Slappy Hands
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynostemma_pentaphyllum
Apparently it contains the most saponins of any plant ever discovered. I'm curious if anyone has heard of it/had experience with it? I've been using it on and off for about 2 years (I much prefer the taste to green tea, which it basically replaced) but I'm curious how it fits into this "diet". I've read a few very interesting articles about it on pubmed and actually noticed a change in my throat issues only after making a pot of fresh tea 2 days in a row (not saying it's the reason, only stating what I noticed)
I'm browsing this http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 6X10001346 but it's difficult for me to understand and was hoping someone more scientifically minded could make sense of it. All I've really concluded is it's uber-death for cancer (similar to cannabis) and the pubmed articles support this, but I am not sure of the hormonal effects it may have (since I seem to remember green tea being praised as anti cancer as well, though I never read much into those claims). I've read that it's both water and oil solluable and has a very similar structure to our hormones in our body, and since it is claimed to be adaptogenic, I was wondering if this is beneficial for something like hypothyroidism, or detrimental.
Here are a few of the studies I've read:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20558230 - anti inflammatory
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24320209 - anti inflammatory
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23804546 - anti obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20213586 - anti diabetic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15330499 - pro colonic/anti ulcer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16167531 - regarding mutagenesis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17201150 - regarding cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20555000 - this one I don't understand. I don't know if it means it structurally damaged the DNA of cancerous cells, or generic cells.
There's like 40 years of studies though, so like I said, curious for a smarter person to dive in and swim around.
Apparently it contains the most saponins of any plant ever discovered. I'm curious if anyone has heard of it/had experience with it? I've been using it on and off for about 2 years (I much prefer the taste to green tea, which it basically replaced) but I'm curious how it fits into this "diet". I've read a few very interesting articles about it on pubmed and actually noticed a change in my throat issues only after making a pot of fresh tea 2 days in a row (not saying it's the reason, only stating what I noticed)
I'm browsing this http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 6X10001346 but it's difficult for me to understand and was hoping someone more scientifically minded could make sense of it. All I've really concluded is it's uber-death for cancer (similar to cannabis) and the pubmed articles support this, but I am not sure of the hormonal effects it may have (since I seem to remember green tea being praised as anti cancer as well, though I never read much into those claims). I've read that it's both water and oil solluable and has a very similar structure to our hormones in our body, and since it is claimed to be adaptogenic, I was wondering if this is beneficial for something like hypothyroidism, or detrimental.
Here are a few of the studies I've read:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20558230 - anti inflammatory
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24320209 - anti inflammatory
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23804546 - anti obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20213586 - anti diabetic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15330499 - pro colonic/anti ulcer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16167531 - regarding mutagenesis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17201150 - regarding cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20555000 - this one I don't understand. I don't know if it means it structurally damaged the DNA of cancerous cells, or generic cells.
There's like 40 years of studies though, so like I said, curious for a smarter person to dive in and swim around.