phytonutrients
09/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook
This humble medicinal herb found in open grasslands found to promote wound healing in diabetics
The unfortunately named asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta) is a hairy herb that is often seen in the open grasslands of India and Australia. But a Bangladeshi study showed that this humble plant could help heal wounds in diabetic animals. The high blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes cause the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that […]
09/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Leaves of this Egyptian plant could be the next big thing in alternative medicine, according to this study
An Italian study gave top marks to the leaves of the warka (Ficus vasta), a species of fig tree found in Egypt. Long used as an ethnomedicine for all kinds of illnesses, the leaves are reported to contain plenty of phenolics with strong antioxidant activity. Natural sources of these antioxidants are growing more important as […]
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