Plants that heal us.

The artichoke, dandelion, the turmeric, rosemary for fatty liver.

This page will deal exclusively with other plants and natural ingredients contained in the plants listed in the appendix document. I remember in order that there are drugs that contain all the principles eg. cinarepa, epatomed, silirex, silymarin, silymarin, legalon, etc..

Among the emerging diseases of modern life, the fatty liver is now very timely. With regard to hepatic steatosis, we now operate a distinction and classify the disease in:

Steatosis eatica from wrong diet with excessive intake of saturated fats (see serious diet)

Fatty liver by diet, in contrast drastic

Steatosis drug epatolesivi, aflatoxins, carbon tetrachloride, acetaldehyde etc. industrially.

Hepatic steatosis reduced disposal of fats (lipid disorders and genetic disorders, see lipids, apolipoprotein deficiency)

Fatty liver and increased synthesis of fatty tesaurismosi

Fatty liver in the course of chronic alcoholic intoxication.

Fatty liver in the course of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome

hepatic steatosis by stress, excess caffeine, hypothyroidism

steatosis deficiency of vitamins B12, PP,

Alcoholic fatty liver
Alcohol for example, has several effects on the body (eg in the central nervous system which depresses the inhibitory centers, while in the stomach has a powerful inflammatory effect), but the worst are those in the liver. In fact ethanol is metabolized in the liver to acetaldehyde or by way of catalase in peroxisomes, or by use of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, with use of coenzyme, which is reduced to NAD + to NADH and helps another reaction is going Nelke sense of the production of triglycerides., going to indirectly promote steatosis. Another route is via the cytochrome P450, which uses iron and produces acetaldehyde. However acetaldehyde promotes lipid peroxidation, a harmful reaction that causes damage to the cellular organelles as mitochondria may slow the β-oxidation, ie the process of disposal and utilization of fatty lipid accumulation and, therefore, steatosis. It also follows a reduced synthesis of apolipoprotein.

. Fortunately, nature has endowed glutathione, but fails in the course of intoxication by alcohol and also due to the reduction of S-adenosyl-methionine. The depletion of SAM involves hypomethylation of nucleic acids of the cell and this could be correlated with a greater likelihood of carcinogenesis. Finally, acetaldehyde also has the ability to form protein adducts and lipid, which stimulates macrophage and lymphocyte response in our body resulting in the production of cytokines and factors such as TNF alpha and trigger inflammation and fibrosis leading to cirrhosis of the liver.

Plants fortunately spoke with products that extract from artichoke, so called by the Arabs, al-kharshûf. From which we extract the cynaran, with a high component of acid caffeilchinici., After the water, the main component of the artichokes are carbohydrates including inulin stand and fiber. The main minerals are sodium, potassium, phosphorus and calcium. Among the prevailing presence of vitamins B1 and B3 and vitamin C. More important to explain the pharmacological activities of artichoke extracts is the presence of a complex of secondary metaboiliti, including caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, acid neoclorogenico, acid and criptoclorogenico cynarine,, flavonoids, rutin and sesquiterpene lactones. The effects seem to have cynarine cholagogues, that ease the production of bile and prevent obstructive jaundice (see The gallstones of the common bile duct stones: how to treat? Care of the common bile duct stones: Endoscopic sphincterotomy The drinking cure : the Fountain of Venus! Jaundice Bilirubin).

. Extracts of artichoke have shown in clinical trials to improve coleresi and thus promote digestion in patients with liver failure, as well as actions on the disposal of fatty liver and steatosis. The caffeic acid derivatives generally exhibit antioxidant and protective effects in the intoxication by alcohol and drugs and peroxidation and oxidative stress. The coleresi facilitated improves constipation (see also related topics: Constipation Constipation and diarrhea: how to determine and how to cure it. The defecation and constipation - The physiology of intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis, the diverticula, as cure. Constipation in The child just treatment of constipation with macrogol). Finally, it seems that action has also diabetes mellitus, because of bitter principles balance insulin / glucagon (see carbohydrate).

The dandelion, which grows wild in Milazzo, in the reserve of the Cape of Milazzo and God grant that Milazzese and the world notice it and keep it there (sorry for the outburst but here we are in the South!) Or Taraxacum officinalis or dandelion "or" flower of Bufi "or" piscialetto "in Venetian dialect, is a spontaneous herbaceous plant that grows well in Sicily but also to the north and up to 2000 meters, in addition to the Mediterranean and produces a daisy petals thin, very beautiful to behold, with lanceolate leaves that blooms in spring, and then drying out, creates the "head", ie un'inflorescenza, a pappus white, furry, play with children, that is blowing on the fly as you sow if they were many men with parachutes! As regards the active ingredients, the plant is a real treasure. The leaf contains especially: taraxinico acid derivatives (sesquiterpenlactone), triterpenes and steroids, flavonoids, vitamins (B1, B2, C, E). The root is particularly rich: sesquiterpenlactoni, and taraxacolide taraxinico acid, triterpenes and steroids, taraxacosidi, linoleic acid and linolenic acid (greatly needed in the diet!).

Curcuma longa or turmeric or saffron in India has anti-inflammatory properties. It is believed that turmeric is equipped with many medicinal properties and many in India use it as an antiseptic for cuts, burns and bruises. Doctors of Ayurvedic medicine believe that contains fluoride (the reduced form of fluorine), which is essential for teeth. It is also used as an antibacterial agent. In some Asian regions is taken as food supplement, useful for those with stomach problems. It is popular as a tee in Okinawa, Japan. It is currently under investigation for use in Alzheimer's disease. .. cancer and liver disorders Turmeric, has also become popular as a product to combat depression. Western scientists only recently have recognized the medicinal properties of turmeric.
Finally, the rosemary, from which we extract an essential oil. Rosemary. (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a shrub belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is the only species of the genus Rosmarinus, apart from some subspecies sometimes elevated to the rank of species (eg Rosmarinus eriocalix for many a mere subspecies of Rosmarinus officinalis) and Rosmarinus chilensis, which several authors attribute to the genus Sphacele Alquelaquen or gender. The properties are flavored aperitif, digestive, antispasmodic, diuretic, balsamic, antiseptic, rubefacient and challenging, but mainly detoxifying and antioxidant capacity in peroxidative stress by drugs and alcohol.
 

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