| Almost 45 mg of cancer-fighting flavonoids are contained in 100 grams (about 2/3 cup) of chopped onion, a veritable storehouse. Science is looking at the many other benefits that may be offered by the humble onion, from reducing cholesterol levels and inhibiting blood clots, to lowering blood pressure and preventing superficial infections.93 Since it is already highly valued for its tangy flavor, we don't have any difficulties advising liberal use of this amazingly healthy veggie.
Papayas. Another prized Okinawan fruit, the papaya is readily available in North America. | | The latter teas are from entirely different plants, and while they can be delicious, they contain far fewer cancer-fighting flavonoids than true teas.
Kudzu, or Arrowroot
(Pueraria lobata, ge-gen)
Kudzu is used as a food in China, Japan, and Okinawa, and as a thickening starch in other Asian cooking. It can be generally substituted for flour, tapioca, gelatin, and other starches. It is also used as an herb in traditional Chinese and Okinawan medicine. Interestingly, it was imported to the United States early in the twentieth century to control soil erosion and for use as animal feed. | | Guidelines for Enjoying Tea the Okinawa Way
The health implications of drinking tea include helping to metabolize fat, easing digestion, and adding healthy flavonoids. Enjoying tea involves far more than just boiling water, adding tea, and gulping it down. To truly enjoy tea you must feel its effect on the sensations: the visual appeal of the tea; the pleasant aroma; the stimulatory taste on the tongue; the smooth touch of the cup; and most important, the healing power of communicating and sharing time with friends and family.
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Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
See book keywords and concepts |  Licorice root contains flavonoids which have an estrogen-like activity, and saponin, which has progestational-like activity. The root also has anti-inflammatory properties. Note that licorice root promotes potassium loss and sodium retention, can cause hypertension and is dangerous in those taking antihypertensives or diuretics, and can be addictive.
• Red raspberry is a uterine wall relaxant and an antispasmodic, used to decrease uterine bleeding. |
Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner
See book keywords and concepts |  And more often than not, they choose red wines over white, possibly profiting from the vitaminlike substances known as flavonoids that are plentiful in red grapes.
Study after study has supported the notion that moderate daily alcohol intake can protect our hearts and prolong our lives. It may work by increasing "good" HDL cholesterol or in the same way aspirin does, by making platelets less sticky. And beer and spirits could be just as cardioprotective as wine. Overall, however, what we drink is not as important as not drinking too much. Moderation is crucial. |
J. Robert Hatherill
See book keywords and concepts |  Health Benefits of Red Wine þThins the blood (red wine reduces platelet activity, which plays a key role in heart attacks) þMay reduce strokes (platelet activity is also related to strokes) þContains antioxidants (two glasses boost antioxidant flavonoids by 40 percent) þLowers cholesterol (resveratrol in grapes lowers cholesterol) þEnhances blood flow (red wine causes the blood vessels to relax, promoting a healthy cardiac system) þPromotes a favorable fat profile (red wine—not white wine? |
Barnet Meltzer, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Nutrient Value: Like other berries, grapes are high in flavonoids, potassium, trace minerals, and vitamin A.
Selection and Care: Grapes do not ripen after harvesting. Shake clusters well to dislodge damaged berries. Look for fruit that is colorful, firm, and wrinkle-free. For sweetness, I recommend Thompson seedless green grapes.
Optimal Use and Combining: Grapes enhance the flavor of peaches, pears, plums, berries, and nectarines. They don't fare as well with citrus, and tend to oversweeten bananas and other components of fruit salad. | | Nutrient Value: Grapefruits are rich in vitamins Bj and C, flavonoids, and folic acid, and their water-soluble fiber has cholesterol-lowering properties.
Selection and Care: To ensure juiciness, choose grapefruits by weight rather than by size. Pick firm, thin-skinned, ripe grapefruits; avoid spongy, soft, indented ones. And note the ends of the grapefruit: When they are pointed, the fruit is likely to be thick-skinned and less juicy. |
John R. Smythies
See book keywords and concepts | | Thirty-one subjects subsequently developed Parkinson's disease; they had a significantly lower intake of vitamin E, but not vitamin C or flavonoids, than did those who did not develop Parkinson's disease. Another such study in Hawaii produced the same result.
There have also been some studies of treatment of cases of established Parkinson's disease by antioxidants, but the results have been inconclusive. However, the damage to the pigmented neurons of the substantia nigra starts at least five years before the earliest clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease show themselves. | | Red wine contains powerful antioxidant flavonoids (in particular quercetin, rutin, reservatol, and catechin). White wine contains lesser amounts. These chemicals are also found in tea, onions, and apples. However, it is possible that the French paradox may also be due in part to the higher intake of vitamin E, especially in the form of sunflower seed oil.
(31) Hertog et al. in Zutphen, Holland, studied 805 men aged 65 to 84 for five years [86]. They measured the total flavonoid intake, 65 percent of which came from tea, 13 percent from onions, and 10 percent from apples. | | All four studies on flavonoids here described found them to be protective against heart attacks.
(32) Another recent study, which involved researchers in ten European countries, has shifted the focus of interest onto lycopene (the main antioxidant in tomatoes) [no]. Instead of the usual blood levels these researchers measured the level of various fat-soluble antioxidants in the body fat (adipose tissue). This is a logical place to look for compounds that are soluble in fat rather than in watery blood. | | They also noted that Finns in general had a very low intake of flavonoids as compared with people elsewhere. Oddly, the benefit seemed to be gained from apples and not onions. As we have already seen, Finns, at least southern Finns, seem to react differently than do other populations [5, 174, 175]. Their very high intake of fats and alcohol may be important complicating factors. |
Michael Janson, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Your response to herbs and flavonoids may be quite different from the response of your neighbor, or even that of another family member. This is the nature of biochemical individuality. Fortunately, there are also a lot of similarities among people, and this allows physicians to learn what to do for one person from our experience with another. However, the differences between people may require adjusting what we learn and adapting it for the individual. This is part of the art of healing. |
John R. Smythies
See book keywords and concepts | | Antioxidant flavonoids include catechin (green tea), gossypol (rice), apigenin (chamomile tea), quercetin (apples), hesperetin (oranges), and naringenin (grapefruit). Antioxidant phenols include thymol and carvacuol (thyme), ferulic acid (many herbs), gallic acid (mitgall), hydroxytyrosol (olive oil), fisetin, morin, and many others. Antioxidant polyphenols are found in oranges (as cryptoxanthin) and many other fruits, tea, coffee, chocolate, licorice, and white wine. Other related plant antioxidants include rhein (rhubarb) and aloe-emodin (aloe). |
Michael Janson, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Herbs/Botanicals
In addition to those that contain flavonoids, there are many plant-derived health products that come from many cultural heritages and healing arts throughout the ages. Many of our modern drugs were derived originally from herbal remedies. Digitalis, used in treating some heart diseases, comes from foxglove. Colchicine, a common treatment for gout, comes from colchicum, or autumn crocus. Some of the more potent medications for cancer come from common vinca plants. |
J. Robert Hatherill
See book keywords and concepts | | Dark or semisweet chocolate is the best form because it contains more flavonoids. But before you go wild eating chocolate, recall that Aristotle said, "Everything in moderation." Too much wine or too much chocolate will throw your body out of balance. If you snack on chocolate, try to find dark types that contain 70 percent cocoa, and make sure that sugar or butter fat is not the first ingredient listed.
Polyphenols
Polyphenols are present in many foods, including green tea, black tea, licorice, and spices. | | It is now believed that the blood-thinning resveratrol, as well as the so-called flavonoids in red wine, are partial antidotes and help maintain a healthy heart. Resveratrol is a natural fungicide produced by grapes and is primarily found in their skins. Because resveratrol is produced in much higher quantities in grapes that are organically grown, organic red grapes may be a good option if you don't want to drink wine. Wine grapes are crushed with the seeds and cluster stems as part of the wine. | | Grape seeds are also rich sources of the heart-protecting flavonoids, found especially in red wines like pinot noir. While grapes are seasonal, wine can be enjoyed year around.
People from the Mediterranean areas of Europe have reaped benefits from their diet for centuries. It contains three basic cancer-smothering components: red wine, olive oil, and garlic. | | Resveratrol and flavonoids in the French diet reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
The Super Eight Food Groups: A Diet to Defeat Cancer
More than 2,000 years ago Hippocrates, a Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine, realized the vital link between diet and disease. It's astonishing to the point of regret that it has taken over two millennia for Western medicine to seriously investigate how diet can be a deterrent to disease.
Nutrition with its long and storied history has gone through a series of revolutions. | | GST is a detoxifying enzyme from the liver that speeds reactions with highly reactive chemicals called electrophiles, thus forming less toxic varieties
ANTICANCER BENEFITS OF flavonoids anti-inflammatory antiallergy anticancer antiviral anti-tumor antioxidant prevent tumor cell invasion
AGENTS THAT INCREASE DETOXIFYING ACTIVITY (GST) citrus fruits broccoli, garlic, cauliflower, cabbage celery seed oil magnesium low-protein and high-carbohydrate diet that are then removed in the urine. |
Michael Janson, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Include additional vitamin C and magnesium, higher amounts of coenzyme Q10, and some more phytochemical flavonoids, as reflected in the following table:
AM PM
Basic Multiple Formula.............................................3...........3
Vitamin C1000 mg...................................................4...........4
Bioflavonoid mix 1000 mg.......................................1...........1
Quercetin 400 mg......................................................1
Magnesium aspartate 200 mg.................................1...........1
GLA 240 mg (borage oil)............................ |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2Michael T. Murray, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition, unlike antibiotics the flavonoids were also shown to augment natural defense factors which prevent ulcer formation. The activity of flavone, the most potent flavonoid in the study, was shown to be similar to that of bismuth subcitrate.
Miscellaneous
Vitamins A and E have been shown to inhibit the development of stress ulcers in rats and are important factors in maintaining the integrity of the mucosal barrier.23,24 Zinc increases mucin production in vitro, and has been shown to have a protective effect on peptic ulcers in animals23 and a curative effect in humans. |
John R. Smythies
See book keywords and concepts | | However, the Welsh study did find a protective effect of onions, which also contain protective flavonoids.
GARLIC. Laboratory tests have shown that garlic extracts protect LDLs against fat oxidation and have antiviral, antimicrobic, and anticancer properties. Experiments in animals show that garlic extracts slow the development of atherosclerosis [50]. Garlic also protects against irregularities in the heartbeat and prevents the development of fatty streaks on coronary vessels (a prelude to atherosclerosis) in rabbits fed large amounts of cholesterol. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Chamomile contains flavonoids, compounds that bind to the same cellular receptors as diazepam (Valium). This means that the herb and the drug have similar effects, only the herb is milder and causes no morning-after grogginess.
Other compounds in chamomile, called chrysin and apigenin, gently reduce muscle activity. Apigenin also helps ease anxiety.
To make a chamomile tea, steep 2 to 3 heaping teaspoons of flowers in a cup of freshly boiled water for 10 minutes, then strain. Make sure that the tea has cooled slightly before drinking it. evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). |
Patrick Quillin, PhD,RD,CNS
See book keywords and concepts |  Plant flavonoids in Biology and Medicine, vol.2, p.157, Liss Publ., NY, 1988
6. Wattenberg, L, et al., Cancer Research, vol.30, p.1922,1970
7. Werbach, M., et al., BOTANICAL INFLUENCES ON ILLNESS, p.30, Third Line Press, Tarzana, CA 1994
8. Werbach, M., IBID, p.189
9. Luettig, B., etal., J. Natl.Cancer Inst., vol.81, p.669,1989
10 . Lersch, C, et al., Tumordiagen Ther., vol.13, p.115,1992
11 . Lersch, C, etal., Cancer Invest., vol.10, p.343,1992
12. Nagabhushan, M., et al., J. Am.Coll. Nutr., voi.11, p.192,1992
13 . Kuttan, R., et al., Cancer Lett., vol.29, p.197,1985
14 . Polasa, K. |
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The main components are phenolic compounds, including catechins similar to those found in green tea, and condensed flavonoids, including anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins. These are anti-inflammatory and reduce blood clotting as well as acting as strong antioxidants.
The Color Code of fruits and vegetables you are incorporating into your diet, in combination with the few essential vitamins and minerals, will give you what you need to protect your DNA; additional herbal dietary supplements should be regarded only as the fine-tuning. So first practice getting the diet down. | | Nuts are also rich in different plant compounds. flavonoids, for instance, are found in all nuts. These antioxidants help reduce the formation of substances in the body that may contribute to cancer and cardiovascular disease. Relative to their size, nuts are also among the best plant sources for protein.
Nuts are generally high in fat. In most cases, more than 75 percent of their calories comes from fat. One exception is chestnuts, which have uisLuvciiiig nit; vvuriu ui ridiu ruuus only 8 percent of their calories from fat. Most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. |
Kenny Ausubel
See book keywords and concepts |  A Finnish study found an inverse relationship between lung cancer incidence and the consumption of dietary flavonoids found in fruits and vegetables.8 A study in the Netherlands has shown that allium vegetables such as onions, garlic, and leeks reduce the risk of stomach and colon cancer.9 A diet rich in antioxidants from fruits and vegetables has been found to be a factor in protecting against nonmelanoma skin cancer.10
A 1988 study by Dr. |
Heather Boon, BScPhm, PhD and Michael Smith, BPharm, MRPharmS, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  O-glucoside, rhamnocitrin, luteolin-7-O- Glucoside.
þ henylpropanoids: including triterpenoids, rosmarinic acid.
þ miscellaneous: tannins, ursolic acid, caffeic acid, and polyphenolic agents.
COMMON EFFECTS
Lemon balm is reputed to have sedative;1'67 anti-spasmodic;1'2'68 carminative;16"8anti-emetic;4,7 anti-microbial;4 anti-hormonal; and diaphoretic properties.14'7
Oral consumption is considered useful in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, colds/fevers and digestive upset (bloating). It is considered by many to be especially useful as a children's remedy.1 | | Roots241011
þ lectins: Urtica dioica agglutinin (separated into 6 isolectins).
þ sterols (and their glucosides): including 3-beta-sitosterol and sitosterol -3-D-glucoside.
þ miscellaneous: including lignans, various fatty acids and scopoletin.
COMMON USES
Within the traditional herbal medicine paradigm, nettle leaves are considered very nutritive and consequently they are often used in situations of convalescence and recuperation.1 They are also used to aid milk production in nursing mothers. |
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