About Alopecia Alopecia areata is a condition causing patchy or total hair loss that affects the scalp and body hair. Onset is usually quite rapid, with hair loss forming in round patches. Occurring at any age, alopecia is thought to be caused by the immune system damaging hair follicles and preventing…
Burn Case No. 1. In this case, wheatgrass has healed a large second degree burn in just 7 days. Note: If using wheatgrass for treatment of a burn, it is important to APPLY IT IMMEDIATELY. Do not soak the burn in cold water first. Experience shows that wheatgrass initiates healing…
Recommendation of the Hungarian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Magyar Arc-, Állcsont- és Szájsebészeti Társoság) in the indication of supportive therapy with Avemar. Barabás, J, Németh, Zs,. Hungarian Med. J. (Orvosi Hetilap) 2006;174(35):1709-11. Background: As research emerges on a particular treatment, organized bodies of medical professional published guidelines or recommendations…
Effect of Triticum aestivum juice on wound healing in rats. Singh, J., Sethi, J. Yadav, M., Sood, S., Gupta, V. Intl. J. Nat. Prod. Sci. 2011; 1: 15-20. Background: We might not think much about the process that takes place when we have a small cut or burn. A healthy…
Investigation into iron chelating activity of Triticum aestivum (wheat grass) in iron-dextran induced iron overload model of thalassemia. P. R. Tirgar1, T. R. Desai. J. Pharm. Res. 2011,4(9),3066-3069 Background: Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder where an abnormal and ineffective form of the oxygen-carrying molecule, hemoglobin, is made. The thalassemia…
Inhibition of dibenzo [a,l]pyrene-induced multi-organ Carcinogenesis by dietary chlorophyllin in rainbow trout. Reddy, AP., Harttig, U., Barth, MC., Baird, WM., Schimerlik, M., Hendricks, JD., and Bailey, GS., Molecular Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention, 1999 Background: Previous studies had established that eating a diet high in fruits and green vegetables can protect…
Antiproliferative, apoptotic and antioxidant activities of wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.) extract on CML (K562) cell line Aydos, OS., Avci, A., Özkan, T. KARADAĞ, A., Gürleyik, E., Altinok, B., Sunguroğlu, A., Turk J Med Sci, 41(4): 657-663, 2011. Background: Wheatgrass extracts are known to contain anti-cancer factors as well as antioxidant…
Antioxidant Activity of Wheat Sprouts Extract ln Vitro: Inhibition of DNA Oxidative Damage Falcioni,G., Fedeli, D., Tiano, L., Calzuola, I., Mancinelli, L., Marsili, V., Gianfranceschi, G., J Food Science, 2006. 1365-26.2210 Background: Researchers have known for quite some time that extracts of wheat sprouts contain very high levels of natural…
The immunologically active oligosaccharides isolated from wheatgrass modulate monocytes via Toll-like Receptor-2 signaling Tsai, C-C., et al, J Biol Chem, 288(24), 17689-17697, 2013. Background: Oligosaccharides are long strings of sugars and are also known as complex carbohydrates. As a group, oligosaccharides are known to be potent modulators of the immune response…
A multicentric prospective open trial on the quality of life and oxidative stress in patients affected by advanced head and neck cancer treated with a new benzoquinone-rich product derived from fermented wheat germ (Avemar). Ferrari, C. et al., Mediterranean J. Nutrition and Metabolism. 2008. Background: Cancer is a complex illness…