-induced gastritis model.

The IC50 value for inhibition of TNF-alpha production was significantly (P < 0.01);s higher for Uncaria tomentosa (UT) (14.1 ng/ml) vs Uncaria guianensis (UG).(9.5 ng/ml) compared to alkaloid content of Cat's claw.


Oral pretreatment for 3 d with UT protected against indomethacin-induced gastritis and prevented TNFalpha mRNA expression and apoptosis.

This demonstration reconfirms the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of the herbal medicine

Furthermore, in the study to examine the ability of pteropodine to increase the antioxidant activity in mice induced oxidative stress by administered doxorubicin, researchers found that oxidative stress was created by the injection of 10 mg/kg of doxorubicin.was inhibited by pteropodine (100-600 mg/kg).

The bone marrow cytotoxicity induced by doxorubicin was also corrected by the administration of pteropodine.

From an immune and antioxidant perspective, 600 mg/kg of pteropodine increased 25.8% of the production of lymphocytes by over the control value along a 96-hr assay and exhibited a strong capacity to trap the DPPH-free radical (98.26% with 250 microg/ml).

Finally, in the analysis of the antioxidant properties of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the Uncaria tomentosa bark, researchers showed that
* Both extracts process a high antioxidant capacity of the studied materials in comparison to the other extracts of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and medicinal plants.

* The alcoholic preparations exert higher antioxidant activity and total phenolic compounds compared
Although alcoholic preparations display a higher antioxidant potential, the highly elevated level of tannins in alcoholic extracts may cause undesirable gastric effects.

Taken together, Cat' claw and its extracts processed a strong antioxidant activity and may be considered a functional food in the prevention of oxidative stress and combined with conventional medicine for the treatment of overexpression of oxidative stress-related diseases.

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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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Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

References
(1) Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis) are independent of their alkaloid content by Sandoval M1, Okuhama NN, Zhang XJ, Condezo LA, Lao J, Angeles' FM, Musah RA, Bobrowski P, Miller MJ. (PubMed)
(2) Antigenotoxic, antioxidant and lymphocyte induction effects produced by pteropodine by Paniagua-Pérez R1, Madrigal-Bujaidar E, Molina-Jasso D, Reyes-Cadena S, Alvarez-González I, Sánchez-Chapul L, Pérez-Gallaga J.(PubMed)
(3) Antioxidant activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC by Pilarski R1, Zieliński H, Ciesiołka D, Gulewicz K.(PubMed)
(4) Free radicals, antioxidants, and functional foods: Impact on human health by V. Lobo, A. Patil, A. Phatak, and N. Chandra. (PMC)

#Healthyfood #ManukaHoney Enhance #WoundHealing and #TissueRegeneration, According to Studies

Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a whole food that processes a significant effect in stimulating the regeneration of tissue, some studies suggested.

Tissue regeneration is an act of regrowing non-injured tissues from the remaining tissue. Cells in the non-injured tissues are naturally regenerated over time by replaying the cells that have gone through a certain cycle division and die.
One example is the liver grows back to its original size, though not its original shape.

However, the action totally contrasts to wound healing due to injury, involving the closing up injury site with a scar.

In fact, certain amphibians such as salamanders can regenerate lost limbs; skates, rays, and phylum Annelida, such as worms can even grow into two new, separate worms if they're cut in half.


Humans, on the other hand, process very limited regeneration abilities.

According to the article "Tissue Regeneration" by Bob Hirshon wrote, "By blocking the function of just two proteins, called Rb and ARF, Blau's team was able to make mouse muscle cells regenerate like new cells"

"However, the new muscle cells merged successfully with the old cells only if the researchers turned Rb back on. If they didn't, the new cells grew too much and interfered with the function of the old muscle cells. In other words, they became tumors. And in fact, the function of both Rb and ARF in mammals is to suppress the growth of tumors".

Therefore, much work needed to be done. Dr. Vincent Falanga, the lead author in the study "Stem Cells in Tissue Repair and Regeneration" said, "We should remain hopeful that true regeneration is possible in adult human tissues. Thus far, the evidence has not been very encouraging, except for fetal wound healing" and

"We show Figure 1 to indicate the immense difficulties underlying chronic wounds. Regeneration of the tissue shown in the Figure would be extremely difficult, and would most likely first require complete removal of the non-healing and affected skin".

Honey is a miraculous product made by bees using nectar from flowers.

The rich golden liquid is considered healthy sweet food for replacing the use of white sugar and artificial sweetener.

In finding a natural ingredient and whole food processed the tissue degenerative activity without inducing any side effects, researchers at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Khyber Medical University evaluated the effects of Manuka honey in wound healing and epithelial regeneration.

A joint study was conducted by searching the wide spectrum of sources from Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus.


Studies included in the investigation all suggested that Manuka honey not only processes anti-carcinogenesis by controlling different molecular processes, and progression of cancer cells but also engineers the tissue regeneration.
The antibacterial property and tissue regeneration were attributed to the bioactive compound methylglyoxal (MGO) found abundantly in the honey.

After taking into account co and confounders, Dr. Niaz K wrote in the final report, "Manuka honey can enhance wound healing and tissue regeneration by their immunomodulatory property".

In order to understand the action of Manuka honey in tissue regeneration, researchers examined the effect of a scaffold electrospun based on polyurethane (PU), grape seed oil, honey, and propolis.

The prepared PU/grapeseed oil and PU/grapeseed oil/honey/propolis scaffold showed enhanced tissue regeneration by maintaining thermal stability and reducing surface roughness compared to the control.

According to the hemolytic assay and cytocompatibility, the electrospun PU/grapeseed oil and PU/grapeseed oil/honey/propolis scaffold promoted tissue regeneration by enhancing the red blood cells (RBC) and human fibroblast cells (HDF).

These result clearly suggested that the newly developed scaffold electrospun might be used as an alternative candidate for bone tissue engineering applications, Dr. Chao CY suggested.


Taken altogether, Manuka honey may be considered a functional food for speeding up wound healing and tissue regeneration, pending the larger and multicenter human study.


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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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(1) Health Benefits of Manuka Honey as an Essential Constituent for Tissue Regeneration by Niaz K1, Maqbool F1, Bahadar H2, Abdollahi M1. (PubMed)
(2) Engineering electrospun multicomponent polyurethane scaffolding platform comprising grapeseed oil and honey/propolis for bone tissue regeneration by Chao CY1, Mani MP2, Jaganathan SK3,4,5. (PubMed)
(2) Honey: an effective regenerative medicine product in wound management by Martinotti S1, Bucekova M2, Majtan J2, Ranzato E3. (PubMed)
(3) Tissue Regeneration by Bob Hirshon
(4) Stem Cells in Tissue Repair and Regeneration by Vincent Falanga, MD (PMC)

#Nepetalactones from the #HerbalCatnip #EssentialOil, A Natural Fly Feeding and Oviposition #Repellent, Scientists Find

Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a natural repellent that protects our skin against insect biting without inducing any side effects, some scientists suggested.

In the rating of products that work best against mosquitoes and ticks, the consumer report found that DEET (N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) is one of the best to protect us against mosquitoes and ticks, Any products that contain 15 to 30 percent deep can provide long-lasting protection.


However, large oral doses of deep were found to induce symptoms of nausea, vomiting, bradycardia, and seizures. In serious cases, deet can cause cardiotoxicity. Contact exposure to deet also has the potential for dermal effects, leading to numbness and redness of the applied area, according to the study "Neurotoxicity and Mode of Action of N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET)" by Dr. Daniel R. Swale.

Catnip is also known as catswort, or catmint, a plant of Nepeta, belonging to the family of Lamiaceae, native to Europe and Asia.

The herb has bused used in herbal medicine as an insect repellant and to treat digestive disorders, children's restlessness and nervousness, fevers, colds and flu, skin irritations that stimulate sweating, promote menstruation, etc...

Ingredients
Besides the major constituent of terpenoid nepetalactone, the herb also contains α-Pinene, β-Pinene, Cyclohexen-1-yl-methyl ketone, Triplal, Thymol, Nepetalactone, Nepetalactone, etc.

In the study to evaluate the effects of herbal Catnip as an effective mosquito repellent against several Aedes and Culex species, both topically and spatially, researchers launched a study of the essential oil of the herb in laboratory bioassays.

Catnip essential oil (at a dosage of 20 mg) resulted in average repellency rates of 96% against stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), and 79% against houseflies, Musca domestica (L.), respectively.

Catnip oil used as a potential biting and nuisance insect repellent in urban settings was a moderate irritant with non-irritating to the eye.

Dr. Zhu JJ, at the final report, said, " In comparison with other U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved mosquito repellents (DEET, picaridin, and p-menthane-3,8-diol), catnip oil can be considered a relatively safe repellent, which may cause minor skin irritation".

Additionally, in the findings of safer fly control strategies, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (ARS-USDA) launched an investigation of the effectiveness of catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) oil and its constituent compounds, nepetalactones, as stable fly repellents.

Injection of essential oil of catnip reduced the feeding of stable flies by >96% in an in vitro bioassay system, compared with other sesquiterpene-rich plant oils.

Catnip oil demonstrated strong repellency, compared to other chemicals for repelling biting insects, including isolongifolenone, 2-methylpiperidinyl-3-cyclohexen-1-carboxamide and (1S,2'S)-2-methylpiperidinyl-3-cyclohexen-1-carboxamide.


After taking into account co and confounders Dr.Zhu JJ, the lead author said, " In field trials, two formulations of catnip oil provided >95% protection and were effective for up to 6 h when tested on cattle. Catnip oil also acted as a strong oviposition repellent and reduced gravid stable fly oviposition by 98%".

Taken together, there is no doubt that Catnip essential oil can be considered an effective insect-repellent natural remedy.


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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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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

References
(1) Efficacy and safety of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as a novel filth fly repellent by Zhu JJ1, Zeng XP, Berkebile D, DU HJ, Tong Y, Qian K.(PubMed)
(2) Nepetalactones from the essential oil of Nepeta cataria represent a stable fly feeding and oviposition repellent by Zhu JJ1, Berkebile DR, Dunlap CA, Zhang A, Boxler D, Tangtrakulwanich K, Behle RW, Baxendale F, Brewer G.(PubMed)

#Honey and its Sugar and Phenolic Components Lower the Metastatic Properties of Cancer Cells By Preventing Cell Adhesion and Cell Invation, Researchers Find

Kyle J. Norton

Honey may be a potential natural source for the pharmaceutic target for the finding of anti-prostate cancer single and synthetic medicine, some studies suggested.
Prostate cancer is low growth and progression medical and chronic disease caused by cell growth disorderly and irregularly in the prostate tissue.

Most cases of primary prostate cancer start in the cells on the surface of the prostate's inner lining tissue. Most people with the early stage of prostate cancer may not have any symptoms, however, some may experience the symptom of an enlarged prostate such as pain during urination and urinary difficulty.

Most secondary cancers associated with prostate cancer metastasis are the lymph nodes and the bones.

However, at the advanced stage, the cancerous cells in the prostate can travel a distance away to infect other healthy tissue and organ by way of the lymph system or bloodstream.

Most prostate cancer is diagnosed during the annual physical exam after the enlarged prostate is discovered

Researchers do not the exact cause of prostate cancer. Neither do they know why men in the same family with similar diet patterns, some are susceptible to the prostate cells' DNA alternation, while some do not.

According to the statistic provided by the Australian government, the mortality rate of prostate cancer decreased from 34 deaths per 100,000 males in 1982 to 31 per 100,000.

In 2011. Around 9 in 10 males diagnosed with prostate cancer survive 5 years from diagnosis. Prostate cancer is the fourth leading cause of mortality among Australian males, causing 3,294 deaths.

There are many risk factors associated with the development of prostate cancer. However, An unhealthy diet and lifestyle are the preventable risk factors that cause widespread prostate cancer in the Western world.

Dr. Roberto Fabian, the lead scientist at the University of Perugia, in support that the Western diet is the major cause of prostate cancer, conducted the study "A Western Dietary Pattern Increases Prostate Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" by searching the database of PubMed, Web of Science to identify studies reporting the relationship between dietary patterns and PC risk.

After taking the account multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (ORs), wrote, " Twelve observational studies were included in the meta-analysis which identified a “Healthy pattern” and a “Western pattern” and "The Healthy pattern was not related to PC risk (OR = 0.96; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.88–1.04) while the Western pattern significantly increased it (OR = 1.34; 95% CI: 1.08–1.65)".

These comparable results once again suggested that men who follow the Western diet are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer

Honey, the rich golden liquid is a miraculous product made by bees using nectar from flowers.

Honey is considered one of the healthy sweet food for replacing the use of white sugar and artificial sweetener.
In finding a natural ingredient for the treatment of prostate cancer without inducing any side effects, researchers at the University of Otago looked into honey, the complex biological substance, consisting mainly of sugars, phenolic compounds, and enzymes.

In prostate cancer cells PC3 and DU145, the application of honey whole food exerted a strong inhibitory effect through the expression of cytotoxicity.


The sulforhodamine B assay gave valid anti-prostate cancer results, but measures only protein content, providing no information about cell death in the remaining cells.

The trypan blue assay and a microscope-based propidium iodide/Hoechst staining assay assess only late-stage membrane permeability.

Only the propidium iodide/Hoechst assay provides morphological information about the cell death mechanism.

These results suggested that honey processed a potential to induce prostate cancer cell death through certain known and unknown mechanisms besides those found in the sulforhodamine B and propidium iodide/Hoechst assays

Interestingly, the examine the possibility of New Zealand thyme, manuka, and honeydew honey, and their major sugar and phenolic components, reducing the development of metastatic cancer.also in PC3 and DU145 prostate cancer cell lines. researchers showed that

Non-toxic concentrations of thyme and honeydew honey reduced prostate cancer cell migration by 20% observed by the Boyden chamber-based migration assay,

All phenolic compounds including gallic acid, quercetin, kaempferol, and chrysin except caffeic acid also lowered migration, although a mixture of only the sugars found in honey had no effect.

All of the honey, phenolics, and sugar-only mixture reduced the invasive movement of cells through the extracellular matrix in the cellular division by up to 75%.

Additional analysis also found that each of the three kinds of honey and the sugar-only mixture reduces cell adhesion to collagen I by 90%, with the exception of quercetin.

However, honey and its sugar and phenolic components can lower the metastatic properties of cancer cells and may do this by preventing effective cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix.

Once again, researchers suggested that the sugars and phenol compounds of honey are much more effective in combination than individually.

In other words, the anticancer activity of honey is attributed to all ingredients in the whole food.

Taken together, intake of honey in a moderate amount daily may have a potential effect in the prevention and combined with primary therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer.

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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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Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.


Sources
(1) Honey is cytotoxic towards prostate cancer cells but interacts with the MTT reagent: Considerations for the choice of cell viability assay by Abel SDA1, Baird SK. (PubMed)
(2) Honey reduces the metastatic characteristics of prostate cancer cell lines by promoting a loss of adhesion by Abel SDA1, Dadhwal S2, Gamble AB2, Baird SK. (PubMed)
(3) A Western Dietary Pattern Increases Prostate Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Roberto Fabiani,1,* Liliana Minelli,2 Gaia Bertarelli,3 and Silvia Bacci. (PubMed)

#PhenolicAcids Found in #CarrotJuice Are Inversely Associated with #Hypertension, According to Studies

Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a common vegetable which has the potential to decrease high blood pressure quickly with no side effects, some studies suggested.

Hypertension is a condition characterized by persistent high blood pressure.

In the US approximately, one-third of adults have hypertension, affecting over 77 million people in the country.

Additionally, among adults age 20 and older in the United States, in the non-Hispanic whites community, 33.4 percent of men and 30.7 percent of women are infected by the syndrome.

Hypertension is a slowly developed condition. Unless the syndrome has caused damage to the blood vessel, otherwise symptoms cannot be detected.

The cause of hypertension is a result of the hardening and thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), due to the slow progression of plaques accumulated on the wall of the arteries,

Some researchers suggested that hypertension is associated with the risk factors of a genetic preposition, long-term unhealthy diet, and lifestyle.


Dr. Butler MG, the lead scientist at the Kansas University Medical Center, in the study "Genetics of hypertension. Current status" wrote, " The heritable component of blood pressure has been documented in familial and twin studies suggesting that 30%-50% of the variance of blood pressure readings are attributable to genetic heritability and about 50% to environmental factors".

However, the genes that cause the onset of hypertension are unknown. Researchers suggested that
all genes involved with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system controlling blood pressure and salt-water homeostasis, proteins in hormonal regulation of blood pressure (enzymes and receptors of the mineralo- and glucocorticoid pathways), and proteins coded by genes involved in the structure and/or regulation of vascular tone are susceptible to the cause of the condition.

Furthermore, according to the Journal of Human Hypertension in the article "Dietary and lifestyle factors in hypertension", adoption of a healthy diet and lifestyle is important for preventing hypertension among individuals who are free of hypertension and has a central role in improved blood pressure control among patients with hypertension.6–8 For patients with hypertension, dietary and lifestyle interventions are commonly recommended as an initial strategy or as an adjunct to antihypertensive medication to control blood pressure and improve the cardiovascular risk profile.

And, regular physical activity and aerobic exercise more than 5 h per week was associated with a lower risk of incident hypertension.18 and an anaerobic interval training program of 2 days per week reduced levels of blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive men.

These results suggested that if you follow a healthy diet, lifestyle, and regular physical activity, you can not have hypertension regardless of the genetic preposition.

Unmanaged hypertension can lead to a heart attack, stroke, and other complications such as hypertensive retinopathy. chronic kidney disease.

Carrot, a root vegetable with an orange color is a subspecies of Daucus carota, belonging to the family Apiaceae, native to Asia and Europe.

In the study to reaffirm the effects of Daucus carota (carrot) for the treatment of hypertension in traditional medicine, researchers at The Aga Khan University Medical College conducted an experiment to test the antihypertensive activity of two coumarin glycosides DC-2 and DC-3 isolated from the vegetable.

In normotensive anesthetized rats, intravenous administration of the compounds lowers the arterial blood pressure in a dose-dependent of 1-10 mg/kg.

In vitro, both compounds caused a dose-dependent (10-200 microg/ml) inhibitory effect on spontaneously beating guinea pig atria as well as on the K+ -induced contractions of rabbit aorta at similar concentrations.

The findings suggested that carrot may process antihypertensive property in blocking the calcium channels which can induce the membrane excitation of vascular muscle in the contributing to hypertension.

In the concerns of obesity associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation predisposing the individual to hypertension and impaired blood glucose homeostasis, scientists launched an investigation to examine whether phenolic acids from purple carrots are effective at reversing inflammation and metabolic alterations through the mean of the acid in the Mediterranean diet

After the final assessment, researchers found that

* The mean intake of total phenolic acids of 362.6 mg/day is associated with the reduce the risk of hypertension.

* When taking into account individual subclasses of phenolic acids, only hydroxyphenylacetic acid was inversely associated with hypertension.

The findings suggest that dietary phenolic acids may be inversely associated with hypertension, irrespectively of their dietary source.

Taken altogether, purple carrot with abundant phenolic acids may be considered a natural functional food for the prevention and treatment of hypertension.


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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
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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Hypotensive action of coumarin glycosides from Daucus carota by Gilani AH1, Shaheen E, Saeed SA, Bibi S, Irfanullah, Sadiq M, Faizi S(PubMed)
(2) A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of dried purple carrot on body mass, lipids, blood pressure, body composition, and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese adults: the QUENCH trial by Wright OR1, Netzel GA, Sakzewski AR. (PubMed)

#Herbal #Anise Shows a Strong Laxative Activity on Constipation with no Adverse Effects, Researchers Suggest

Kyle J. Norton

Scientists may have found a natural health food for the treatment of constipation, some studies suggested.

Constipation is a condition of the digestive system characterized by infrequent bowel movements due to hard and dry stools.

Most people with long-term constipation experience symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, and a feeling of not completely passing the bowel movement.

The untreated or prolonged period of constipation is associated with the complications of hemorrhoids, anal fissures, or fecal impaction.

Constipation is the most common gastro disorder in the US. According to Self-reported constipation, about 2% of the population describe constant or frequent intermittent episodes of constipation.

Women and adults ages 65 and older are at a higher risk of constipation.

A laxative is the primary treatment of patients with long-term constipation. However, long-term intake of the substances can adduct the function of bowel natural movement.

Some researchers cautioned that laxatives may cause side serious side effects, including bloody stools. severe cramps or pain, weakness or unusual tiredness, sometimes rectal bleeding, and imbalance of salts and minerals in the body.

If you are currently using laxatives please make sure you know all the side effects and how to deal with them, including the interreaction of laxatives with other medications.


Herbal Anise is a flowering plant of the species of Pimpinella anisum, genus Pimpinella, belonging to the family Apiaceae native to Egypt and the Mediterranean region.

The popular herb has been used in traditional herbal medicine as a fragrance in soaps, oils, and mouth fresheners and stomachic, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, carminative, digestive, expectorant, stimulant, and tonic agent to treat head-lice and mites, increase blood pressure, prevent the formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract and menstrual cramps, etc.

Ingredients
Besides the main ingredient Anethole, it also contains, D-pinene, I-phellandrene, Alpha-terpineol, Safrol, Methyl chavicol, Resin, Shikimic acid, etc.

Anise has been used as a laxative in assisting bowel movements in folk medicine worldwide, especially in Asia.

In the study to reaffirm the traditional use of herbal Anise for the treatment of constipation, researchers at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Su, conducted an experiment to examine the effects of a phytotherapeutic formula in Brazil.

The formula contains Pimpinella anisum L.(Anise), Foeniculum vulgare Miller, Sambucus nigra L., and Cassia augustifolia.

The randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled, single-blinded trial included 20 patients with chronic constipation according to the criteria of the American Association of Gastroenterology.

Half of the subjects received the phytotherapic compound for a 5-day period, whereas the other half were received placebo for the same period.

Both treatment periods were separated by a 9-day washout period followed by the reverse treatment for another 5-day period.

After examining the two phases of the reported constipation questionnaire and assessing the intestinal transit, straining, stool consistency, and sensation of fecal obstruction or incomplete evacuation in the last 24 hours filled by patients on a daily basis, researchers found that patients received the formula show a statistically significant improvement of bowel function, but the quality of life did not show significant differences among the study periods, according to the WHOQOL-Bref.

The phytotherapeutic compound processed a laxative efficacy and is a safe alternative option for the treatment of constipation.

Further analysis also suggested that the phytotherapeutic compound is found to exert a small reduction in serum potassium levels during the active treatment.

Observation of clinical variables such as arterial blood pressure, heart frequency, and laboratory data did not show significant changes during the study, an indication of no adverse effects.

Dr. Picon PD, the lead author said, "The findings of this randomized controlled trial allow us to conclude that the phytotherapeutic compound assessed has laxative efficacy and is a safe alternative option for the treatment of constipation".

Taken together, herbal Anise used alone or combined with other herbal medicine may be considered an adjunct therapy for the treatment of constipation without inducing adverse effects


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References
(1) Randomized clinical trial of a phytotherapic compound containing Pimpinella anisum, Foeniculum vulgare, Sambucus nigra, and Cassia augustifolia for chronic constipation by Picon PD, Picon RV, Costa AF, Sander GB, Amaral KM, Aboy AL, Henriques AT. (PubMed)

#Healthyfood #BroccoliSprouts Decrease the Risk of #AirwayInflammatoryDiseases by Inhibiting the Overexpression of ProInflammatoryCytokines, Accoring to Studies

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Sulforaphane, the main chemical constituent of broccoli sprouts may activate anti-inflammatory activity in the open upper airway for reduced risk of asthma and treatment of asthma complications, some scientists suggested.
The phytochemicals sulforaphane is a compound belonging to the isothiocyanate group.

According to epidemiological studies, sulforaphane processed detoxification, anti-diabetes, anticancer, anti-aging, neuroprotective properties.

These health benefits have also been proven by studies conducted by a number of best-known institutes and published in the online medical literature.

Readers can find some of the related studies by searching online with keywords such as sulforaphane and diabetes, sulforaphane and cancers, and sulforaphane and heart diseases,.......

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the airway of the lung with recurring symptoms, such as wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.

The disease affects people of all ages, and most starts during childhood.

According to the statistic from the American Academy of allergy asthma and Immunology, in 2016, approximately 8.3% of children in the United States had asthma. The prevalent rate of boys was slightly higher compared to girls at 9.2% and 7.4%, respectively.

Cruciferous vegetables are a group of vegetable belongings to the family Brassicaceae, including cauliflower, cabbage, cress, bok choy, broccoli, etc.

Broccoli sprout is a three- to four-day-old young plant of broccoli, belongings to a group of cruciferous vegetables and available in health food stores.


In rare cases, asthma may induce serious respiratory complications, such as pneumonia (infection of the lungs) and a collapse of part or all of the lungs, and respiratory failure.


According to the study from the UCLA team, in a total of 65 participating volunteers, 3 days of oral administration of broccoli or preparations of sprout at 100 grams, significantly increased antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes produced by body tissue, in compared with the placebo group.

At maximum doses of 200 grams, broccoli sprouts also induced a significant increase of detoxified(GSTP1) and antibody NQO1 enzymes.

Glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) is a natural enzyme produced by the body of the host with function in inhibited toxicity caused by cisplatin, a chemo medicine for the treatment of cancers.

NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1, an enzyme encoded by the NQO1 gene plays an important role in quinone detoxification. Where Quinone is considered an oxidized derivative of aromatic compounds.

In support of the above, the study of antioxidant enzymes in the human upper airway found, broccoli sprouts demonstrated the potential antioxidant effect to reduce the inflammation of oxidative stress in the induction of airway disease, such as asthma.

Oxidative stress is associated with the overexpression of free radicals compared to levels of antioxidants produced by the host body tissue.

Some researchers suggested that prolonged periods of oxidative stress can lead to chronic inflammation in mediated most chronic diseases including pulmonary diseases, through activation of overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including Interleukin (IL)-1 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and a variety of transcription factors, including NF-κB, AP-1, p53,.....

Activation of pro-inflammation by immune cells, such as helper T cells (Th) and macrophages in the protection of our body against infectious organisms in the acute phase of tissue damage or injury, may increase the risk of forming of scar tissue and have a deleterious effect on the host in the induction of numbers of syndromes and diseases, including hypotension, intravascular thrombosis, pulmonary edema, hemorrhage.....

Additionally, a randomized controlled trial in healthy young adults also suggested that chemical compound isothiocyanates found in cruciferous vegetable, including broccoli sprout, exhibits anti-inflammatory effects through altered serum concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, C-reactive protein (CRP), and necrosis factor (TNF) α,, that involved in systemic inflammation.

Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is an interleukin that acts as both a pro-inflammatory cytokine and anti-inflammatory cyokines.

Altering serum concentrations may have a profound effect in reduced overexpression of pro-inflammatory levels produced by interleukin 6 (IL-6) and 8.

Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is produced by a variety of tissue and blood cells.

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver, expression of CRP is considered a blood test maker of increased inflammation in the body.

Further analysis, also showed that intake of cruciferous vegetables(broccoli sprouts) reduces the circulation of proinflammatory cytokines, namely IL-6 through inhibiting the expression of abnormal function of gene Glutathione S-Transferase Theta 1(GSTT1) metabolism in lower levels of glutathione, the antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties.


Dr. Navarro SL, the lead researcher said, " IL-6 concentrations were significantly lower on day 14 of (the double-dose cruciferous) (2xC) and (cruciferous plus apiaceous (carrot family) 1xC+A diets than with the basal diet,...respectively" and " Twenty-four-hour urinary isothiocyanate excretion was not associated with any of the inflammation markers overall; however, IL-6 was inversely associated with total isothiocyanate excretion in GSTM1(The antioxidant enzyme)".

Taking all together, the intake of broccoli sprouts daily and regularly is associated to increase circulation of Sulforaphane in the regulation of the overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and increase of detoxified enzymes permanently in ameliorated airway inflammation in patients with airway inflammatory diseases.


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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 blog, 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 the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Broccoli may help protect against respiratory conditions like asthma by Rachel Champeau | March 02, 2009
(2) Cruciferous vegetables have variable effects on biomarkers of systemic inflammation in a randomized controlled trial in healthy young adults by Navarro SL1, Schwarz Y2, Song X2, Wang CY2, Chen C2, Trudo SP3, Kristal AR2, Kratz M2, Eaton DL4, Lampe JW2. (PubMed)
(3) Oral sulforaphane increases Phase II antioxidant enzymes in the human upper airway by Riedl MA1, Saxon A, Diaz-Sanchez D.(PubMed)
(4) Oxidative stress, inflammation, and cancer: How are they linked? by Simone Reuter, Subash C. Gupta, Madan M. Chaturvedi, and Bharat B. Aggarwal(PMC)