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Botanicals for health
1. PBRC
2012 Botanicals for Health
Special points of interest:
Cinnamon can increase insulin sensitivity
Ginger can help reduce chronic diseases
Lemongrass has been used against colds
Olive has other healthful components other than oil
B otanicals for chronic dis eas e prevention
Botanicals are phytochemicals sage, sassafras, tamarind, over the years in Europe have
from plants that have an tarragon, tea, thyme, and found similar results.
Cinnamon impact on human health. turmeric. These plants have
Many of the plant phytochemi- specific phytochemicals that One of the healthiest diets in
cals act as anti-oxidants that have been shown to kill can- the world, the Mediterranean
get rid of many harmful com- cer cells, reduce diabetes risk Diet is high in fruits and vege-
pounds in the body. They are and to protect blood vessels tables, healthful oils and
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobi- against plaque formation. The many botanicals. Typical bo-
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al, antitumor, cardiovascular types and numbers of phyto- tanicals as part of the Medi-
system enhancing and choles- chemicals in these and many terranean diet are garlic, on-
terol lowering compounds. other botanicals is in the thou- ion, mint, lime, orange, lemon,
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They also influence the im- sands. fennel, basil, bay leaf, dill,
mune system and act as anti- pomegranate, rosemary, sage,
diabetic compounds. Many large scale studies have tarragon, and thyme. This diet
shown that plant phytochemi- is also high in olive oil, red
We consume many botanicals cals offer protection against wine and tomatoes. The Medi-
as part of our regular diet that cancer and cardiovascular terranean diet is particularly
offer health benefits beyond disease. In the Nurse’s Health good for heart health.
basic nutrition. Plants that can Study, a large scale, long term
be part of a normal diet in- study on women showed that
clude aloe, anise, basil, bay those consuming the most
leaf, cacao, cayenne, cinna- fruits and vegetables had
mon, cloves, coffee, dill, eu- reduced risk for colorectal
calyptus, fennel, garlic, ginger, cancer and cardiovascular
ginseng, geranium, lemon, disease. A similar large scale
lemongrass, lime, mint, mace, study on men called the
Inside this issue: mustard, nutmeg, olive, oats, Health Professionals Study
onion, orange, parsley, pome- found the same results. Sever-
granate, radish, rosemary, al other large scale studies Basil , olive oil, tomatoes and mozzarella
Ginger 2
cheese are components of the
Mediterranean Diet
Lemongrass 2
Cinnamon
Olive 2 Cinnamon has been used by of all foods. Cinnamon has reduce cholesterol and
folk medicine specialists several phytochemicals that blood glucose levels, and
Rosemary 3
around the world for treating have been identified for hav- control several bacterial and
diabetes, as an anti-bacterial ing important effects in the fungal infections. Cinnamon
and anti-fungal agent, and as body such as increasing mus- is particularly effective in
Tarragon 3 an anti-oxidant. Most of the cle and liver insulin sensitivity, persons with Type 2 Diabe-
spices used in cooking such reducing blood glucose, total tes. Cinnamon may also be
as cinnamon, cloves, and cholesterol, and triglyceride helpful in cancer prevention
Thyme 3 turmeric have the highest levels while raising good (HDL) by increasing certain en-
antioxidant values in foods. cholesterol. Several studies zyme activities.
The antioxidant value of cin- have shown that cinnamon
Turmeric 4
namon is the second largest can reduce blood pressure,
2. Botanicals for Health
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Ginger
Because of its pungent taste that some studies have linked was able to reduce triglycerides
and interesting aroma, ginger the consumption of ginger with and LDL cholesterol and to in-
has been used since the ancient beneficial effects in: crease HDL cholesterol.
times as a spice. It remains an Heart Disease Ginger has been used in eastern
important cooking spice around Cancer medicine for the treatment of
the world. Ginger is the under- gastrointestinal ailments. The
Hypertension
ground stem or rhizome of the combined treatment of antibiot- Ginger
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plant Zingiber officinale Roscoe. ics and ginger were tested for
Ginger has anti-inflammatory, Diabetes the control and treatment of
anti-thrombotic, cholesterol- Osteoarthritis Helicobacter pylori infections.
lowering, blood pressure- Bacterial infections The treatment was effective and
lowering, antimicrobial, antioxi- was shown to inhibit H. pylori
dant, antitumor and hypoglyce- Ginger has been shown to pos- growth.
mic properties. Because of sess anti-diabetic activity in a
these properties, it is no wonder variety of animal studies and it
Lemongrass
Plant Lemongrass or Cymbopogon has been used for nervous and used as a treatment for ring-
phytochemicals citratus is grown in the warm gastrointestinal disturbances, worm and other fungal infec-
climates for use as a flavoring high blood pressure, pain, vom- tions as well as a mosquito
protect against in foods. Lemongrass is incor- iting, cough, fever, cold and repellent.
porated into many foods in joint pain in South East Asia When ingested, lemongrass oil
bacterial
Thailand and other South East and South America. suppresses certain enzymes in
infections, free Asian countries and in South As an antiseptic and an astrin- the cholesterol synthesis path-
America. It is used in soups, gent, lemongrass oil has also way and for this reason has
radical damage,
teas, meat and chicken dishes. been used for various skin con- been suggested to help reduce
and chronic The main component identified ditions. Lemongrass oil has cholesterol levels.
in lemongrass that has health also been found to be an effec-
disease
benefits is citral. Lemongrass tive fungicidal and has been
development.
Olive
Olive branch
The Mediterranean diet is one of olive oil that offer protection pounds in olives and olive oil
the healthiest for heart health. against heart disease. The com- can prevent LDL oxidation. They
Many believe that it is the mono- pounds in olive oil are strong can also reduce total cholesterol
unsaturated fatty acid content anti-oxidants and are anti- and triglyceride levels. A compo-
that makes olive oil healthy. inflammatory agents. They re- nent in olive oil, fruit and leaves
However, research show that move free radicals that cause known as oleuropein, has also
olive oil has many compounds damage inside blood vessels been shown to inhibit cancer
that make olive oil a functional and cells. Arterial damage can development, reduce the risk for
food. Functional food gives occur after a meal when fat and Alzheimer’s and even protect
health benefits beyond basic other substances are absorbed against peptic ulcer by inhibiting
nutrition. It is now believed that as LDL particles. Preventing LDL bacterial growth.
it is those other compounds in oxidation is key, and com-
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Rosemary
Rosemary Rosmarinus offici- from various harmful chemicals ic heart disease, cataract, yeast
nalis L. is an herb grown in and to reduce cancerous chang- and bacterial infections and
many parts of the world, particu- es. The most important constitu- cancer. There is also a compo-
larly in the Mediterranean re- ents of rosemary have antioxi- nent in rosemary that has been
gion. It is used in foods and dant effects. As antioxidants found to improve the health and
beverages and in cosmetics. they protect against free radical maintenance of nerve tissue
Rosemary has a distinctive fla- damage and oxidative stress and stimulate new nerve growth.
vor when used in foods. It has which can cause cancer and This could be particularly benefi-
been used in folk medicine as aging. Rosemary and its constit- cial for prevention of Alzheimer’s
Rosemary potatoes an antispasmodic, as a treat- uents have a therapeutic poten- disease.
ment for respiratory disorders tial in treatment or prevention of
and to stimulate hair growth. bronchial asthma, peptic ulcer,
Extract of rosemary has also inflammatory diseases, liver
been found to protect the liver toxicity, atherosclerosis, ischem-
Tarragon High level of free
Artemisia dracunculus L. or processes. shows improvement in insulin radicals causes
Tarragon is a genus of aromatic Recent research on the health resistance with A. dracunculus oxidative stress,
and bitter plants of a large sun- effects of Russian tarragon has and its use as a potential treat-
flower family Asteraceae. focused on its influence on ment for the metabolic syn- which can cause
Tarragon has an impact on glucose and insulin levels in drome. Components in A. dran-
chronic disease
human health in many ways. diabetes. A. dracunculus can cunculus L. extract increased
The therapeutic properties were impact lipid metabolism in the glucose transport into cells from development and
discovered in the Middle Ages muscle, such as the use of fat the bloodstream. It also reduced
aging. This can be
when it was used to treat fever for energy vs storage in the cell, glucose synthesis in the liver in
and upper respiratory infections, and influencing the synthesis diabetic laboratory animals. eliminated by
ulcers and plaque epidemics, to of new fat cells. Preliminary
stimulate appetite and digestive research in laboratory animals antioxidants.
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris L. is an dant and a biocidal agent. It is can preserve lipid molecules
Thyme important culinary herb used in antibacterial and fungicidal. It from oxidation. The antioxidant
many regions of the world, par- has been used since early histo- property is effective in different
ticularly in the Mediterranean ry as a preservative and an anti- components in the cell as well
region and the United States. bacterial agent. These proper- as in red blood cells. Research
It is used as an aromatic flavor- ties allow thyme to be used as a also shows that components in
ing in sauces, stews, dressing, preservative in foods. There are thyme can help detoxify harmful
meats, poultry and seafood. many other components that chemicals in the liver such as
It has also been used in teas. also act as strong antioxidants. alcohol.
One of the therapeutic com- Studies have shown that the
pounds in thyme is called essential oils in thyme have
thymol which is a strong antioxi- strong antioxidant effects and
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Turmeric
The yellow colored com- molecules involved in in- systems. Eliminating the
Turmeric root pound of turmeric was flammatory conditions reactive oxygen species
isolated in 1842 and was such as rheumatoid arthri- can help prevent LDL oxi-
named curcumin. Because tis, psoriasis, cancer ad dation and reduce the risk
of its chemical structure, asthma, and by external for cardiovascular disease,
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oxidant and free radical stop the immune system mer’s and alcoholic liver
Authors: scavenger and can there- from responding by block- disease. There are several
Heli Roy PhD, MBA, RD fore prevent diseases that ing a reaction that would drugs that are used to
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Philip Brantley PhD, Director involve damage caused by lead to a host of negative treat blood lipids and insu-
Pennington Biomedical free radicals. Curcumi- responses. They also de- lin levels. Turmeric has the
Research Center noids can inhibit factors crease the levels of com- potential to be used as a
Steven Heymsfield, MD, that are involved in stimu- pounds that cause pain, natural compound to sta-
Executive Director
lation of the immune sys- fever and blood clotting. bilize blood lipids and glu-
tem when an individual is Curcuminoids can improve cose levels by helping
subjected to stressors the antioxidant status in prevent lipid oxidation.
such as radiation or infec- the body by increasing the Turmeric feeding had a
www.pbrc.edu tion. They have been circulation of antioxidant positive effect on glucose
shown to suppress the vitamin C and E, and en- and lipid levels in mice.
production of a number of hancing other enzyme