Here is the G3 Juice for Great Health.
The Super Juice & AntiOxidants. You would never want & need to drink another juice!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
G3 Juice for Great Health!!
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Thursday, April 21, 2005
AntiOxidants
I am giving some simple & basic explanations about AntiOxidants below.
Antioxidant(s)
Antioxidants are found naturally in many fruits and vegetables and may protect cells from damage caused by the by-products (free radicals) of everyday metabolism and toxic substances in the environment and food.
Over time, free radicals can significantly damage cells and lead to a number of diseases associated with aging.
Antioxidants act as little vacuum cleaners, eliminating free radicals as they circulate throughout the body, preventing them from doing damage.
Phytochemical Information Center Home
Antioxidant(s)
Antioxidants are found naturally in many fruits and vegetables and may protect cells from damage caused by the by-products (free radicals) of everyday metabolism and toxic substances in the environment and food.
Over time, free radicals can significantly damage cells and lead to a number of diseases associated with aging.
Antioxidants act as little vacuum cleaners, eliminating free radicals as they circulate throughout the body, preventing them from doing damage.
Phytochemical Information Center Home
Monday, April 11, 2005
Orange - Fruit's Or Root's Is High Carotenoid
According To The research Report,
Any Fruits or Roots That is Orange In
Color; Would Have:
High Carotenoids.
Such As:
Orange,
Carot..etc..
The Leaf that have the
Carsava Leaf's.
However, None can be compare with GAC Fruits from Vietnam. It is know as the Fruit from Heaven.
g3 Juice is the TM of Pharmanex. It consist of
GAC,
Lycium,
Cili Fruit,
Russian PineApple,
Please note that Cili Fruit is not the same as the picture Posted. or The Chili in the Supermarket.
Contact Me If you need more info.
Any Fruits or Roots That is Orange In
Color; Would Have:
High Carotenoids.
Such As:
Orange,
Carot..etc..
The Leaf that have the
Carsava Leaf's.
However, None can be compare with GAC Fruits from Vietnam. It is know as the Fruit from Heaven.
g3 Juice is the TM of Pharmanex. It consist of
GAC,
Lycium,
Cili Fruit,
Russian PineApple,
Please note that Cili Fruit is not the same as the picture Posted. or The Chili in the Supermarket.
Contact Me If you need more info.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Friday, April 08, 2005
Why Carotenoids
Carotenoid combo reduces damage to cells, may fight disease
15/03/2005 - Doses of carotenoids easily gained from the diet have a significant effect on reducing oxidative damage, said researchers at a nutrition conference in Paris earlier this month.
Their study is thought to be the first to demonstrate the impact of carotenoids on protecting against oxidative damage, which has been linked to increased potential for disease. It also suggests that a combination of carotenoids, such as is found naturally in the diet, may offer greater benefits than a single carotenoid.
Lead investigator Kyung-Jin Yeum from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, said that the study was designed to add new information to the evidence that fruit and vegetables can help fight off disease.
Fruit and vegetables contain numerous different chemical compounds making it difficult to assess which of these are acting against disease. However carotenoids are the main source of pigments in fruit and vegetables and have already been linked to decreased risk of cancer and other diseases in which oxidative damage is thought to play a role.
The researchers supplemented 37 healthy, postmenopausal women with either a combination of 4mg each of lycopene, beta-carotene and lutein, 12mg of a single carotenoid or a placebo for eight weeks. The carotenoids were provided by German group BASF, which funded the study.
The scientists assessed oxidative damage to lymphocytes (white blood cells) at certain points during the study. â?oBoth the single and mixed carotenoid groups showed significantly increased plasma total carotenoid levels within 15 days of supplementation and significantly decreased damage at day 57," write the researchers in the study abstract.
The mixed carotenoids supplemented group showed significantly decreased DNA damage as early as day 15 (by around 22 per cent) and this further decreased at days 29 and 43. By day 57, it had been reduced by 36 per cent. There were no significant changes in the placebo group. â?o
We wanted to combine three different carotenoids as we know they have a different structure and are located in different positions in the membrane. This means they have different functions so could have a synergistic effect when combined,â? Dr Yeum told NutraIngredients.com.
She added that 4mg of lutein can be gained from a quarter of a cup of cooked spinach, while the same dose of beta-carotene can be found in a third of a carrot. A medium-sized tomato offers 4mg lycopene. â?oWhat is really important is that we have used a physiologic dose. We do not want to use pharmacological levels as increasingly research is showing that high doses of nutrients like vitamin E or beta-carotene can have side effects," she added. "Our findings emphasise the importance of a balanced diet. If fruit and vegetable intake is low, supplements could be helpful although the study did not intend to promote supplements,â? continued Dr Yeum.
The researcher explained that while there is no study showing a direct connection between DNA and disease, several have shown that heart disease and breast cancer patients have higher DNA damage compared to controls.
The study was presented at the Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine conference at the Societe De Recherches Sur Les Radicaux Libres in Paris from 2-4 March 2005. It will shortly be submitted for publication in a scientific journal.
Source: http://nutraingredients-usa.com/news/news-ng.asp?n=58729-carotenoid-combo-reduces
15/03/2005 - Doses of carotenoids easily gained from the diet have a significant effect on reducing oxidative damage, said researchers at a nutrition conference in Paris earlier this month.
Their study is thought to be the first to demonstrate the impact of carotenoids on protecting against oxidative damage, which has been linked to increased potential for disease. It also suggests that a combination of carotenoids, such as is found naturally in the diet, may offer greater benefits than a single carotenoid.
Lead investigator Kyung-Jin Yeum from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, said that the study was designed to add new information to the evidence that fruit and vegetables can help fight off disease.
Fruit and vegetables contain numerous different chemical compounds making it difficult to assess which of these are acting against disease. However carotenoids are the main source of pigments in fruit and vegetables and have already been linked to decreased risk of cancer and other diseases in which oxidative damage is thought to play a role.
The researchers supplemented 37 healthy, postmenopausal women with either a combination of 4mg each of lycopene, beta-carotene and lutein, 12mg of a single carotenoid or a placebo for eight weeks. The carotenoids were provided by German group BASF, which funded the study.
The scientists assessed oxidative damage to lymphocytes (white blood cells) at certain points during the study. â?oBoth the single and mixed carotenoid groups showed significantly increased plasma total carotenoid levels within 15 days of supplementation and significantly decreased damage at day 57," write the researchers in the study abstract.
The mixed carotenoids supplemented group showed significantly decreased DNA damage as early as day 15 (by around 22 per cent) and this further decreased at days 29 and 43. By day 57, it had been reduced by 36 per cent. There were no significant changes in the placebo group. â?o
We wanted to combine three different carotenoids as we know they have a different structure and are located in different positions in the membrane. This means they have different functions so could have a synergistic effect when combined,â? Dr Yeum told NutraIngredients.com.
She added that 4mg of lutein can be gained from a quarter of a cup of cooked spinach, while the same dose of beta-carotene can be found in a third of a carrot. A medium-sized tomato offers 4mg lycopene. â?oWhat is really important is that we have used a physiologic dose. We do not want to use pharmacological levels as increasingly research is showing that high doses of nutrients like vitamin E or beta-carotene can have side effects," she added. "Our findings emphasise the importance of a balanced diet. If fruit and vegetable intake is low, supplements could be helpful although the study did not intend to promote supplements,â? continued Dr Yeum.
The researcher explained that while there is no study showing a direct connection between DNA and disease, several have shown that heart disease and breast cancer patients have higher DNA damage compared to controls.
The study was presented at the Nutrition, Oxygen Biology and Medicine conference at the Societe De Recherches Sur Les Radicaux Libres in Paris from 2-4 March 2005. It will shortly be submitted for publication in a scientific journal.
Source: http://nutraingredients-usa.com/news/news-ng.asp?n=58729-carotenoid-combo-reduces
Monday, April 04, 2005
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Waiting To Eat Fresh Vegetables Means Loss of Nutrients
This article mentioned that Wating to Eat Vegetables Means Loss of Nutrients
So of the point the writer raise is valid.
However, I don't agreed that to eat canned vegetable. As most the canned food would have preservatives in it.
Also, according to "I-Medicine Sutra" all food must consume fresh. it it for sure that the Guru's have done many years of research. From my understanding "The Chi" of fresh vegetable or food are the best.
I can understand what Luke is saying about taking Nutrition supplements to compensate for the lost of Vitamins in those vegetables due to the Environment pollutions issue...etc. I would provide more info on the reason why Detoxin.. AntiOxidants & Nurtrition Supplements is important for us today.
Waiting to Eat Fresh Vegetables Means Loss of Nutrients
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News 29 Mar 2005
Mar. 27--CHEYENNE -- That bag of spinach that has been sitting in the fridge for a week looks OK. Not too many wilted pieces. Tastes fine too.
But guess what? It's missing a lot of the nutrients it had when picked.
According to research from Pennsylvania State University, a bag of spinach that has been stored at 39 degrees Fahrenheit for eight days has lost half of its folate and carotenoids, compounds known for their importance in preventing birth defects, fighting heart disease and preventing blindness and cancer.
And at higher temperatures, the breakdown was even faster. At 50 degrees it took only six days to reach about half of initial levels; at 68 degrees it took four.
What's a consumer to do?
"People should just eat (spinach) fast and not let it sit in their drawers,"
said Luke LaBorde, associate professor of food science at Pennsylvania State. "You have to accept the reality that it's a living plant, and you should eat it while it's fresh."
The research also underscores the importance of keeping fresh vegetables cold -- experts recommend a refrigerator temperature between 36 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit -- and eating them as soon as possible.
Eight days. And that count started from within 12 hours of the time the spinach was packaged. Commercial spinach must be transported from the field -- somewhere in the Southwest at this time of year -- to the processing plant and to the store.
Then it must sit on store shelves until it is purchased. This takes a few days at least, and the clock is ticking.
LaBorde said while fresh fruits and vegetables are becoming popular, not a lot is known about their nutrient loss because much of the early research was done on canned and frozen vegetables.
"We've got the fresh vegetables that are so popular right now," he said.
"When you have a fresh vegetable, it slowly dies. And as it dies, the enzymes take over and slowly degrade it."
He said the fruits and vegetables most at risk of nutrient loss are those that are crushed or cut. Apples, he said, are not going to change much because they are designed to fall off the tree.
Spinach and most greens are a different story, though.
"In this case you're ripping it off the plant," LaBorde said. "(Loss) would be even higher with chopped spinach."
Broccoli, another cut vegetable, loses about half its total carotenoids after six days at 41 degrees, previous research shows.
The culprits are degrading enzymes that are normally contained inside intact cells but are released and free to cause damage when veggies are wounded.
Chopped or peeled versions of fruits or vegetables also are vulnerable to nutrient loss during refrigerator storage.
LaBorde and Suzy Pelican of the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension agree that fresh veggies are part of a good diet, but a combination of fresh, canned and frozen is the best way to go.
"Don't assume fresh is best and frozen or canned are not," Pelican added.
Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables are relatively stable and impervious to nutrient loss. Frozen vegetables are made that way very soon after harvest, preserving almost all of the nutrients. And in canning, the enzymes that break down vitamins in fresh vegetables are inactivated.
"If eating fresh vegetables soon is a problem, buy canned or frozen,"
LaBorde added.
Canned vegetables are cheaper too.
"Those bagged spinach things are pretty expensive -- you're paying for that cold temperature chain and all that," LaBorde said.
He also said to avoid buying greens on sale and not to buy them if they're in the middle of an aisle and not refrigerated.
"Take them from the coldest part of the refrigerated section," he said.
But since spinach is such a rich source of folate, losing some isn't the end of the world, Pelican said. Not all nutrients are prone to degradation either, she added.
Vitamins and minerals are two different animals, she said.
Vitamins like folate and carotenoids are large molecules that are easily degraded. Minerals, on the other hand, are elements like iron that aren't prone to break down. Fiber and minerals remain in spinach at their initial levels long after vitamins have degraded, she said.
Planning also can be a good way to avoid nutrient losses. That way, vegetables get used quickly.
It can be something as simple as "We're going to buy the bag of spinach and use it the next night and not next Sunday," she said.
Farmer's markets have sprung up in the state, Pelican said, and they are another alternative.
"In the months they're open, that's going to be a good way to get fresh vegetables that haven't been transported far," she said.
Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is a great hedge too, Pelican said.
"Variety is important because then you're not putting all your eggs in one basket," she added.
HOLDING ON TO VITAMINS
Tips for avoiding nutrient loss in vegetables from Suzy Pelican, a nutritionist at the University of Wyoming:
--Include frozen and canned vegetables as part of your meal options, but when buying canned, select no-salt varieties.
--Plan meals in advance so fresh veggies are used quickly.
--Make sure your refrigerator is as cold as you think it is. It should be below 40 degrees Fahrenheit and above freezing. Keep an inexpensive thermometer inside to keep tabs.
--For food safety as well as nutrients, make sure food gets from grocery store to fridge as soon as possible.
--Shop at farmers' markets when available.
--Steam vegetables in the smallest amount of water possible for as short a time as possible unless using a steamer -- or microwave them.
--Follow the purchase and "use by" dates on bagged greens
So of the point the writer raise is valid.
However, I don't agreed that to eat canned vegetable. As most the canned food would have preservatives in it.
Also, according to "I-Medicine Sutra" all food must consume fresh. it it for sure that the Guru's have done many years of research. From my understanding "The Chi" of fresh vegetable or food are the best.
I can understand what Luke is saying about taking Nutrition supplements to compensate for the lost of Vitamins in those vegetables due to the Environment pollutions issue...etc. I would provide more info on the reason why Detoxin.. AntiOxidants & Nurtrition Supplements is important for us today.
Waiting to Eat Fresh Vegetables Means Loss of Nutrients
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News 29 Mar 2005
Mar. 27--CHEYENNE -- That bag of spinach that has been sitting in the fridge for a week looks OK. Not too many wilted pieces. Tastes fine too.
But guess what? It's missing a lot of the nutrients it had when picked.
According to research from Pennsylvania State University, a bag of spinach that has been stored at 39 degrees Fahrenheit for eight days has lost half of its folate and carotenoids, compounds known for their importance in preventing birth defects, fighting heart disease and preventing blindness and cancer.
And at higher temperatures, the breakdown was even faster. At 50 degrees it took only six days to reach about half of initial levels; at 68 degrees it took four.
What's a consumer to do?
"People should just eat (spinach) fast and not let it sit in their drawers,"
said Luke LaBorde, associate professor of food science at Pennsylvania State. "You have to accept the reality that it's a living plant, and you should eat it while it's fresh."
The research also underscores the importance of keeping fresh vegetables cold -- experts recommend a refrigerator temperature between 36 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit -- and eating them as soon as possible.
Eight days. And that count started from within 12 hours of the time the spinach was packaged. Commercial spinach must be transported from the field -- somewhere in the Southwest at this time of year -- to the processing plant and to the store.
Then it must sit on store shelves until it is purchased. This takes a few days at least, and the clock is ticking.
LaBorde said while fresh fruits and vegetables are becoming popular, not a lot is known about their nutrient loss because much of the early research was done on canned and frozen vegetables.
"We've got the fresh vegetables that are so popular right now," he said.
"When you have a fresh vegetable, it slowly dies. And as it dies, the enzymes take over and slowly degrade it."
He said the fruits and vegetables most at risk of nutrient loss are those that are crushed or cut. Apples, he said, are not going to change much because they are designed to fall off the tree.
Spinach and most greens are a different story, though.
"In this case you're ripping it off the plant," LaBorde said. "(Loss) would be even higher with chopped spinach."
Broccoli, another cut vegetable, loses about half its total carotenoids after six days at 41 degrees, previous research shows.
The culprits are degrading enzymes that are normally contained inside intact cells but are released and free to cause damage when veggies are wounded.
Chopped or peeled versions of fruits or vegetables also are vulnerable to nutrient loss during refrigerator storage.
LaBorde and Suzy Pelican of the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension agree that fresh veggies are part of a good diet, but a combination of fresh, canned and frozen is the best way to go.
"Don't assume fresh is best and frozen or canned are not," Pelican added.
Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables are relatively stable and impervious to nutrient loss. Frozen vegetables are made that way very soon after harvest, preserving almost all of the nutrients. And in canning, the enzymes that break down vitamins in fresh vegetables are inactivated.
"If eating fresh vegetables soon is a problem, buy canned or frozen,"
LaBorde added.
Canned vegetables are cheaper too.
"Those bagged spinach things are pretty expensive -- you're paying for that cold temperature chain and all that," LaBorde said.
He also said to avoid buying greens on sale and not to buy them if they're in the middle of an aisle and not refrigerated.
"Take them from the coldest part of the refrigerated section," he said.
But since spinach is such a rich source of folate, losing some isn't the end of the world, Pelican said. Not all nutrients are prone to degradation either, she added.
Vitamins and minerals are two different animals, she said.
Vitamins like folate and carotenoids are large molecules that are easily degraded. Minerals, on the other hand, are elements like iron that aren't prone to break down. Fiber and minerals remain in spinach at their initial levels long after vitamins have degraded, she said.
Planning also can be a good way to avoid nutrient losses. That way, vegetables get used quickly.
It can be something as simple as "We're going to buy the bag of spinach and use it the next night and not next Sunday," she said.
Farmer's markets have sprung up in the state, Pelican said, and they are another alternative.
"In the months they're open, that's going to be a good way to get fresh vegetables that haven't been transported far," she said.
Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is a great hedge too, Pelican said.
"Variety is important because then you're not putting all your eggs in one basket," she added.
HOLDING ON TO VITAMINS
Tips for avoiding nutrient loss in vegetables from Suzy Pelican, a nutritionist at the University of Wyoming:
--Include frozen and canned vegetables as part of your meal options, but when buying canned, select no-salt varieties.
--Plan meals in advance so fresh veggies are used quickly.
--Make sure your refrigerator is as cold as you think it is. It should be below 40 degrees Fahrenheit and above freezing. Keep an inexpensive thermometer inside to keep tabs.
--For food safety as well as nutrients, make sure food gets from grocery store to fridge as soon as possible.
--Shop at farmers' markets when available.
--Steam vegetables in the smallest amount of water possible for as short a time as possible unless using a steamer -- or microwave them.
--Follow the purchase and "use by" dates on bagged greens
Monday, March 28, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Cataracts & AntiOxidants
I just posted the articles on:
AntiOxidants & Cataracts
Please click on the links & you would discover the knowledge about Detoxin.
AntiOxidants & Vitamins for eliminating of Free Radicals.
Also the Carotenoids & Glutathione,Co-Enzyme Q10...
So click here AntiOxidants & Cataracts
to find out more....
AntiOxidants & Cataracts
Please click on the links & you would discover the knowledge about Detoxin.
AntiOxidants & Vitamins for eliminating of Free Radicals.
Also the Carotenoids & Glutathione,Co-Enzyme Q10...
So click here AntiOxidants & Cataracts
to find out more....
Friday, March 25, 2005
How To Find Out Your Carotene Supplements Works??
You have been hearing all these:
Free Radicals
Detoxin
AntiOxidants
Nutrition
Supplements
How could you find out what you invested in Nutritions & Supplements really works??
I am no aware of my investment of nearly $200/pm on Herbs & Supplements until I found this Pharmanex Bio-Photonic Scanner
Please follow the link above, you would discover more.....
Free Radicals
Detoxin
AntiOxidants
Nutrition
Supplements
How could you find out what you invested in Nutritions & Supplements really works??
I am no aware of my investment of nearly $200/pm on Herbs & Supplements until I found this Pharmanex Bio-Photonic Scanner
Please follow the link above, you would discover more.....
How To Find Out Your Carotene Supplements Works??
You have been hearing all these:
Free Radicals
Detoxin
AntiOxidants
Nutrition
Supplements
How could you find out what you invested in Nutritions & Supplements really works??
I am no aware of my investment of nearly $200/pm on Herbs & Supplements until I found this Pharmanex Bio-Photonic Scanner
Please follow the link above, you would discover more.....
Free Radicals
Detoxin
AntiOxidants
Nutrition
Supplements
How could you find out what you invested in Nutritions & Supplements really works??
I am no aware of my investment of nearly $200/pm on Herbs & Supplements until I found this Pharmanex Bio-Photonic Scanner
Please follow the link above, you would discover more.....
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Story & Abstract Info of Lycium Fruit
Here is the story of Lycium Fruit
Long time ago, there is a Chinese traveler who, while passing by a small village, happened to witness a young girl about 15 years old beating an 80 years old man.
He asked her why the old man was beaten. She explained that the oldman is her grandson and was angry with him for failing to take his longevity herbs. That was why he looked so old, she added.
The traveler asked her age and was told that she was 370 years old.
With a lot of surprises, he asked her how she had managed to live that long and she replied that she consumed Lycium fruit all year around.
In fact, the herbs Guru Li Shi-Zhen, pointed out in his book Outline of Materia Medica (1578) that the people in the village of Nan-Qui were in the habit of eating Lycium fruit and that a very high percentage of them lived a long life.
It was also reported that long term consuming of Lycium fruit not only good for longevity but also can improve the appearance to be looked younger. The root of matrimony vine can provide the same effect as the Lycium fruit but the later is the better.
Lycium Fruit (Ko Ji Tze)
Common Name:
Lycium fruit,
Matrimony Vine Fruit,
Wolfberry Fruit
Botanical Name:
Lycium Barbarum L., Lycium Chinese Mill.
Pharmaceutics Name: Fructus Lycii
Family: Solanaceae
Parts Used: Fruit
Sources
Grows in Ninsia, Hoipei, Kansu and Tsinghai of China.
Lycium fruits are collected when matured. Used raw or cooked.
Chemical Contents
Carotene,
Vitamin B1, B2 and C,
Nicotinic Acid,
B-Sitosterol,
Linoleic Acid, CA, P, Fe.
Usage
Dizziness due to Anemia,
Soreness of Back,
Weak Kidney
Diminish of Vision,
Seminal Emission and diabetics.
Effects
Lycium fruit can Decrease Blood Sugar.
Studies shown that Lycium inhibit fat deposit into the liver and improve the regeneration of liver cells.
Dosage
6 – 15gm.
Contraindication
Lycium Fruit is not to be use to by person with Diarrhea and Yang Heat!!
Long time ago, there is a Chinese traveler who, while passing by a small village, happened to witness a young girl about 15 years old beating an 80 years old man.
He asked her why the old man was beaten. She explained that the oldman is her grandson and was angry with him for failing to take his longevity herbs. That was why he looked so old, she added.
The traveler asked her age and was told that she was 370 years old.
With a lot of surprises, he asked her how she had managed to live that long and she replied that she consumed Lycium fruit all year around.
In fact, the herbs Guru Li Shi-Zhen, pointed out in his book Outline of Materia Medica (1578) that the people in the village of Nan-Qui were in the habit of eating Lycium fruit and that a very high percentage of them lived a long life.
It was also reported that long term consuming of Lycium fruit not only good for longevity but also can improve the appearance to be looked younger. The root of matrimony vine can provide the same effect as the Lycium fruit but the later is the better.
Lycium Fruit (Ko Ji Tze)
Common Name:
Lycium fruit,
Matrimony Vine Fruit,
Wolfberry Fruit
Botanical Name:
Lycium Barbarum L., Lycium Chinese Mill.
Pharmaceutics Name: Fructus Lycii
Family: Solanaceae
Parts Used: Fruit
Sources
Grows in Ninsia, Hoipei, Kansu and Tsinghai of China.
Lycium fruits are collected when matured. Used raw or cooked.
Chemical Contents
Carotene,
Vitamin B1, B2 and C,
Nicotinic Acid,
B-Sitosterol,
Linoleic Acid, CA, P, Fe.
Usage
Dizziness due to Anemia,
Soreness of Back,
Weak Kidney
Diminish of Vision,
Seminal Emission and diabetics.
Effects
Lycium fruit can Decrease Blood Sugar.
Studies shown that Lycium inhibit fat deposit into the liver and improve the regeneration of liver cells.
Dosage
6 – 15gm.
Contraindication
Lycium Fruit is not to be use to by person with Diarrhea and Yang Heat!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Carotenoids
The following info would gives you better understanding of what is
Carotenoids &
its Applications to the healing of illness such as Cancer, Heart Disease & Eye Degenration.
In the "I-Medicine Sutra" those Herbs, Vegetable or Fruits, Seeds that with Orange Color would heal the illness of Kidney & Liver.
Kidney is controling the filtrations of Water & The Liver is the Filter for Blood. Both organs are very importants in controling the staminal & vitality of the body.
Liver is also the root of the Eyes. If liver is ill then the visions of a person would be affected. Liver is also the Organ that control the "Strength of The Chi" of our Neuro system.
Carotenoids
Carotenoids are a widely distributed group of naturally occurring Color Pigments, usually:
Red
Orange or Yellow
Carotenoids are used extensively as safe, natural colorants for Food, Feed, and Cosmetics.
They are known to be essential for plant growth and photosynthesis, and are a main dietary source of vitamin A in humans.
They are thought to be associated with Reduced Risk of Several Chronic Health Disorders including some forms of:
Cancer
Heart Disease
Eye Degeneration.
International Carotenoid Society
Carotenoids &
its Applications to the healing of illness such as Cancer, Heart Disease & Eye Degenration.
In the "I-Medicine Sutra" those Herbs, Vegetable or Fruits, Seeds that with Orange Color would heal the illness of Kidney & Liver.
Kidney is controling the filtrations of Water & The Liver is the Filter for Blood. Both organs are very importants in controling the staminal & vitality of the body.
Liver is also the root of the Eyes. If liver is ill then the visions of a person would be affected. Liver is also the Organ that control the "Strength of The Chi" of our Neuro system.
Carotenoids
Carotenoids are a widely distributed group of naturally occurring Color Pigments, usually:
Red
Orange or Yellow
Carotenoids are used extensively as safe, natural colorants for Food, Feed, and Cosmetics.
They are known to be essential for plant growth and photosynthesis, and are a main dietary source of vitamin A in humans.
They are thought to be associated with Reduced Risk of Several Chronic Health Disorders including some forms of:
Cancer
Heart Disease
Eye Degeneration.
International Carotenoid Society
Monday, March 21, 2005
Pharmanex(R) Introduces G3(TM) Nutrition Drink, Scientifically Shown to Have High Levels of Antioxidants
Here is the News release about G3 Juice.
I will continue to provide input on the ingredients & the Knowledge according to "I-Medicine Sutra".
So please stay in tune...
Pharmanex(R) Introduces G3(TM) Nutrition Drink, Scientifically Shown to Have High Levels of Antioxidants
PROVO, Utah, Mar. 21 /PRNewswire/ --
PROVO, Utah, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmanex, a division of Nu Skin Enterprises , today announced the introduction of G3(TM), a nutrient-dense fruit juice that contains an exceptionally high amount of antioxidants. Importantly, the carotenoid antioxidants contained in G3(TM) have been scientifically shown to be better absorbed by the body than carotenoids from many other food or supplement sources because of the unique lipocarotene(TM) delivery system found naturally in the fruit.
"With its high concentration of antioxidants, we see the introduction of G3 adding further fuel to our successful Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner initiative," said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer of Nu Skin Enterprises. "With the Scanner and the launch of G3, consumers -- for the first time -- can scientifically measure the benefits of a superfruit juice. With the global nutritional beverage category representing an $8 billion industry, we expect this new, proprietary health drink to broaden our consumer base, and enhance our business opportunity."
Joe Chang, Ph.D., president of Pharmanex, added, "Because of the high concentration of antioxidants and their excellent bioavailability, G3 will substantially enhance a person's antioxidant status and protection from free radical damage, particularly when the juice is used in conjunction with LifePak, our daily micronutrient product. And, unlike some other nutrition juices on the market, G3 has a naturally great taste, making it easy for anyone to drink."
Positioning G3(TM) as a monthly product subscription order, the company plans to officially launch the G3(TM) health drink to consumers in the United States and Canada in May 2005. At a recent North American pre-launch event, the company sold all its pre-allocated supply in one day. The company is encouraged by the initial customer response towards G3(TM) and is optimistic about its global rollout beginning in the second half of 2005.
About Gac
G3(TM) includes gac, which is known as the "fruit from heaven" by the indigenous people of southern Asia. The fruit has long been prized in the region for its ability to promote longevity and vitality. Gram for gram, gac provides 70 times more lycopene than a tomato and 10 times more beta-carotene than a carrot.
Among gac's potent phytonutrients are a unique and highly bioavailable form of carotenoids called lipocarotenes(TM). Unique among fruits, gac has exceptionally high levels of long-chain fatty acids, which attract and dissolve important antioxidants, making them easier to be absorbed by the body. A recent clinical study demonstrated that gac fruit carotenoids have much higher bioavailability than supplemental beta-carotene(1).
Additional Nutrient-Rich Fruits in G3(TM)
Along with the beneficial nutrients from gac, the G3(TM) formula contains three additional fruits -- Chinese lycium fruit, cili fruit, and Siberian pineapple -- that synergistically provide exponential benefit because of their high amounts of natural antioxidants, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamins, amino acids and bioactive polysaccharides.
Chinese lycium has been shown to promote cellular rejuvenation by protecting DNA and by acting as an antioxidant. This fruit contains 40 times more of the eye-healthy carotenoid zeaxanthin than yellow corn, which previously had been thought to be the highest source of this important nutrient.
The cili fruit, known as the "King of Vitamin C," contains 60 times the vitamin C found in oranges and has been shown to improve antioxidant function throughout the body. Scientific studies suggest it may have cardiovascular and immune function benefits as well(2).
Siberian pineapple is rich in vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids and has been shown to benefit cardiovascular health, healthy liver function and the immune system while protecting the integrity of the mitochondria -- the cell's power generators -- from oxidative stress(3). Much like gac fruit, Siberian pineapple also provides lipocarotenes(TM).
G3(TM) provides these four superfruits in a 100 percent juice formula which does not contain added sugars, artificial flavors or colors. The G3(TM) formula is patent-pending and based on three years of research by Pharmanex scientists based in China and the United States.
Pharmanex(R) Introduces G3(TM) Nutrition Drink, Scientifically Shown to Have High Levels of Antioxidants
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Pharmanex(R) Introduces G3(TM) Nutrition Drink, Scientifically Shown to Have High Levels of Antioxidants
PROVO, Utah, Mar. 21 /PRNewswire/ --
PROVO, Utah, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmanex, a division of Nu Skin Enterprises , today announced the introduction of G3(TM), a nutrient-dense fruit juice that contains an exceptionally high amount of antioxidants. Importantly, the carotenoid antioxidants contained in G3(TM) have been scientifically shown to be better absorbed by the body than carotenoids from many other food or supplement sources because of the unique lipocarotene(TM) delivery system found naturally in the fruit.
"With its high concentration of antioxidants, we see the introduction of G3 adding further fuel to our successful Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner initiative," said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer of Nu Skin Enterprises. "With the Scanner and the launch of G3, consumers -- for the first time -- can scientifically measure the benefits of a superfruit juice. With the global nutritional beverage category representing an $8 billion industry, we expect this new, proprietary health drink to broaden our consumer base, and enhance our business opportunity."
Joe Chang, Ph.D., president of Pharmanex, added, "Because of the high concentration of antioxidants and their excellent bioavailability, G3 will substantially enhance a person's antioxidant status and protection from free radical damage, particularly when the juice is used in conjunction with LifePak, our daily micronutrient product. And, unlike some other nutrition juices on the market, G3 has a naturally great taste, making it easy for anyone to drink."
Positioning G3(TM) as a monthly product subscription order, the company plans to officially launch the G3(TM) health drink to consumers in the United States and Canada in May 2005. At a recent North American pre-launch event, the company sold all its pre-allocated supply in one day. The company is encouraged by the initial customer response towards G3(TM) and is optimistic about its global rollout beginning in the second half of 2005.
About Gac
G3(TM) includes gac, which is known as the "fruit from heaven" by the indigenous people of southern Asia. The fruit has long been prized in the region for its ability to promote longevity and vitality. Gram for gram, gac provides 70 times more lycopene than a tomato and 10 times more beta-carotene than a carrot.
Among gac's potent phytonutrients are a unique and highly bioavailable form of carotenoids called lipocarotenes(TM). Unique among fruits, gac has exceptionally high levels of long-chain fatty acids, which attract and dissolve important antioxidants, making them easier to be absorbed by the body. A recent clinical study demonstrated that gac fruit carotenoids have much higher bioavailability than supplemental beta-carotene(1).
Additional Nutrient-Rich Fruits in G3(TM)
Along with the beneficial nutrients from gac, the G3(TM) formula contains three additional fruits -- Chinese lycium fruit, cili fruit, and Siberian pineapple -- that synergistically provide exponential benefit because of their high amounts of natural antioxidants, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamins, amino acids and bioactive polysaccharides.
Chinese lycium has been shown to promote cellular rejuvenation by protecting DNA and by acting as an antioxidant. This fruit contains 40 times more of the eye-healthy carotenoid zeaxanthin than yellow corn, which previously had been thought to be the highest source of this important nutrient.
The cili fruit, known as the "King of Vitamin C," contains 60 times the vitamin C found in oranges and has been shown to improve antioxidant function throughout the body. Scientific studies suggest it may have cardiovascular and immune function benefits as well(2).
Siberian pineapple is rich in vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids and has been shown to benefit cardiovascular health, healthy liver function and the immune system while protecting the integrity of the mitochondria -- the cell's power generators -- from oxidative stress(3). Much like gac fruit, Siberian pineapple also provides lipocarotenes(TM).
G3(TM) provides these four superfruits in a 100 percent juice formula which does not contain added sugars, artificial flavors or colors. The G3(TM) formula is patent-pending and based on three years of research by Pharmanex scientists based in China and the United States.
Pharmanex(R) Introduces G3(TM) Nutrition Drink, Scientifically Shown to Have High Levels of Antioxidants
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Lycium
Lycium Fruit have been used as a Herbs medicine for more than 5,000 years.
In China, the best Lycium is actually produced in Province of Ning Xia.
According to "I-Medicine Sutra" Lycium is excellence for Healing of
Eyes,
Liver,
Kidney,
Recent research have also shown that it have the effect of lower the LDL Cholesterol. & Also control the diabetics blood sugar.
My research finding is that, Lycium cannot be boiled for too long with herbs. Otherwise, fever may develope.
LYCIUM FRUIT
by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Lycium fruit is an herb derived from Lycium chinense and Lycium barbarum, common plants of eastern Asia.
The root bark of the same plants is also used medicinally throughout Eastern Asia. Lycium is in the Solanacea family that gives us hot peppers, eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, and other food items. The fruit is known by the Chinese name gouqizi, and has been used since ancient times, recorded in the earliest existing Chinese materia medica published around 100 A.D.
Traditional And Modern Uses
Traditionally, lycium fruit is described as having the properties of nourishing the blood, enriching the yin, tonifying the kidney and liver, and moistening the lungs. It is applied in the treatment of such conditions as consumptive disease accompanied by thirst (includes early-onset diabetes and tuberculosis), dizziness, blurred vision, diminished visual acuity, and chronic cough. Several modern clinical trials for treatment of bone marrow deficiency conditions (low production of red blood cells, platelets, or white blood cells) include lycium fruit in a complex prescription for alleviating the disorder.
When making a decoction (tea prepared by boiling the herb in water), 6–18 grams of fruit are used for a daily dose, usually in combination with other herbs, for one to three months as a typical course of therapy (lycium is also used in anti-aging formulas, consumed for years). In the treatment of atrophic gastritis (weakened digestion due to reduced activity of the stomach cells), it has been used by having the patients consume the whole fruits in the amount of 10 grams each time, twice daily before meals (for two months). In the treatment of diabetes, steamed lycium fruit is eaten in the dose of 10 grams each time, three times daily (steaming softens the fruits). Thus, the daily dosage range of 10–30 grams is typical of medical applications in China.
Constituents and pharmacology
The fruit contains beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamins B1 and B2, beta-sitosterol (an anti-inflammatory agent), linoleic acid (a fatty acid), immunologically active polysaccharides (5–8%), sesquiterpenoids (cyperone, solavetivone), tetraterpenoids (zeaxanthin, physalin), and betaine (0.1%).
Chinese pharmacological research, conducted during the past forty years, revealed that lycium extracts administered to mice could enhance non-specific immunity, promote production of red blood cells, increase production of interleukin-2 (IL-2), and reverse the inhibition of white blood cells caused by cancer drugs. The principal active components are polysaccharides, betaine, and physalin.
In a review of research on lycium fruit appearing in Recent Advances in Chinese Herbal Drugs, Dr. Zhou Jinhuang points out that polysaccharides from lycium fruit, like those from astragalus and ganoderma, enhance cell-mediated and humoral immune responses. In a dose of just 5–10 mg/kg daily for one week, lycium fruit polysaccharides could increase activity of T cells, cytotoxic T cells, and natural killer cells in laboratory animals. The amount of polysaccharides in lycium fruit of the soft edible variety is probably not more than 5%, so this amount corresponds to a human dosage of about 7–14 grams of the whole fruit. In a study of lycium, reported in the Journal of the Beijing Medical University (1992), it was noted that lycium fruit reduced antibodies associated with allergy-type reactions, which was presumed to be accomplished through the mechanisms of promoting CD8 T cells and regulating cytokines. Probably as a result of this activity, lycium fruit has been reported to be a useful treatment for psoriasis.
Several plant polysaccharides have been shown to enhance IL-2 production; the enhancing effect of lycium polysaccharides on IL-2 activity was reported by the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Beijing (1989). In the U.S., IL-2 has been under study as an immune promoting factor since 1983, used for some cancers and for HIV infection.
Betaine, when added to chicken feed, enhances growth of the animals and egg production, and it is currently used in poultry farming because of these effects. Lycium fruit given to rats lowered their blood cholesterol and blood sugar; given to rabbits, it inhibited the formation of atherosclerosis. Betaine was shown to protect the livers of laboratory animals from the impact of toxic chemicals; other pharmacologic studies have shown that it is an anticonvulsant, sedative, and vasodilator.
In 1974, it was reported that betaine could treat various chronic liver diseases; lycium fruit is often administered with another Chinese herbal fruit, schizandra, for that purpose. In recent years, betaine has been included in some Western nutritional supplement products, especially those used for improving muscle mass. Betaine is an alkaloid, sometimes classed as an amino acid, that is found also in capsicum, silybum (the source of the liver-protective flavonoid silymarin), and beets (Beta vulgaris, from which betaine gets its name). Betaine is used by the liver to produce choline, a compound which calms nervousness, enhances memory, and protects against fatty liver disease. In the sugar beet, which is the commercial source of the isolated compound, betaine is present at a level of 0.3–0.7%.
Another plant in the Solanaceae family, Physalis angulata, contains physalin (one of the lycium ingredients) as a major active component. The herb is used as a treatment for hepatitis B. Extracts of physalis have been shown to increase splenic natural killer cell activity in normal and tumor-bearing mice, with anticancer effects for several cancer lines.
Lycium fruit has been given to treat sexual impotence.
It was reported that by taking lycium fruit orally and in the form of an alcohol extract, it could markedly increase androgen levels in the blood, making patients feel more energetic. It is likely that sitosterols or terpenoids are responsible for this effect. The daily dosage of lycium fruit needed to obtain these effects is about 10 grams/day.
Like other commonly eaten fruits, lycium is non-toxic. Toxicity studies showed that injection of 2.4 grams/kg of lycium fruit extract did not cause adverse reactions, but at the huge dosage of 25 g/kg, toxic reactions were rapid. The LD50 was determined to be about 8.3 grams/kg (about one pound of the dried fruit, extracted and injected, for a human).
Lycium as a source of immune-enhancing polysaccharides
In a review of immune enhancing polysaccharides (ITM, 1993), it was suggested that a daily dose of about 3.5 grams per day of active polysaccharides would be a reasonable minimum dosage to accomplish substantial effects in relation to inhibiting cancer or chronic viral infection. A similar dosage level, 3.0 grams/day, was determined recently at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute (personal communication). To obtain this amount solely from eating lycium fruit (assuming 5% polysaccharides) might be difficult: the daily dose would be 60–70 grams. However, if the lycium fruit is taken along with other polysaccharide-rich supplements, it can represent an important contribution to the desired total daily dose. The good taste of lycium fruit, and the ability to consume it directly—cooked in foods, included in herbal wines, and in tablets—makes it an ideal source. It is also inexpensive.
A daily dose of about 30–35 grams of the fruit in crude form has a cost of only about a dollar. Experience of more than 300 patients at the Immune Enhancement Project in Portland shows that adverse reactions to lycium fruit do not occur with the dosages suggested above, confirming the reports from China.
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In China, the best Lycium is actually produced in Province of Ning Xia.
According to "I-Medicine Sutra" Lycium is excellence for Healing of
Eyes,
Liver,
Kidney,
Recent research have also shown that it have the effect of lower the LDL Cholesterol. & Also control the diabetics blood sugar.
My research finding is that, Lycium cannot be boiled for too long with herbs. Otherwise, fever may develope.
LYCIUM FRUIT
by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Lycium fruit is an herb derived from Lycium chinense and Lycium barbarum, common plants of eastern Asia.
The root bark of the same plants is also used medicinally throughout Eastern Asia. Lycium is in the Solanacea family that gives us hot peppers, eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, and other food items. The fruit is known by the Chinese name gouqizi, and has been used since ancient times, recorded in the earliest existing Chinese materia medica published around 100 A.D.
Traditional And Modern Uses
Traditionally, lycium fruit is described as having the properties of nourishing the blood, enriching the yin, tonifying the kidney and liver, and moistening the lungs. It is applied in the treatment of such conditions as consumptive disease accompanied by thirst (includes early-onset diabetes and tuberculosis), dizziness, blurred vision, diminished visual acuity, and chronic cough. Several modern clinical trials for treatment of bone marrow deficiency conditions (low production of red blood cells, platelets, or white blood cells) include lycium fruit in a complex prescription for alleviating the disorder.
When making a decoction (tea prepared by boiling the herb in water), 6–18 grams of fruit are used for a daily dose, usually in combination with other herbs, for one to three months as a typical course of therapy (lycium is also used in anti-aging formulas, consumed for years). In the treatment of atrophic gastritis (weakened digestion due to reduced activity of the stomach cells), it has been used by having the patients consume the whole fruits in the amount of 10 grams each time, twice daily before meals (for two months). In the treatment of diabetes, steamed lycium fruit is eaten in the dose of 10 grams each time, three times daily (steaming softens the fruits). Thus, the daily dosage range of 10–30 grams is typical of medical applications in China.
Constituents and pharmacology
The fruit contains beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamins B1 and B2, beta-sitosterol (an anti-inflammatory agent), linoleic acid (a fatty acid), immunologically active polysaccharides (5–8%), sesquiterpenoids (cyperone, solavetivone), tetraterpenoids (zeaxanthin, physalin), and betaine (0.1%).
Chinese pharmacological research, conducted during the past forty years, revealed that lycium extracts administered to mice could enhance non-specific immunity, promote production of red blood cells, increase production of interleukin-2 (IL-2), and reverse the inhibition of white blood cells caused by cancer drugs. The principal active components are polysaccharides, betaine, and physalin.
In a review of research on lycium fruit appearing in Recent Advances in Chinese Herbal Drugs, Dr. Zhou Jinhuang points out that polysaccharides from lycium fruit, like those from astragalus and ganoderma, enhance cell-mediated and humoral immune responses. In a dose of just 5–10 mg/kg daily for one week, lycium fruit polysaccharides could increase activity of T cells, cytotoxic T cells, and natural killer cells in laboratory animals. The amount of polysaccharides in lycium fruit of the soft edible variety is probably not more than 5%, so this amount corresponds to a human dosage of about 7–14 grams of the whole fruit. In a study of lycium, reported in the Journal of the Beijing Medical University (1992), it was noted that lycium fruit reduced antibodies associated with allergy-type reactions, which was presumed to be accomplished through the mechanisms of promoting CD8 T cells and regulating cytokines. Probably as a result of this activity, lycium fruit has been reported to be a useful treatment for psoriasis.
Several plant polysaccharides have been shown to enhance IL-2 production; the enhancing effect of lycium polysaccharides on IL-2 activity was reported by the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Beijing (1989). In the U.S., IL-2 has been under study as an immune promoting factor since 1983, used for some cancers and for HIV infection.
Betaine, when added to chicken feed, enhances growth of the animals and egg production, and it is currently used in poultry farming because of these effects. Lycium fruit given to rats lowered their blood cholesterol and blood sugar; given to rabbits, it inhibited the formation of atherosclerosis. Betaine was shown to protect the livers of laboratory animals from the impact of toxic chemicals; other pharmacologic studies have shown that it is an anticonvulsant, sedative, and vasodilator.
In 1974, it was reported that betaine could treat various chronic liver diseases; lycium fruit is often administered with another Chinese herbal fruit, schizandra, for that purpose. In recent years, betaine has been included in some Western nutritional supplement products, especially those used for improving muscle mass. Betaine is an alkaloid, sometimes classed as an amino acid, that is found also in capsicum, silybum (the source of the liver-protective flavonoid silymarin), and beets (Beta vulgaris, from which betaine gets its name). Betaine is used by the liver to produce choline, a compound which calms nervousness, enhances memory, and protects against fatty liver disease. In the sugar beet, which is the commercial source of the isolated compound, betaine is present at a level of 0.3–0.7%.
Another plant in the Solanaceae family, Physalis angulata, contains physalin (one of the lycium ingredients) as a major active component. The herb is used as a treatment for hepatitis B. Extracts of physalis have been shown to increase splenic natural killer cell activity in normal and tumor-bearing mice, with anticancer effects for several cancer lines.
Lycium fruit has been given to treat sexual impotence.
It was reported that by taking lycium fruit orally and in the form of an alcohol extract, it could markedly increase androgen levels in the blood, making patients feel more energetic. It is likely that sitosterols or terpenoids are responsible for this effect. The daily dosage of lycium fruit needed to obtain these effects is about 10 grams/day.
Like other commonly eaten fruits, lycium is non-toxic. Toxicity studies showed that injection of 2.4 grams/kg of lycium fruit extract did not cause adverse reactions, but at the huge dosage of 25 g/kg, toxic reactions were rapid. The LD50 was determined to be about 8.3 grams/kg (about one pound of the dried fruit, extracted and injected, for a human).
Lycium as a source of immune-enhancing polysaccharides
In a review of immune enhancing polysaccharides (ITM, 1993), it was suggested that a daily dose of about 3.5 grams per day of active polysaccharides would be a reasonable minimum dosage to accomplish substantial effects in relation to inhibiting cancer or chronic viral infection. A similar dosage level, 3.0 grams/day, was determined recently at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute (personal communication). To obtain this amount solely from eating lycium fruit (assuming 5% polysaccharides) might be difficult: the daily dose would be 60–70 grams. However, if the lycium fruit is taken along with other polysaccharide-rich supplements, it can represent an important contribution to the desired total daily dose. The good taste of lycium fruit, and the ability to consume it directly—cooked in foods, included in herbal wines, and in tablets—makes it an ideal source. It is also inexpensive.
A daily dose of about 30–35 grams of the fruit in crude form has a cost of only about a dollar. Experience of more than 300 patients at the Immune Enhancement Project in Portland shows that adverse reactions to lycium fruit do not occur with the dosages suggested above, confirming the reports from China.
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Thursday, March 10, 2005
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
More About Gac Fruits
Momordica Cochinchinnensis Spreng (Gac) is botanically classified as follows:
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus Momordica
Species: Cochinchinnensis
This rampagenous perennial vine was given the name Muricia cochinchinensis by Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary-priest who published Flora Cochinchinensis in 1790. Later, Sprengel concluded that the plant belonged in the Linnean genus Momordica and changed the name in 1826 . The Vietnamese name of Momordica cochinchinensis spreng is Day Gac . The momordica cochinchinensis plant is also indigenous to China, Moluccas (Burma), Japan, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Bangladesh .
The plant can be cultivated either from seeds or root tubers. Leaves are alternate and deeply 3-5 lobed with toothed margins. The leaf stalk is glandular. The gac plant is dioecious, that is the male and female pants are separate. Flowers are pale-yellow and solitary in the axil of the leaves.
The production of parthenocarpic fruits, which is of economic importance, can be accomplished using growth regulators in the female plant in the absence of male plants. However induced parthenocarpic fruits have no seed, whereas hand pollinated fruits contain 18 seeds per fruit on average.
The plant starts flowering about 2 months after planting root tubers. This flowering usually occurs in April and continues to July/ August and sometimes until September. On average, it takes about 18-20 days for a fruit to mature from emergence of the bud of the female flower. A plant produces 30 to 60 fruits on average in one season. The ripe fruit is picked from August to February.
Fruits of Momordica cochinchinensis are big, densely aculaeate, green in color and when ripe, become dark orange or red. Unlike the bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia), the exocarp (rind) of the gac fruit is hard, and covered with conical points one eighth inch high. There are two shapes of gac fruit available in Vietnam, oblong and almost round, however there are no differences in the ways the fruits are used or consumed.
There are also variations among different fruits with respect to their spine and fruit tips. In some fruits, the spines are smooth and dense, whereas in some, they are hard and thinly arranged. The oblong types are 6-10cm in length and round types are 4-6 cm in length.
In Vietnam , the oblong fruit weighs between 500g and 1600g and can be 10 to 13 cm long. Shadeque et al. reported that in Assam, the fruit weighs from 1 to 3 kg (35). Unlike bitter gourd, which is mostly harvested in the developmental stages, gac fruits in Vietnam are only picked at maturity when the fruit is bright red and seeds are hardened.
The mesocarp of the momordica cochinchinensis (gac) fruit is 1/2" thick, spongy and orange in color. The core is divided into cartilaginous chambers containing bright red fleshy seed pods . Each fruit has on average between 15 to 20 seeds. Seed are round, compressed and sculptured. Seed membrane and kernels contain oil and are used in traditional medicine.
There is no record of any use of the mesocarp. The average weight of the pulp is about 19% of the total fruit weight. An average gac fruit weighing 1kg yields approximately 190g of fruit pulp and 130g of seeds. The seed pulp of a ripe momordica cochinchinensis fruit is bright red in color and has a palatable bland to nutty taste.
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus Momordica
Species: Cochinchinnensis
This rampagenous perennial vine was given the name Muricia cochinchinensis by Loureiro, a Portuguese missionary-priest who published Flora Cochinchinensis in 1790. Later, Sprengel concluded that the plant belonged in the Linnean genus Momordica and changed the name in 1826 . The Vietnamese name of Momordica cochinchinensis spreng is Day Gac . The momordica cochinchinensis plant is also indigenous to China, Moluccas (Burma), Japan, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Bangladesh .
The plant can be cultivated either from seeds or root tubers. Leaves are alternate and deeply 3-5 lobed with toothed margins. The leaf stalk is glandular. The gac plant is dioecious, that is the male and female pants are separate. Flowers are pale-yellow and solitary in the axil of the leaves.
The production of parthenocarpic fruits, which is of economic importance, can be accomplished using growth regulators in the female plant in the absence of male plants. However induced parthenocarpic fruits have no seed, whereas hand pollinated fruits contain 18 seeds per fruit on average.
The plant starts flowering about 2 months after planting root tubers. This flowering usually occurs in April and continues to July/ August and sometimes until September. On average, it takes about 18-20 days for a fruit to mature from emergence of the bud of the female flower. A plant produces 30 to 60 fruits on average in one season. The ripe fruit is picked from August to February.
Fruits of Momordica cochinchinensis are big, densely aculaeate, green in color and when ripe, become dark orange or red. Unlike the bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia), the exocarp (rind) of the gac fruit is hard, and covered with conical points one eighth inch high. There are two shapes of gac fruit available in Vietnam, oblong and almost round, however there are no differences in the ways the fruits are used or consumed.
There are also variations among different fruits with respect to their spine and fruit tips. In some fruits, the spines are smooth and dense, whereas in some, they are hard and thinly arranged. The oblong types are 6-10cm in length and round types are 4-6 cm in length.
In Vietnam , the oblong fruit weighs between 500g and 1600g and can be 10 to 13 cm long. Shadeque et al. reported that in Assam, the fruit weighs from 1 to 3 kg (35). Unlike bitter gourd, which is mostly harvested in the developmental stages, gac fruits in Vietnam are only picked at maturity when the fruit is bright red and seeds are hardened.
The mesocarp of the momordica cochinchinensis (gac) fruit is 1/2" thick, spongy and orange in color. The core is divided into cartilaginous chambers containing bright red fleshy seed pods . Each fruit has on average between 15 to 20 seeds. Seed are round, compressed and sculptured. Seed membrane and kernels contain oil and are used in traditional medicine.
There is no record of any use of the mesocarp. The average weight of the pulp is about 19% of the total fruit weight. An average gac fruit weighing 1kg yields approximately 190g of fruit pulp and 130g of seeds. The seed pulp of a ripe momordica cochinchinensis fruit is bright red in color and has a palatable bland to nutty taste.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
What is Gac Fruits
Gac Fruit is the Tropical fruit.
It Ripens only once a year in the Month of December & January.
It Ripens only once a year in the Month of December & January.
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