Lectins And Haemagglutinins
Food toxins have been a serious issue throughout mankind’s love of food. It is a particular issue for the raw foodists who enjoy uncooked raw […]
Plant Chemicals
Rosmarinic Acid
Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a caffeic acid ester found in a variety of plants, but it is especially abundant in herbs in the Lamiaceae family (Cuvelier et […]
Shakuyakukanzoto
Shakuyakukanzoto (SKT) is a traditional Japanese kampo medicine, which consists of two herbal medicines, namely Paeoniae radix and Glycyrrhizae radix. SKT has been used to […]
Allicin Creates A Stink But For Some It’s the Route To Great Health
What is Allicin ? Allicin (IUPAC name: S-Prop-2-en-1-yl prop-2-ene-1-sulfinothioate or to some, 2‐propenyl‐2‐propene‐thiosulphinate) is a key biologically important compound found in garlic which is a […]
Watercress – a plant that helps to detoxify environmental pollutants
Watercress might not be on everybody’s list when it comes to looking for a plant that helps to detoxify environmental pollutants, but there is a […]
Betuloside (Rhododendrin)
Betuloside or rhododendrin is an arylbutanoid glycoside and phenylpropanoid. This means the sugar group is linked to a phenol. There is also a methylated variant […]
Cryptotanshinone, A Key Compound In Salvia miltiorrhiza
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Family: Lamiaceae) has long been associated as a herbal for treating tumours, inflammation and as an antioxidant. One of the key components […]
Excoecaria agallocha
In the ‘Life Of Pi’ the hero comes across an island which ends up killing fish which enter it via a sinkhole. Although this sounds […]
Pterostilbene
Pterostilbene is one of the stress metabolites produced by the grape, Vitis vinifera along with resveratrol, ε-viniferin, and α-viniferin in response to infection (Langcake, 1981). […]
Pinolenic Acid
Pinolenic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, 5Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid which is obtained from pine nut oil, derived from Korean (Pinus orientalis) and Siberian pine nuts […]
Polyphenolics In Wheat
Renewed interest has been raised in maximising the commercial benefit from the polyphenolics in wheat and carbohydrates which are often lost when milling this cereal, especially if the bran […]
Velutin – Valuable Benefits
Velutin, a novel flavone was recently found in Acai fruit (Euterpe oleraceae) and appears to have some very useful anti-inflammatory properties. It was first named and […]