Two ayurvedic drugs hold out hope for Alzheimer’s patients

The Indian Express ^ | Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | Pritha Chatterjee

[entropy12]

How soon before I can buy those at Walgreens???

[Lancey Howard]

Last year, the institute was also able to establish similar therapeutic effects of another Ayurvedic drug — Aparajita or Clitoria ternatea.

"Clitoria ternatea"?
Sounds... promising.

[Lancey Howard]

Is this some hi-tech April Fool’s joke only scientists get?

[Jyotishi]

Plants Profile for Clitoria ternatea (Asian pigeonwings) | USDA PLANTS

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=Clte3

[Dysart]

"Clitoria ternatea"? Sounds... promising.

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Yes, it is said to stimulate excitatory neural transmitters.

[gleeaikin]

It’s no April Fools joke. Many of our popular pharmaceuticals started out as plant based herbal remedies. Valerian herb to Valium drug, quinine for Malaria, etc.

[Qilin]

A combination of uridine and fish oil is also showing some promise:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/alzheimers-nutrient-mixture-0709.html

Both uridine and fish oil are currently available on the market, just be sure you get a good quality fish oil which has been molecularly distilled to remove the heavy metals.

[Dysart]

it is a long list- asprin, digitalis for afib/heart failure..many pharmaceuticals a harsher herbal derivatives.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Sounds like a drug for pussies.

[Lancey Howard]

Plants Profile for Clitoria ternatea (Asian pigeonwings) | USDA PLANTS

Ahh... It's flora.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Well, Hearst did call it 'rosebud.'

[libbylu]

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130331/ARTICLES/130339979?p=1&tc=pg
Dr’s story about coconut oil helping her husband from yesterday.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Here is another recent story on subject. Worth a read. Dr Mercola is suggesting that diet could be preventative.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/31/diet-may-slow-alzheimers.aspx?e_cid=20130331_SNL_Art_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20130331

[Trafalgar123]

Here’s a book with good information on natural supplements for Alzheimer’s: Awakening from Alzheimer’s: How 9 Maverick Doctors are Reversing Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Memory Loss

http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Alzheimers-Maverick-Reversing-ebook/dp/B008CJQYFQ#reader_B008CJQYFQ

[mazz44]

Since this out of control enzyme is most likely a protein, then the best course of action, is the use of proteolytic(systemic) enzymes. Their primary function is to seek out, neutralize and destroy rogue proteins. They do not go after normal protein complexes. They also remove fibrin, which may be one cause of many dementias.

It is interesting that this disease is beginning to affect the younger generation. This coincides with higher toxic and viral loads that we are faced with. Our bodies use its finite supply of these enzymes to neutralize toxins and pathogenic invaders. As our supplies dwindle, rationing becomes necessary, thus contributing to disease. Luckily, we have the ability to supplement with these enzymes.

If more people choose this, many disease states can be avoided and research has proved, treated.

[basil]

Give me a call when you find out—I’ll meet you there—LOL!

[RegulatorCountry]

Turmeric has also shown promise but is difficult to deliver to the bloodstream in sufficient amount for demonstrable therapeutic benefit. The digestive tract destroys most of it, so patches or sublingual liquids have been tried with limited success. There’s also the aesthetic problem of turning yellow.

[House Atreides]

Plants Profile for Clitoria ternatea (Asian pigeonwings) | USDA PLANTS
Ahh... It’s flora.
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Yep. There’s nothing like being off work on a warm spring day when the Clitoria termatea is flowering.

[Jyotishi]

Thank you. I have observed that Alzheimer’s and related conditions are rare among communities such as those in India, Thailand and the Philippines where coconut oil is consumed on a daily basis.