(ANSA) - Rome, April 3 - White wine may prove to be
effective in combating bird flu, according to a study cited
by the Italian Wines Union(UIV).
Scientists have known for some time that white wine, like
red wine, is beneficial in combating cholesterol. However, a
recent study found that white wine and white grape juice
contain the active ingredients in Tamiflu, considered by many
experts to be one of the most promising medicines against
bird flu.
effective in combating bird flu, according to a study cited
by the Italian Wines Union(UIV).
Scientists have known for some time that white wine, like
red wine, is beneficial in combating cholesterol. However, a
recent study found that white wine and white grape juice
contain the active ingredients in Tamiflu, considered by many
experts to be one of the most promising medicines against
bird flu.
The study was published by the British Medical Journal
and found that white wine grapes contain shikimic acid and
quercitin, the primary ingredients in the Chinese star anise
plant used to make Tamiflu.
and found that white wine grapes contain shikimic acid and
quercitin, the primary ingredients in the Chinese star anise
plant used to make Tamiflu.
According Alberto Bertelli, a University of Milan
researcher and scientific advisor to UIV, while caution is
needed consuming star anise, the same benefits can be
achieved by drinking a glass of white wine or white grape
juice a day.
Furthermore, while there is an abundance of white wine in
the world, supplies of Chinese star anise are limited and
there is the risk of mistaking it with the Japanese star
anise plant, which is highly toxic.
Drinking white wine is apparently also good for the
lungs. According to a June 2002 study by the University of
Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, people
who drink white wine regularly have healthier lungs than
people who do not drink alcohol at all, and those who drink
beer, spirits and even red wine.
A flood of scientific studies have shown that drinking
two glasses of red wine has a beneficial effect in preventing
diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinsons as well as
cholesterol-related cardiovascular conditions.
This is because the alcohol and antioxidants in red wine
help increase the levels of 'good' HDL cholesterol and lower
the levels of 'bad' LDL cholesterol and even eliminate it
from the heart and blood passages.
The prime substance in red wine which produces these
benefits is resveratrol, which is found in red grape skins.
More recently, studies have discovered that white
wine, which is not fermented 'in the skin', contains
tyrosine, a molecule which acts in a similar way to
resveratrol.
The positive effects of both red and white wines,
experts warned, are only beneficial when wines is consumed
in moderation.
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Herbal diabetes discovery: Chinese herb slashes blood sugar by 50 percent in three weeks
(NewsTarget) Researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute have discovered that berberine, a Chinese herb, can significantly lower blood sugar levels in diabetics.
Chinese, Korean and Australian scientists administered the herb -- traditionally used to treat diarrhea and heal wounds -- to rats and found that after three weeks, the rats' blood sugar levels had dropped by 50 percent.
Diabetes is largely brought on by poor lifestyle choices that result in too much glucose in the blood which prevents insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar, from properly doing its job. The researchers' study, published in the journal Diabetes, says that berberine helps insulin work more efficiently so that it can successfully lower levels of blood sugar.
Conventional medical doctors usually treat the disease with pharmaceuticals such as metformin and thiazolidinedione, which can have harmful side effects. Professor David James, head of Garvan's diabetes and obesity research program, says drug firms and the medical community recognize the need for safer alternatives to traditional diabetes drugs.
"There's a tremendous need for new therapies and here we are with a new one on the table," says James. "This is very exciting because clearly (diabetes is) a growing problem and now we're looking at a new weapon in our armory in the fight against it."
"Type 2 diabetes is easily managed or even outright cured with natural medicine," added Mike Adams, a consumer health advocate. "Berberine is only the latest in a long line of herbs with documented blood sugar lowering effects, including cinnamon, gymnema, banaba, bitter melon and many others."
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