Scientific Research & Case Studies
Lingzhi [Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum mushroom] has been found to strengthen the respiratory system and to have a healing effect on the lungs, and is particularly beneficial for individuals with asthma, cough and other respiratory complaints. At least one population study conducted in the 1970s confirms this claim. When more than 2,000 Chinese with chronic bronchitis took lingzhi syrup, 60 to 90% felt better within two weeks and reported an improved appetite.
Information sited from Medicinal Mushrooms, written by Christopher Hobbs, and published in Herbs for Health, Jan/February 97.
"Research
suggests that Stinging
nettle's anti-inflammatory
actions are attributed to its ability to
interrupt the production and actions of
inflammation-producing immune cells in the
body (cytokines, prostaglandins and
leukotreines). Another randomized
double-blind study was performed on nettle
in 1990 which confirmed its traditional uses
for allergies and rhinitis (a common
inflammatory disorder causing sneezing,
nasal congestion and discharge and itchy
skin and often triggered by allergies). In
this study with 69 patients, nettle extract
again rated higher than placebo: 58%
reported it relieved most all their symptoms
and 48% stated it was more effective than
other over-the-counter medications. It was
still being confirmed as a beneficial
treatment for rhinitis 10 years later when
researchers then suggested the same sort of
inflammatory immune cell suppression was
responsible for the documented effects."
Information
sited from Raintree
Nutrition
Stinging
nettle has
been used for hundreds of years to treat
rheumatism (disorders of the muscles and
joints), eczema, arthritis, gout, and
anemia. Today, many people use it to treat
urinary problems during the early stages of
an enlarged prostate (called benign
prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), for urinary
tract infections, for kidney stones, for hay
fever (allergic rhinitis), or in compresses
or creams for treating joint pain, sprains
and strains, tendonitis, and insect bites.
Information sited from University of Maryland Medical
Center
"Forty-nine
patients with severe sinusitis (48 acute, 1
chronic) were randomly assigned to receive, in
double-blind fashion, bromelain
(Ananase[R];
2 tablets 4 times a day) or a placebo for
six days, in addition to antibiotics and
other standard medications. Eighty percent
of the patients receiving bromelain had
good-to-excellent improvement, compared with
50% of those given the placebo. Bromelain
was significantly more effective than
placebo in relieving nasal discomfort,
breathing difficulty, and pain. Compared
with placebo, bromelain also significantly
reduced the mean duration of standard
therapy (16 days vs. 10 days)."
Information
sited from BNET Business
Network