Re: Try to use herbs to lower your cholesterol

From: maison.mousse (maison.mousse_at_wanadoo.fr)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:56:23 +0100

maison.mousse a écrit dans le message
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>CORRECTION>
>Of that group only artichoke is known to have any effect on cholesterol.
>Hawthorn 1: is toxic and should not be used at all. It seems that some
>herbalist or other con artist just made that list up out of thin air.
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> Tumerics only use other than a very nice spice is that it contains a
>chemical that has anti-platelet activity.
>Myrrh is very nice in perfume making. The oil from which
>has antibacterial properties why applied topically.
>Niacin is a vitamin "group" not known to have a direct effect on
>cholesterol.
>Cinnamon one if my favorite spices has no known medical
>value in it's self. Con artists like to point to an unconfirmed study that
>indicated that in a "test tube" evironment a chemical found in cinnamon
>increased the uptake of glucose into fat. SHOULD READ UPTAKE IN INSULIN
The study did not indicated
>that cinnamon has any use in diabetics.
> The group that did that study at tax payers expense filed for a patent
>,for themselves not for the US government, on the chemical in hopes of
>promoting it a
>a diabetic treatment. The ethics and legality of their patent
>attempts leave a great deal of question in many minds.
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>1: hawthorn is a very valuable medical plant containing chemicals that
have
>a direct effect on the heart. Not however for use in self treatment.
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