Posted on 07/03/2008 11:52:34 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Austin, TX (AHN) - Watermelon rinds could be the new natural aphrodisiac, new research has shown. Researchers from Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center say the fruit's rind can have a Viagra-like effect.
The flesh and rind of watermelons contain citrulline, which reacts with the body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities. The compound is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems. Just like the popular Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), it also helps relax and dilate blood vessels.
Researchers are now working on breeding watermelons with higher concentrations of citrulline in the flesh of the fruit. Nearly 60 percent of this phyto-nutrient is found in watermelon rind than the flesh. Though found in all colors of watermelon, it has the highest concentration in the yellow fleshed types.
However, a person would need to eat about six cups of watermelon to get enough citrulline to boost the body's arginine level and have the desired effect.
The organic compound citrulline is an alpha-amino acid. Its name is derived from citrullus, the Latin word for watermelon, from which it was first isolated in 1930. Citrulline in the form of citrulline malate is sold as a performance-enhancing athletic dietary supplement which is said to reduce muscle fatigue.
It's true!!! lol.
We can’t sell Sevin in Wisconsin anymore; it’s been banned by the Greenies.
It truly is some toxic stuff, so you might want to switch to a product made by the company Bonide called “Eight.” They also make a Japanese Beetle Killer. Both can just be sprayed on, but you’ll still lose some of your plants. The bugs have to ingest it before it kills them, so they need to eat the leaves sprayed with the toxin.
Bayer makes a good line of insecticides now, too. And their rose and shrub soak (you mix it with water and feed it to your roses and shrubs at the base) fertilizes the plants and also makes them systemically “icky tasting” to the beetles. However, that should’ve been done a few weeks ago before the beetles popped.
Timing is everything with these creatures.
And we do sell a lot of Milky Spore, too. And you’re right; it gets stronger with time in your lawn. Apply it again in the fall if you can.
Good luck!
Sorry, lost my head
You have made my day! I was at that game. I was in high school at the time. And yes, I’m an Aggie. The alumni were all yelling “run him through!”.
I'll definitely look at the Bayer product. And their rose and shrub soak (you mix it with water and feed it to your roses and shrubs at the base) fertilizes the plants and also makes them systemically “icky tasting” to the beetles.
However, that should’ve been done a few weeks ago before the beetles popped. I'll be better prepared with this new advice. Thank you. And we do sell a lot of Milky Spore, too. And you’re right; it gets stronger with time in your lawn. Apply it again in the fall if you can.
Marking it on the calender; will do. My plants are in recupe mode. Japanese Beetles, I think, have gone on to plague someone else's plants.
Amazes me to know Sevin was banned in WI. I was in Fondulac (sp) last year, didn't see a whiff of pc, there then. However, I have attentively been observing the encroachment of the same types of policies being enacted in WI as those which have nearly bankrupted CA.
LOL, I proved you right and posted the link.
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