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Olive Leaf to Treat Hypertension

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20080829/olive-leaf-to-treat-hypertension?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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Now researchers in Germany and Switzerland have looked at how sets of identical human twins with borderline hypertension responded to taking olive leaf extract. Identical twins were used to help keep the data consistent, because genetic difference… More
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- Saved to Herbs and herbal supplements by Matti Narkia on August 30, 2008.
Food supplementation with an olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces blood pressure in borderline hypertensive monozygotic twins - Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Phytotherapy Research

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Tania Perrinjaquet-Moccetti, Andreas Busjahn, Caesar Schmidlin, Annette Schmidt, Barbara Bradl, Cem Aydogan. Food supplementation with an olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces blood pressure in borderline hypertensive monozygotic twins. … More
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Shiitake Mushroom, Herb Monograph - Flora Health Herb Encyclopedia

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Shiitake mushrooms, Lentinus edodes [Fam. Polyporaceae], are edible mushrooms valued by the Chinese for centuries for their immune stimulant properties. The active ingredients are polysaccharides, compounds now recognized for helping to strengthen… More
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Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) - CIMER - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

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Shiitake has been taken by mouth for boosting the immune system, decreasing cholesterol levels and for anti-aging. Lentinan, derived from shiitake (Lentinus edodes), has been injected as an adjunct treatment for cancer and HIV infection, although … More
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Artichoke Leaf Extract Lowers Cholesterol

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Researchers at the University of Reading have found that an over-the-counter Artichoke Leaf Extract (ALE) from the globe artichoke plant can lower cholesterol in otherwise healthy individuals with moderately raised levels.
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Artichoke leaf extract (Cynara scolymus) reduces plasma cholesterol in otherwise healthy hypercholesterolemic adults: A randomized, double blind placebo controlled trial - ScienceDirect - Phytomedicine

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Bundy R, Walker AF, Middleton RW, Wallis C, Simpson HC. Artichoke leaf extract (Cynara scolymus) reduces plasma cholesterol in otherwise healthy hypercholesterolemic adults: A randomized, double blind placebo controlled trial. Phytomedicine. 200… More
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Shiitake Mushroom - Sloan-Kettering

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As a dietary supplement, Shiitake mushroom is frequently used for cancer prevention and treatment. Lentinan, a polysaccharide, is believed to the active component and has been studied for its anticancer effects on colon cancer (7), prostate cance… More
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Maitake - Sloan-Kettering

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The active constituent is thought to be a beta-glucan polysaccharide. The whole mushroom is used primarily as a dietary element, but extracts and supplements are sold as immune stimulants for patients with HIV or cancer.
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Reishi Mushroom - Sloan-Kettering

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The active constituents are thought to include both beta-glucan polysaccharides and triterpenes. Reishi mushroom is used as an immune stimulant by patients with HIV or cancer. Extracts of Reishi can stimulate macrophages and alter the levels of TN… More
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Olive leaf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree (Olea europaea). While olive oil is well known for its flavor and health benefits, the leaf has been used medicinally in various times and places. Natural olive leaf and olive leaf extracts (OLE), are now m… More
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