Benefit of mistletoe to prevent cancerand hypertension - This large family of loranthceae islike a homeless, always ride to live on other plants. Mistletoe known as aparasitic plant that lives depend on its host. Besides, mistletoes even takefood from its host to survive.
But, did you know that the mistletoeappears to have efficacy for preventing and treating many diseases, especiallycancer and hypertension? A research according to experts, there are severalspecies of mistletoes that proved able to prevent the growth of cancer cellsamong which scurrula oortinam, dendrophthoe pentranda and macrosolencochinchinensis.
How mistletoe can prevent cancer?
Mistletoes contain flavonoid compounds quersetin that possess antitumor. Quersetin active substances is class 1 of flavonoids that have powerfulantioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity of quersetin 4.7 whereas vitamin c only1. Another study proved that the methanol extract of the mistletoe cansignificantly inhibit the growth of myeloma cell proliferation or cancer ofplasma cells. Scientists suspect that the mistletoe contains mistellektin,vikotoksin, glikan, and amino acids that have the role of each.
Mistelektin role as an active driver ofeffector cells of the body. Vitoksin as the initial driving force for naturalkiller cell activity in order to perform the work. Glikan role in the processantiproliferasi and amino acids contribute to the activity of anticancerrespiration resulting in the phenomenon.
Similar study conducted by Gunver S.Kienle from the Institute for Applied Epistemology and MedicalMethodology, Freiburg - Germany, found that themistletoes are anticancer. He proved that mistletoe extracts viscum albumovercome breast cancer. Active compound whose role it is to conquer themalignant cell lectin that cause apoptosis (cell suicide process of stimulatingcancer).
Another addition, the mistletoe used in the treatment ofcancer is a mistletoe from the host plant that has high antioxidant.
Another addition, the mistletoe used in the treatment ofcancer is a mistletoe from the host plant that has high antioxidant.
How mistletoe can prevent hypertension?
Other than cancer, mistletoe is alsoproven efficacious to treat hypertension. As the research results of BamidaleA. Iwalokun from the department of biochemistry and nutrition, medical researchinstitute Nigeria. In the study, they used a mistletoe plant from speciesloranthus micranthus. This semiparasite plantcontain the active substance terpenoids, steroids and tannins that become anintermediary in the mechanism of antihypertensive agents. Active substance inthe mistletoe causing relaxation of smooth muscle and cardiac muscle byblocking calcium entry into ektraseluler cells.Relaxation of vascular smooth muscle causes reduction inblood pressure. Researchers tested the in vivo antihypertensive efficacy of the mistletoe leaves water extract on rat wistar. Theresults indicate that the mistletoe extract significantly reduced bloodpressure in the rat 11.28% of normal blood pressure. In addition, mistletoe-containing quercetin is able to lowerhigh blood pressure.
So that was a brief explanation of thebenefits of mistletoe to treat cancer and hypertension. What did you think?please leave a comment and let me know.
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