Posted on 05/29/2024 9:19:57 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Orange peels may hold a key to better cardiovascular health, new research shows.
Recent research has shown that some gut bacteria help develop cardiovascular disease. When they feed on certain nutrients during digestion, gut bacteria produce trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Levels of TMAO can help predict future cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at the Cleveland Clinic.
Yu Wang and her team investigated the potential of orange peel extracts—rich in beneficial phytochemicals—to reduce TMAO and trimethylamine (TMA) production. Scientists tested two types of extracts: a polar fraction and a non-polar fraction.
To get the polar fractions, scientists used polar and non-polar solvents to extract the orange peel, Wang said.
"If you imagine your salad dressing, anything in the water or vinegar part are the polar fraction; anything in the oil away from water is the non-polar fraction," Wang said. "The solvents we used were not exactly like water and oil, but they possess similar polarity."
Results from the study showed that the orange peel non-polar fraction extract effectively inhibited the production of harmful chemicals. Researchers also identified a compound called feruloylputrescine in the orange peel polar fraction extract that also significantly inhibits the enzyme responsible for TMA production.
"This is a novel finding that highlights the previously unrecognized health potential of feruloylputrescine in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease," said Wang, a UF/IFAS associate professor of food science and human nutrition.
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A good excuse to have a sidecar, cosmopolitan or kamikaze.
I always eat some of the peel and the pith.
Where did you get a topical version?
“feruloylputrescine”
Sounds appetizing!
Take care not to get lemon oil on even small cuts and not to touch your eyes because it is painful to open wounds and sensitive areas. After half an hour or so, you may wash your hands thoroughly to get rid of any residue and then go about your business. Extra applications may be necessary to achieve a fully effective dose.
In my experience, the pain relieving effect is fairly rapid. With regular use, the pain is less even if you go several days without using it for a while.
Due to celiac disease, I developed what is known as reactive arthritis when I stopped eating gluten and began to heal as my system absorbed essential nutrients. My hands swelled and the finger joints became visibly red and stiff. Lemon oil though reduced the pain and swelling dramatically and my hands healed over about three years. Bengay and other drugstore eucalyptus ointments also worked to a lesser degree, but the smell was awful. Lemon oil was a lighter and more tolerable scent.
Isn’t this what is in earl gray tea?
Orange spice tea such as Constant Comment (my favorite)has orange peel in it. But I would probably have to drink gallons of it to see benefits.
I take two 1g D-limonene capsules every day but haven’t noticed any effect on pain when taken orally.
Neither did I, likely due to the difficulty of obtaining an effective concentration when taken orally. By using limonene topically on my hands, I got a much greater concentration, even bypassing the liver.
eat jello - it is great for your joints
My arthritis is already healed.
Interesting.
Bkmk
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