METABOLIC SYNDROME: IMPROVING WITH GREEN TEA AND WEIGHT REDUCTION The metabolic syndrome is a complex of symptoms which include in the same individual: elevated waist circumference, elevated triglyceride levels, blood glycemia and blood pressure and reduced concentration of high-density… [Continua a leggere]
Therapeutic chilli has so many interesting properties that it has been the subject of attention by the pharmaceutical industry. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli, seems to block the transmission of pain by reducing the availability of substance P in… [Continua a leggere]
Crocus sativus, commonly known as Saffron, contains more than 150 volatile compounds and is considered to be the most expensive precious spice in the world. It is widely cultivated in Iran, the Indian region of Kashmir and in many areas… [Continua a leggere]
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. The number of prostate cancers found during autopsies is similar around the world, whereas the number of patients clinically… [Continua a leggere]
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a plant known since antiquity for its many therapeutic properties. It helps prevent and treat various disease risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, oxidative stress, hyperglycemia and inflammatory processes. Polyphenols are essential components… [Continua a leggere]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects different areas of the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. In its most common clinical form (relapsing-remitting MS), is characterized by recurrent attacks which in the… [Continua a leggere]
Black pepper and his potential future in therapy. Black pepper as a natural compound Black pepper is an ancient spice from India, even today in the Malabar coast is grown the most fragrant black pepper in the world. It contains… [Continua a leggere]
Cinnamon properties in medicine. Cinnamon has many properties and some are little known. It helps to control blood sugar in non-insulin dependent diabetes 2, is useful in PCOS and has excellent antimicrobial and antifungal properties. Cinnamon antidiabetic properties In an… [Continua a leggere]
The properties of green tea are being used as a medicine in China for thousands of years but only in the last 25 years it has been the subject of study according to the paradigms of modern science because of… [Continua a leggere]
Gymnema Sylvestre as an antidiabetic is widely used in India for over 2000 years, and modern research has found other applications where its use has important properties in diseases such as: arthritis, anemia, osteoporosis, hypercholesterolemia, microbial infection and anti-inflammatory. It’s… [Continua a leggere]
The mild cognitive impairment, (MCI), is a progressive form of memory and learning impairment, in itself not particularly serious, but it deserves an early evaluation and treatment because it can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease in later years…. [Continua a leggere]
Turmeric has spacious therapeutic properties. It is used as a herbal medicine for rheumatoid arthritis, anterior uveitis, conjunctivitis, skin cancer, healing wounds, urinary tract infection, and liver disorders. Several in vitro studies indicate that this spice has a powerful anti… [Continua a leggere]
A little ‘history Turmeric is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It is known and used by Ayurvedic medicine as an anti cancer and other remarkable properties, for almost 4000 years, but the biological characteristics begin to… [Continua a leggere]