Herbal Medicine Treatment

Not necessarily you must use an infusion, a compress or a vapor to absorb the healing properties of herbs. The kitchen is a perfect hobby (and delicious) through which absorb the medicinal properties of these herbs, in addition to being healthy, our dishes seasoned to perfection.

There are several herbs and aromatic plants that meet a variety of purposes, and combined in a fair way you can win in taste and quality, to solve a little problem after suffering body.

In relation to digestive problems can kill two birds with one stone using some medicinal herbs in your meals. A rich salad with basil and fennel can be very helpful in this regard, and by adding peppermint have perfect digestion on a par with giving him an extra touch to your salad common.

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People who want to lose weight naturally can be taken note of this research published in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, in which a plant well known in the world of herbal medicine is used in weight loss volunteers with excellent results discussed below.

Kaneka Clinic researchers in Japan have worked with a group of fifty-six volunteers who wanted to lose weight, who were divided into four different groups. One of them was given a placebo, which lie the remaining three were given different doses of licorice to test their effects on the additional weight loss.

The results showed that those volunteers who had consumed licorice managed to lose more weight than the placebo group lost more body fat and reducing their food intake to normal and healthy.

We have known the virtues digestive licorice root, the plant and was related to the prevention of colon cancer. Now, for those looking to lose weight with herbal medicine, the plant provides an excellent option.

the weekend in our special herbal digestive we played among others with liquorice stands out from the others. This plant has a long tradition of using medicinal plants and their benefits are many and varied, and often take place so often in our articles.

In this case we speak of cancer, specifically colon cancer, as a group of researchers from the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University in Nashville have associated the use of licorice with the prevention of cancer.

Licorice inhibits the activity of the enzyme 11-beta-HSD2, which in turn blocks the activity of COX-2 protein, which is achieved by preventing the development of tumors and in turn inhibit their growth and metastasis, the least in experimental models of colorectal cancer with those who worked the researchers.

In fact, researchers have shown that the use of this medicinal plant has no side effects in the arteries or any part of the circulatory system, which it can occur with the implementation of conventional anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used for the prevention of this cancer.

As explained Paul Stewart and Stephen Prescott, researchers discussed the research, it is a very important research by providing a very effective alternative treatment for colorectal cancer treatment.

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Licorice has taken place in more than one occasion on our blog. Asthma or herpes can be combatted with this plant, along that this is a useful herb to boost defenses or reverse the symptoms of menopause.

But there are those uses which concern us in this post. In this special weekend on medicinal plants for digestion and having already talked about some of them, today we focus on the description of licorice and digestive its medicinal uses, perfect to combat problems associated with poor digestion.

The secret of this herb is glycyrrhizin, a saponin contained in licorice at a rate of about 5%, and that gives many of its properties, including those associated with good digestion, but also is responsible for increasing toxicity of the plant in cases of misuse or reckless.

Licorice is a plant that has inflammatory properties, which justify its use to combat indigestion, especially when intestinal spasms of all intensity and gastroduodenal ulcer. But not only these properties of licorice.

Furthermore it is known for its expectorant properties, which softens the bronchial secretions and its antibacterial action, which indirectly also exerts a positive influence on the process of digestion.

The infusion is made using licorice root 50g freshly boiled water, letting stand 15 minutes. The water is applied as a compress or eye wash.

Fermentation of Soy Products

There are many soy products are the result of fermentation, such as tempeh, natto, miso, shoyu.

Fermentation of Natto
Natto is a traditional Japanese food for over a thousand years. Natto are soybeans that are fermented by bacteria Bacullus subtilus natto. Natto has a smell of ammonia caused by fermentation des amino acids. During the fermentation of natto produced a viscous and sticky polymer (polyglutamic acid) that make Natto is very viscous. Because of this odor and appearance, natto is not as popular. During the fermentation of natto, Bacillus produces enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and other nutrients unique to natto. Some of the beneficial effects of natto include prevention of heart attacks, cancer, osteoporosis and intestinal infections. The bacteria Bacullus subtilus natto has a powerful enzyme that can dissolve blood clots.

Miso Fermentation
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What are the benefits provided by the tempeh?

The health benefits of tempeh are numerous. In contrast, other soy foods, tempeh is completely made from soybeans. On the other hand, tempeh fermentation changes the properties of soybeans. Parlo both the tempeh has the following additional properties:

High in fiber – One serving of tempeh contains more fiber than what people consume in a day. Fiber is essential for healthy digestion and to prevent some chronic diseases.

Tempeh is easy to digest – Tempeh is a great choice for people who have difficulty digesting high protein foods such as beans and legumes and soy foods such as tofu. The process of fermentation, the softening of soybeans, while the enzymes produced by mold predigestion much of the basic nutrients. Rhizopus molds produce phytase enzyme phytase that the crack thereby increase the absorption of minerals such as zinc, iron and calcium. The fermentation process oligosaccharides reduces greatly, making the beans are difficult to digest for some people. Studies have desmostados the tempeh is essential to not cause flatulence and their might not produce more gas than any vegetable based food.
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What are isoflavones?

Isoflavones are phytochemicals which are compounds found in plants. They are also a type of phytoestrogen that resembles human estrogen in chemical structure weaker. Simulating human estrogen in certain parts of the body, isoflavones provide many health benefits that help prevent disease. Isoflavones found in soy beans peas and other legumes. However in soybeans is where the greatest concentration of these compounds.

Effects of isoflavones on health

Improving the condition of the bones – has been shown that consumption of isoflavones, reduces the loss of calcium in the bones, based on the animal model of osteoporosis, suggests a beneficial role in preventing osteoporosis. In addition, soybeans have a relatively high calcium content. It is also interesting to note that soy protein appears to cause less loss of calcium in the human body compared with protein sources that cause poor daily calcium and bone breakdown at high levels. Medications prewritten synthetic ipriflavone and isoflavones in Europe, are metabolized in the body, transforming them into daidzein and have a powerful effect in decreasing bone in the post-menopausal women.

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Isoflavones in soy

Soy contains many isoflavones, but the most beneficial are genistein and daidzein. The soy bean contains about 200 mg of isoflavones per 100 grams.

Reduces the risk of cancer

Epidemiological Studies suggest that Asian diets may provide protection for hundreds cancers including those like the bosom cancer, prostate and colon. The action of isoflavones as weak estrogens, estrogen can bind certain receptors and block certain effects of estrogen such as promoting the growth of cancer cells. Tamoxifen is a prescription medication to treat breast cancer, is of course has to act as an anti-estrogen joining the estrogen receptor and “Blocking” the effect of estrogen on growth of cancer cells. Women who use tamoxifen have a lower incidence of breast cancer and a 30-40% reduction in the growth of cancer cells in breast cancer. Soy Isoflavones are chemically similar to Tamoxifen and therefore can also reduce the risk of hormone-dependent, via the same mechanism “Estrogen – block.”

Soy is one of the healthiest foods on Earth. A full assessment of all benefits, could easily fill a large book. The key points about the benefits of soy are related by its excellent protein content, high in essential fatty acids, numerous vitamins and minerals including isoflavones, saponins and fibers. The soy bean contains a large amount of nutrients and phytochemicals, this is related to a host of health benefits.

Health Benefits of Soy

The decreases of the symptoms of menopause – The products of soy isoflavones appear to reduce symptoms of menopause, especially hot flushes.

Reduce the risk of certain cancers – Use soy products decreases breast cancer risk. Soy products may also reduce the risk of colon cancer and prostate cancer. Tempeh anticancer action is attributed to the isoflavones. Isoflavones have antioxidant properties that help prevent the oxidation of DNA. Isoflavones also inhibit the oxidation of DNA, and also reduce the rate of growth of cancer cells.

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Composition of parsley : annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family. From 15 to 50 centimeters tall, with bulbous roots (like carrots), l branches almost from the base of the stem, ending with yellowish flowers in umbels (up 20 to 25 radios each). The whole plant gives off an odor stimulant and aromatic.

Location: They originated in South East Europe. It is cultivated in gardens (common parsley leaves and the thick root of the bulb) and also appears in rocky places near the villages. (more…)

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