@haritulsidas

Portulaca oleracea extract is also interesting.

Here's a review of its geroprotective constituents, but unfortunately it is paywalled:
https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057022020047

It is an AChE inhibitor, among other things.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #Aging
#Polysaccharides #Portulaca

@wcbdata @itwasntme223

'Among the compounds, many of which have cancer-fighting, contraceptive, and anti-inflammatory properties, is shyobunone, which acts on the brain’s gamma-aminobutiric acid (GABA) receptors and may contribute to the plant’s intoxicating smell. Miski believes that future analyses of the plant will reveal the existence of dozens of yet-to-be-identified compounds of medical interest.

“You find the same chemicals in rosemary, sweet flag, artichoke, sage, and galbanum, another Ferula plant,” the professor marvels. “It’s like you combined half a dozen important medicinal plants in a single species.”'

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#GABA

article from 2021:

Chicory Extracts and Sesquiterpene Lactones Show Potent Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens

https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fph14090941

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods

Eat #superfoods full of #vitaminE like avocados to boost your #skinhealth

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-16-protect-skin-by-eating-nutritious-superfoods.html

#functionalfoods

due to release of radioactive water from the Fukushima site.
Might switch to New Zealand coast grown wakame - shipping could be costly.

I'm not that concerned about the iodine since it could be stored for a few months while the radioactive I decays, but am concerned about radioactive cesium since it has a really long half life.

Wakame & fucoidan are among my favorite #FunctionalFoods & #NaturalProducts.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/amid-opposition-japan-takes-1st-step-to-release-nuclear-waste-into-ocean/2916489

research paper:
Benzaldehyde suppresses murine allergic asthma and rhinitis (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2014.07.029

So I'm trying ⬇️ Hope it does something good. Haven't yet calculated the the equivalent human does that was used on the mice in study.
#Allergies #Allergy #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods

My new favorite thing is equol & I will try to post on it this week.

Equol can be produced by gut bacteria from the metabolism of daidzein, an isoflavone found in soy and other plant foods. 'Can be' since some people's gut microbiomes can make it, but others can't.

Video on equol from NutritionFacts -
https://youtu.be/MjoHyxGT2rE

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #equol #isoflavones #GutMicrobiome #microbiome

@faab64

Mulberry has some good health properties -

"The Prokinetic, Laxative, and Antidiarrheal Effects of Morus nigra: Possible Muscarinic, Ca(2+) Channel Blocking, and Antimuscarinic Mechanisms"
https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5641

The trees grow too big for my yard, unfortunately.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods

research article (2019):
Puerarin suppresses TRPV1, calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P to prevent paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathic pain in rats
https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102417748563
~
Puerarin is a natural product found in kudzu root. Kudzu root is used to make Japanese kuzu noodles - don't know how much puerarin is in kuzu starch, but it's used traditionally as a digestive aid.

#2badItsPaywalled #CGRP #TRPV1 #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#puerarin #kuzu #neuropathy #ChronicPain

@noyes

The coffee study mentioned in the article is also interesting. Wonder why among possible active constituents chlorogenic acid is often not mentioned - it's cholinergic. Some they did mention are new to me (kahweol, Eicosanoyl-5-hydroxytryptamide) & I look forward to reading up on them.

link to research article:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.744872

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#coffee #neuroscience
#Alzheimers

@lichenlady94
Indeed there's a lot being published.
Looking forward to your posts.

I have a zotero library that can be accessed by anyone w/ a free zotero account:
https://www.zotero.org/rhyothemis_princeps/library

Response time is a bit slow, unfortunately.
frequently used tags - natural products, functional foods. article = primary research
review = review
abstract = usually means it's paywalled

I use #NaturalProducts & also #FunctionalFoods as a hashtags here.

Fruits can have similar color, appearance & flavor - or even be closely taxonomically related - & yet still differ in chemical composition:
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox5020017
#FunctionalFoods #NatualProducts #Berries #anthocyanins #polyphenols

@aliza

Another substance found in food that may benefit bone health is beta cryptoxanthin, found in mandarin oranges & peaches. Only one mouse study, tho (1). A study based on food diary data found consumption of foods containing β-cryptoxanthin is associated with later menopause onset (2).

Not a lot of evidence, but a good excuse to buy Satsuma mandarins if you like them.

1- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2015.08.003
2-
https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2016.1205759

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #bone #health #menopause
4/n

@scandrof

Although it is not yellow, the highest food source of lutein is kale.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-lutein

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods

@toad @melhathnofury @Lorrrraaaaine
Natto is overall a good functional food - has helped me w/ "aches & pains" (not from covid). An acquired taste/texture. Contains nattokinase, K2, PQQ, spermidine & GABA. It can be made in an Instant Pot using natto beans (small soy beans) & starter culture or store bought natto as starter.

Instant Pot natto instructions:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2THCK1072ND6J/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00FLYWNYQ

natto beans for sale:
https://www.laurasoybeans.com

#natto #FunctionalFoods #FermentedFoods
#NaturalProducts

@aliza

Intake of fresh legumes (includes green peas) is associated with later menopause onset (1).

As for possible downsides to spermidine - Dr Michael Greger has linked spermidine to 'cellulite' (dimpled skin) & colorectal polyps (2).

{ that's it for spermidine, but I have more to add to thread; will try to finish tomorrow }

1- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-209887
2- https://nutritionfacts.org/2013/10/24/can-cellulite-be-treated-with-diet/

#spermidine #menopause
#FunctionalFoods

3/n

@aliza
Spermidine is anabolic to bone (1) & can be found in wheat germ, green peas & mushrooms (2). It can also be produced by the gut microbiome in response to warm temperature (1).

Spermidine has gained popularity as a longevity supplement as it promotes autophagy (2).

1- video by Eleanor Sheeky - https://youtu.be/46AcaqivfDk
2- video by Dr Brad Stanfield - https://youtu.be/UVnXhfVs6EY

{ references are provided in description box of videos }

#aging #spermidine #autophagy
#FunctionalFoods

2/n

Are there any novel functional foods that can alleviate hypertension that is understudied but used in daily diet? Which foods do you want us to work on so as to alleviate heart problems? Care to venture some! #health #hypertension #foods #functionalfoods

critiques of ^ Jarlsberg cheese study:
https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-daily-jarlsberg-cheese-versus-camembert-and-measures-of-bone-thinning/

Steenson's critique seems fair overall.
In any case this study brought 1,4-hihydroxy-naphthoic acid ( #DHNA ) to my attention.

Diabetic or not, lowering glycation (#HbA1c) seems a good thing. Interesting effects reported on serum Ca & Mg, also. #Osteocalcin is linked to brain health as well as bone health.

I'm doing my own n=1 trial of Jarlsberg #cheese - only ~20g/day, tho. (57g/day in study)

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods

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