Soy, isoflavone and breast cancer risk in Japan
The results from the JPHC study… Scarica PDF
The cranberry: its potential use in the treatment of recurring urinary tratct infections
The English term “Cranberry” is used to indicate the group of small evergreen shrubs that form the Oxycoccos sub-genus of the Vaccinium genus, of the Ericaceae family, and which grow on acid soils in the cold regions of the northern hemisphere of the planet… Scarica PDF
Green tea in the chemoprevention cancer
Plant drugs have a long history in both traditional and modern societies as herbal remedies or crude drugs, as purified compounds approved by Food and Drug Administration… Scarica PDF
Green tea catechins extract (GTE) for patients with pre-neoplastic lesions
Prostate cancer (CaP) is the second leading cause of cancer- related death among men in Western countries. At the moment, CaP represents a major health problem, growing as populations age… Scarica PDF
Aloe today, part two
The various species of aloe (see Par t One in Natural 1, September 2002) are the source of two important groups of compounds used in therapy: anthranoids [aloe latex] and polysaccharides (aloe gel) ; both groups are contained in the leaf and this may cause some discr iminatory difficulties, aggravated by the easy, reciprocal and […]
Hypericum the last science discovery, part four
…this is still justified as the hypericins are the most immediately accessible component s from the analytical point of view and are themarkers of qualities which, by their presence, guarantee the presence of other active substances… Scarica PDF
Hypericum the last science discovery, part three
The widespread consumption of preparations with St. John’s wort which, in Germany alone, reached hundreds of millions of prescriptions in the 1990s (1) and selfmedications, allowed valid information to be obtained on the interactions and unwanted effects… Scarica PDF
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