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Quercetin Fights the H1N1 Flu

By on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
    Back in September, 2008, a study was published about how quercetin improved the ability of mice to have a reduced susceptibility to contracting the flu. The study was published by The American Physiological Society. Research data produced by the study showed that stressful exercise increased the probability of mice in the research group contracting the flu. But if the mice ingested quercetin, the mice did not become sick with the flu. Quercetin is a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables. Quercetin is a close relative to resveratrol, and can be found in onions, red wine, blueberries, tea, grapes and broccoli. Earlier research has shown quercetin to have anti-viral properties in cell culture experiments and some animal studies. None of the earlier studies examined the flu or how it could be treated. Read the rest of this entry »

Well-Being Targeted by Quercetin

By on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Quercetin originates in food sources and some is made into supplements. Onions have a high concentration of quercetin and as a flavonoid; the quercetin levels are also relatively high in kale, broccoli, apples and tea. Research has shown quercetin, as a flavonoid, delivers anti-oxidant effects. For this reason, quercetin is being studied as one of the many flavonoids which may contribute to overall good health. Because of the research findings it has been promoted as being effective in a wide variety of diseases, including cancer, eczema, pruritus, treating allergies and asthma, arthritis, prostatitis, fibromyalgia, cataracts and macular degeneration.  Quercetin also promotes wound healing.

Quercetin is promoted in a number of different ways, most of which use research studies to support the suggested uses. It has been promoted to help prevent or treat different types of cancer and quercetin has also been promoted to treat the symptoms of a swollen prostrate. It has also been pushed as a way to relieve neurological complications of diabetes. Read the rest of this entry »

Natural Anti-histamine: Quercetin

By on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 | No Comments

    Quercetin is being referred to as a biological response modifier. When I first told about this reference I had no idea what it meant. First, it has to be realized that quercetin is a flavonoid and they are generally referred to as nature’s biological response modifiers. This is because flavonoids have an ability to modify the body’s reaction to other compounds, such as viruses, allergens, and carcinogens, as evidenced by their anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-viral and anti-cancer properties.

    Quercetin demonstrates a strong anti-inflammatory activity due to direct restriction of a number of the beginning processes of inflammation. Quercetin restricts both the manufacture and release of histamine and other allergic and inflammatory compounds. Quercetin appears to be useful in virtually all inflammatory and allergic conditions, i.e., asthma, hay fever, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and this would include diabetes and cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

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