Post by beebs on Apr 24, 2011 9:06:05 GMT -5
Natural, without toxic effects, unless you suffer from allergies or sensitivities.
Crush curry leaves and put on your foods several times a day, and within a month, your cholesterol will normalize. Lifestyle modification and altering diet will sustain good cholesterol.
It contains Salicylic acid from salicylate, so careful if you are sensitive. Best to read up on compounds it contains before trying it!
Curry leaves can be found in Asian shops.
Will keep your hair strong and healthy too
An ayurvedic doctor is likely to find out the root cause on an individual basis, and prescribe several compounds in one, there is always more than one system involved.
PubMed article: (more here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=curry%20leaves)
Am J Chin Med. 2006;34(2):279-84.
Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii Spreng.) reduces blood cholesterol and glucose levels in ob/ob mice.
Xie JT, Chang WT, Wang CZ, Mehendale SR, Li J, Ambihaipahar R, Ambihaipahar U, Fong HH, Yuan CS.
Source
Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Abstract
We observed that curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) extract possesses the property to decrease blood cholesterol and blood glucose levels in diabetic ob/ob mice. Mice received daily intraperitoneal injections of 80 mg/kg curry leaf extract for 10 consecutive days. The extract significantly decreased blood cholesterol level from 277.6 +/- 16.6 mg/d (day 0) to 182.0 +/- 15.3 mg/d (day 10, p < 0.01 compared with the change in vehicle group). The extract also significantly decreased blood glucose level from 387.0 +/- 15.6 mg/dl (day 0) to 214.0 +/- 26.6 mg/dl (day 10, p < 0.01). In addition, body weight was reduced after extract treatment. Our data suggest that curry leaf may be proved to be of clinical importance in improving the management of high cholesterol level and type 2 diabetes. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16552838
From Wiki (can be found in published medical journals):
"The leaves of Murraya koenigii are also used as a herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Their properties include much value as an anti-diabetic,[2] antioxidant,[3] antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-hypercholesterolemic etc. Curry leaves are also known to be good for hair, for keeping it healthy and long. They also contain iron.
Although most commonly used in curries, leaves from the curry tree can be used in many other dishes to add spice." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_Tree
Gugulu is another good one. Except that nothing is as simple. Best to consult with an Ayurvedic doctor. I found an article which shows the complexity and sequence of biochemistry involving cholesterol as viewed by Ayurvedic Medicine. www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/high_blood_cholesterol.html Practiced for over 4000 years, they go in depth in a holistic fashion going to the root cause. Allopathic medicine does not. Most of the compounds are extracted from fruits and vegetables, only 40% are from roots, leaves of trees, herbs and tree barks. My own personal view, is that if cholesterol is elevated, the root cause needs to be tackled rather than taking dangerous statins, which does nothing to correct the imbalances that causes high cholesterol, which by the way, is NOT the main cause for heart attacks and atherosclerosis!!
Crush curry leaves and put on your foods several times a day, and within a month, your cholesterol will normalize. Lifestyle modification and altering diet will sustain good cholesterol.
It contains Salicylic acid from salicylate, so careful if you are sensitive. Best to read up on compounds it contains before trying it!
Curry leaves can be found in Asian shops.
Will keep your hair strong and healthy too
An ayurvedic doctor is likely to find out the root cause on an individual basis, and prescribe several compounds in one, there is always more than one system involved.
PubMed article: (more here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=curry%20leaves)
Am J Chin Med. 2006;34(2):279-84.
Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii Spreng.) reduces blood cholesterol and glucose levels in ob/ob mice.
Xie JT, Chang WT, Wang CZ, Mehendale SR, Li J, Ambihaipahar R, Ambihaipahar U, Fong HH, Yuan CS.
Source
Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Abstract
We observed that curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) extract possesses the property to decrease blood cholesterol and blood glucose levels in diabetic ob/ob mice. Mice received daily intraperitoneal injections of 80 mg/kg curry leaf extract for 10 consecutive days. The extract significantly decreased blood cholesterol level from 277.6 +/- 16.6 mg/d (day 0) to 182.0 +/- 15.3 mg/d (day 10, p < 0.01 compared with the change in vehicle group). The extract also significantly decreased blood glucose level from 387.0 +/- 15.6 mg/dl (day 0) to 214.0 +/- 26.6 mg/dl (day 10, p < 0.01). In addition, body weight was reduced after extract treatment. Our data suggest that curry leaf may be proved to be of clinical importance in improving the management of high cholesterol level and type 2 diabetes. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16552838
From Wiki (can be found in published medical journals):
"The leaves of Murraya koenigii are also used as a herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Their properties include much value as an anti-diabetic,[2] antioxidant,[3] antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-hypercholesterolemic etc. Curry leaves are also known to be good for hair, for keeping it healthy and long. They also contain iron.
Although most commonly used in curries, leaves from the curry tree can be used in many other dishes to add spice." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_Tree
Gugulu is another good one. Except that nothing is as simple. Best to consult with an Ayurvedic doctor. I found an article which shows the complexity and sequence of biochemistry involving cholesterol as viewed by Ayurvedic Medicine. www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/high_blood_cholesterol.html Practiced for over 4000 years, they go in depth in a holistic fashion going to the root cause. Allopathic medicine does not. Most of the compounds are extracted from fruits and vegetables, only 40% are from roots, leaves of trees, herbs and tree barks. My own personal view, is that if cholesterol is elevated, the root cause needs to be tackled rather than taking dangerous statins, which does nothing to correct the imbalances that causes high cholesterol, which by the way, is NOT the main cause for heart attacks and atherosclerosis!!