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<title>AXcess News: Adult Stem Cell Research Gets U.S. Army's Approval http://tinyurl.com/2e69t77...</title>
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<title>Was described in plants 15 yrs ago @sciencemagazine Communication between stem cells &amp; somatic cells defines the size of the stem cell niche</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ DEARBORN, Mich., July 26, 2010  The world admires the United States for our education system. Students from China, India, Russia and a host of other countries fill our colleges and universities. However, after degrees and work experience are secured, unless they are offered... ]]></description>
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<title>Geron Cleared to Test Embryonic Stem-Cell Therapy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ By Molly Peterson July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Geron Corp. said US regulators cleared the company to proceed with the first medical trial of embryonic stem-cell ... ]]></description>
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<title>Stem Cells for Hope Provides Adult Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy for Texas Woman with RR Multiple Sclerosis and Optic Neuritis http://</title>
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<title>Developments in Adult-Stem-Cell Research, HIV Prevention, and C-Section Guidelines Top the Week's Medical News http://tinyurl.com/2548986.</title>
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<title>RT @StevenErtelt: FDA OKs First Embryonic Stem Cell Research Trial on Humans http://LifeNews.com/bio3137.html @stemcellblogs @drudge_report</title>
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<title>Adipose stem cell developments overseas open new doors for cosmetic surgery http://tinyurl.com/27gk6f8...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developments in Adult-Stem-Cell Research, HIV Prevention, and C-Section Guidelines Top the Week's Medical News  Adipose stem cell developments overseas open new doors for cosmetic surgery  New Study Uses Endogenous Recruitment of Stem ... ]]></description>
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<title>RT @nytimes: F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients http://nyti.ms/9G5Sbm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Rallies As FDA Lifts Hold On Stem-Cell Therapy Wall Street Journal Geron Corp. View original post here: Geron Rallies As FDA Lifts Hold On St... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ FDA Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com It's refreshing to see the FDA shifting back to. ]]></description>
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<title>Natalie, Chelsea's sister, is working on this project.</title>
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<title>Life Beats Estimates | Daily Markets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ You are here: Dr. Rick Lehman » USCSM » Current News » Robot Assisted Stem Cell Therapy a First in Thailand. Recent Posts. Cosmetic Surgery Practice in Fresno Offers New Technique  The “Vampire” Facelift  Pain on the outer part of ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ As most eco-conscious shoppers will tell you, there are a lot of chemicals and preservatives out there in beauty products that are toxic to humans. The notion that you shouldn't [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ FDA Approves First Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Treatment on Humans. NY Times: Prescriptions blog: F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients, by Andrew Pollack: The world's first authorized test in people of a ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ MENLO PARK, Calif., Jul 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --  Geron Corporation   					/quotes/comstock/15*!gern/quotes/nls/gern  							(GERN  							5.60,  							+0.80,  							+16.65%)  					 announced today that the U.S. Food and         Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that the clinic... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shares of Geron are rising sharply this morning after the FDA said the Menlo Park biopharmaceutical company can proceed with the first test of embryonic stem-cell therapy for humans. In August 2009, the FDA put a hold on testing the ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Researchers in Alberta have successfully re-grown dead brain cells in rats. It's hoped the research may eventually help Alzheimer’s patients regain their ability to remember. The researchers killed [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES - DOZENS of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells - a stunning success for the burgeoning cell-therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ FDA Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using PatientsNew York TimesThe world's first authorized test in people of a treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells has been cleared to begin by the Food and Drug Administration. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ MENLO PARK, Calif., July 30, 2010 - Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that the clinical hold placed on Geron's Investigational New Drug (IND) application has been lifted and the company's Phase I clinical trial ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Well a lot has been going on over the last few weeks: First off I finished up 2 days of outpatient testing at The James at The Ohio State University in preparation for harvesting my stem cells. I had to go through a battery of test before I would be okayed to go through the process of donating the cells to myself. Testing included: Lots of Blood work, a MUGA scan, A full body...Source : Daves Daily (subscribe)Explore :  Political Blogs, Politics ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron will begin tests of its therapy for spinal cord injury. Advanced Cell Therapeutics hopes to follow with a stem cell treatment for blindness. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Geron, a stem cell company based in Menlo Park, CA, to move forward with clinical tests of its experimental cell therapy for spinal cord injury, which is derived from embryonic stem cells. The company ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Advanced Cell Therapeutics hopes to follow with a stem cell treatment for blindness. The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Geron, a stem cell company based in Menlo Park, CA, to move forward with clinical tests of its ... ]]></description>
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<title>There will be a fundraiser on Saturday, July 31st from 3:00pm until 10:00pm at John Stiff Memorial Park, Area 14-- Park Gazebo. This is for Garret Grant who is 21 years old and was injured in a dirt bike accident on March 17th. He has a spinal cord injury and funds raised will help Garret with expenses to go to Germany for a stem cell implant. There will be music by the band "Remedy",and much more.</title>
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<title>Research of cell movements in developing frogs reveals new twists in human genetic disease</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mutations in a gene known as "Fritz" may be responsible for causing human genetic disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, University of Texas at Austin developmental biologist John Wallingford and Duke University human geneticist and cell biologist Nicholas Katsanis have found. ]]></description>
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<title>Mesenchymal Stem Cells » Blog Archive » Research of cell movements ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research. Mutations in a gene known as “Fritz” may be responsible for causing human genetic disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, University of Texas at Austin developmental biologist John Wallingford and Duke ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health assessed the geographical distribution of the long-term burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a region of Liberia and ... ]]></description>
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<title>The
 perfect follow-up to Wednesday's post: The FDA has given Geron 
permission to proceed with their spinal cord injury trial based on work 
by Hans Keirstead at UC Irvine.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ MENLO PARK, Calif., Jul 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --  Geron Corporation   					/quotes/comstock/15*!gern/quotes/nls/gern  							(GERN  							4.80,  							0.00,  							0.00%)  					 announced today that the U.S. Food and         Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that the clinical ... ]]></description>
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<title>Mesenchymal Stem Cells Can Repair The Heart</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Athersys Enjoying Buzz Over its Stem Cell Therapy http://bit.ly/cmIxpV</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Need a new heart? Here's how to grow one back. Check out these cool guys and what they are up too. http://www.regenocyte.com/index.html</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Regenocyte stem cell therapy treats no-option heart disease patients with peripheral,coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer (Seattle Times)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.Source : Seattle Times (subscribe) ]]></description>
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<title>Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer (MSNBC.com)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday. Stem cell - Organ transplant - Vertebrate trachea - Cancer - HealthSource : MSNBC.com (subscribe)Explore :  Health ]]></description>
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<title>Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer (San Fransisco Chronicle)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday. The 31-year-old... Stem cell - Organ transplant - Vertebrate trachea - Cancer - HealthSource : San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) ]]></description>
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<title>Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ROME -- Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe)Explore :  World ]]></description>
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<title>Limb Regenerated in Bunny with Animals Own Stem Cells | MostMost</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Limb Regenerated in Bunny with Animals Own Stem Cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Enhance | Gardening In The Shade</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>#NY #Times F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients http://bit.ly/b8bkOO</title>
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<title>Patients to grow own hip, knee replacements | CalcuttaTube</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Researchers have shown it is possible to grow properly working joints inside the body using a patient's own stem cells, after the damaged bone has been removed. They say the joints will have a full range of movement, be able to bear ... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell Study Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Geron Corp. (GERN) can move forward with its early-stage trial of an embryonic stem cell … ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>my dearest friend, annette, is seeking stem cell transplantation for MS treatment in panama. if you can assist pls help out.  thank you dearly.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NTAF has helped families raise $64 million for critical but uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation and catastrophic injury. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ten years ago, one Pasco teen was told she only had months to live, but today, 16-year-old Mailia Goforth has defied the odds and continues to surprise doctors. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Blackberry Thumb and Stem Cells | The Regenexx™ Procedure</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A doctor discusses the treatment of CMC thumb arthritis ( blackberry thumb ) without surgery. This innovative treatment halps patients avoid surgery by injecting their own stem cells into the joint. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists Study Stem Cells as Muscle Restoration Treatment for ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ According to a recent study from the researchers at the Nova Scotia Dalhousie Medical School, embryonic stem cells may offer muscle restoration for victims of an injury, including a traumatic brain injury, and who have suffered from ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Effective inducing systems of hepatic differentiation from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (PhysOrg.com)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent non-hematopoietic cells capable of differentiating into hepatocytes. Valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has recently exhibited profound therapeutic activity in preclinical tumor test. A research group in China investigated the induction of hepatic differentiation of mouse bone marrow MSCs (mBM-MSCs) by VPA.Source : PhysOrg.com (subscribe)Explore :  Sciences ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients (New York Times)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Using human embryonic stem cells, the trial will be tested in patients with new spinal cord injuries.Source : New York Times (subscribe)Explore :  Health ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Human embryonic stem cells may one day be used to help people recover abilities to learn and remember that are lost after radiation treatment for brain tumors, experiments on rats suggest.In a study published Monday in the Proceedings … ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Rabbits regrow limbs with stem cell implantations... thanks, but i'll wait for robot limbs.</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Aastrom Bio (ASTM) Initiated with a Neutral; tgt $2.50 (Wall Street Pit)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We are initiating coverage of Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) with a Neutral rating and $2.50 price target. Aastrom is pioneering the research effort on adult stem cells for therapeutic applications, specifically for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as critical limb ischemia (CLI) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Aastrom’s approach involves expansion of a patient’s own...Source : Wall Street Pit (subscribe) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Circ Res In the News (Miami Herald): "Stem cell research may help heart-attack victims" http://ht.ly/2iR4r  (original article: http://ht.ly/2iR7w)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A medical research team led by University of Miami doctors injected stem cells into the hearts of pigs that had been damaged by heart attacks. Within two months, the doctors said, the stem cells made the pigs' hearts good as new. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Ugh. 5 page paper on stem cell research. what fun!</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>They Covet Fields and Seize Them</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some may be inclined, as they read the following story/factoid, to think in entirely earthly terms -- i.e., about the hard but essential realities of free market economics, [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
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<title>Biotech Stocks: Geron rallies on FDA move; Merck slides</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an embryonic-stem-cell therapy on humans. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hopping rabbits herald breakthrough in tissue engineering</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A team of NIH-funded scientists and veterinarians at Columbia University, the University of Missouri, Clemson University, and the Medical University of South Carolina, have this week announced a [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Biotech Stocks: Geron rallies on FDA move; Merck slides (Market Watch)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an embryonic-stem-cell therapy on humans.Source : Market Watch (subscribe)Explore :  FDA, Finance, Health ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Boy needs aid for transplant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Courtesy: thestar.com.my

A 10-year-old boy suffering from thalassemia since he was one desperately needs a stem cell transplant.

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<title>Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Fight: SHERLEY v. SEBELIUS (WATCHDOG ON SCIENCE)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An array of scientists have sued Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and NIH over misappropriations of research money. These scientists have challenged new promulgated guidelines to fund more research projects involving human embryonic stem cells than it had previously done. They believe that this promulation unfairly distributes money away from other important...Source : WATCHDOG ON SCIENCE (subscribe) ]]></description>
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<title>Geron: FDA Lifts Hold On Stem-Cell Therapy, Shares Rally</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (WSJ) Geron Corp. (GERN) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted a clinical hold on its experimental stem-cell therapy, allowing early-stage testing to proceed.  Shares jumped 11% [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Geron rallies on FDA move; indices slip</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an embryonic stem cell therapy on humans. Geron will be testing to see if its stem cell therapy can improve the function of patients with acute spinal cord injuries. Geron shares were up 14% at $5.47 ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Geron rallies on FDA move; indices slip (Market Watch)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Geron Corp. shares rallied early Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with the world's first clinical study to test an embryonic stem cell therapy on humans. Geron will be testing to see if its stem cell therapy can improve the function of patients with acute spinal cord injuries. Geron...Source : Market Watch (subscribe)Explore :  FDA, Finance, Health, Markets ]]></description>
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<title>Geron stem cell trial for spinal cord injury gets FDA approval (bizjournals)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Corp. said Friday it was notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a clinical hold placed on the company's Investigational New Drug application has been lifted and the clinical trial of GRNOPC1 in patients with acute spinal cord injury may proceed. (GERN)Source : bizjournals (subscribe)Explore :  Business, FDA, Health, San Jose, US ]]></description>
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<title>Liberty Analytics Co. Initiates Independent Research Coverage on International Stem Cell Corp. (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Geron Rallies As FDA Green Lights Stem Cell Study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geron Rallies As FDA Green Lights Stem Cell Study ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy May Help Treat Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (AboutLawsuits.com)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new medical development could help treat people whose eyes have been damaged by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) , a rare reaction to certain medications that can cause blindness and death. Sankara Nethralaya and Nichiin Bio Sciences of Japan recently announced the development of Mebiol Gel, a synthetic material that can be used as a catalyst to grow corneal stem cells from rabbits.Source : AboutLawsuits.com (subscribe)Explore :  Blindness, Health ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Geron rallies as FDA green lights stem cell study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Geron Corp. rallied in pre-market trading Friday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the company to proceed with a Phase I clinical trial that will study whether embryonic stem cells can help restore function in patients with acute spinal cord injuries. According to Geron, the study will be the world's first clinical trial aimed at ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>=DJ Geron Rallies As FDA Lifts Hold On Stem-Cell Therapy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... As FDA Lifts Hold On Stem-Cell Therapy      8:49 AM... clinical hold on its experimental stem-cell therapy, allowing early-stage testing to proceed.   Shares jumped 11... license fees and royalties.   The stem-cell testing, which the company... first clinical trial of embryonic stem cell-based therapy in humans... the patient's spinal cord.   Embryonic stem cells can develop into many... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Illustration Friday : Artificial (jillustration)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Artificial leg, arms...everything, these days. I heard on the radio the other day that scientists have successfully grown, from stem cells, new hip joints! Anyway, this image was for a health column I illustrated every week for a newspaper in Glasgow. It's quite a strange one for me, don't you think? I do like its oddness though.Source : jillustration (subscribe) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Embryonic Stem Cells Evicted from Stroke Brain (FRC Blog)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A recent report from Swiss researchers casts doubt on the ability of embryonic stem cells to treat stroke. Neural precursors derived from mouse embryonic stem cells were implanted into the brains of mice. After nine months, the implanted cells had engrafted and even extended axons into different portions of the brain, although the evidence indicated [...]Source : FRC Blog (subscribe) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Geron to Proceed with First Human Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Therapy</title>
<link>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100730005134/en</link>
<description><![CDATA[ MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company that the clinical hold placed on Geron’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application has been lifted and the company’s Phase I clinical trial of GRNOPC1 in patients with acute spinal cord injury may proceed. The FDA notification enables ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists For The First Time Identify Cell-Of-Origin For Human Prostate Cancer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. The researchers, from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, proved that basal cells found in benign prostate tissue could become human ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-Cell Research, Abortion and Big Business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The long-lasting highly publicized raging debate concerning abortion in America and embryonic stem cell research has always been an issue shrouded deep within political, religious and scientific borders. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-Cell Research, Abortion and Big Business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The long-lasting highly publicized raging debate concerning abortion in America and embryonic stem cell research  has always been an issue shrouded deep within political, religious and scientific borders. Sentiments run deep between the scientific and religious communities, and most players in the political arena remain split down the middle, swaying heavily and forcefully to one side or the other. It's a topic which is often brought up, but rarely addressed.
    
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-Cell Research, Abortion and Big Business</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cord Blood Banking Services - Cord Blood Bank - Compare Cord</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Umbilical cord blood stem cells:  Cord blood Stem Cells Banking, Storages &amp; preservations are very easy through our Private Cord blood banking at Cryo-Cell International, Inc. Stem cells from umbilical/Placental cord blood are to treat over 75 diseases &amp; used in over 12,000 transplants worldwide ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell therapy for cartilage defects | Orthopedic Surgeons | Post Traumatic Defects | Madras Joint Replacment Center</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell therapy for cartilage defects | Orthopedic Surgeon</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New clues about cause of brain cell death in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's</title>
<link>http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-10741.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Washington, July 30 : Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have uncovered new clues about the cause of brain cell death in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Healthy Living: Stem cell research</title>
<link>http://rochester.ynn.com/content/health/healthy_living/512541/healthy-living--stem-cell-research</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Researchers at Mt. Sinai made an important finding in the field of stem cell research that can have an impact on how doctors treat heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Face Lift Nyc http://bit.ly/93WJrK</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Face Lift Nyc http://bit.ly/93WJrK</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>sciencestage.com Final Report of The National Academies' Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and... http://dlvr.it/3Bf9b</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Researchers find new pathway that leads to brain cell death in neurodegenerative disorders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Although their genetic underpinnings differ, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are all characterized by the untimely death of brain cells. What triggers cell death in the brain? According to a new study published by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in the July 30 issue of Molecular Cell, the answer in some cases is the untimely transfer of ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>http://barcampkc.org/neostem-inc-amex-nbs-119m-marketcap-ceo-robin-smith-explains-to-wmm-adult-stem-cell-research.htm</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists Use Stem Cells to Help Rabbits Grow New Joints</title>
<link>http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;k=DailyHealth&amp;a=118452</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Title: Scientists Use Stem Cells to Help Rabbits Grow New Joints Category: Health News Created: 7/28/2010 8:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2010 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy http://f.ast.ly/BdCgY</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>UM stem cell research may help heart-attack victims</title>
<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/30/1753029/um-stem-cell-research-may-help.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A medical research team led by University of Miami doctors injected stem cells into the hearts of pigs that had been damaged by heart attacks. Within two months, the doctors said, the stem cells made the pigs' hearts good as new. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer identified for first time</title>
<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100729141136.htm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cells to naturally rebuild human joints</title>
<link>http://digg.com/general_sciences/Stem_cells_to_naturally_rebuild_human_joints</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial hip replacements to become  a thing of the past. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>RE: My Stem Cell Journey - Page 6 - Crohns Disease Forum - Support group and forum for IBD, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... tad, now with the new stem cells in, so my body starts to produce more new stem cells. Tonight I started running.... This is pretty much expected during this stage of the stem cell transplant (95%). They run different tests to rule out any... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ ...Tuesday, July 27th - Stem cell transplant day.                                             My 2nd birthday! As they call it. The stem cells arrived in a sealed... came billowing out.  After my stem cells were blessed, they started the infusion.      The stem cell re-infusion went really... from the preservatives in the stem cells that is excreeted through... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified</title>
<link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38476940/ns/health-cancer/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer. Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - University of California Los Angeles ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... about EJ's liver condition and the possibility of a future stem cell transplant.  I trust your transfusion went well today and wish... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Protein Found on Stem Cells Protects Against Immune Attack</title>
<link>http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1297857&amp;sourceType=3</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mechanism Identified for Cross-Species Therapeutic Effects of Medistem's Universal Donor Stem Cell Product ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cells grow replacement joints in rabbits</title>
<link>http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/29/joint-replacement-rabbits.html?ref=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Rabbits were able to regrow a leg joint using their own stem cells, say scientists exploring the cells' potential to replace artificial joints in human patients. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... absolutely inspiring blog.  I have learned so much about both stem cell transplant, and about the human spirit.  Reading your posts have... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists cell of origin for human prostate cancer</title>
<link>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/23804</link>
<description><![CDATA[ UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell of origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostic tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ACT Files Documentation With FDA For Clinical Trials Using ES Cells To Treat Eye Disease</title>
<link>http://mnt.to/f/3GL6</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT"; OTCBB:ACTC) announced that it has submitted documentation and a complete response to substantively address the issues raised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the Company's plans to initiate a Phase I/II multicenter study using embryonic stem (ES) cell derived retinal cells to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://detnews.com/article/20100729/POLITICS02/7290418/1040/rss34</link>
<description><![CDATA[ All but two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday's primary oppose stem cell research, raising concerns that scientific efforts will be ratcheted back even before they take root in the state. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>RE: Stem Cell Articles - Page 400 - CareCure Forums</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... · Recommend · Post:         Protein Found on Stem Cells Protects Against Immune Attack... Identified for Cross-Species Therapeutic Effects of Medistem's Universal Donor Stem Cell Product         SAN DIEGO, CA, Jul 29, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX..., the universal donor Endometrial Regenerative Cell (ERC), as a key component... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adult Stem Cell Research Far Ahead Of Embryonic</title>
<link>http://cbs4.com/health/health.4.your.2.1832108.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Einhorn drew bone marrow from the man's pelvic bone with a needle, condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid, and injected that into his ankle. Four months later the ankle was healed. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>How can animals really be endangered with all the advances in genetic engineering and stem cell research?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://digg.com/general_sciences/Induced_Pluripotent_Stem_Cells_2</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Check out Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells at http://www.stemcellzone.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=induced-pluripotent-stem-cells.html&amp;Itemid=1 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Colony of human embryonic stem cells</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A colony of human embryonic stem cells. Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells. on Yahoo! News Photos ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Study Show Stem Cells Could Rebuild Joints</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scientists have successfully used stem cells to rebuild bones and cartilage in rabbits, providing hope that the procedure might someday be used to naturally rebuild damaged joints in humans.The results of the study, which was completed by a team of researchers from Columbia University in New York, Clemson University in South Carolina and the University of Missouri, were published Thursday in the ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>RE: Stem cell aid sought for autistic son - Topix</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Raymond, a non verbal child is not, I repeat, is not Asperger's.  Asking for money is spam, and a ton of people do it. What makes it even more spam is the attempt for stem cell therapy which is illegal in the United States. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>International Stem Cell shares rise on distribution agreemen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Below is a list of the companies that made news in the healthcare sector on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHX) shot up after the bell after the company announced positive results from its phase I clinical trial of MultiStem, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell 'Homing' Fixes Joints in Rabbits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Researchers are reporting they have successfully persuaded damaged joints to regrow cartilage and bone, using a novel "cell homing" approach. Stem cell - Cartilage - Biotechnology - Biology - Bone ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells Regrow Joints</title>
<link>http://digg.com/health/Stem_Cells_Regrow_Joints</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Imagine how great it will be someday when you can replace damaged joints with a new one regrown from your own stem cells. This has been done! BBC NEWS: US researchers at Columbia U. have regrown a rabbit thigh bone using its own stem cells. This is very promising for people who need hip, knee, shoulder joint replacement! Grow your own. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Patients to grow own hip, knee replacements</title>
<link>http://digg.com/health/Patients_to_grow_own_hip_knee_replacements</link>
<description><![CDATA[ London, July 29 - Patients with knee or hip problems will be able to 'grow' new replacement joints in the future, scientists say. Researchers have shown it is possible to grow properly working joints inside the body using a patient's own stem cells, after the damaged bone has been removed. They say the joints will have a full range of movement, be ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Athersys, Angiotech Gain On Stem Cell Study</title>
<link>http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/07/29/athersys-angiotech-gain-stem-cell-study/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Athersys, Angiotech Gain On Stem Cell Study ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Partners Athersys Inc. and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals both gained ground in early Thursday, the day after the company announced positive Phase I data from a study for their stem cell product MultiStem in the treatment of heart damage caused by heart attack. Athersys shares were up 9% at $3.00 as Angiotech shares rose 7% to 66 cents. The drug sector's two leading indices ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hip hope from stem cell technique</title>
<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-10790259</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cord Blood America announces highlights for 6-month period ended June 30, 2010</title>
<link>http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100729/Cord-Blood-America-announces-highlights-for-6-month-period-ended-June-30-2010.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells, a biological insurance policy, to families nationwide and internationally, today announced highlights for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. The Company believes the period was the most significant and eventful in its history. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO.OB) Inks Distribution Agreement</title>
<link>http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=52771362</link>
<description><![CDATA[ International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO.OB) Inks Distribution Agreement with Sristi Biosciences International Stem Cell Corp. and its subsidiary... optimized culturing of cells, including stem cells. The company notes international... growing Indian research market. Our cell culture experience and broad market... products in India, Sristi Biosciences’ cell therapy development, regulatory and manufacturing... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sristi Biosciences, Lifeline Cell Technology enter into pact for distribution of human cell culture</title>
<link>http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=56646</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hyderabad-based Sristi Biosciences and California-based Lifeline Cell Technology have entered into a distribution agreement for the latter's Lifeline, brand name of human cell culture, products in India. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cytori Gains Stem Cell Device Approval In Europe For Breast Cancer Reconstruction And Soft Tissue Repair</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) received expanded European approval (CE Mark) for its Celution® System, a medical device that extracts and separates stem and regenerative cells from a patient's own fat tissue. The new indications include key medical applications such as breast reconstruction, repair of soft tissue defects, as well as the facilitation of healing certain types of wounds, such ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Tests begin on stem cell cure for rare heart disease</title>
<link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jul/25/stem-cell-dilated-cardiomyopathy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Cardiologists hope new treatment can prolong the lives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Doctors are investigating whether patients with an irreversible heart condition can prolong their lives by having stem cells taken from their hip and injected into the damaged organ. Experts at the Barts and the London Heart Attack Centre hope their work will lead to a major breakthrough for the UK's ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>ACT responds to FDA queries on Phase I/II study using ES cell derived retinal cells to treat SMD</title>
<link>http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100729/ACT-responds-to-FDA-queries-on-Phase-III-study-using-ES-cell-derived-retinal-cells-to-treat-SMD.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. announced today that it has submitted documentation and a complete response to substantively address the issues raised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the Company's plans to initiate a Phase I/II multicenter study using embryonic stem (ES) cell derived retinal cells to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD). ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100729/ACT-responds-to-FDA-queries-on-Phase-III-study-using-ES-cell-derived-retinal-cells-to-treat-SMD.aspx</guid>
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<title>Stem cells coaxed to rebuild bone</title>
<link>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/stem-cells-coaxed-to-rebuild-bone-20100729-10xph.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a world first, scientists have coaxed stem cells in live rabbits to rebuild the bone and cartilage of a missing leg joint, according to a new study. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hip hope from stem cell technique</title>
<link>http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=138197post1242416</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ...Hip hope from stem cell technique                                             US researchers have developed a promising new technique that... of rabbits using their own stem cells.       It was the first... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hip replacement hope from stem cell technique</title>
<link>http://www.maltastar.com/pages/r1/ms10dart.asp?a=10877</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US researchers have developed a new technique that might one day allow doctors to re-grow broken or diseased joints in patients. Writing in the The Lancet, US researchers say they have re-grown the forelimb thigh joint of rabbits using their own stem cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Christian VS Stem Cell Research</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>How To Treat Multiple Sclerosis,Stem Cell Therapy Reverses Multiple Sclerosis http://ping.fm/rhr71</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Part-time-stem-cell-agency-exec-takes-new-job-99439574.html (我今天的作業)哈哈哈我臉都綠了...</title>
<link>http://www.plurk.com/p/400008341</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>GeneOmX: TDP-43 links embryonic stem cell survival and fat metabolism (TBC1D1) http://bit.ly/ckpSTq: GeneOmX: TDP-... http://bit.ly/cyQh9b</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Vascular Plant Tissue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vascular tissues, composed of individual vascular bundles containing an inner lining of xylem (necessary to the transportation of water and minerals) and an exterior layer of phloem (required for the transportation of sugars and other nutrients) separated by meristem tissue, are present within the stem. These vascular bundles also reside within the venous networks of leaves, nestled within the mesophyll—interior areas of the leaf responsible for the processes of photosynthesis. Providing essential components to the survival of the organism alongside much-needed hydration throughout the plant, these specialized areas are encased in bundle sheath cells to distinguish them from others. Monocots exhibit a random arrangement of vascular bundles throughout the stem while dicots organize vascular tissues in a ring encircling the edge.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Composed of elongated tracheids and vessel elements, xylem carries water and necessary minerals within the plant alongside its vascular tissue counterpart, phloem. Tracheids, narrow cells essentially dead at the period of operative maturity, consist of pits through which water easily travels due to a lack of a secondary cell wall. Other regions strengthened by lignin allow for proper support and structure throughout the plant. A common constituent of wood, secondary xylem adds girth to the organism over a period of accumulated years. Wide, short vessel elements align end to end and possess perforations which permits flow within vessel tubes. Gymnosperms and common seedless vascular plants primarily consist of tracheids only while angiosperms typically contain both elements within its stems and veins.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Phloem</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Phloem, an essential component to the structures and functioning of vascular tissue, delivers necessary sugars of the photosynthetic process throughout the plant by active transport. Phloem vessels contained within individual vascular bundles along the length of the stem include chains of sieve tube members (commonly referred to as elements) whose sieve plates within end walls aid in the flow of fluids. Alive at full maturity, these cells however lack critical components including nuclei, ribosomes, and vacuoles. An adjacent companion cell contains a full set of organelles and assists the survival of each sieve element.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Meristem [As Found in Adventitious Roots]</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ These distinctive roots emerging from the stems of this particular plant are commonly referred to as adventitious roots arising from above ground. Within the structure of a root, meristem cells are responsible for the active division and production of newer cells which subsequently grow into the soil while facilitating the process of primary growth. Apical meristem contained in the tips of the roots and budding shoots allow for the elongation of the plant whereas the lateral meristem aids in the continual girth and thickening of the stem. Such development is necessary for the growth of woody plants and trees.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Deciduous Leaves</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The temperate deciduous forests scattered across North America consist of a massive array of trees characterized by the dropping of their leaves during the winter. The resulting leaf litter allows for the formation of rich, fertile soil within these given regions. Due to the limited water supply of the harsher seasons, these trees find it difficult to maintain its costly leaves and risk potential damage to critical cell tissues. Before allowing its leaves to separate, the plant reabsorbs valuable organic compounds and minerals to be utilized in the following season. The consumption of chlorophyll—an expensive molecule for the tree to maintain during the winter rationing of nitrogen—reveals the hidden colors of other compounds within leaves, exposing a diverse palette of reds, oranges, and yellows. Secretions of enzymes break down the cellulose of the primary cell wall and the pectin of the middle lamella, allowing the leaf to simply fall off. A protective layer of cork cells shields the exposed stem.  ]]></description>
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<title>Regeneration of the articular surface of the rabbit synovial joint by cell homing: a proof of concept study : The Lancet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A common approach for tissue regeneration is cell delivery, for example by direct transplantation of stem or progenitor cells. An alternative, by recruitment of endogenous cells, needs experimental evidence. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Athersys stem cell therapy could offer new heart attack treatment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Updated 6:31 p.m. While guarding against making too much of a small Phase 1 study, Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) leaders hinted late Wednesday that their adult stem cell therapy MultiStem eventually could change the way people are treated for heart attacks. The Cleveland, Ohio, biopharmaceutical company reported early results from an ongoing Phase 1 trial to determine [...] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>One of the key exhibits titled 'Conversations on Kidney Transplantation, Stem Cell Therapy &amp; Genetic Testing', which introduces the nature of Bioethics through the interaction of various characters caught between different scenarios.</title>
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<title>J. David Gladstone Institutes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ April 17, 2009 ~ Congresswoman Pelosi tours the J. David Gladstone Institutes, leaders in stem cell research, in San Francisco ]]></description>
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<title>Vitro Diagnostics, Mokshagundam Biotechnologies enter contract to develop stem cell-derived food</title>
<link>http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100728/Vitro-Diagnostics-Mokshagundam-Biotechnologies-enter-contract-to-develop-stem-cell-derived-food.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Vitro Diagnostics, Inc., dba Vitro Biopharma, announced that it has entered into a contract with Mokshagundam Biotechnologies, a private research organization established to develop alternative meat sources, to develop cell culture medium for use in exploration of alternative food sources derived from stem cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stems of Sauropus androgynus ... Những nhánh của cây rau Ngót ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
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Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tôi trồng rau Ngót rất dễ, chọn vài cành to khỏe trong đám rau mua từ chợ về, găm xuống đất, nếu trời nắng quá thì tưới cho nó mỗi ngày, vài tuần sau rau bắt đầu ra lá non xanh mơn mởn...Tôi thích ăn canh rau ngót nấu với cá Thác lác đánh cho dai, hoặc nấu với tôm tươi hay tôm khô , hoặc mẹ tôi hay dùng lá rau Ngót và lá dứa để làm màu cho các loại bánh , vì nếu dùng lá dứa nhiều sẽ bị đắng, mặc dù rất thơm. Một nồi canh rau Ngót nấu chung với các loại rau khác như Dền, Mồng tơi, Mướp hương ... sẽ làm cho bạn thấy sảng khoái, nhẹ nhàng khi tô canh vừa đặt ngay trên bàn ăn trước mặt bạn. Mùi thơm của rau Ngót trong tô canh bốc lên làm cho tôi ngây ngất !!!!!


Vietnamese named : rau Ngót, Bồ Ngót, Bù Ngót
Common names :
Binomial name : sauropus androgynus
Synonyms :
Family : Euphorbiaceae. Họ Thầu Dầu

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RAU NGÓT, VỊ THUỐC TĂNG SỨC ĐỀ KHÁNG

Rau ngót, trong dân gian gọi theo nhiều tên bồ ngót, bù ngót, và bồ ngọt, bồng ngọt (vì nó ngọt). Tên Hán là hắc hiện thần (có sách ghi hiệu nghiệm như thần) sách Bản thảo gọi rau ngót là đông phong thái. Vì khi gió đông về rau này đâm chồi nảy lộc. Tên khoa học Sauropus androgynus. (L) Meer. Để làm thuốc dùng cây từ 2 năm tuổi trở lên.

Theo Đông y, rau ngót tính mát lạnh (nấu chín sẽ bớt lạnh), vị ngọt. Có công năng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi tiểu, tăng tiết nước bọt, hoạt huyết hóa ứ, bổ huyết, cầm huyết, nhuận tràng, sát khuẩn, tiêu viêm, sinh cơ. Rau ngót là thang thuốc “công bổ kiêm thi” (vừa công vừa bổ) “vừa phù chính vừa khu tà” (nâng đỡ chính khí, trừ tà khí) vừa tăng sức đề kháng của cơ thể, vừa chống lại nguyên nhân bệnh từ bên ngoài xâm hại cơ thể.

Rau ngót dùng trong các chứng bệnh sau:

Trẻ sơ sinh tưa lưỡi, lưỡi trắng rộp, bỏ bú: Nước ép rau ngót tươi bôi lên lưỡi tổn thương. Có thể hòa mật ong.

Sót rau sau đẻ, nạo hút thai: cho sản phụ uống 1 bát nước rau ngót tươi

Bồi dưỡng sau đẻ: Rau ngót nấu canh với  thịt lợn nạc hoặc giò sống. Có nơi hay nấu canh rau ngót với trứng tôm, trứng cáy, cá rô, cá quả... nhưng với thịt lợn nạc thì yên tâm hơn đối với sức khỏe của sản phụ đang cho con bú.

Canh giải nhiệt mùa hè: Rau ngót nấu canh với hến, mát và ngọt đậm đà. Phối hợp này lạnh nên cho thêm lát gừng hoặc nên kiêng với người hư hàn.

Chữa cốt thống (nhức trong xương, không phải sưng đau khớp): nấu rau ngót với xương lợn (không dùng xương sườn lợn theo ý người xưa có lẽ phải có ống tủy...).

Trẻ bị âm hư ra mồ hôi trộm, người luôn nóng: Rau ngót 30g, rau bầu đất 30g, nấu với bầu dục lợn.

Bàn chân sưng nhức: Lá rau ngót giã với nước muối đắp.

Ống chân (cẳng chân) bị lở dai dẳng: Rau ngót 2 phần, vôi đá 1 phần giã nhuyễn đắp ngày 1 lần.

Chảy máu cam: Giã rau ngót thêm nước, ít đường để uống, bã gói vào vải đặt lên mũi.

Giải độc rượu, rượu có thuốc trừ sâu, rượu ngâm mã tiền, dị ứng cá biển: Uống nước rau ngót sống.

Theo một số nghiên cứu về thành phần hóa học của rau ngót cho thấy: Trong 100g rau có 6,5g đạm, 0,08g chất béo, 9g đường, 503mg kali, 15,7mg sắt, 13,5mg mangan, 0,45mg đồng, 23.300UI betacaroten, 85mg sinh tố C, 0,033mg B1, 0,88mg B2. Qua đây thấy rau ngót (so với các rau lá khác) nhiều đạm, chất sắt, mangan và tiền sinh tố A. Rau ngót cũng khá nhiều magiê, đồng, kali, sinh tố C và PP. Về axit amin thì trong 100g rau ngót có 0,34 threonin, 0,25g phenylalanin, 0,24g leucin, 0,23g isoleucin, 0,16g lysin, 0,13g methionin, 0,05g tryptophan. Với chất lượng đạm thực vật cao như vậy nên rau ngót được khuyên dùng thay thế đạm động vật để hạn chế những rối loạn chuyển hóa canxi gây loãng xương và sỏi thận. Rau ngót được khuyên dùng cho người giảm cân và người bị bệnh đường huyết cao.

Ngoài ra rau ngót là một trong giới thực vật hiếm có chứa vitamin K. Theo American of clinical nutri tion 1/1999 và tài liệu của Trường đại học Berkeley 7/1999 cho biết ăn rau có vitamin K thiên nhiên làm giảm nguy cơ gãy xương ở người già, do nó bảo vệ cấu trúc khung sụn chống lại sự bào mòn... Từ năm 1973 Pareira và Ifafar phát hiện trong rau ngót nhiều papaverin là chất từ trước chỉ tìm thấy trong cây thuốc phiện. Trong điều trị dùng papaverin để giãn cơ trơn của mạch máu làm giảm cơn đau phủ tạng, hạ huyết áp và gây cương cứng dương vật. Cứ 100g rau ngót có 580mg papaverin cho nên nếu ăn quá nhiều rau ngót trong một bữa cơm thì về lý thuyết có thể gặp các phản ứng phụ do papaverin gây ra (buồn ngủ, chóng mặt, táo bón...).

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      1. Thời vụ.
      Rau ngót được trồng bằng phương pháp nhân vô tính, trồng một lần và thu hoạch 2-3 năm. Trong 1 năm có thể đốn 2 lần để hạn chế nhiều cây cao, tăng sức sinh trưởng của cây để đạt năng suất cao.
      Rau ngót bắt đầu được chăm bón từ cuối tháng 2 đến hết tháng 10.
      2. Giống.
      Có 2 giống rau ngót:
      - Rau ngót lá to: sinh trưởng khỏe, thân lá màu xanh đậm, phiến lá to và mỏng, phẩm chất ngon;
      - Rau ngót lá nhỏ: thân, lá có màu xanh nhạt, phiến lá nhỏ và dày, đường gân giữa cuống lá có màu xanh nhạt, ít bị sâu bệnh hại.
      3. Làm đất.
      - Rau ngót không kén đất, nhưng muốn có năng suất cao, cần chọn đất thịt nhẹ, thịt trung bình, đất cát pha, độ pH từ 5,5-7,0;
      - Đất được cày bừa kỹ, làm sạch cỏ trước khi trồng.
      4. Mật độ, khoảng cách.
      - Chia luống 1,3-1,5m, mặt luống rộng 1,0-1,2m, rãnh 0,3m trồng với khoảng cách 40x25cm/khóm (2-3 hom).
      - Chuẩn bị giống từ 9,5-10 vạn hom/ha, cũng có thể tách khóm từ cây gốc của năm trước để nhân thẳng ra ruộng.
      5. Phân bón.
      Không được dùng phân chuồng tươi, phân bắc tươi để bón hoặc tưới.
      + Phân chuồng: Sử dụng 15-20 tấn/ha (540-720kg/sào), cũng có thể dùng phân hữu cơ sinh học hoặc phân rác chế biến thay thế phân chuồng với lượng bằng 1/3 lượng phân chuồng.

            + Phân hóa học:
 
Loại phân
Tổng lượng phân bón
Bón lót (%)
Bón thúc (kg/sào/lần)
 
Kg (nguyên chất/ha)
Kg/sào qui đổi
 
 
Phân đạm
150-200
12-16 urê
20
3 urê
Phân lân
100
22 supe lân
100
0
Phân kali
100-150
7.2-11
kali sunphat
50
1 kali sunphat
 

      - Bón lót: Toàn bộ lượng phân chuồng.
      - Bón thúc:
      + Lần 1: sau trồng 40-50 ngày.
      + Các lần bón tiếp theo sau các đợt thu hái.
      + Rau ngót có thời gian thu hoạch dài, có thể dùng nước phân hoai mục để tưới thêm cho bền cây.
      Có thể dùng các dạng nitrat amôn, sulfat amôn thay cho urê, clorua kali thay cho kali sunphat hoặc các dạng phân hỗn hợp, phức hợp NPK để bón với liều nguyên chất tương ứng. Ngoài biện pháp bón vào đất, có thể phun qua lá các dung dịch dinh dưỡng đa lượng, trung lượng, vi lượng theo hướng dẫn sử dụng của hãng sản xuất.
      Xới xáo, vun gốc, làm cỏ: bón thúc phân nhiều lần sau các đợt thu hái, đặc biệt sau khi đốn thấp cây.
      Chỉ thu hoạch sau khi bón phân ít nhất 14 ngày.
      6. Tưới nước.
      Nguồn nước tưới: sử dụng nguồn nước sạch để tưới (nước sông hoặc nước giếng khoan).
      Tuyệt đối không được sử dụng nước thải sinh hoạt, nước thải công nghiệp, nước bị ô nhiễm, nước thải từ bệnh viện. Luôn giữ độ ẩm đất 80-85%.
      7. Phòng trừ sâu bệnh.
      * Sâu hại: Gồm một số sâu hại chính sau:
      + Rầy xanh (Empoasca sp.) hại nặng khi bị khô hạn. Phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Sherpa 20 EC, Regent 80 WG, Cyperan 25 EC...
      + Nhện đỏ (Tetranychus sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, sống tập trung dưới mặt lá. Cần phát hiện sớm để phòng trừ bằng các loại thuốc: Comite 73EC, Pegasus 500 SC, Ortus 5 SC.
      + Bọ phấn (Bemisa myricae): vừa gây hại, vừa là môi giới gây bệnh virut, cần phòng trừ triệt để bằng các loại thuốc Sherpa 20 EC, Karate 2,5 EC...
      + Bọ trĩ (Thrip sp.): phòng trừ bằng Admire 50EC, Confidor 100 SL, Gaucho 70 WS, Baythroid 50 SL.
      * Bệnh hại: Gồm các bệnh chính sau:
      + Bệnh phấn trắng (Erysiphe sp.): hại nặng trong điều kiện khô hạn, nắng ấm. Phòng trừ khi bệnh mới chớm bị, bằng các thuốc: Anvil 5SC, Score 250 EC, Bayfidan 25EC.
      + Bệnh xoăn lá (virut): cần diệt trừ môi giới truyền bệnh là bọ phấn, nếu nặng thì phá bỏ trồng lại.
      - Nồng độ thuốc và lượng nước sử dụng phải theo đúng hướng dẫn trên nhãn bao bì của từng loại thuốc. Phải kết thúc phun trước mỗi lứa thu hoạch 7 ngày.
     
8. Thu hoạch.
      - Rau ngót cho thu hoạch nhiều lứa, các đợt thu phải thực hiện nghiêm ngặt thời gian cách ly thuốc hóa học bảo vệ thực vật và bón thúc đạm.
      - Thu hoạch đúng lứa, không để rau già giảm phẩm chất.

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Family • Euphorbiaceae
Binahian
Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr.
STAR GOOSEBERRY
Mani cai

Botany
Binahian is an erect, perennial shrub growing to a height of 2.5 to 3 meters. Leaves are dark green, 2 - 6 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, usually with faint, grayish speckled markings on the upperside. Flowers are red and small, developing into round to angular white or purple fruit capsules measuring about 1.5 cm diameter.

Distribution
Occurs in the wild.
In some SE Asian countries, cultivated on a commercial scale.

Constituents
- Leaves are an excellent source of provitamin A, vitamins B and C, proteins and mineral. 
- Protein content is higher than most other leafy vegetables; the mature leaves having more nutrients than the young leaves.
- Contains a considerable amount of alkaloid "papaverine" (580 mg of papaverine per 100 g of fresh leaf).
- Study yielded a lignan glycoside and a megastimane glucoside, sauroposide from the aerial parts.

Propagation
Propagated by stem cuttings.
Harvested 4 months after planting.
Tender young leaves harvested from the top 15 cm of the stem tips.
A fast growing vegetable with abundant fruiting.

Parts used
Roots, leaves.

Uses
Culinary
Young shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits, eaten raw or cooked, with a pleasant , slightly nutty taste, with a flavor of fresh garden peas and the texture of asparagus.
Leaves and stem tips used as salad or steamed, added to stir-fries, egg dishes and casseroles.
Young shoots fried with chili pepper and dried shrimp.
Fruits are candied.
Green dye squeezed out of the leaves used as food coloring for pastries, rice and preserves. 
Folkloric
Decoction of roots said to relieve urinary disorders; also, used for fever.
Leaves used as vegetable by nursing mothers to stimulate breast milk production.
Leaves used after childbirth to help the womb recover.
Others
Fodder: Leaves used as cattle and poultry feed in India.

Toxicity 
• Excessive consumption of leaf extracts may be toxic. leave contain considerable amount of the alkaloid papaverine (580 mg/100 gm fresh leaves). Excessive consumption of the leaf causes dizziness, drowsiness, constipation. Papaverine in unccoked sauropus affects vasodilation, may cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a progressive respiratory distress disease. the harmful effect is due to consumption of large quantities of uncooked leaves (4.5 kg) and drinking raw juice rather than stir-fried or boiled leaves.
• Papaverine: Report of 44 individuals suffering from temporary insomnia, poor appetite followed by progressive difficulty breathing four wees after ingestion of S androgynous of Sabah vegetable. Open lung biopsy disclosed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Although papaverine was previously identified in the vegetable, it was deemed unlikely to be responsible for the whole range of toxicity seen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by inflammatory changes of the membranous and respiratory bronchioles. Histopathology varies from subtle cellular infiltrates surrounding the small airways to extensive infiltrates with fibrosis and smooth muscle hyperplasia to complete obliteration of the bronchial lumens.
• Lung Transplantation: In Taiwan, over 30 patients developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Despite cessation of intake, severe obstructive ventilatory defect progressed. Five patients underwent lung transplantation. Authors believe lung transplantation to be the only effective modality for patients with end-stage SABO syndrome.



Studies 
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Study establishes the association between consumption of S. androgynus and the BO syndrome. The cases in the report ingested S. androgynous more frequently (more than twice a week) and in large amounts (average per week, 814± 417 g). Patients in the report also consumed uncooked juice, rather the the traditional boiled and stir-fried form of preparation.
• Antioxidant: Study demonstrated the antioxidant capacity and nutritive values of Pak-Wanban.
• Immunohistochemical Analysis: Study suggests a possibility is indicated that a disproportion of Matrix metalloproteinases/Tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase occurred in the bronchiole local field, and might be involved in the disease state formation of bronchiolitis obliterans.
• Necrosis and Apoptosis: Study results indicate that necrosis and apoptosis are involved in the toxic effect of Sauropus androgynus in NIH3T3 firbroblasts. More evidence is needed to clarify if necrosis and apoptosis are also related to the pathogenesis of SA-associated obliterative bronchiolitis.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Sauropus androgynus is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. In Chinese it is called mani cai, in Malay it is called cekur manis or sayur manis, and in Vietnamese, it is called rau ngot.
Its multiple upright stems can reach 6-7 ft high and bear dark green oval leaves 2-3" long.
It is one of the most popular leaf vegetables in South Asia and Southeast Asia and is notable for high yields and palatability. The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus. In Vietnam, people cook it with crab meat, minced pork or dried shrimp to make soup. In Malaysia, it is commonly stir-fried with egg and dried achovies. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K.
It is a popular vegetable cultivated in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, southwest China. Delicious young shoots! Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Antipyretic, remedy for mumps.

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SWEET LEAF

Tropical Asparagus, Chang Kok, Manis, Katuk

Sauropus androgynus F. Euphorbiaceae

Description

Sweet leaf is one of the most popular, leaf vegetables from India to Malaysia. It merits attention and cultivation in Australia, as it is one of the most prolific, heavy yielding, nutritious and appetising green leaves. In research trials in Malaysia, sweet leaf yields per hectare, surpassed all other greens.

Sweet Leaf

The bush has upright, multiple stems 1-21/2 metres high; dark-green, oval-shaped leaves 5-6cm long. Flat, round, orange/red flowers 1-2cm across, form in the leaf axils. In tropical climates, a capsule forms, with small, black seeds. We have experienced, in our sub-tropical conditions; the bush thrives, flowers, but does not set seed.

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Constituents:

papaverine, protein 49%, fibre 14-18%

Vitamins:

A, B, C

Minerals:

potassium content is 2.77% (comparison with dried banana 1.48%); calcium 2.77% (dried skim milk is 1.3%); phosphorus .61% (dried soybeans are .55%); magnesium .55%; iron 199pmm

Actions:

tonic, antioxidant, febrifuge

Medicinal Uses

The dark-green leaves provide a rich source of chlorophyll which is a valuable blood building element, cell rejuvenator, and beneficial to the circulation, intestinal flora, and for regular bowel elimination. Any plant with high nutritional value, like sweet leaf, that helps to detoxify the body, is valuable in our daily diet. It is a very good source of potassium, a mineral that has many health benefits. An infusion made of the leaves, is used as a poultice to treat fevers and ulcers. A folk remedy for snoring and teeth grinding during sleep, is to eat sweet leaf regularly, as a food, in soups and other dishes. Perhaps, this bush could be advertised, as a marriage saver! Research done for the Mayaguez Institute of Tropical Agriculture, by F.W. Martin and R.M. Ruberte in ‘Edible leaves of the tropics’ mention that if sweet leaf is eaten in large quantities, pain may be experienced in the limbs. In Malaysia, there have been occasional reports of headaches from heavy consumption, but no detail of what heavy consumption might mean. I know of no one who has suffered adverse effects. Several people who thoroughly enjoy eating the leaves say they eat 2 handfuls of leaves a day without ever experiencing any side effects. All things in moderation is a good motto, and a handful of leaves a day is considered a good source of greens and not to cause adverse reactions. Sweet leaf has featured in weight control diets.

Culinary Uses

In East Asia, bushes are often planted close together to form a food hedge around houses, and with regular cutting for eating, the hedge is well maintained. As the leaves taste like fresh green peas, with a nutty flavour, they are popular with everyone who samples them.

Pick the leaflets and eat them fresh in hand in the garden. Add leaves to sandwiches, tossed salads, curries, meat, rice and curry dishes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, dips, pickles, casseroles, stir-fries and use as a garnish. The rich green, of the leaves, is used to colour foods green. A tasty, treat is made by frying leaves in hot butter or oil for a few seconds, which makes them crisp and nutty. Try the leaves mixed in a tempura batter and deep fried. When adding to cooked dishes, I prefer to toss leaves in at the last minute of cooking, so that the leaves keep their lush green colour. Sweet leaf is my favourite greens. It is popular with children who are finicky with greens and vegetables.

People seeking a non-meat protein with a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, will find that the growing and regular use of sweet leaf will provide a supply of tasty leaves of high nutritional value. Several people have shared with me that eating sweet leaf as a protein source for a meal makes them feel satisfied and light, not heavy like after a meal of meat. The plant is a valuable survival food. ]]></description>
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Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging at the oocyte stage allows
for the prediction of preimplantation
development

Thomas Ebner,
Ph.D.a[image:
Corresponding Author
Information][image:
email address] , Basak
Balaban,
Ph.D.b
, Marianne Moser,
Ph.D.a
, Omar Shebl,
M.D.a 
, Bulent Urman,
M.D.b 
, Barış Ata,
M.D.b 
c ,
Gernot Tews,
M.D.a 

Received 13 January 2009; received in revised form 23 March 2009; accepted 30
March 2009. published online 12 May 2009.
Objective

To analyze whether a change in three-dimensional structure of the zona
pellucida could indicate suboptimal gamete quality.
Design

Prospective study.
Setting

Women's general hospital.
Patient(s)

A total of 72 patients who gave informed consent.
Intervention(s)

The birefringence of all oocytes was prospectively analyzed with an
automatic user-independent polarization microscopy imaging system.
Main Outcome Measure(s)

Birefringence of the inner zona layer, preimplantation development,
implantation, and pregnancy.
Result(s)

In approximately one third of all gametes (244/712), the system's automatic
detection of the inner zona layer did not succeed. This phenomenon was a
negative predictor of compaction (P &lt; 0.01), blastulation (P &lt; 0.001), and
pregnancy (P  0.05).
Interestingly, antagonist protocol resulted in lower zona scores as compared
with the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
Conclusion(s)

Combining the information from both undetected and detected oocytes, zona
imaging was a helpful tool in oocyte selection. This knowledge might further
help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
Key Words: Birefringence
, inner layer
, oocyte quality
, polarization microscopy
, zona pellucida
, zona score
 Article Outline

• Abstract

• Materials and
methods

• Results

• Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection
Failure

• Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona
Pellucida

• Discussion

• Failed Zona Imaging

• Successful Zona
Imaging

• References

• Copyright

The follicle can be considered the reproductive unit of the ovary.
Irrespective of its developmental stage, an ovarian follicle is composed of
the oocyte and its associated granulosa cells. Follicular growth is
characterized by both enlargement of the gamete and proliferation of the
granulosa cells. As the somatic cells proliferate, the number of granulosa
cell layers around the egg increases. Later in development, a fluid-filled
cavity (antrum) forms in the follicles.

Concomitantly, the cleft between the oocyte and the surrounding granulosa
cells is filled with an acellular glycoprotein matrix (15–20 μm), called
the zona pellucida (ZP). In detail, up to four zona proteins
1
, 2 
contribute
to the three-dimensional matrix of this outer shell. Filaments are
constructed of repeating zona protein 2 and 3 units that are cross-linked by
zona protein 1 (3),
thus contributing to the structural integrity of the zona pellucida.

Despite considerable speculation about the origin of the ZP, there is
evidence that in humans all zona proteins are synthesized by the oocyte in a
coordinate manner
(4).
Alternatively, this finding would imply that any harm to the female gamete
caused by suboptimal conditions within the follicle (e.g., because of
reduced blood supply and subsequent hypoxia)
(5)
could
alter or interrupt the secretion and patterning of the extracellular coat
(6) .

In other words, ZP appearance could function as a marker of optimal
folliculogenesis and/or oocyte maturation. Indeed, overall ZP thickness and
its variation during preimplantation development
7
, 8 ,
9  were
found to be correlated to pregnancy outcome. However, it has been shown that
the mean difference in thickness between zonae from conception cycles and
failed ones was approximately 1μm
(6),
a value that is beyond the limit of provability of most systems designed for
measuring cells.

Recently, it was realized that the multilaminar structure of the ZP could
also be analyzed quantitatively using polarized light microscopy
(10).
The latest achievement in zona imaging is a fully automatic user-independent
system using either the radial orientation of glycoproteins in the inner
zona layer and its angular deviation
(11)
or
the automatic detection of the birefringence of the inner layer
12
, 13 
.

Shen et al. (6)
were
the first to correlate the magnitude of light retardation by the zona
pellucida, in particular by the inner layer, with conception. In an
additional retrospective study, Rama Raju et al.
(14)
found
an association between the retardance of the inner layer of the zona and
embryo development to the blastocyst stage. Recently, subjective zona
imaging of unfertilized second meiotic metaphase oocytes was successfully
used as the primary selection criterion for embryo transfer
(12),
thus indicating the predictive power of ZP characteristics for the further
fate of the concepti.

Whereas these authors
12
, 13 
, 15 
had
to face legal restrictions in Germany limiting the number of zygotes
considered for in vitro culture all transfers were performed on day 3, this
prospective study was performed to elucidate the actual association between
inner layer zona retardance and additional parameters such as compaction,
blastocyst formation, and live birth.
Materials and methods [image: return to Article
Outline]

The present prospective study was performed in a 5-month period. Primarily,
recruitment was limited to patients showing basal anti-müllerian hormone
(AMH) levels above 1.5 ng/mL, indicating adequate ovarian response
(16).
Thus, sufficient data regarding blastocyst formation could be expected. A
total of 72 patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were
included, representing all patients who provided their consent to this
rather new technique of zona imaging. Institutional review board approval
was sought and granted.

All couples exhibited male factor infertility, with 17 women showing an
additional female factor (23.6%). According to the present exclusion
criteria, no cases of testicular sperm extraction, polar body biopsy, severe
endometriosis, and polycystic ovary were included. Female age was 33.2 ± 5.2
years and almost half of the women had secondary infertility (n = 34). Basal
hormonal parameters were unremarkable, with AMH (3.9 ± 2.8 ng/mL), FSH (7.5
± 1.8 IU/mL), and LH (5.7 ± 2.8 IU/mL) being within normal ranges.

In preparation for oocyte collection, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
was done using either a long protocol (n = 39) or an antagonist protocol (n
= 33); it was tried to apply both stimulation regimens alternately, but more
patients from the antagonist group did not give informed consent. However,
more importantly, patients from both protocols had the same age, type of
infertility, and hormonal status.

In the long protocol, down-regulation of the pituitary was achieved with the
GnRH agonist buserelin (Suprecur; Aventis Pharma, Vienna, Austria).
Stimulation was initiated with human menopausal gonadotrophin (Menogon;
Ferring, Kiel, Germany).

In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, recombinant FSH (Puregon; Organon, Vienna,
Austria) was started on day 2 of the cycle. In addition, a GnRH-antagonist
(Orgalutran; Organon) was administered after 5–6 days of stimulation,
depending on the presence of a 12- to 13-mm follicle in the ultrasound scan.

In all patients ovulation was induced with human chorionic gonadotrophin
(5,000 [n = 1] or 10,000 IU [n = 71]; hCG, Pregnyl; Organon). Oocyte
retrieval was performed transvaginally under ultrasound guidance 36 hours
after hCG administration.

After a 3-hour incubation time, oocytes were enzymatically removed from
their cumulus complex using hyaluronidase (80 IU/mL; MediCult, Copenhagen,
Denmark) and hand-drawn glass-pipettes. We carefully tried to completely
denude the oocytes without harming the gamete, because additional cumulus
cells attached to the ZP could interfere with its automatic detection.

The technical set-up for zona imaging of individual gametes resembled the
one recently published by Montag et al.
(12).
In detail, individual measuring was done noninvasively with an Olympus IX51
inverted microscope (Olympus, Vienna, Austria) equipped with ×10, ×20, and
×40 Hoffmann interference optics, a circular polarization filter, and liquid
crystal analyzer optics. The birefringence analysis including
autocalibration was fully controlled by a polarization imaging software
module (OCTAX Polar Aide; OCTAX Microscience GmbH, Altdorf, Germany)
implemented in an imaging software system (OCTAX Eyeware).

The OCTAX PolarAIDE system performs polarization microscopy imaging, which
produces an image indicating the special distribution of the retardance in
the oocyte in addition to the usual intensity image obtained by conventional
microscopy. The birefringence image obtained is dominated by the inner zona
layer, whose radial birefringence intensity profile is of interest for zona
scoring. Previously, approximately three different profiles were manually
obtained and analyzed
(6),
whereas the PolarAIDE system automatically extracts a high number (&gt;20) of
such intensity profiles distributed around the entire circumference of the
analyzed cell. On each of these intensity profiles, characteristic features,
such as maximum intensity of the birefringence and local width of the zona
inner layer, are extracted automatically. Each of these features is combined
over the entire set of intensity profiles to provide robust statistics per
oocyte for each feature.

These statistics have been combined into a single score value indicating the
developmental potential of the oocyte, based on a statistical optimization
on the background of a study that links the statistical data obtained with
developmental data for each assessed oocyte/resulting embryo (Fig.
1).
By design, the calculated score provides for a highly accurate prediction of
the previously performed subjective assessment of the birefringence image
(15) 
.

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Figure 1. Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging (zona extension
matches the green frame) of a telophase I gamete with spindle bridge between
oocyte and polar body.

Because working with polarized light was required, ZP imaging was performed
in glass dishes (WillCo-dish; WillCo Wells, Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Before zona imaging, the oocyte was placed in the center of the field of
vision. In the event that the gamete outline was not automatically detected
by the imaging software, the position of the egg was changed to increase the
possibility of detection. All gametes in which the automatic frame of the
system did not match the actual extension of the ZP within two attempts were
counted as “not detected” (Fig.
2)
and the (negative) scores were not included in the analysis (Fig.
3).
Measurement did not last longer than 10 seconds per oocyte with detection
difficulties.

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Figure 2. Mature oocyte that has not been detected by the automatic system
because the green frame does not match the zona pellucida.

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Figure 3. Schematic presentation of study design and outcome.

It should be mentioned that oocytes were not rotated by means of the holding
pipette in search of the meiotic spindle, because spindle detection was not
part of this study. Although it is easy to locate the spindle by changing
the focus slightly, we refrained from using the corresponding data for
reasons of accuracy.

Following zona imaging, oocytes were individually transferred to an ICSI
dish. Maturation and morphologic features of the oocytes were investigated
immediately before ICSI was performed. Anomalies that were analyzed at the
oocyte stage included dark central granulation of the cytoplasm, vacuoles,
aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and shape anomalies. Oocytes
and embryos were cultured in small drops (10 μL) of Blastassist 1 and, where
appropriate, Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Fertilization rate, which was assessed 18–20 hours after injection, was
characterized by the presence of two pronuclei. Pronuclear pattern and the
presence of a halo were also checked.

Early embryo development as assessed by the number of blastomeres and the
percentage of multinucleation as well as fragmentation was evaluated 42–44
hours after injection. Day 3 morphology (66–70 hours after injection) was
checked in all patients regardless of whether intrauterine transfer was
scheduled on day 3 (n = 20) or day 5 (n = 49). In the latter group, however,
signs of compaction (90–100 hours after ICSI) as well as blastocyst
formation and quality (114–120 hours after injection) were checked according
to internal guidelines
17
, 18 
, 19 .
It should be emphasized that the quality of the blastocysts could only be
evaluated from full blastocyst stage onward, because early blastocysts did
not allow for accurate scoring of inner cell mass. Thus, the number of
blastocysts checked for quality differs slightly from the total number of
blastocysts formed in vitro. Unfortunately, embryo transfer had to be
cancelled in three couples (4.2%) because of ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome (blastocysts were vitrified on day 5) or developmental arrest.

According to the present study design and as requested by the institutional
review board, the selection of embryos and blastocysts for transfer was
based on routine morphologic parameters and not on zona score. Transfer was
done in Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult) using an Edwards-Wallace catheter
(Smiths Industries, Lancing, United Kingdom).

Differences between continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test
for independent samples and with χ2-test for categorical variables. An alpha
error rate below 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate were calculated using pooled
day 3 and day 5 results because no differences in outcome were observed.
Both stimulation protocols did not show any difference in outcome as well.
Results [image: return to Article
Outline]

Overall, 734 cumulus-oocyte complexes could be collected (10.2 ± 4.7).
Because no oocytes or only pyknotic oocytes could be harvested from 22
complexes (3.0%), the number of oocytes (irrespective of maturational stage)
available for measurement of zona birefringence decreased to 712. Of these,
33 (4.6%) were found to be in prophase I (germinal vesicle stage) and 51
(7.2%) in metaphase I, whereas the remaining 628 oocytes showed a first
polar body indicating metaphase II (MII). However, because analysis of
birefringence also allows for location of the spindle, we found that 15
(2.1%) of the presumed mature eggs were actually at telophase I (TI).

On day 1, degeneration rate was found to be 3.2% (20/628), whereas
fertilization rate (MII and TI) was 71.3%. Fertilizability was significantly
lower (P=0.006) in TI oocytes (6/15) as compared with MII oocytes (442/613).

Of the fertilized MII gametes on day 2, only 94.2% zygotes had cleaved (n =
422), a value that increased to 98.4% (n = 441) on day 3. On day 2, 219
(51.9%) embryos were of good quality (20mU/ml) corresponding to a
39.1% pregnancy rate. However, three miscarriages reduced clinical pregnancy
rate and live birth rate to 34.8%. The implantation rate was 29.1% (32/110).
There was no difference (P &gt; 0.05) in the outcome of day 5 transfers (20
pregnancies out of 49 transfers) compared with day 3 transfers (7/20).
Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection Failure

In approximately one third (n = 244) of all oocytes analyzed (n = 712), no
valid score could be generated because automatic detection of the ZP failed.
This problem affected immature oocytes less frequently (P &lt; 0.05) than MII
oocytes (20/84 vs. 224/628). Of all morphological parameters evaluated in
oocytes, only dense central granulation was related to a failure of
detection (P  0.05).

Table 1
indicates
that prognosis for oocytes (showing a first polar body) without successful
detection is worse than for automatically detected gametes, because the
number of compacted embryos on day 4 (P &lt; 0.01) and blastulation rate (P &lt;
0.01) were impaired.
  Table 1.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development between TI/MII
oocytes with and without automatic detection of the ZP.
   Oocytes with zona detected (%)
 Oocytes with detection failure (%)
 P value
 No. of TI/MII 404224  2PN 292 (72.3) 156 (69.6) 0.48  0PN 89 (22.0) 47
(21.0) 0.76  1PN or 3PN 13 (3.2) 11 (4.9) 0.29  Degenerated 10 (2.5) 10
(4.5) 0.14  Cleavage rate day 2 275/292 (94.2) 147/156 (94.2) 0.98  Top
quality embryo day 2 144/275 (52.4) 75/147 (51.0) 0.79  Cleavage rate
day 3288/292 (98.6)153/156 (98.1)0.65  Top
quality embryo day 3 147/288 (51.0) 84/153 (54.9) 0.44  n, prolonged culture
237 131  Beginning compaction 44/237 (18.6) 21/131 (16.0) 0.54
Compaction89/237 (37.6)28/131 (21.4)0.0014  Blastocyst
formation 128/237 (54.0) 47/131 (35.9) 0.0009  Top blastocyst quality 45/237
(19.0) 12/131 (9.2) 0.013

Note: Blastocyst quality was calculated from full blastocysts stage onwards
(e.g. no early blastocysts included). PN = pronuclei.

Patients without achieving pregnancy had significantly more oocytes that
could not be detected by the system (P &lt; 0.01). In detail, 151/425 (35.5%)
could not be measured in the nonpregnant group as compared with 51/226
(22.6%) of the zonae in the pregnant counterparts. As indicated in
Table 2,
the rate of undetected oocytes was higher in the antagonist group than in
the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
  Table 2.

Comparison between patients stimulated with long protocol or antagonist
protocol.
   Long protocol
 Antagonist protocol
 Patients 3933  Patients with transfer 36 33  Dose gonadotropin (IU) 1760 ±
602 1599 ± 682  Duration of stimulation (d) 9.7 ± 1.7 8.9 ± 1.6  Estradiol
(pg/mL) 1,805 ± 1,093 1,472 ± 789  Pregnancy (%) 14 (38.9)13 (39.4)  Ongoing
pregnancies (%) 13 (36.1) 11 (33.3)  Number of oocytes 10.4 ± 4.2 10.5
± 5.3  Number
of presumed mature eggs 8.6 ± 3.9 8.1 ± 3.0  Oocytes with detection failure
(%) 119/391 (30.4)a
125/321
(38.9)a
 Zona
score of all oocytes detected 1.65 ± 5.55 0.74 ± 5.09  Zona score of MII
oocytes detected 1.14 ±
5.28a
0.09
± 4.81a

Note: If not specified, the term oocyte refers to all stages from prophase I
to MII.
a

P &lt; 0.05.
Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona Pellucida

In 468 (65.7%) of all oocytes (prophase I to MII), a successful measurement
of the ZP retardance could be performed. Immature oocytes showed higher
scores compared with mature ones (P &lt; 0.01).

Table 3
shows
that neither fertilization nor embryo quality on days 2, 3, and 4 could be
predicted by zona score (P &gt; 0.05). However, embryos surviving to day 5
showed a significantly higher score (P  0.05).
Good quality blastocysts showed a trend toward higher zona scores (P=0.08)
than their counterparts of reduced quality.
  Table 3.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development in mature
oocytes with zona score automatically calculated by the system.
   n
 Zona score
 Presumed mature eggs (TI, MII) 404 0.75 ± 5.18  0PN 89 1.02 ± 5.12  1PN or
3PN 13 −0.01 ± 4.74  Degenerated 10 0.56 ± 6.32  2PN 292 0.62 ± 5.10  Top
quality embryo day 2 143 0.14 ± 4.82  Moderate/bad quality day 2 128 1.32 ±
5.35  Top quality embryo day 3 147 0.22 ± 5.08  Moderate/bad quality day 3
138 1.43 ± 5.45  Prolonged culture 234  No compaction day 4 (%) 134
(57.3)0.24 ± 4.50  Compaction
day 4 (%) 100 (42.7) 0.78 ± 5.94  Blastocyst formation day
5a
 (%) 128/234 (54.7) 1.29 ± 5.52  Arrested on day
5a
 (%) 106/234 (45.3) −0.52 ± 4.57  Top blastocyst quality day 5 (%) 45/61
(73.8) 1.97 ± 5.95  Bad quality blastocysts (%) 16/61 (26.2) −0.72 ± 5.05

Note: Blastocyst quality assessed from full blastocyst stage onward. Top
embryo quality shows 3 nm, the blastulation rate was 60.9% compared with 14.1% if
retardance was lower than 2 nm. In addition, thickness of the inner zona
layer was associated with blastocyst formation. In detail, 10- to 12-nm
inner layers performed better than 8- to 10-nm layers. Applying the OCTAX
PolarAIDE in the present prospective study, no correlation between the
automatic score and fertilization or embryo quality on days 2–4 could be
observed. However, the retrospective data of Rama Raju
(14)
could
be supported because blastocyst formation was superior in embryos that were
derived from oocytes with a high score.

Although retrospective analyses in the literature suggest a correlation
between zona birefringence and pregnancy
6
, 12 ,
in the present prospective approach the prognostic power of zona retardance
on blastocyst formation is not reflected in implantation and pregnancy rate.
Most probably, this was due to the rather small sample numbers in the
subgroup of oocytes/embryos with 100% and 0% implantation rate. In addition,
Montag et al. (12)
could
transfer those embryos deriving from the oocytes with the highest
birefringence, whereas our institutional review board led us to select
according to our routine morphologic criteria.

However, it should not be ignored that all oocytes which were not detected
by the OCTAX PolarAIDE were of poor prognosis and had a negative score. For
accuracy purposes these values were not used for analysis. Nevertheless,
some of them were transferred and showed a low implantation rate. Thus, by
taking these (inaccurate) values into consideration a correlation between
zona score and implantation is highly likely. This hypothesis is supported
by significantly lower pregnancy rates in patients with transfer of embryos
associated with detection failure as compared to the group with successful
measurement of zona retardance.

Based on our findings and those from the literature, it may be speculated
that in cases of low (negative) zona score (poor chance of blastulation in
vitro) embryo transfer could be brought forward to days 2 or 3 to rescue the
implantation potential. Thus, any theoretical negative influence of
prolonged culture conditions on preimplantation development would be
avoided.

In conclusion, noninvasive user-independent OCTAX PolarAIDE proved to be a
valuable tool in oocyte selection. This automatic system is a definite
improvement compared with the more subjective approach of Montag et
al. (12).
This is first evidence that some female gametes have a reduced potential if
their zona structure is altered, not allowing for automatic detection of the
birefringence. In addition, it could be shown that the fate of an oocyte can
be prospectively predicted up to the blastocyst stage. This information
might help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
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Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging at the oocyte stage allows
for the prediction of preimplantation
development

Thomas Ebner,
Ph.D.a[image:
Corresponding Author
Information][image:
email address] , Basak
Balaban,
Ph.D.b
, Marianne Moser,
Ph.D.a
, Omar Shebl,
M.D.a 
, Bulent Urman,
M.D.b 
, Barış Ata,
M.D.b 
c ,
Gernot Tews,
M.D.a 

Received 13 January 2009; received in revised form 23 March 2009; accepted 30
March 2009. published online 12 May 2009.
Objective

To analyze whether a change in three-dimensional structure of the zona
pellucida could indicate suboptimal gamete quality.
Design

Prospective study.
Setting

Women's general hospital.
Patient(s)

A total of 72 patients who gave informed consent.
Intervention(s)

The birefringence of all oocytes was prospectively analyzed with an
automatic user-independent polarization microscopy imaging system.
Main Outcome Measure(s)

Birefringence of the inner zona layer, preimplantation development,
implantation, and pregnancy.
Result(s)

In approximately one third of all gametes (244/712), the system's automatic
detection of the inner zona layer did not succeed. This phenomenon was a
negative predictor of compaction (P &lt; 0.01), blastulation (P &lt; 0.001), and
pregnancy (P  0.05).
Interestingly, antagonist protocol resulted in lower zona scores as compared
with the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
Conclusion(s)

Combining the information from both undetected and detected oocytes, zona
imaging was a helpful tool in oocyte selection. This knowledge might further
help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
Key Words: Birefringence
, inner layer
, oocyte quality
, polarization microscopy
, zona pellucida
, zona score
 Article Outline

• Abstract

• Materials and
methods

• Results

• Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection
Failure

• Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona
Pellucida

• Discussion

• Failed Zona Imaging

• Successful Zona
Imaging

• References

• Copyright

The follicle can be considered the reproductive unit of the ovary.
Irrespective of its developmental stage, an ovarian follicle is composed of
the oocyte and its associated granulosa cells. Follicular growth is
characterized by both enlargement of the gamete and proliferation of the
granulosa cells. As the somatic cells proliferate, the number of granulosa
cell layers around the egg increases. Later in development, a fluid-filled
cavity (antrum) forms in the follicles.

Concomitantly, the cleft between the oocyte and the surrounding granulosa
cells is filled with an acellular glycoprotein matrix (15–20 μm), called
the zona pellucida (ZP). In detail, up to four zona proteins
1
, 2 
contribute
to the three-dimensional matrix of this outer shell. Filaments are
constructed of repeating zona protein 2 and 3 units that are cross-linked by
zona protein 1 (3),
thus contributing to the structural integrity of the zona pellucida.

Despite considerable speculation about the origin of the ZP, there is
evidence that in humans all zona proteins are synthesized by the oocyte in a
coordinate manner
(4).
Alternatively, this finding would imply that any harm to the female gamete
caused by suboptimal conditions within the follicle (e.g., because of
reduced blood supply and subsequent hypoxia)
(5)
could
alter or interrupt the secretion and patterning of the extracellular coat
(6) .

In other words, ZP appearance could function as a marker of optimal
folliculogenesis and/or oocyte maturation. Indeed, overall ZP thickness and
its variation during preimplantation development
7
, 8 ,
9  were
found to be correlated to pregnancy outcome. However, it has been shown that
the mean difference in thickness between zonae from conception cycles and
failed ones was approximately 1μm
(6),
a value that is beyond the limit of provability of most systems designed for
measuring cells.

Recently, it was realized that the multilaminar structure of the ZP could
also be analyzed quantitatively using polarized light microscopy
(10).
The latest achievement in zona imaging is a fully automatic user-independent
system using either the radial orientation of glycoproteins in the inner
zona layer and its angular deviation
(11)
or
the automatic detection of the birefringence of the inner layer
12
, 13 
.

Shen et al. (6)
were
the first to correlate the magnitude of light retardation by the zona
pellucida, in particular by the inner layer, with conception. In an
additional retrospective study, Rama Raju et al.
(14)
found
an association between the retardance of the inner layer of the zona and
embryo development to the blastocyst stage. Recently, subjective zona
imaging of unfertilized second meiotic metaphase oocytes was successfully
used as the primary selection criterion for embryo transfer
(12),
thus indicating the predictive power of ZP characteristics for the further
fate of the concepti.

Whereas these authors
12
, 13 
, 15 
had
to face legal restrictions in Germany limiting the number of zygotes
considered for in vitro culture all transfers were performed on day 3, this
prospective study was performed to elucidate the actual association between
inner layer zona retardance and additional parameters such as compaction,
blastocyst formation, and live birth.
Materials and methods [image: return to Article
Outline]

The present prospective study was performed in a 5-month period. Primarily,
recruitment was limited to patients showing basal anti-müllerian hormone
(AMH) levels above 1.5 ng/mL, indicating adequate ovarian response
(16).
Thus, sufficient data regarding blastocyst formation could be expected. A
total of 72 patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were
included, representing all patients who provided their consent to this
rather new technique of zona imaging. Institutional review board approval
was sought and granted.

All couples exhibited male factor infertility, with 17 women showing an
additional female factor (23.6%). According to the present exclusion
criteria, no cases of testicular sperm extraction, polar body biopsy, severe
endometriosis, and polycystic ovary were included. Female age was 33.2 ± 5.2
years and almost half of the women had secondary infertility (n = 34). Basal
hormonal parameters were unremarkable, with AMH (3.9 ± 2.8 ng/mL), FSH (7.5
± 1.8 IU/mL), and LH (5.7 ± 2.8 IU/mL) being within normal ranges.

In preparation for oocyte collection, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
was done using either a long protocol (n = 39) or an antagonist protocol (n
= 33); it was tried to apply both stimulation regimens alternately, but more
patients from the antagonist group did not give informed consent. However,
more importantly, patients from both protocols had the same age, type of
infertility, and hormonal status.

In the long protocol, down-regulation of the pituitary was achieved with the
GnRH agonist buserelin (Suprecur; Aventis Pharma, Vienna, Austria).
Stimulation was initiated with human menopausal gonadotrophin (Menogon;
Ferring, Kiel, Germany).

In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, recombinant FSH (Puregon; Organon, Vienna,
Austria) was started on day 2 of the cycle. In addition, a GnRH-antagonist
(Orgalutran; Organon) was administered after 5–6 days of stimulation,
depending on the presence of a 12- to 13-mm follicle in the ultrasound scan.

In all patients ovulation was induced with human chorionic gonadotrophin
(5,000 [n = 1] or 10,000 IU [n = 71]; hCG, Pregnyl; Organon). Oocyte
retrieval was performed transvaginally under ultrasound guidance 36 hours
after hCG administration.

After a 3-hour incubation time, oocytes were enzymatically removed from
their cumulus complex using hyaluronidase (80 IU/mL; MediCult, Copenhagen,
Denmark) and hand-drawn glass-pipettes. We carefully tried to completely
denude the oocytes without harming the gamete, because additional cumulus
cells attached to the ZP could interfere with its automatic detection.

The technical set-up for zona imaging of individual gametes resembled the
one recently published by Montag et al.
(12).
In detail, individual measuring was done noninvasively with an Olympus IX51
inverted microscope (Olympus, Vienna, Austria) equipped with ×10, ×20, and
×40 Hoffmann interference optics, a circular polarization filter, and liquid
crystal analyzer optics. The birefringence analysis including
autocalibration was fully controlled by a polarization imaging software
module (OCTAX Polar Aide; OCTAX Microscience GmbH, Altdorf, Germany)
implemented in an imaging software system (OCTAX Eyeware).

The OCTAX PolarAIDE system performs polarization microscopy imaging, which
produces an image indicating the special distribution of the retardance in
the oocyte in addition to the usual intensity image obtained by conventional
microscopy. The birefringence image obtained is dominated by the inner zona
layer, whose radial birefringence intensity profile is of interest for zona
scoring. Previously, approximately three different profiles were manually
obtained and analyzed
(6),
whereas the PolarAIDE system automatically extracts a high number (&gt;20) of
such intensity profiles distributed around the entire circumference of the
analyzed cell. On each of these intensity profiles, characteristic features,
such as maximum intensity of the birefringence and local width of the zona
inner layer, are extracted automatically. Each of these features is combined
over the entire set of intensity profiles to provide robust statistics per
oocyte for each feature.

These statistics have been combined into a single score value indicating the
developmental potential of the oocyte, based on a statistical optimization
on the background of a study that links the statistical data obtained with
developmental data for each assessed oocyte/resulting embryo (Fig.
1).
By design, the calculated score provides for a highly accurate prediction of
the previously performed subjective assessment of the birefringence image
(15) 
.

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Figure 1. Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging (zona extension
matches the green frame) of a telophase I gamete with spindle bridge between
oocyte and polar body.

Because working with polarized light was required, ZP imaging was performed
in glass dishes (WillCo-dish; WillCo Wells, Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Before zona imaging, the oocyte was placed in the center of the field of
vision. In the event that the gamete outline was not automatically detected
by the imaging software, the position of the egg was changed to increase the
possibility of detection. All gametes in which the automatic frame of the
system did not match the actual extension of the ZP within two attempts were
counted as “not detected” (Fig.
2)
and the (negative) scores were not included in the analysis (Fig.
3).
Measurement did not last longer than 10 seconds per oocyte with detection
difficulties.

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Figure 2. Mature oocyte that has not been detected by the automatic system
because the green frame does not match the zona pellucida.

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Figure 3. Schematic presentation of study design and outcome.

It should be mentioned that oocytes were not rotated by means of the holding
pipette in search of the meiotic spindle, because spindle detection was not
part of this study. Although it is easy to locate the spindle by changing
the focus slightly, we refrained from using the corresponding data for
reasons of accuracy.

Following zona imaging, oocytes were individually transferred to an ICSI
dish. Maturation and morphologic features of the oocytes were investigated
immediately before ICSI was performed. Anomalies that were analyzed at the
oocyte stage included dark central granulation of the cytoplasm, vacuoles,
aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and shape anomalies. Oocytes
and embryos were cultured in small drops (10 μL) of Blastassist 1 and, where
appropriate, Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Fertilization rate, which was assessed 18–20 hours after injection, was
characterized by the presence of two pronuclei. Pronuclear pattern and the
presence of a halo were also checked.

Early embryo development as assessed by the number of blastomeres and the
percentage of multinucleation as well as fragmentation was evaluated 42–44
hours after injection. Day 3 morphology (66–70 hours after injection) was
checked in all patients regardless of whether intrauterine transfer was
scheduled on day 3 (n = 20) or day 5 (n = 49). In the latter group, however,
signs of compaction (90–100 hours after ICSI) as well as blastocyst
formation and quality (114–120 hours after injection) were checked according
to internal guidelines
17
, 18 
, 19 .
It should be emphasized that the quality of the blastocysts could only be
evaluated from full blastocyst stage onward, because early blastocysts did
not allow for accurate scoring of inner cell mass. Thus, the number of
blastocysts checked for quality differs slightly from the total number of
blastocysts formed in vitro. Unfortunately, embryo transfer had to be
cancelled in three couples (4.2%) because of ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome (blastocysts were vitrified on day 5) or developmental arrest.

According to the present study design and as requested by the institutional
review board, the selection of embryos and blastocysts for transfer was
based on routine morphologic parameters and not on zona score. Transfer was
done in Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult) using an Edwards-Wallace catheter
(Smiths Industries, Lancing, United Kingdom).

Differences between continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test
for independent samples and with χ2-test for categorical variables. An alpha
error rate below 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate were calculated using pooled
day 3 and day 5 results because no differences in outcome were observed.
Both stimulation protocols did not show any difference in outcome as well.
Results [image: return to Article
Outline]

Overall, 734 cumulus-oocyte complexes could be collected (10.2 ± 4.7).
Because no oocytes or only pyknotic oocytes could be harvested from 22
complexes (3.0%), the number of oocytes (irrespective of maturational stage)
available for measurement of zona birefringence decreased to 712. Of these,
33 (4.6%) were found to be in prophase I (germinal vesicle stage) and 51
(7.2%) in metaphase I, whereas the remaining 628 oocytes showed a first
polar body indicating metaphase II (MII). However, because analysis of
birefringence also allows for location of the spindle, we found that 15
(2.1%) of the presumed mature eggs were actually at telophase I (TI).

On day 1, degeneration rate was found to be 3.2% (20/628), whereas
fertilization rate (MII and TI) was 71.3%. Fertilizability was significantly
lower (P=0.006) in TI oocytes (6/15) as compared with MII oocytes (442/613).

Of the fertilized MII gametes on day 2, only 94.2% zygotes had cleaved (n =
422), a value that increased to 98.4% (n = 441) on day 3. On day 2, 219
(51.9%) embryos were of good quality (20mU/ml) corresponding to a
39.1% pregnancy rate. However, three miscarriages reduced clinical pregnancy
rate and live birth rate to 34.8%. The implantation rate was 29.1% (32/110).
There was no difference (P &gt; 0.05) in the outcome of day 5 transfers (20
pregnancies out of 49 transfers) compared with day 3 transfers (7/20).
Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection Failure

In approximately one third (n = 244) of all oocytes analyzed (n = 712), no
valid score could be generated because automatic detection of the ZP failed.
This problem affected immature oocytes less frequently (P &lt; 0.05) than MII
oocytes (20/84 vs. 224/628). Of all morphological parameters evaluated in
oocytes, only dense central granulation was related to a failure of
detection (P  0.05).

Table 1
indicates
that prognosis for oocytes (showing a first polar body) without successful
detection is worse than for automatically detected gametes, because the
number of compacted embryos on day 4 (P &lt; 0.01) and blastulation rate (P &lt;
0.01) were impaired.
  Table 1.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development between TI/MII
oocytes with and without automatic detection of the ZP.
   Oocytes with zona detected (%)
 Oocytes with detection failure (%)
 P value
 No. of TI/MII 404224  2PN 292 (72.3) 156 (69.6) 0.48  0PN 89 (22.0) 47
(21.0) 0.76  1PN or 3PN 13 (3.2) 11 (4.9) 0.29  Degenerated 10 (2.5) 10
(4.5) 0.14  Cleavage rate day 2 275/292 (94.2) 147/156 (94.2) 0.98  Top
quality embryo day 2 144/275 (52.4) 75/147 (51.0) 0.79  Cleavage rate
day 3288/292 (98.6)153/156 (98.1)0.65  Top
quality embryo day 3 147/288 (51.0) 84/153 (54.9) 0.44  n, prolonged culture
237 131  Beginning compaction 44/237 (18.6) 21/131 (16.0) 0.54
Compaction89/237 (37.6)28/131 (21.4)0.0014  Blastocyst
formation 128/237 (54.0) 47/131 (35.9) 0.0009  Top blastocyst quality 45/237
(19.0) 12/131 (9.2) 0.013

Note: Blastocyst quality was calculated from full blastocysts stage onwards
(e.g. no early blastocysts included). PN = pronuclei.

Patients without achieving pregnancy had significantly more oocytes that
could not be detected by the system (P &lt; 0.01). In detail, 151/425 (35.5%)
could not be measured in the nonpregnant group as compared with 51/226
(22.6%) of the zonae in the pregnant counterparts. As indicated in
Table 2,
the rate of undetected oocytes was higher in the antagonist group than in
the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
  Table 2.

Comparison between patients stimulated with long protocol or antagonist
protocol.
   Long protocol
 Antagonist protocol
 Patients 3933  Patients with transfer 36 33  Dose gonadotropin (IU) 1760 ±
602 1599 ± 682  Duration of stimulation (d) 9.7 ± 1.7 8.9 ± 1.6  Estradiol
(pg/mL) 1,805 ± 1,093 1,472 ± 789  Pregnancy (%) 14 (38.9)13 (39.4)  Ongoing
pregnancies (%) 13 (36.1) 11 (33.3)  Number of oocytes 10.4 ± 4.2 10.5
± 5.3  Number
of presumed mature eggs 8.6 ± 3.9 8.1 ± 3.0  Oocytes with detection failure
(%) 119/391 (30.4)a
125/321
(38.9)a
 Zona
score of all oocytes detected 1.65 ± 5.55 0.74 ± 5.09  Zona score of MII
oocytes detected 1.14 ±
5.28a
0.09
± 4.81a

Note: If not specified, the term oocyte refers to all stages from prophase I
to MII.
a

P &lt; 0.05.
Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona Pellucida

In 468 (65.7%) of all oocytes (prophase I to MII), a successful measurement
of the ZP retardance could be performed. Immature oocytes showed higher
scores compared with mature ones (P &lt; 0.01).

Table 3
shows
that neither fertilization nor embryo quality on days 2, 3, and 4 could be
predicted by zona score (P &gt; 0.05). However, embryos surviving to day 5
showed a significantly higher score (P  0.05).
Good quality blastocysts showed a trend toward higher zona scores (P=0.08)
than their counterparts of reduced quality.
  Table 3.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development in mature
oocytes with zona score automatically calculated by the system.
   n
 Zona score
 Presumed mature eggs (TI, MII) 404 0.75 ± 5.18  0PN 89 1.02 ± 5.12  1PN or
3PN 13 −0.01 ± 4.74  Degenerated 10 0.56 ± 6.32  2PN 292 0.62 ± 5.10  Top
quality embryo day 2 143 0.14 ± 4.82  Moderate/bad quality day 2 128 1.32 ±
5.35  Top quality embryo day 3 147 0.22 ± 5.08  Moderate/bad quality day 3
138 1.43 ± 5.45  Prolonged culture 234  No compaction day 4 (%) 134
(57.3)0.24 ± 4.50  Compaction
day 4 (%) 100 (42.7) 0.78 ± 5.94  Blastocyst formation day
5a
 (%) 128/234 (54.7) 1.29 ± 5.52  Arrested on day
5a
 (%) 106/234 (45.3) −0.52 ± 4.57  Top blastocyst quality day 5 (%) 45/61
(73.8) 1.97 ± 5.95  Bad quality blastocysts (%) 16/61 (26.2) −0.72 ± 5.05

Note: Blastocyst quality assessed from full blastocyst stage onward. Top
embryo quality shows 3 nm, the blastulation rate was 60.9% compared with 14.1% if
retardance was lower than 2 nm. In addition, thickness of the inner zona
layer was associated with blastocyst formation. In detail, 10- to 12-nm
inner layers performed better than 8- to 10-nm layers. Applying the OCTAX
PolarAIDE in the present prospective study, no correlation between the
automatic score and fertilization or embryo quality on days 2–4 could be
observed. However, the retrospective data of Rama Raju
(14)
could
be supported because blastocyst formation was superior in embryos that were
derived from oocytes with a high score.

Although retrospective analyses in the literature suggest a correlation
between zona birefringence and pregnancy
6
, 12 ,
in the present prospective approach the prognostic power of zona retardance
on blastocyst formation is not reflected in implantation and pregnancy rate.
Most probably, this was due to the rather small sample numbers in the
subgroup of oocytes/embryos with 100% and 0% implantation rate. In addition,
Montag et al. (12)
could
transfer those embryos deriving from the oocytes with the highest
birefringence, whereas our institutional review board led us to select
according to our routine morphologic criteria.

However, it should not be ignored that all oocytes which were not detected
by the OCTAX PolarAIDE were of poor prognosis and had a negative score. For
accuracy purposes these values were not used for analysis. Nevertheless,
some of them were transferred and showed a low implantation rate. Thus, by
taking these (inaccurate) values into consideration a correlation between
zona score and implantation is highly likely. This hypothesis is supported
by significantly lower pregnancy rates in patients with transfer of embryos
associated with detection failure as compared to the group with successful
measurement of zona retardance.

Based on our findings and those from the literature, it may be speculated
that in cases of low (negative) zona score (poor chance of blastulation in
vitro) embryo transfer could be brought forward to days 2 or 3 to rescue the
implantation potential. Thus, any theoretical negative influence of
prolonged culture conditions on preimplantation development would be
avoided.

In conclusion, noninvasive user-independent OCTAX PolarAIDE proved to be a
valuable tool in oocyte selection. This automatic system is a definite
improvement compared with the more subjective approach of Montag et
al. (12).
This is first evidence that some female gametes have a reduced potential if
their zona structure is altered, not allowing for automatic detection of the
birefringence. In addition, it could be shown that the fate of an oocyte can
be prospectively predicted up to the blastocyst stage. This information
might help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
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Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging at the oocyte stage allows
for the prediction of preimplantation
development

Thomas Ebner,
Ph.D.a[image:
Corresponding Author
Information][image:
email address] , Basak
Balaban,
Ph.D.b
, Marianne Moser,
Ph.D.a
, Omar Shebl,
M.D.a 
, Bulent Urman,
M.D.b 
, Barış Ata,
M.D.b 
c ,
Gernot Tews,
M.D.a 

Received 13 January 2009; received in revised form 23 March 2009; accepted 30
March 2009. published online 12 May 2009.
Objective

To analyze whether a change in three-dimensional structure of the zona
pellucida could indicate suboptimal gamete quality.
Design

Prospective study.
Setting

Women's general hospital.
Patient(s)

A total of 72 patients who gave informed consent.
Intervention(s)

The birefringence of all oocytes was prospectively analyzed with an
automatic user-independent polarization microscopy imaging system.
Main Outcome Measure(s)

Birefringence of the inner zona layer, preimplantation development,
implantation, and pregnancy.
Result(s)

In approximately one third of all gametes (244/712), the system's automatic
detection of the inner zona layer did not succeed. This phenomenon was a
negative predictor of compaction (P &lt; 0.01), blastulation (P &lt; 0.001), and
pregnancy (P  0.05).
Interestingly, antagonist protocol resulted in lower zona scores as compared
with the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
Conclusion(s)

Combining the information from both undetected and detected oocytes, zona
imaging was a helpful tool in oocyte selection. This knowledge might further
help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
Key Words: Birefringence
, inner layer
, oocyte quality
, polarization microscopy
, zona pellucida
, zona score
 Article Outline

• Abstract

• Materials and
methods

• Results

• Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection
Failure

• Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona
Pellucida

• Discussion

• Failed Zona Imaging

• Successful Zona
Imaging

• References

• Copyright

The follicle can be considered the reproductive unit of the ovary.
Irrespective of its developmental stage, an ovarian follicle is composed of
the oocyte and its associated granulosa cells. Follicular growth is
characterized by both enlargement of the gamete and proliferation of the
granulosa cells. As the somatic cells proliferate, the number of granulosa
cell layers around the egg increases. Later in development, a fluid-filled
cavity (antrum) forms in the follicles.

Concomitantly, the cleft between the oocyte and the surrounding granulosa
cells is filled with an acellular glycoprotein matrix (15–20 μm), called
the zona pellucida (ZP). In detail, up to four zona proteins
1
, 2 
contribute
to the three-dimensional matrix of this outer shell. Filaments are
constructed of repeating zona protein 2 and 3 units that are cross-linked by
zona protein 1 (3),
thus contributing to the structural integrity of the zona pellucida.

Despite considerable speculation about the origin of the ZP, there is
evidence that in humans all zona proteins are synthesized by the oocyte in a
coordinate manner
(4).
Alternatively, this finding would imply that any harm to the female gamete
caused by suboptimal conditions within the follicle (e.g., because of
reduced blood supply and subsequent hypoxia)
(5)
could
alter or interrupt the secretion and patterning of the extracellular coat
(6) .

In other words, ZP appearance could function as a marker of optimal
folliculogenesis and/or oocyte maturation. Indeed, overall ZP thickness and
its variation during preimplantation development
7
, 8 ,
9  were
found to be correlated to pregnancy outcome. However, it has been shown that
the mean difference in thickness between zonae from conception cycles and
failed ones was approximately 1μm
(6),
a value that is beyond the limit of provability of most systems designed for
measuring cells.

Recently, it was realized that the multilaminar structure of the ZP could
also be analyzed quantitatively using polarized light microscopy
(10).
The latest achievement in zona imaging is a fully automatic user-independent
system using either the radial orientation of glycoproteins in the inner
zona layer and its angular deviation
(11)
or
the automatic detection of the birefringence of the inner layer
12
, 13 
.

Shen et al. (6)
were
the first to correlate the magnitude of light retardation by the zona
pellucida, in particular by the inner layer, with conception. In an
additional retrospective study, Rama Raju et al.
(14)
found
an association between the retardance of the inner layer of the zona and
embryo development to the blastocyst stage. Recently, subjective zona
imaging of unfertilized second meiotic metaphase oocytes was successfully
used as the primary selection criterion for embryo transfer
(12),
thus indicating the predictive power of ZP characteristics for the further
fate of the concepti.

Whereas these authors
12
, 13 
, 15 
had
to face legal restrictions in Germany limiting the number of zygotes
considered for in vitro culture all transfers were performed on day 3, this
prospective study was performed to elucidate the actual association between
inner layer zona retardance and additional parameters such as compaction,
blastocyst formation, and live birth.
Materials and methods [image: return to Article
Outline]

The present prospective study was performed in a 5-month period. Primarily,
recruitment was limited to patients showing basal anti-müllerian hormone
(AMH) levels above 1.5 ng/mL, indicating adequate ovarian response
(16).
Thus, sufficient data regarding blastocyst formation could be expected. A
total of 72 patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were
included, representing all patients who provided their consent to this
rather new technique of zona imaging. Institutional review board approval
was sought and granted.

All couples exhibited male factor infertility, with 17 women showing an
additional female factor (23.6%). According to the present exclusion
criteria, no cases of testicular sperm extraction, polar body biopsy, severe
endometriosis, and polycystic ovary were included. Female age was 33.2 ± 5.2
years and almost half of the women had secondary infertility (n = 34). Basal
hormonal parameters were unremarkable, with AMH (3.9 ± 2.8 ng/mL), FSH (7.5
± 1.8 IU/mL), and LH (5.7 ± 2.8 IU/mL) being within normal ranges.

In preparation for oocyte collection, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
was done using either a long protocol (n = 39) or an antagonist protocol (n
= 33); it was tried to apply both stimulation regimens alternately, but more
patients from the antagonist group did not give informed consent. However,
more importantly, patients from both protocols had the same age, type of
infertility, and hormonal status.

In the long protocol, down-regulation of the pituitary was achieved with the
GnRH agonist buserelin (Suprecur; Aventis Pharma, Vienna, Austria).
Stimulation was initiated with human menopausal gonadotrophin (Menogon;
Ferring, Kiel, Germany).

In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, recombinant FSH (Puregon; Organon, Vienna,
Austria) was started on day 2 of the cycle. In addition, a GnRH-antagonist
(Orgalutran; Organon) was administered after 5–6 days of stimulation,
depending on the presence of a 12- to 13-mm follicle in the ultrasound scan.

In all patients ovulation was induced with human chorionic gonadotrophin
(5,000 [n = 1] or 10,000 IU [n = 71]; hCG, Pregnyl; Organon). Oocyte
retrieval was performed transvaginally under ultrasound guidance 36 hours
after hCG administration.

After a 3-hour incubation time, oocytes were enzymatically removed from
their cumulus complex using hyaluronidase (80 IU/mL; MediCult, Copenhagen,
Denmark) and hand-drawn glass-pipettes. We carefully tried to completely
denude the oocytes without harming the gamete, because additional cumulus
cells attached to the ZP could interfere with its automatic detection.

The technical set-up for zona imaging of individual gametes resembled the
one recently published by Montag et al.
(12).
In detail, individual measuring was done noninvasively with an Olympus IX51
inverted microscope (Olympus, Vienna, Austria) equipped with ×10, ×20, and
×40 Hoffmann interference optics, a circular polarization filter, and liquid
crystal analyzer optics. The birefringence analysis including
autocalibration was fully controlled by a polarization imaging software
module (OCTAX Polar Aide; OCTAX Microscience GmbH, Altdorf, Germany)
implemented in an imaging software system (OCTAX Eyeware).

The OCTAX PolarAIDE system performs polarization microscopy imaging, which
produces an image indicating the special distribution of the retardance in
the oocyte in addition to the usual intensity image obtained by conventional
microscopy. The birefringence image obtained is dominated by the inner zona
layer, whose radial birefringence intensity profile is of interest for zona
scoring. Previously, approximately three different profiles were manually
obtained and analyzed
(6),
whereas the PolarAIDE system automatically extracts a high number (&gt;20) of
such intensity profiles distributed around the entire circumference of the
analyzed cell. On each of these intensity profiles, characteristic features,
such as maximum intensity of the birefringence and local width of the zona
inner layer, are extracted automatically. Each of these features is combined
over the entire set of intensity profiles to provide robust statistics per
oocyte for each feature.

These statistics have been combined into a single score value indicating the
developmental potential of the oocyte, based on a statistical optimization
on the background of a study that links the statistical data obtained with
developmental data for each assessed oocyte/resulting embryo (Fig.
1).
By design, the calculated score provides for a highly accurate prediction of
the previously performed subjective assessment of the birefringence image
(15) 
.

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Figure 1. Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging (zona extension
matches the green frame) of a telophase I gamete with spindle bridge between
oocyte and polar body.

Because working with polarized light was required, ZP imaging was performed
in glass dishes (WillCo-dish; WillCo Wells, Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Before zona imaging, the oocyte was placed in the center of the field of
vision. In the event that the gamete outline was not automatically detected
by the imaging software, the position of the egg was changed to increase the
possibility of detection. All gametes in which the automatic frame of the
system did not match the actual extension of the ZP within two attempts were
counted as “not detected” (Fig.
2)
and the (negative) scores were not included in the analysis (Fig.
3).
Measurement did not last longer than 10 seconds per oocyte with detection
difficulties.

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Figure 2. Mature oocyte that has not been detected by the automatic system
because the green frame does not match the zona pellucida.

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Figure 3. Schematic presentation of study design and outcome.

It should be mentioned that oocytes were not rotated by means of the holding
pipette in search of the meiotic spindle, because spindle detection was not
part of this study. Although it is easy to locate the spindle by changing
the focus slightly, we refrained from using the corresponding data for
reasons of accuracy.

Following zona imaging, oocytes were individually transferred to an ICSI
dish. Maturation and morphologic features of the oocytes were investigated
immediately before ICSI was performed. Anomalies that were analyzed at the
oocyte stage included dark central granulation of the cytoplasm, vacuoles,
aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and shape anomalies. Oocytes
and embryos were cultured in small drops (10 μL) of Blastassist 1 and, where
appropriate, Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Fertilization rate, which was assessed 18–20 hours after injection, was
characterized by the presence of two pronuclei. Pronuclear pattern and the
presence of a halo were also checked.

Early embryo development as assessed by the number of blastomeres and the
percentage of multinucleation as well as fragmentation was evaluated 42–44
hours after injection. Day 3 morphology (66–70 hours after injection) was
checked in all patients regardless of whether intrauterine transfer was
scheduled on day 3 (n = 20) or day 5 (n = 49). In the latter group, however,
signs of compaction (90–100 hours after ICSI) as well as blastocyst
formation and quality (114–120 hours after injection) were checked according
to internal guidelines
17
, 18 
, 19 .
It should be emphasized that the quality of the blastocysts could only be
evaluated from full blastocyst stage onward, because early blastocysts did
not allow for accurate scoring of inner cell mass. Thus, the number of
blastocysts checked for quality differs slightly from the total number of
blastocysts formed in vitro. Unfortunately, embryo transfer had to be
cancelled in three couples (4.2%) because of ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome (blastocysts were vitrified on day 5) or developmental arrest.

According to the present study design and as requested by the institutional
review board, the selection of embryos and blastocysts for transfer was
based on routine morphologic parameters and not on zona score. Transfer was
done in Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult) using an Edwards-Wallace catheter
(Smiths Industries, Lancing, United Kingdom).

Differences between continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test
for independent samples and with χ2-test for categorical variables. An alpha
error rate below 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate were calculated using pooled
day 3 and day 5 results because no differences in outcome were observed.
Both stimulation protocols did not show any difference in outcome as well.
Results [image: return to Article
Outline]

Overall, 734 cumulus-oocyte complexes could be collected (10.2 ± 4.7).
Because no oocytes or only pyknotic oocytes could be harvested from 22
complexes (3.0%), the number of oocytes (irrespective of maturational stage)
available for measurement of zona birefringence decreased to 712. Of these,
33 (4.6%) were found to be in prophase I (germinal vesicle stage) and 51
(7.2%) in metaphase I, whereas the remaining 628 oocytes showed a first
polar body indicating metaphase II (MII). However, because analysis of
birefringence also allows for location of the spindle, we found that 15
(2.1%) of the presumed mature eggs were actually at telophase I (TI).

On day 1, degeneration rate was found to be 3.2% (20/628), whereas
fertilization rate (MII and TI) was 71.3%. Fertilizability was significantly
lower (P=0.006) in TI oocytes (6/15) as compared with MII oocytes (442/613).

Of the fertilized MII gametes on day 2, only 94.2% zygotes had cleaved (n =
422), a value that increased to 98.4% (n = 441) on day 3. On day 2, 219
(51.9%) embryos were of good quality (20mU/ml) corresponding to a
39.1% pregnancy rate. However, three miscarriages reduced clinical pregnancy
rate and live birth rate to 34.8%. The implantation rate was 29.1% (32/110).
There was no difference (P &gt; 0.05) in the outcome of day 5 transfers (20
pregnancies out of 49 transfers) compared with day 3 transfers (7/20).
Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection Failure

In approximately one third (n = 244) of all oocytes analyzed (n = 712), no
valid score could be generated because automatic detection of the ZP failed.
This problem affected immature oocytes less frequently (P &lt; 0.05) than MII
oocytes (20/84 vs. 224/628). Of all morphological parameters evaluated in
oocytes, only dense central granulation was related to a failure of
detection (P  0.05).

Table 1
indicates
that prognosis for oocytes (showing a first polar body) without successful
detection is worse than for automatically detected gametes, because the
number of compacted embryos on day 4 (P &lt; 0.01) and blastulation rate (P &lt;
0.01) were impaired.
  Table 1.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development between TI/MII
oocytes with and without automatic detection of the ZP.
   Oocytes with zona detected (%)
 Oocytes with detection failure (%)
 P value
 No. of TI/MII 404224  2PN 292 (72.3) 156 (69.6) 0.48  0PN 89 (22.0) 47
(21.0) 0.76  1PN or 3PN 13 (3.2) 11 (4.9) 0.29  Degenerated 10 (2.5) 10
(4.5) 0.14  Cleavage rate day 2 275/292 (94.2) 147/156 (94.2) 0.98  Top
quality embryo day 2 144/275 (52.4) 75/147 (51.0) 0.79  Cleavage rate
day 3288/292 (98.6)153/156 (98.1)0.65  Top
quality embryo day 3 147/288 (51.0) 84/153 (54.9) 0.44  n, prolonged culture
237 131  Beginning compaction 44/237 (18.6) 21/131 (16.0) 0.54
Compaction89/237 (37.6)28/131 (21.4)0.0014  Blastocyst
formation 128/237 (54.0) 47/131 (35.9) 0.0009  Top blastocyst quality 45/237
(19.0) 12/131 (9.2) 0.013

Note: Blastocyst quality was calculated from full blastocysts stage onwards
(e.g. no early blastocysts included). PN = pronuclei.

Patients without achieving pregnancy had significantly more oocytes that
could not be detected by the system (P &lt; 0.01). In detail, 151/425 (35.5%)
could not be measured in the nonpregnant group as compared with 51/226
(22.6%) of the zonae in the pregnant counterparts. As indicated in
Table 2,
the rate of undetected oocytes was higher in the antagonist group than in
the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
  Table 2.

Comparison between patients stimulated with long protocol or antagonist
protocol.
   Long protocol
 Antagonist protocol
 Patients 3933  Patients with transfer 36 33  Dose gonadotropin (IU) 1760 ±
602 1599 ± 682  Duration of stimulation (d) 9.7 ± 1.7 8.9 ± 1.6  Estradiol
(pg/mL) 1,805 ± 1,093 1,472 ± 789  Pregnancy (%) 14 (38.9)13 (39.4)  Ongoing
pregnancies (%) 13 (36.1) 11 (33.3)  Number of oocytes 10.4 ± 4.2 10.5
± 5.3  Number
of presumed mature eggs 8.6 ± 3.9 8.1 ± 3.0  Oocytes with detection failure
(%) 119/391 (30.4)a
125/321
(38.9)a
 Zona
score of all oocytes detected 1.65 ± 5.55 0.74 ± 5.09  Zona score of MII
oocytes detected 1.14 ±
5.28a
0.09
± 4.81a

Note: If not specified, the term oocyte refers to all stages from prophase I
to MII.
a

P &lt; 0.05.
Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona Pellucida

In 468 (65.7%) of all oocytes (prophase I to MII), a successful measurement
of the ZP retardance could be performed. Immature oocytes showed higher
scores compared with mature ones (P &lt; 0.01).

Table 3
shows
that neither fertilization nor embryo quality on days 2, 3, and 4 could be
predicted by zona score (P &gt; 0.05). However, embryos surviving to day 5
showed a significantly higher score (P  0.05).
Good quality blastocysts showed a trend toward higher zona scores (P=0.08)
than their counterparts of reduced quality.
  Table 3.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development in mature
oocytes with zona score automatically calculated by the system.
   n
 Zona score
 Presumed mature eggs (TI, MII) 404 0.75 ± 5.18  0PN 89 1.02 ± 5.12  1PN or
3PN 13 −0.01 ± 4.74  Degenerated 10 0.56 ± 6.32  2PN 292 0.62 ± 5.10  Top
quality embryo day 2 143 0.14 ± 4.82  Moderate/bad quality day 2 128 1.32 ±
5.35  Top quality embryo day 3 147 0.22 ± 5.08  Moderate/bad quality day 3
138 1.43 ± 5.45  Prolonged culture 234  No compaction day 4 (%) 134
(57.3)0.24 ± 4.50  Compaction
day 4 (%) 100 (42.7) 0.78 ± 5.94  Blastocyst formation day
5a
 (%) 128/234 (54.7) 1.29 ± 5.52  Arrested on day
5a
 (%) 106/234 (45.3) −0.52 ± 4.57  Top blastocyst quality day 5 (%) 45/61
(73.8) 1.97 ± 5.95  Bad quality blastocysts (%) 16/61 (26.2) −0.72 ± 5.05

Note: Blastocyst quality assessed from full blastocyst stage onward. Top
embryo quality shows 3 nm, the blastulation rate was 60.9% compared with 14.1% if
retardance was lower than 2 nm. In addition, thickness of the inner zona
layer was associated with blastocyst formation. In detail, 10- to 12-nm
inner layers performed better than 8- to 10-nm layers. Applying the OCTAX
PolarAIDE in the present prospective study, no correlation between the
automatic score and fertilization or embryo quality on days 2–4 could be
observed. However, the retrospective data of Rama Raju
(14)
could
be supported because blastocyst formation was superior in embryos that were
derived from oocytes with a high score.

Although retrospective analyses in the literature suggest a correlation
between zona birefringence and pregnancy
6
, 12 ,
in the present prospective approach the prognostic power of zona retardance
on blastocyst formation is not reflected in implantation and pregnancy rate.
Most probably, this was due to the rather small sample numbers in the
subgroup of oocytes/embryos with 100% and 0% implantation rate. In addition,
Montag et al. (12)
could
transfer those embryos deriving from the oocytes with the highest
birefringence, whereas our institutional review board led us to select
according to our routine morphologic criteria.

However, it should not be ignored that all oocytes which were not detected
by the OCTAX PolarAIDE were of poor prognosis and had a negative score. For
accuracy purposes these values were not used for analysis. Nevertheless,
some of them were transferred and showed a low implantation rate. Thus, by
taking these (inaccurate) values into consideration a correlation between
zona score and implantation is highly likely. This hypothesis is supported
by significantly lower pregnancy rates in patients with transfer of embryos
associated with detection failure as compared to the group with successful
measurement of zona retardance.

Based on our findings and those from the literature, it may be speculated
that in cases of low (negative) zona score (poor chance of blastulation in
vitro) embryo transfer could be brought forward to days 2 or 3 to rescue the
implantation potential. Thus, any theoretical negative influence of
prolonged culture conditions on preimplantation development would be
avoided.

In conclusion, noninvasive user-independent OCTAX PolarAIDE proved to be a
valuable tool in oocyte selection. This automatic system is a definite
improvement compared with the more subjective approach of Montag et
al. (12).
This is first evidence that some female gametes have a reduced potential if
their zona structure is altered, not allowing for automatic detection of the
birefringence. In addition, it could be shown that the fate of an oocyte can
be prospectively predicted up to the blastocyst stage. This information
might help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
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Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging at the oocyte stage allows
for the prediction of preimplantation
development

Thomas Ebner,
Ph.D.a[image:
Corresponding Author
Information][image:
email address] , Basak
Balaban,
Ph.D.b
, Marianne Moser,
Ph.D.a
, Omar Shebl,
M.D.a 
, Bulent Urman,
M.D.b 
, Barış Ata,
M.D.b 
c ,
Gernot Tews,
M.D.a 

Received 13 January 2009; received in revised form 23 March 2009; accepted 30
March 2009. published online 12 May 2009.
Objective

To analyze whether a change in three-dimensional structure of the zona
pellucida could indicate suboptimal gamete quality.
Design

Prospective study.
Setting

Women's general hospital.
Patient(s)

A total of 72 patients who gave informed consent.
Intervention(s)

The birefringence of all oocytes was prospectively analyzed with an
automatic user-independent polarization microscopy imaging system.
Main Outcome Measure(s)

Birefringence of the inner zona layer, preimplantation development,
implantation, and pregnancy.
Result(s)

In approximately one third of all gametes (244/712), the system's automatic
detection of the inner zona layer did not succeed. This phenomenon was a
negative predictor of compaction (P &lt; 0.01), blastulation (P &lt; 0.001), and
pregnancy (P  0.05).
Interestingly, antagonist protocol resulted in lower zona scores as compared
with the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
Conclusion(s)

Combining the information from both undetected and detected oocytes, zona
imaging was a helpful tool in oocyte selection. This knowledge might further
help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
Key Words: Birefringence
, inner layer
, oocyte quality
, polarization microscopy
, zona pellucida
, zona score
 Article Outline

• Abstract

• Materials and
methods

• Results

• Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection
Failure

• Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona
Pellucida

• Discussion

• Failed Zona Imaging

• Successful Zona
Imaging

• References

• Copyright

The follicle can be considered the reproductive unit of the ovary.
Irrespective of its developmental stage, an ovarian follicle is composed of
the oocyte and its associated granulosa cells. Follicular growth is
characterized by both enlargement of the gamete and proliferation of the
granulosa cells. As the somatic cells proliferate, the number of granulosa
cell layers around the egg increases. Later in development, a fluid-filled
cavity (antrum) forms in the follicles.

Concomitantly, the cleft between the oocyte and the surrounding granulosa
cells is filled with an acellular glycoprotein matrix (15–20 μm), called
the zona pellucida (ZP). In detail, up to four zona proteins
1
, 2 
contribute
to the three-dimensional matrix of this outer shell. Filaments are
constructed of repeating zona protein 2 and 3 units that are cross-linked by
zona protein 1 (3),
thus contributing to the structural integrity of the zona pellucida.

Despite considerable speculation about the origin of the ZP, there is
evidence that in humans all zona proteins are synthesized by the oocyte in a
coordinate manner
(4).
Alternatively, this finding would imply that any harm to the female gamete
caused by suboptimal conditions within the follicle (e.g., because of
reduced blood supply and subsequent hypoxia)
(5)
could
alter or interrupt the secretion and patterning of the extracellular coat
(6) .

In other words, ZP appearance could function as a marker of optimal
folliculogenesis and/or oocyte maturation. Indeed, overall ZP thickness and
its variation during preimplantation development
7
, 8 ,
9  were
found to be correlated to pregnancy outcome. However, it has been shown that
the mean difference in thickness between zonae from conception cycles and
failed ones was approximately 1μm
(6),
a value that is beyond the limit of provability of most systems designed for
measuring cells.

Recently, it was realized that the multilaminar structure of the ZP could
also be analyzed quantitatively using polarized light microscopy
(10).
The latest achievement in zona imaging is a fully automatic user-independent
system using either the radial orientation of glycoproteins in the inner
zona layer and its angular deviation
(11)
or
the automatic detection of the birefringence of the inner layer
12
, 13 
.

Shen et al. (6)
were
the first to correlate the magnitude of light retardation by the zona
pellucida, in particular by the inner layer, with conception. In an
additional retrospective study, Rama Raju et al.
(14)
found
an association between the retardance of the inner layer of the zona and
embryo development to the blastocyst stage. Recently, subjective zona
imaging of unfertilized second meiotic metaphase oocytes was successfully
used as the primary selection criterion for embryo transfer
(12),
thus indicating the predictive power of ZP characteristics for the further
fate of the concepti.

Whereas these authors
12
, 13 
, 15 
had
to face legal restrictions in Germany limiting the number of zygotes
considered for in vitro culture all transfers were performed on day 3, this
prospective study was performed to elucidate the actual association between
inner layer zona retardance and additional parameters such as compaction,
blastocyst formation, and live birth.
Materials and methods [image: return to Article
Outline]

The present prospective study was performed in a 5-month period. Primarily,
recruitment was limited to patients showing basal anti-müllerian hormone
(AMH) levels above 1.5 ng/mL, indicating adequate ovarian response
(16).
Thus, sufficient data regarding blastocyst formation could be expected. A
total of 72 patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were
included, representing all patients who provided their consent to this
rather new technique of zona imaging. Institutional review board approval
was sought and granted.

All couples exhibited male factor infertility, with 17 women showing an
additional female factor (23.6%). According to the present exclusion
criteria, no cases of testicular sperm extraction, polar body biopsy, severe
endometriosis, and polycystic ovary were included. Female age was 33.2 ± 5.2
years and almost half of the women had secondary infertility (n = 34). Basal
hormonal parameters were unremarkable, with AMH (3.9 ± 2.8 ng/mL), FSH (7.5
± 1.8 IU/mL), and LH (5.7 ± 2.8 IU/mL) being within normal ranges.

In preparation for oocyte collection, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
was done using either a long protocol (n = 39) or an antagonist protocol (n
= 33); it was tried to apply both stimulation regimens alternately, but more
patients from the antagonist group did not give informed consent. However,
more importantly, patients from both protocols had the same age, type of
infertility, and hormonal status.

In the long protocol, down-regulation of the pituitary was achieved with the
GnRH agonist buserelin (Suprecur; Aventis Pharma, Vienna, Austria).
Stimulation was initiated with human menopausal gonadotrophin (Menogon;
Ferring, Kiel, Germany).

In the GnRH-antagonist protocol, recombinant FSH (Puregon; Organon, Vienna,
Austria) was started on day 2 of the cycle. In addition, a GnRH-antagonist
(Orgalutran; Organon) was administered after 5–6 days of stimulation,
depending on the presence of a 12- to 13-mm follicle in the ultrasound scan.

In all patients ovulation was induced with human chorionic gonadotrophin
(5,000 [n = 1] or 10,000 IU [n = 71]; hCG, Pregnyl; Organon). Oocyte
retrieval was performed transvaginally under ultrasound guidance 36 hours
after hCG administration.

After a 3-hour incubation time, oocytes were enzymatically removed from
their cumulus complex using hyaluronidase (80 IU/mL; MediCult, Copenhagen,
Denmark) and hand-drawn glass-pipettes. We carefully tried to completely
denude the oocytes without harming the gamete, because additional cumulus
cells attached to the ZP could interfere with its automatic detection.

The technical set-up for zona imaging of individual gametes resembled the
one recently published by Montag et al.
(12).
In detail, individual measuring was done noninvasively with an Olympus IX51
inverted microscope (Olympus, Vienna, Austria) equipped with ×10, ×20, and
×40 Hoffmann interference optics, a circular polarization filter, and liquid
crystal analyzer optics. The birefringence analysis including
autocalibration was fully controlled by a polarization imaging software
module (OCTAX Polar Aide; OCTAX Microscience GmbH, Altdorf, Germany)
implemented in an imaging software system (OCTAX Eyeware).

The OCTAX PolarAIDE system performs polarization microscopy imaging, which
produces an image indicating the special distribution of the retardance in
the oocyte in addition to the usual intensity image obtained by conventional
microscopy. The birefringence image obtained is dominated by the inner zona
layer, whose radial birefringence intensity profile is of interest for zona
scoring. Previously, approximately three different profiles were manually
obtained and analyzed
(6),
whereas the PolarAIDE system automatically extracts a high number (&gt;20) of
such intensity profiles distributed around the entire circumference of the
analyzed cell. On each of these intensity profiles, characteristic features,
such as maximum intensity of the birefringence and local width of the zona
inner layer, are extracted automatically. Each of these features is combined
over the entire set of intensity profiles to provide robust statistics per
oocyte for each feature.

These statistics have been combined into a single score value indicating the
developmental potential of the oocyte, based on a statistical optimization
on the background of a study that links the statistical data obtained with
developmental data for each assessed oocyte/resulting embryo (Fig.
1).
By design, the calculated score provides for a highly accurate prediction of
the previously performed subjective assessment of the birefringence image
(15) 
.

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Figure 1. Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging (zona extension
matches the green frame) of a telophase I gamete with spindle bridge between
oocyte and polar body.

Because working with polarized light was required, ZP imaging was performed
in glass dishes (WillCo-dish; WillCo Wells, Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Before zona imaging, the oocyte was placed in the center of the field of
vision. In the event that the gamete outline was not automatically detected
by the imaging software, the position of the egg was changed to increase the
possibility of detection. All gametes in which the automatic frame of the
system did not match the actual extension of the ZP within two attempts were
counted as “not detected” (Fig.
2)
and the (negative) scores were not included in the analysis (Fig.
3).
Measurement did not last longer than 10 seconds per oocyte with detection
difficulties.

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Figure 2. Mature oocyte that has not been detected by the automatic system
because the green frame does not match the zona pellucida.

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Figure 3. Schematic presentation of study design and outcome.

It should be mentioned that oocytes were not rotated by means of the holding
pipette in search of the meiotic spindle, because spindle detection was not
part of this study. Although it is easy to locate the spindle by changing
the focus slightly, we refrained from using the corresponding data for
reasons of accuracy.

Following zona imaging, oocytes were individually transferred to an ICSI
dish. Maturation and morphologic features of the oocytes were investigated
immediately before ICSI was performed. Anomalies that were analyzed at the
oocyte stage included dark central granulation of the cytoplasm, vacuoles,
aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and shape anomalies. Oocytes
and embryos were cultured in small drops (10 μL) of Blastassist 1 and, where
appropriate, Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult, Copenhagen, Denmark).
Fertilization rate, which was assessed 18–20 hours after injection, was
characterized by the presence of two pronuclei. Pronuclear pattern and the
presence of a halo were also checked.

Early embryo development as assessed by the number of blastomeres and the
percentage of multinucleation as well as fragmentation was evaluated 42–44
hours after injection. Day 3 morphology (66–70 hours after injection) was
checked in all patients regardless of whether intrauterine transfer was
scheduled on day 3 (n = 20) or day 5 (n = 49). In the latter group, however,
signs of compaction (90–100 hours after ICSI) as well as blastocyst
formation and quality (114–120 hours after injection) were checked according
to internal guidelines
17
, 18 
, 19 .
It should be emphasized that the quality of the blastocysts could only be
evaluated from full blastocyst stage onward, because early blastocysts did
not allow for accurate scoring of inner cell mass. Thus, the number of
blastocysts checked for quality differs slightly from the total number of
blastocysts formed in vitro. Unfortunately, embryo transfer had to be
cancelled in three couples (4.2%) because of ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome (blastocysts were vitrified on day 5) or developmental arrest.

According to the present study design and as requested by the institutional
review board, the selection of embryos and blastocysts for transfer was
based on routine morphologic parameters and not on zona score. Transfer was
done in Blastassist 2 medium (MediCult) using an Edwards-Wallace catheter
(Smiths Industries, Lancing, United Kingdom).

Differences between continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test
for independent samples and with χ2-test for categorical variables. An alpha
error rate below 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate were calculated using pooled
day 3 and day 5 results because no differences in outcome were observed.
Both stimulation protocols did not show any difference in outcome as well.
Results [image: return to Article
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Overall, 734 cumulus-oocyte complexes could be collected (10.2 ± 4.7).
Because no oocytes or only pyknotic oocytes could be harvested from 22
complexes (3.0%), the number of oocytes (irrespective of maturational stage)
available for measurement of zona birefringence decreased to 712. Of these,
33 (4.6%) were found to be in prophase I (germinal vesicle stage) and 51
(7.2%) in metaphase I, whereas the remaining 628 oocytes showed a first
polar body indicating metaphase II (MII). However, because analysis of
birefringence also allows for location of the spindle, we found that 15
(2.1%) of the presumed mature eggs were actually at telophase I (TI).

On day 1, degeneration rate was found to be 3.2% (20/628), whereas
fertilization rate (MII and TI) was 71.3%. Fertilizability was significantly
lower (P=0.006) in TI oocytes (6/15) as compared with MII oocytes (442/613).

Of the fertilized MII gametes on day 2, only 94.2% zygotes had cleaved (n =
422), a value that increased to 98.4% (n = 441) on day 3. On day 2, 219
(51.9%) embryos were of good quality (20mU/ml) corresponding to a
39.1% pregnancy rate. However, three miscarriages reduced clinical pregnancy
rate and live birth rate to 34.8%. The implantation rate was 29.1% (32/110).
There was no difference (P &gt; 0.05) in the outcome of day 5 transfers (20
pregnancies out of 49 transfers) compared with day 3 transfers (7/20).
Oocytes with Zona Pellucida Detection Failure

In approximately one third (n = 244) of all oocytes analyzed (n = 712), no
valid score could be generated because automatic detection of the ZP failed.
This problem affected immature oocytes less frequently (P &lt; 0.05) than MII
oocytes (20/84 vs. 224/628). Of all morphological parameters evaluated in
oocytes, only dense central granulation was related to a failure of
detection (P  0.05).

Table 1
indicates
that prognosis for oocytes (showing a first polar body) without successful
detection is worse than for automatically detected gametes, because the
number of compacted embryos on day 4 (P &lt; 0.01) and blastulation rate (P &lt;
0.01) were impaired.
  Table 1.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development between TI/MII
oocytes with and without automatic detection of the ZP.
   Oocytes with zona detected (%)
 Oocytes with detection failure (%)
 P value
 No. of TI/MII 404224  2PN 292 (72.3) 156 (69.6) 0.48  0PN 89 (22.0) 47
(21.0) 0.76  1PN or 3PN 13 (3.2) 11 (4.9) 0.29  Degenerated 10 (2.5) 10
(4.5) 0.14  Cleavage rate day 2 275/292 (94.2) 147/156 (94.2) 0.98  Top
quality embryo day 2 144/275 (52.4) 75/147 (51.0) 0.79  Cleavage rate
day 3288/292 (98.6)153/156 (98.1)0.65  Top
quality embryo day 3 147/288 (51.0) 84/153 (54.9) 0.44  n, prolonged culture
237 131  Beginning compaction 44/237 (18.6) 21/131 (16.0) 0.54
Compaction89/237 (37.6)28/131 (21.4)0.0014  Blastocyst
formation 128/237 (54.0) 47/131 (35.9) 0.0009  Top blastocyst quality 45/237
(19.0) 12/131 (9.2) 0.013

Note: Blastocyst quality was calculated from full blastocysts stage onwards
(e.g. no early blastocysts included). PN = pronuclei.

Patients without achieving pregnancy had significantly more oocytes that
could not be detected by the system (P &lt; 0.01). In detail, 151/425 (35.5%)
could not be measured in the nonpregnant group as compared with 51/226
(22.6%) of the zonae in the pregnant counterparts. As indicated in
Table 2,
the rate of undetected oocytes was higher in the antagonist group than in
the long protocol (P &lt; 0.05).
  Table 2.

Comparison between patients stimulated with long protocol or antagonist
protocol.
   Long protocol
 Antagonist protocol
 Patients 3933  Patients with transfer 36 33  Dose gonadotropin (IU) 1760 ±
602 1599 ± 682  Duration of stimulation (d) 9.7 ± 1.7 8.9 ± 1.6  Estradiol
(pg/mL) 1,805 ± 1,093 1,472 ± 789  Pregnancy (%) 14 (38.9)13 (39.4)  Ongoing
pregnancies (%) 13 (36.1) 11 (33.3)  Number of oocytes 10.4 ± 4.2 10.5
± 5.3  Number
of presumed mature eggs 8.6 ± 3.9 8.1 ± 3.0  Oocytes with detection failure
(%) 119/391 (30.4)a
125/321
(38.9)a
 Zona
score of all oocytes detected 1.65 ± 5.55 0.74 ± 5.09  Zona score of MII
oocytes detected 1.14 ±
5.28a
0.09
± 4.81a

Note: If not specified, the term oocyte refers to all stages from prophase I
to MII.
a

P &lt; 0.05.
Oocytes with Regular Detection of Zona Pellucida

In 468 (65.7%) of all oocytes (prophase I to MII), a successful measurement
of the ZP retardance could be performed. Immature oocytes showed higher
scores compared with mature ones (P &lt; 0.01).

Table 3
shows
that neither fertilization nor embryo quality on days 2, 3, and 4 could be
predicted by zona score (P &gt; 0.05). However, embryos surviving to day 5
showed a significantly higher score (P  0.05).
Good quality blastocysts showed a trend toward higher zona scores (P=0.08)
than their counterparts of reduced quality.
  Table 3.

Comparison of fertilization and preimplantation development in mature
oocytes with zona score automatically calculated by the system.
   n
 Zona score
 Presumed mature eggs (TI, MII) 404 0.75 ± 5.18  0PN 89 1.02 ± 5.12  1PN or
3PN 13 −0.01 ± 4.74  Degenerated 10 0.56 ± 6.32  2PN 292 0.62 ± 5.10  Top
quality embryo day 2 143 0.14 ± 4.82  Moderate/bad quality day 2 128 1.32 ±
5.35  Top quality embryo day 3 147 0.22 ± 5.08  Moderate/bad quality day 3
138 1.43 ± 5.45  Prolonged culture 234  No compaction day 4 (%) 134
(57.3)0.24 ± 4.50  Compaction
day 4 (%) 100 (42.7) 0.78 ± 5.94  Blastocyst formation day
5a
 (%) 128/234 (54.7) 1.29 ± 5.52  Arrested on day
5a
 (%) 106/234 (45.3) −0.52 ± 4.57  Top blastocyst quality day 5 (%) 45/61
(73.8) 1.97 ± 5.95  Bad quality blastocysts (%) 16/61 (26.2) −0.72 ± 5.05

Note: Blastocyst quality assessed from full blastocyst stage onward. Top
embryo quality shows 3 nm, the blastulation rate was 60.9% compared with 14.1% if
retardance was lower than 2 nm. In addition, thickness of the inner zona
layer was associated with blastocyst formation. In detail, 10- to 12-nm
inner layers performed better than 8- to 10-nm layers. Applying the OCTAX
PolarAIDE in the present prospective study, no correlation between the
automatic score and fertilization or embryo quality on days 2–4 could be
observed. However, the retrospective data of Rama Raju
(14)
could
be supported because blastocyst formation was superior in embryos that were
derived from oocytes with a high score.

Although retrospective analyses in the literature suggest a correlation
between zona birefringence and pregnancy
6
, 12 ,
in the present prospective approach the prognostic power of zona retardance
on blastocyst formation is not reflected in implantation and pregnancy rate.
Most probably, this was due to the rather small sample numbers in the
subgroup of oocytes/embryos with 100% and 0% implantation rate. In addition,
Montag et al. (12)
could
transfer those embryos deriving from the oocytes with the highest
birefringence, whereas our institutional review board led us to select
according to our routine morphologic criteria.

However, it should not be ignored that all oocytes which were not detected
by the OCTAX PolarAIDE were of poor prognosis and had a negative score. For
accuracy purposes these values were not used for analysis. Nevertheless,
some of them were transferred and showed a low implantation rate. Thus, by
taking these (inaccurate) values into consideration a correlation between
zona score and implantation is highly likely. This hypothesis is supported
by significantly lower pregnancy rates in patients with transfer of embryos
associated with detection failure as compared to the group with successful
measurement of zona retardance.

Based on our findings and those from the literature, it may be speculated
that in cases of low (negative) zona score (poor chance of blastulation in
vitro) embryo transfer could be brought forward to days 2 or 3 to rescue the
implantation potential. Thus, any theoretical negative influence of
prolonged culture conditions on preimplantation development would be
avoided.

In conclusion, noninvasive user-independent OCTAX PolarAIDE proved to be a
valuable tool in oocyte selection. This automatic system is a definite
improvement compared with the more subjective approach of Montag et
al. (12).
This is first evidence that some female gametes have a reduced potential if
their zona structure is altered, not allowing for automatic detection of the
birefringence. In addition, it could be shown that the fate of an oocyte can
be prospectively predicted up to the blastocyst stage. This information
might help to reduce both the time in culture and the number of concepti
considered for transfer.
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<description><![CDATA[ Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many plants. It has been used for centuries for both fuel and as a construction material for several types of living areas such as houses. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. In the strict sense wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of trees (and other woody plants). In a living tree it transfers water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues, and has a support function, enabling woody plants to reach large sizes or to stand up for themselves. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber.

People have used wood for millennia for many purposes, primarily as a fuel or as a construction material for making houses, tools, weapons, furniture, packaging, artworks, and paper. Wood can be dated by carbon dating and in some species by dendrochronology to make inferences about when a wooden object was created. The year-to-year variation in tree-ring widths and isotopic abundances gives clues to the prevailing climate at that time.

Formation
Wood, in the strict sense, is yielded by trees, which increase in diameter by the formation, between the existing wood and the inner bark, of new woody layers which envelop the entire stem, living branches, and roots. Technically this is known as secondary growth; it is the result of cell division in the vascular cambium, a lateral meristem, and subsequent expansion of the new cells.

Growth rings
Where there are clear seasons, growth can occur in a discrete annual or seasonal pattern, leading to growth rings; these can usually be most clearly seen on the end of a log, but are also visible on the other surfaces. If these seasons are annual these growth rings are referred to as annual rings. Where there is no seasonal difference growth rings are likely to be indistinct or absent.

If there are differences within a growth ring, then the part of a growth ring nearest the center of the tree, and formed early in the growing season when growth is rapid, is usually composed of wider elements. It is usually lighter in color than that near the outer portion of the ring, and is known as earlywood or springwood. The outer portion formed later in the season is then known as the latewood or summerwood. However, there are major differences, depending on the kind of wood.

Knots
 
A knot on a tree at the Garden of the Gods public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado (October 2006).A knot is a particular type of imperfection in a piece of wood; it will affect the technical properties of the wood, usually for the worse, but may be exploited for artistic effect. In a longitudinally sawn plank, a knot will appear as a roughly circular "solid" (usually darker) piece of wood around which the grain of the rest of the wood "flows" (parts and rejoins). Within a knot, the direction of the wood (grain direction) is up to 90 degrees different from the grain direction of the regular wood.

In the tree a knot is either the base of a side branch or a dormant bud. A knot (when the base of a side branch) is conical in shape (hence the roughly circular cross-section) with the tip at the point in stem diameter at which the plant's cambium was located when the branch formed as a bud.

During the development of a tree, the lower limbs often die, but may persist for a time, sometimes years. Subsequent layers of growth of the attaching stem are no longer intimately joined with the dead limb, but are grown around it. Hence, dead branches produce knots which are not attached, and likely to drop out after the tree has been sawn into boards.

In grading lumber and structural timber, knots are classified according to their form, size, soundness, and the firmness with which they are held in place. This firmness is affected by, among other factors, the length of time for which the branch was dead while the attaching stem continued to grow.

Knots materially affect cracking (known in the US as checking, and the UK as shakes) and warping, ease in working, and cleavability of timber. They are defects which weaken timber and lower its value for structural purposes where strength is an important consideration. The weakening effect is much more serious when timber is subjected to forces perpendicular to the grain and/or tension than where under load along the grain and/or compression. The extent to which knots affect the strength of a beam depends upon their position, size, number, and condition. A knot on the upper side is compressed, while one on the lower side is subjected to tension. If there is a season check in the knot, as is often the case, it will offer little resistance to this tensile stress. Small knots, however, may be located along the neutral plane of a beam and increase the strength by preventing longitudinal shearing. Knots in a board or plank are least injurious when they extend through it at right angles to its broadest surface. Knots which occur near the ends of a beam do not weaken it. Sound knots which occur in the central portion one-fourth the height of the beam from either edge are not serious defects.

Knots do not necessarily influence the stiffness of structural timber, this will depend on the size and location. Stiffness and elastic strength are more dependent upon the sound wood than upon localised defects. The breaking strength is very susceptible to defects. Sound knots do not weaken wood when subject to compression parallel to the grain.

In some decorative applications, wood with knots may be desirable to add visual interest. In applications where wood is painted, such as skirting boards, fascia boards, door frames and furniture, resins present in the timber may continue to 'bleed' through to the surface of a knot for months or even years after manufacture and show as a yellow or brownish stain. A Knot Primer paint or solutuion, correctly applied during preparation, may do much to reduce this problem but it is difficult to control completely, especially when using massproduced kiln-dried timber stocks

Heartwood and sapwood
 
A section of a Yew branch showing 27 annual growth rings, pale sapwood and dark heartwood, and pith (centre dark spot). The dark radial lines are small knots.Heartwood is wood that, as a result of tylosis, has become more resistant to decay. Tylosis is the deposition of chemical substances (a genetically programmed process). Once heartwood formation is complete, the heartwood is dead. Some uncertainty still exists as to whether heartwood is truly dead, as it can still chemically react to decay organisms, but only once (Shigo 1986, 54).

Usually heartwood looks different; in that case it can be seen on a cross-section, usually following the growth rings in shape. Heartwood may (or may not) be much darker than living wood. It may (or may not) be sharply distinct from the sapwood. However, other processes, such as decay, can discolor wood, even in woody plants that do not form heartwood, with a similar color difference, which may lead to confusion.

Sapwood is the younger, outermost wood; in the growing tree it is living wood, and its principal functions are to conduct water from the roots to the leaves and to store up and give back according to the season the reserves prepared in the leaves. However, by the time they become competent to conduct water, all xylem tracheids and vessels have lost their cytoplasm and the cells are therefore functionally dead. All wood in a tree is first formed as sapwood. The more leaves a tree bears and the more vigorous its growth, the larger the volume of sapwood required. Hence trees making rapid growth in the open have thicker sapwood for their size than trees of the same species growing in dense forests. Sometimes trees (of species that do form heartwood) grown in the open may become of considerable size, 30 cm or more in diameter, before any heartwood begins to form, for example, in second-growth hickory, or open-grown pines.

The term heartwood derives solely from its position and not from any vital importance to the tree. This is evidenced by the fact that a tree can thrive with its heart completely decayed. Some species begin to form heartwood very early in life, so having only a thin layer of live sapwood, while in others the change comes slowly. Thin sapwood is characteristic of such species as chestnut, black locust, mulberry, osage-orange, and sassafras, while in maple, ash, hickory, hackberry, beech, and pine, thick sapwood is the rule. Others never form heartwood.

There is no definite relation between the annual rings of growth and the amount of sapwood. Within the same species the cross-sectional area of the sapwood is very roughly proportional to the size of the crown of the tree. If the rings are narrow, more of them are required than where they are wide. As the tree gets larger, the sapwood must necessarily become thinner or increase materially in volume. Sapwood is thicker in the upper portion of the trunk of a tree than near the base, because the age and the diameter of the upper sections are less.

When a tree is very young it is covered with limbs almost, if not entirely, to the ground, but as it grows older some or all of them will eventually die and are either broken off or fall off. Subsequent growth of wood may completely conceal the stubs which will however remain as knots. No matter how smooth and clear a log is on the outside, it is more or less knotty near the middle. Consequently the sapwood of an old tree, and particularly of a forest-grown tree, will be freer from knots than the inner heartwood. Since in most uses of wood, knots are defects that weaken the timber and interfere with its ease of working and other properties, it follows that a given piece of sapwood, because of its position in the tree, may well be stronger than a piece of heartwood from the same tree.

It is remarkable that the inner heartwood of old trees remains as sound as it usually does, since in many cases it is hundreds, and in a few instances thousands, of years old. Every broken limb or root, or deep wound from fire, insects, or falling timber, may afford an entrance for decay, which, once started, may penetrate to all parts of the trunk. The larvae of many insects bore into the trees and their tunnels remain indefinitely as sources of weakness. Whatever advantages, however, that sapwood may have in this connection are due solely to its relative age and position.

If a tree grows all its life in the open and the conditions of soil and site remain unchanged, it will make its most rapid growth in youth, and gradually decline. The annual rings of growth are for many years quite wide, but later they become narrower and narrower. Since each succeeding ring is laid down on the outside of the wood previously formed, it follows that unless a tree materially increases its production of wood from year to year, the rings must necessarily become thinner as the trunk gets wider. As a tree reaches maturity its crown becomes more open and the annual wood production is lessened, thereby reducing still more the width of the growth rings. In the case of forest-grown trees so much depends upon the competition of the trees in their struggle for light and nourishment that periods of rapid and slow growth may alternate. Some trees, such as southern oaks, maintain the same width of ring for hundreds of years. Upon the whole, however, as a tree gets larger in diameter the width of the growth rings decreases.

Different pieces of wood cut from a large tree may differ decidedly, particularly if the tree is big and mature. In some trees, the wood laid on late in the life of a tree is softer, lighter, weaker, and more even-textured than that produced earlier, but in other trees, the reverse applies. This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood. In a large log the sapwood, because of the time in the life of the tree when it was grown, may be inferior in hardness, strength, and toughness to equally sound heartwood from the same log. In a smaller tree, the reverse may be true.

Hard and soft woods

There is a strong relationship between the properties of wood and the properties of the particular tree that yielded it. For every tree species there is a range of density for the wood it yields. There is a rough correlation between density of a wood and its strength (mechanical properties). For example, while mahogany is a medium-dense hardwood which is excellent for fine furniture crafting, balsa is light, making it useful for model building. The densest wood may be black ironwood.

It is common to classify wood as either softwood or hardwood. The wood from conifers (e.g. pine) is called softwood, and the wood from dicotyledons (usually broad-leaved trees, e.g. oak) is called hardwood. These names are a bit misleading, as hardwoods are not necessarily hard, and softwoods are not necessarily soft. The well-known balsa (a hardwood) is actually softer than any commercial softwood. Conversely, some softwoods (e.g. yew) are harder than many hardwoods.

Engineered wood products have properties that usually differ from those of natural timbers. (see below)

Color
In species which show a distinct difference between heartwood and sapwood the natural color of heartwood is usually darker than that of the sapwood, and very frequently the contrast is conspicuous (see section of yew log above). This is produced by deposits in the heartwood of chemical substances, so that a dramatic color difference does not mean a dramatic difference in the mechanical properties of heartwood and sapwood, although there may be a dramatic chemical difference.

Some experiments on very resinous Longleaf Pine specimens indicate an increase in strength, due to the resin which increases the strength when dry. Such resin-saturated heartwood is called "fat lighter". Structures built of fat lighter are almost impervious to rot and termites; however they are very flammable. Stumps of old longleaf pines are often dug, split into small pieces and sold as kindling for fires. Stumps thus dug may actually remain a century or more since being cut. Spruce impregnated with crude resin and dried is also greatly increased in strength thereby.
Since the latewood of a growth ring is usually darker in color than the earlywood, this fact may be used in judging the density, and therefore the hardness and strength of the material. This is particularly the case with coniferous woods. In ring-porous woods the vessels of the early wood not infrequently appear on a finished surface as darker than the denser latewood, though on cross sections of heartwood the reverse is commonly true. Except in the manner just stated the color of wood is no indication of strength.

Abnormal discoloration of wood often denotes a diseased condition, indicating unsoundness. The black check in western hemlock is the result of insect attacks. The reddish-brown streaks so common in hickory and certain other woods are mostly the result of injury by birds. The discoloration is merely an indication of an injury, and in all probability does not of itself affect the properties of the wood. Certain rot-producing fungi impart to wood characteristic colors which thus become symptomatic of weakness; however an attractive effect known as spalting produced by this process is often considered a desirable characteristic. Ordinary sap-staining is due to fungous growth, but does not necessarily produce a weakening effect.
Structure
Wood is a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular and anisotropic material. It is composed of cells, and the cell walls are composed of micro-fibrils of cellulose (40% – 50%) and hemicellulose (15% – 25%) impregnated with lignin (15% – 30%).

 
Sections of tree trunk 
A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, NetherlandsIn coniferous or softwood species the wood cells are mostly of one kind, tracheids, and as a result the material is much more uniform in structure than that of most hardwoods. There are no vessels ("pores") in coniferous wood such as one sees so prominently in oak and ash, for example.

The structure of hardwoods is more complex. The water conducting capability is mostly taken care of by vessels: in some cases (oak, chestnut, ash) these are quite large and distinct, in others (buckeye, poplar, willow) too small to be seen without a hand lens. In discussing such woods it is customary to divide them into two large classes, ring-porous and diffuse-porous. In ring-porous species, such as ash, black locust, catalpa, chestnut, elm, hickory, mulberry, and oak, the larger vessels or pores (as cross sections of vessels are called) are localised in the part of the growth ring formed in spring, thus forming a region of more or less open and porous tissue. The rest of the ring, produced in summer, is made up of smaller vessels and a much greater proportion of wood fibers. These fiber are the elements which give strength and toughness to wood, while the vessels are a source of weakness.

In diffuse-porous woods the pores are evenly sized so that the water conducting capability is scattered throughout the growth ring instead of being collected in a band or row. Examples of this kind of wood are basswood, birch, buckeye, maple, poplar, and willow. Some species, such as walnut and cherry, are on the border between the two classes, forming an intermediate group.

Earlywood and latewood in softwood
 
earlywood and latewood in a softwood; radial view, growth rings closely spaced in a Pseudotsuga taxifoliaIn temperate softwoods there often is a marked difference between latewood and earlywood. The latewood will be denser than that formed early in the season. When examined under a microscope the cells of dense latewood are seen to be very thick-walled and with very small cell cavities, while those formed first in the season have thin walls and large cell cavities. The strength is in the walls, not the cavities. Hence the greater the proportion of latewood the greater the density and strength. In choosing a piece of pine where strength or stiffness is the important consideration, the principal thing to observe is the comparative amounts of earlywood and latewood. The width of ring is not nearly so important as the proportion and nature of the latewood in the ring.

If a heavy piece of pine is compared with a lightweight piece it will be seen at once that the heavier one contains a larger proportion of latewood than the other, and is therefore showing more clearly demarcated growth rings. In white pines there is not much contrast between the different parts of the ring, and as a result the wood is very uniform in texture and is easy to work. In hard pines, on the other hand, the latewood is very dense and is deep-colored, presenting a very decided contrast to the soft, straw-colored earlywood.

It is not only the proportion of latewood, but also its quality, that counts. In specimens that show a very large proportion of latewood it may be noticeably more porous and weigh considerably less than the latewood in pieces that contain but little. One can judge comparative density, and therefore to some extent strength, by visual inspection
No satisfactory explanation can as yet be given for the exact mechanisms determining the formation of earlywood and latewood. Several factors may be involved. In conifers, at least, rate of growth alone does not determine the proportion of the two portions of the ring, for in some cases the wood of slow growth is very hard and heavy, while in others the opposite is true. The quality of the site where the tree grows undoubtedly affects the character of the wood formed, though it is not possible to formulate a rule governing it. In general, however, it may be said that where strength or ease of working is essential, woods of moderate to slow growth should be chosen.

Earlywood and latewood in ring-porous woods
 
Earlywood and latewood in a ring-porous wood (ash) in a Fraxinus excelsior ; tangential view, wide growth ringsIn ring-porous woods each season's growth is always well defined, because the large pores formed early in the season abut on the denser tissue of the year before.

In the case of the ring-porous hardwoods there seems to exist a pretty definite relation between the rate of growth of timber and its properties. This may be briefly summed up in the general statement that the more rapid the growth or the wider the rings of growth, the heavier, harder, stronger, and stiffer the wood. This, it must be remembered, applies only to ring-porous woods such as oak, ash, hickory, and others of the same group, and is, of course, subject to some exceptions and limitations.

In ring-porous woods of good growth it is usually the latewood in which the thick-walled, strength-giving fibers are most abundant. As the breadth of ring diminishes, this latewood is reduced so that very slow growth produces comparatively light, porous wood composed of thin-walled vessels and wood parenchyma. In good oak these large vessels of the earlywood occupy from 6 to 10 per cent of the volume of the log, while in inferior material they may make up 25 per cent or more. The latewood of good oak is dark colored and firm, and consists mostly of thick-walled fibers which form one-half or more of the wood. In inferior oak, this latewood is much reduced both in quantity and quality. Such variation is very largely the result of rate of growth.

Wide-ringed wood is often called "second-growth", because the growth of the young timber in open stands after the old trees have been removed is more rapid than in trees in a closed forest, and in the manufacture of articles where strength is an important consideration such "second-growth" hardwood material is preferred. This is particularly the case in the choice of hickory for handles and spokes. Here not only strength, but toughness and resilience are important. The results of a series of tests on hickory by the U.S. Forest Service show that:

"The work or shock-resisting ability is greatest in wide-ringed wood that has from 5 to 14 rings per inch (rings 1.8-5 mm thick), is fairly constant from 14 to 38 rings per inch (rings 0.7-1.8 mm thick), and decreases rapidly from 38 to 47 rings per inch (rings 0.5-0.7 mm thick). The strength at maximum load is not so great with the most rapid-growing wood; it is maximum with from 14 to 20 rings per inch (rings 1.3-1.8 mm thick), and again becomes less as the wood becomes more closely ringed. The natural deduction is that wood of first-class mechanical value shows from 5 to 20 rings per inch (rings 1.3-5 mm thick) and that slower growth yields poorer stock. Thus the inspector or buyer of hickory should discriminate against timber that has more than 20 rings per inch (rings less than 1.3 mm thick). Exceptions exist, however, in the case of normal growth upon dry situations, in which the slow-growing material may be strong and tough." 
The effect of rate of growth on the qualities of chestnut wood is summarised by the same authority as follows:

"When the rings are wide, the transition from spring wood to summer wood is gradual, while in the narrow rings the spring wood passes into summer wood abruptly. The width of the spring wood changes but little with the width of the annual ring, so that the narrowing or broadening of the annual ring is always at the expense of the summer wood. The narrow vessels of the summer wood make it richer in wood substance than the spring wood composed of wide vessels. Therefore, rapid-growing specimens with wide rings have more wood substance than slow-growing trees with narrow rings. Since the more the wood substance the greater the weight, and the greater the weight the stronger the wood, chestnuts with wide rings must have stronger wood than chestnuts with narrow rings. This agrees with the accepted view that sprouts (which always have wide rings) yield better and stronger wood than seedling chestnuts, which grow more slowly in diameter."
Earlywood and latewood in diffuse-porous woods
In the diffuse-porous woods, the demarcation between rings is not always so clear and in some cases is almost (if not entirely) invisible to the unaided eye. Conversely, when there is a clear demarcation there may not be a noticeable difference in structure within the growth ring.

In diffuse-porous woods, as has been stated, the vessels or pores are even-sized, so that the water conducting capability is scattered throughout the ring instead of collected in the earlywood. The effect of rate of growth is, therefore, not the same as in the ring-porous woods, approaching more nearly the conditions in the conifers. In general it may be stated that such woods of medium growth afford stronger material than when very rapidly or very slowly grown. In many uses of wood, total strength is not the main consideration. If ease of working is prized, wood should be chosen with regard to its uniformity of texture and straightness of grain, which will in most cases occur when there is little contrast between the latewood of one season's growth and the earlywood of the next.

 Monocot wood
 
Trunks of the Coconut palm, a monocot, in Java. From this perspective these look not much different from trunks of a dicot or coniferStructural material that roughly (in its gross handling characteristics) resembles ordinary, "dicot" or conifer wood is produced by a number of monocot plants, and these also are usually called wood. Of these, bamboo, botanically a member of the grass family, has considerable economic importance, larger culms being widely used as a building and construction material in their own right and, these days, in the manufacture of engineered flooring, panels and veneer. Another major plant group that produce material that often is called wood are the palms. Of much less importance are plants such as Pandanus, Dracaena and Cordyline. With all this material, the structure and composition of the structural material is quite different from ordinary wood.
Water content
 
The churches of Kizhi, Russia are among a handful of World Heritage Sites built entirely of wood, without metal joints.Water occurs in living wood in three conditions, namely: (1) in the cell walls, (2) in the protoplasmic contents of the cells, and  as free water in the cell cavities and spaces. In heartwood it occurs only in the first and last forms. Wood that is thoroughly air-dried retains from 8-16% of water in the cell walls, and none, or practically none, in the other forms. Even oven-dried wood retains a small percentage of moisture, but for all except chemical purposes, may be considered absolutely dry.

The general effect of the water content upon the wood substance is to render it softer and more pliable. A similar effect of common observation is in the softening action of water on paper or cloth. Within certain limits, the greater the water content, the greater its softening effect.

Drying produces a decided increase in the strength of wood, particularly in small specimens. An extreme example is the case of a completely dry spruce block 5 cm in section, which will sustain a permanent load four times as great as that which a green (undried) block of the same size will support.[citation needed]

The greatest increase due to drying is in the ultimate crushing strength, and strength at elastic limit in endwise compression; these are followed by the modulus of rupture, and stress at elastic limit in cross-bending, while the modulus of elasticity is least affected.

Fuel
Main article: Wood fuel
Wood has a long history of being used as fuel, which continues to this day, mostly in rural areas of the world. Hardwood is preferred over softwood because it creates less smoke and burns longer. Adding a woodstove or fireplace to a home is often felt to add ambiance and warmth.

Construction
 
Wood can be cut into straight planks and made into a wood flooring. 
The Saitta House, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York built in 1899 is made of and decorated in wood.[8]Wood has been an important construction material since humans began building shelters, houses and boats. Nearly all boats were made out of wood until the late 19th century, and wood remains in common use today in boat construction.

Wood to be used for construction work is commonly known as lumber in North America. Elsewhere, lumber usually refers to felled trees, and the word for sawn planks ready for use is timber.

New domestic housing in many parts of the world today is commonly made from timber-framed construction. Engineered wood products are becoming a bigger part of the construction industry. They may be used in both residential and commercial buildings as structural and aesthetic materials.

In buildings made of other materials, wood will still be found as a supporting material, especially in roof construction, in interior doors and their frames, and as exterior cladding.

Wood is also commonly used as shuttering material to form the mould into which concrete is poured during reinforced concrete construction.

Engineered wood
Wood used in construction includes products such as glued laminated timber (glulam), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallam and I-joists. On the one hand these allow the use of smaller pieces, and on the other hand allow bigger spans. They may also be selected for specific projects such as public swimming pools or ice rinks where the wood will not deteriorate in the presence of certain chemicals. These engineered wood products prove to be more environmentally friendly, and sometimes cheaper, than building materials such as steel or concrete.

Wood unsuitable for construction in its native form may be broken down mechanically (into fibers or chips) or chemically (into cellulose) and used as a raw material for other building materials such as chipboard, engineered wood, hardboard, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB). Such wood derivatives are widely used: wood fibers are an important component of most paper, and cellulose is used as a component of some synthetic materials. Wood derivatives can also be used for kinds of flooring, for example laminate flooring.

Next generation wood products
Further developments include new lignin glue applications, recyclable food packaging, rubber tire replacement applications, anti-bacterial medical agents, and high strength fabrics or composites. As scientists and engineers further learn and develop new techniques to extract various components from wood, or alternatively to modify wood, for example by adding components to wood, new more advanced products will appear on the marketplace.

Furniture and utensils
Wood has always been used extensively for furniture, including chairs and beds. Also for tool handles and cutlery, such as chopsticks, toothpicks, and other utensils, like the wooden spoon.

In the arts
 
Artists can use wood to create delicate sculptures. 
Stringed instrument bows are often made from pernambuco or brazilwood.Main article: Wood as a medium
Wood has long been used as an artistic medium. It has been used to make sculptures and carvings for millennia. Examples include the totem poles carved by North American indigenous people from conifer trunks, often Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), and the Millennium clock tower , now housed in the National Museum of Scotland[ in Edinburgh.

It is also used in woodcut printmaking, and for engraving.

Certain types of musical instruments, such as those of the violin family, the guitar, the clarinet and recorder, the xylophone, and the marimba, are made mostly or entirely of wood. The choice of wood may make a significant difference to the tone and resonant qualities of the instrument, and tonewoods have widely differing properties, ranging from the hard and dense african blackwood (used for the bodies of clarinets) to the light but resonant European spruce (Picea abies) (traditionally used for the soundboards of violins). The most valuable tonewoods, such as the ripple sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), used for the backs of violins, combine acoustic properties with decorative color and grain which enhance the appearance of the finished instrument.

Sports and recreational equipment
Many types of sports equipment are made of wood, or were constructed of wood in the past. For example, cricket bats are typically made of white willow. The baseball bats which are legal for use in Major League Baseball are frequently made of ash wood or hickory, and in recent years have been constructed from maple even though that wood is somewhat more fragile. In softball, however, bats are more commonly made of aluminium (this is especially true for fastpitch softball).

Many other types of sports and recreation equipment, such as skis, ice hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and archery bows, were commonly made of wood in the past, but have since been replaced with more modern materials such as aluminium, fiberglass, carbon fiber, titanium, and composite materials. One noteworthy example of this trend is the golf club commonly known as the wood, the head of which was traditionally made of persimmon wood in the early days of the game of golf, but is now generally made of synthetic materials.

Medicine
In January 2010 Italian scientists announced that wood could be harnessed to become a bone substitute. It is likely to take at least five years until this technique will be applied for humans.













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The florets within the sunflower's cluster are arranged in a spiral pattern. Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle, 137.5°, producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other; on a very large sunflower there could be 89 in one direction and 144 in the other. This pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.

Sunflowers in the bud stage exhibit heliotropism. At sunrise, the faces of most sunflowers are turned towards the east. Over the course of the day they follow the sun from east to west, while at night t hey return to an eastward orientation. This motion is performed by motor cells in the pulvinus, a flexible segment of the stem just below the bud. As the bud stage ends, the stem stiffens and the blooming stage is reached.

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<description><![CDATA[ "Discover The Complete And Up-To-Date Encyclopedia That Shows How To Use The Healing Power Of Plants With Scientific, Accurate And Reliable Accuracy" 

Introducing: 

The Encyclopedia Of Medicinal Plants With a List of Medicinal Plants That Heal
Over 470 plants botanically described and classified by diseases. 
From: James Luke
Tuesday, 11:24 a.m.

Dear Friend,

Inside of this encyclopedia is a large number of natural treatments described in a simple, clear language, correctly illustrated, placing the healing virtues of medicinal plants and their practical application methods within the reach of everyone. Experienced advice for the therapeutic preparation of fomentations, infusions, ointments, baths... Many charts describing the most frequent disorders and the plants endowed with the active agents that can heal them.


 
  

In each chapter the most important plants for the treatment of the diseases of a certain organ or system appear. When a single plant has several applications, as often happens, it is included in the chapter corresponding to its main application.

"Look at what people are saying about these Encyclopedia's"

I wanted to personally thank you for sharing those incredible encyclopedia books "THE FOODS WITH THEIR HEALING POWER and MEDICINAL PLANTS". They are an awesome source of reference especially when I talk about lifestyle change and health to my listeners. Praise 97.5FM is the #3 rated station in Atlanta so image how many thousands of listeners are blessed by the information they get from these books.

They and you are truly a God sent.

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...There is detailed information on the use and preparation for each plant. 

In this encyclopedia you will find... 

Plants for the eyes

The ___, raw or in juices is very good for the sight and for the skin in infusions and poultices. 

Plants for the nervous system

___: The flowers and the leaves of this plant taken in infusions help to control and heal stress, insomnia, depressions, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

___: This plant also calms the nerves, beautifies the skin and protects the heart, using its flowers in infusions, or adding an infusion of it to bath water is very effective for insomnia or nervousness. Steam baths of its flowers also soften and beautify the skin. 

Plants for the throat

___: Its flowers and its leaves in infusions, mouth rinse, mouth gargles and compresses are medicine for tonsillitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis.

___: Anti-inflammatory and astringent, the decoction of ___ or crushed ___, may be applied in any of the following ways:

Mouth rinses and gargles for ailments of the mouth and the throat. 

Eye washes or blocked up noses 

Vaginal irrigations 

Sitz baths, for ailments of the anus or rectum 

Arm baths, for chilblains 

Plants for the heart

___: In infusions and under medical supervision, all the parts of this plant have properties to strengthen the heart, increase the strength of the cardiac contractions and to fight angina pectoris. 

___: The infusion of its flowers and also its fruit are very effective for the treatment of palpitations, hypertension and other nervous cardio circulatory ailments. 

Plants for the arteries

____: The decoction of the leaves of this plant is a powerful vasodilator of the arteries to the brain, to fight senile ailments, ageing and memory loss. ____ that is extracted from this prodigious plant is one of the most frequently used drugs today in the treatment of failure of the blood supply to the brain, migraines, hemorrhages, etc. 

____: In mexico, and many other parts of the world, infusions of ____ and their young stems are used for bronchial colds and respiratory ailments. The oil from its seeds is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, as well as in vitamin E, A, and B. Therefore, it is particularly indicated for reducing the cholesterol levels in the blood, as well as for diabetes, kidneys and skin diseases. 

Plants for the veins

___: A decoction of ____ nuts or wood is indicated to fight varicose veins, hemorrhoids and the disorders of menopause, using it in decoctions. In sitz baths it also alleviates urination disorders, pertaining to the prostate syndrome, cystitis or urinary incontinence. Likewise, it can be highly advisable for cases of hemorrhoids.

____: The oil of this plant is recommended for oily skin and for cases of acne. A decoction of the bark of the young branches and the leaves is used as a medicine in the case of heavy legs, varicose veins, phlebitis, in tisanes, compresses, hip baths and friction massages. 

Plants for the respiratory system

____: The decoction of the leaves and the flowers has extraordinary properties, using it in infusions or essences to calm coughs, respiratory and digestive ailments. In baths, rinses, gargles, compresses and friction massages, it heals mouth and anal ailments, rheumatism and headaches, depression, asthenia and exhaustion.

____: Infusions of the dried leaves and flowers, used in tisanes give results in the cases of voice loss, acute bronchitis, bronco-pneumonia, asthma, and emphysema. ____ is also very helpful when stopping smoking, since it cleans the bronchial tubes of secretions, encouraging their elimination. 

Plants for the digestive system

____: The infusions and essences of this plant are very appropriate for digestive ailments, colic's, flatulence, etc. Compresses, washes and friction massages are highly indicated for rheumatism, healing of wounds and eye washes.

____: Infusions of its leaves and flowered tops have properties to calm pain, they are invigorating and aphrodisiacs. It is recommended in cases of dyspepsia, intestinal wind, digestive spasms and colic, gastric atonia, hepatitis and physical exhaustion. 

Plants for the stomach

____: The juice from this plants leaves heals peptic ulcers. Poultices of the leaves heal skin ulcers. It also improves acne.

____: The whole plant in infusions, mouth rinses and cleansing's help digestion increasing the gastric juices, it fights bad breath, it expulses intestinal parasites and calms menstrual pains. 

Plants for the intestine

____: The leaves and seeds are a laxative par excellence, efficient and safe, it stimulates the motility of the large intestine and decreases the permeability of the intestine mucus.

____: The leaves and fruit, in infusions, irrigations, gargles, sitz baths and compresses reduce inflammation of the skin and the mucus. It heals digestive disorders, diarrhea, colitis and other ailments of the female genital system. 

Plants for the anus and the rectum

____: All the parts of this vine hold healing properties: The leaves in infusions are medicine for vein circulatory ailments, hemorrhoids, chilblains, varicose veins, and diarrhea. The sap of the vine shoots heals skin irritations and irritated eyes. The ____ cure is very suitable for cleaning the blood. The oil from ____ seeds is highly applicable for excess of cholesterol.

____: It improves hemorrhoids taking a sitz bath with the decoction of the leaves and young buds, which also decreases the desire to smoke when chewed slowly. Also in poultices it is very useful to heal wounds, ulcers and boils. 

Plants for the male sexual organ

____: The seeds reduce inflammation of the bladder and the prostate and expel intestinal parasites. The pulp of baked or boiled ____ is ideal for those suffering from digestive problems and kidney ailments. 

____: This plant is normally presented in pharmaceutical preparations, it invigorates without exciting and without creating dependence increasing the energy production in the cells, therefore it increases sexual capacity and spermatozoid production, invigorating the organism in general. 

Plants for the metabolism

____: infusions of the leaves are very useful in slimming diets due to its diuretic, depurative and anti cholesterol action.

____: It fights obesity and cellulite. Its algae have the property of removing the appetite and it is a gentle laxative. 

Plants for the locomotive system

____: Poultices of fresh leaves alleviate rheumatic pain and inflammatory of the joints.

____: In infusions, essences, baths, frictions massages, fomentations and compresses it has invigorating properties for exhaustion, kidney colic, and rheumatism. 

Plants for the skin

____: From the pulp of its leaves, the gel or juice is obtained which, when applied locally, in compresses, lotions, creams or pharmaceutical preparations, exercises beneficial effects on: wounds, burns, eczema, psoriasis, acne, fungi and herpes. It beautifies the skin and improves the appearance of scars.

____: The leaves and flowers in infusions or oil are an excellent remedy for burns, it moderates the inflammatory reaction, it has a local anesthetic effect, digestive, balancer of the nervous system and antidepressant. 

Plants for infectious diseases

____: All the parts of this plant are natural antibiotics against respiratory and urinary infections. It encourages the functions of the skin. It acts against baldness. 

____: It is a plant that has multiple anti-infectious properties with healing powers for the nervous system, digestive, respiratory and genital-urinary systems. 

More Testimonials

Thank you for the encyclopedia books "The Foods With Their Healing Power and Medicinal Plants". I am Learning lots of information from them. This will be of great benefit to me when referring to the healing powers of foods. I will use this information in my chiropractic office when teaching about healthy eating to my patients. It is good to know that there are books that can provide this type of vital information to those who are willing to benefit from the information. Again thanks for these incredible books.

-Dr. Malcolm Hill 

The Encyclopedia "Foods And Their Healing Power," Whose author is Dr. Jorge Pamplona Roger is a complete work, well structured, didactic and easy to understand for any kind of reader and of great value both for professionals and students in this field.

-Maria D Lopez-Martinez 

It is my pleasure to recommend a set of books that I used and believe to be quite informational: Foods And Their Healing Power and Medicinal Plants. As a Fellow, in the Medical Fellowship Program at Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital, I have found these books to be quite helpful. They provide accurate nutritional information for a wide array of foods found throughout the world and they include a list of medicinal plants with their properties and mechanisms of action. In addition, they are written without the usual heavy jargon, which makes them appealing to healthcare professionals, non-health care persons and children. The quality is superb and the material is presented in a colorful way. I have recommended them, on numerous occasions, to guests and patients at the Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital. This set of books will complement the home and any other learning enviroments.

-Dr. Ervin Davis 


I am writing this letter to offer my gratitude regarding the Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. In your description of the books you explained how beautiful they were and their content. All that I can say is that your words were not enough! The books have already proven to be an incredible asset to my own education and the promotion of God's health message to others.

The color and clarity of photographs is nothing less than phenomenal and the information given on each of the foods and medicinal plants far surpasses anything that I have been able to find thus far in book form or on the Internet. Not only will this prove very valuable in a health ministry but also in my profession as a medical doctor in education of my patients.

Please feel free to use me as a reference if anyone medical or non-medical needs further insight on these very valuable tools. Thanks again and God bless you!

-Bobby E. Scales, MD 


hear hear for yourself the valuable information inside of this encyclopedia

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The value of this encyclopedia lies in its rational and truly practical focus point for healing and preventing the diseases of your family, without the disadvantages that most medicines have. 

The pharmaceutical laboratories are aiming their research efforts towards the vegetable world, in such a way that more and more often you can find medicines prepared using medicinal plants by the chemists.

The creator has given foods a healing and preventative power, particularly when we use a balanced diet in combination with other natural elements, such as the sun, water, clean air, medicinal plants and a good mental disposition.


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<title>Passiflora foetida flower .... Bông Nhãn lồng,Lạc tiên, Chùm bao ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

Searched from :

****    WIKI
vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lạc_tiên

Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

Searched from :

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

Searched from :

****    WIKI
vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lạc_tiên

Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Nhãn lồng, Chùm bao, Lạc tiên
Common names : Love in a mist, Running pop, Stinking passionflower.
Binomial names : Passiflora foetida
Synonyms :   Dysosmia ciliata M.Roem.
Dysosmia fluminensis M.Roem.
Dysosmia foetida (L.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia gossypifolia (Desv. ex Ham.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hastata (Bertol.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia hibiscifolia (Lam.) M.Roem.
Dysosmia nigelliflora (Hook.)M.Roem.
Granadilla foetida (L.) Gaertn.
Passiflora baraquiniana Lem.
Passiflora ciliata Dryand.

Family : Passifloraceae. Họ Lạc tiên

Searched from :

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Lạc tiên, còn gọi là cây lạc, người dân Nam Bộ gọi là cây nhãn lồng (danh pháp khoa học: Passiflora foetida), thuộc Họ Lạc tiên (Passifloraceae), là một cây có lá và quả ăn được. Cây có nguồn gốc từ tây nam Hoa Kì, Mexico, vùng Caribe, Trung Mỹ và Nam Mỹ.
Loài lạc tiên này được du nhập vào các vùng nhiệt đới trên toàn thế giới như Đông Nam Á và Hawaii.
Đây là một loài dây leo có quả ăn được

Mô tả
Cây dây leo thân cỏ, dài 7 m đến 10 m. Mọc rải rác trong các lùm bụi ven đường, ven rừng, ở độ cao 120 m đến 1000 m.
Thân cây mềm, có nhiều lông. Lá lạc tiên mọc so le, hình tim, dài 6-10 cm, rộng 5-8 cm, mép có lông mịn, cuống lá dài 7-8 cm. Đầu tua cuống thành lò xo.
Hoa đơn độc 5 cánh trắng hay tím nhạt, đường kính 5,5 cm. Cây ra hoa tháng 4 đến tháng 5, có quả tháng 5 đến tháng . Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3 cm, khi chín có màu vàng cam đến màu đỏ, có nhiều hạt màu đen.
Lá bắc của cây này có các bẫy bắt côn trùng, nhưng người ta chưa biết liệu cây có tiêu hóa côn trùng bị mắc bẫy hay không hay chỉ sử dụng vũ khí này làm cơ chế bảo vệ hoa và quả của cây. Đây vẫn là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi và nghiên cứu của các nhà nghiên cứu về cây ăn thịt .

Sử dụng
Ngọn và lá non làm rau. Quả chín ăn được, có tác dụng an thần, điều kinh, chữa ho, phù thũng, suy nhược thần kinh. Lá và thân cây cũng có nhiều tác dung dược lí

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Chữa suy nhược, mất ngủ, hồi hộp:
-- Lạc tiên : 150 g
-- Lá vông : 130 g
-- Tâm sen : 2,2 g
--Lá dâu : 10 g
-- Đường 90 g . Tất cả nấu thành cao lỏng vừa đủ 100 ml, ngyaf dùng 2 - 4 thìa to, uống trước khi đi ngủ

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Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi.

Cây lạc tiên là một loại dược liệu được dùng trong sản xuất đông dược và tân dược. Đây là loại cây mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi trong nước ta, thường gặp ở các bãi hoang, bờ bụi. Cây còn có nhiều tên gọi: cây lạc, cây lồng đèn, hồng tiên, mắc mát, long châu quả... Tên khoa học là passiflora foetida L thuộc họ lạc tiên passifloraceae.
Chưa có cuộc điều tra nào xác định xem ở nước ta có bao nhiêu loài lạc tiên trong khi trên thế giới có khoảng 620 loài, được phân bố ở vùng nhiệt đới và cận nhiệt đới, phong phú nhất là vùng rừng rậm nhiệt đới Amazon (Nam Mỹ), riêng vùng thuộc Brazil có hơn 200 loài.
Có tài liệu nói ở Việt Nam hay gặp hai loài, dây leo, thân mềm, lá mọc so le, hình tim, mép lượn sóng xẻ thành 3 thùy. Hoa đơn, cánh màu trắng hay tím nhạt. Quả hình trứng, dài 2-3cm, gần giống quả nhãn, có vị ngọt, trẻ nhỏ thường hái quả lạc tiên ăn, một số nơi dùng lá để luộc làm rau ăn...
Theo Võ Văn Chi và một số tác giả khác, cây lạc tiên chứa 0,025-0,032% alcaloit toàn phần trong đó có hermalin, harmalol, harmol, harmin. Có các flavonc-glucosid như sapomarin, vitexin, saporanetin.
Hoạt chất chính có tên passiflorin, tác dụng tương tự như morphin nhưng không gây nghiện. Quả chín còn chứa 2% protein, đường đơn, glucoza, fructoza, các acid hữu cơ: acid citric, acid malic; có vitamin: C, A và một số muối khoáng.
Cây có một loại tinh dầu, có mùi thơm quyến rũ nên còn được gọi một cách ấn tượng: Passion flower (hoa say mê hoặc hoa nồng nàn...).
Trong dân gian thường dùng dây và lá sắc uống làm thuốc an thần chữa mất ngủ. Theo sách “Trung dược đại từ điển”: Quả lạc tiên (long châu quả) có vị ngọt, tính bình, có tác dụng thanh nhiệt, giải độc, lợi thủy, dùng chữa phế nhiệt khái thấu (do ho phế nóng), phù thũng, giã đắp chữa ung nhọt lở loét ở chân.
Theo sách “Thuốc cổ truyền và ứng dụng lâm sàng” (GS. Hoàng Bảo Châu) thì bộ phận dùng của cây lạc tiên: dây, lá, hoa thái nhỏ, phơi khô; công dụng: an thần, giải nhiệt, thanh can do thuốc ở tâm can; chữa trị: chữa đau đầu, mất ngủ, thường phối hợp thêm với một số vị thuốc khác.
Có tài liệu dùng quả lạc tiên sắc lấy nước, uống chữa lỵ; dùng lá lạc tiên nấu nước để tắm, rửa trong chữa trị viêm da, mụn mủ, ghẻ ngứa.
Có nhà khoa học nói lạc tiên không phải là cây thuốc của y học cổ truyền (YHCT) Việt Nam mà là YHCT của châu âu hoặc Nam Mỹ vì cây này do một dược sĩ học ở Pháp về Việt Nam thấy giống một loại cây ở bên Pháp vẫn dùng làm thuốc an thần nên dùng chế thành thuốc do đó được phổ biến (!).
Lạc tiên có trong Dược điển Pháp và được nhiều nước ở châu Âu, Mỹ sử dụng. Qua nghiên cứu thấy nó có tác dụng lên hệ thần kinh trung ương: trấn tĩnh, an thần, chống hồi hộp, lo âu, mất ngủ. Còn có tác dụng trực tiếp lên cơ trơn làm giãn và chống co thắt nên dùng chứa các chứng đau do co thắt đường tiêu hóa, tử cung.
Trong đông dược, lạc tiên thường có một số sản phẩm:
Dạng nước:
- Cao lạc tiên: Có loại đóng chai 100ml, chai 280ml, cao lỏng, gồm có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, tá dược.
Có dạng sản phẩm còn thêm liên tam.
- Bổ tâm an thần: Cao lỏng, chai 125ml, có: lạc tiên, lá dâu, lá vông, đại táo, thảo quyết minh, mạch môn, toan táo nhân.
- Thanh huyết trị gan tố: Thuốc nước, chai 280ml. Có lạc tiên, lá dâu, actisô, xuyên sơn giáp, ké đầu ngựa, kim ngân hoa, sơn tra, nhân trần, sinh địa, phục linh.
Dạng viên:
- Dengu: Viên bao đường: Có lạc tiên, vông nem, tâm sen, táo nhân, mắc cỡ, xuyên khung, trích tinh valerian.
- Thuốc an thần sleeping: Viên bao phim. Có lạc tiên, lá vông, tâm sen.
- Linh trung an thần: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, tơ hồng, sinh địa, viễn chí, táo nhân, phục thần, sa sâm, đan sâm, đẳng sâm.
- Bổ tâm an thần hoàn: Hoàn cứng. Có lạc tiên, lá vông nem, tâm sen, thảo quyết minh, hoài sơn, táo nhân, long nhãn.
Dạng trà:
- Trà an thần sevona hoặc sevona: Gói 1g-2g, gồm có: lạc tiên, sen, vông nem, tá dược.
- Trà túi lọc mimosa: Gói 1,5g, có lạc tiên, trinh nữ, vông, sen.
- Trà an thần: Gói 1,5g, trà túi lọc có: cao lạc tiên, bột lạc tiên thô, cao vông nem, bột thô vông nem, tâm sen, cam thảo bắc.
- Trà an thần volase: Gói 5g, trà hòa tan có: cao lạc tiên, cao lá vông, cao lá sen.
- Linh chi sâm: Trà túi lọc, gói 1,2g có linh chi, lạc tiên, nhân sâm, rau má.
Trong tân dược có các sản phẩm:
Carditonyl (XNDP 25)
Lọ 25ml thuốc giọt, cứ 100ml có 10g natri comphosulfonat và 20g cao lỏng lạc tiên. Có sản phẩm cortonyl, cùng đơn vị sản xuất, cùng hàm lượng natri comphosulfonat nhưng lượng lạc tiên ít hơn 20 lần.
Dùng trợ tim mạch và hô hấp. Cấp cứu ngất xỉu do bệnh tim, do dùng thuốc an thần kinh quá liều.
Nardyl (Pháp)
Mỗi viên có: Cao mềm lạc tiên, cao mềm valerian, calci bromid, amobarbital và prometazin.
Tác dụng: Làm êm dịu, gây ngủ, chống co thắt, dùng trong trường hợp: ưu tư, hay cáu giận, vật vã, đánh trống ngực, loạn thần kinh, đau do co thắt, rối loạn thần kinh thực vật.
Lưu ý: Thuốc làm buồn ngủ. Cấm uống rượu khi dùng thuốc.
Veinotonyl (Pháp)
Viên nang có: Cao hạt dẻ Ấn Độ, cao khô cồn lạc tiên, cao khô cồn sơn tra, permetol, aescin.
Tác dụng: Che chở và trợ tĩnh mạch; dùng để điều trị suy tĩnh mạch - bạch huyết: chân nặng, dị cảm, co rút, đau nhức, phù.
Trong kháng chiến chống Pháp còn dùng lá lạc tiên để điều chế thuốc dạng filatov...
Như trên đã nói, tuy cây lạc tiên có mặt trong nhiều sản phẩm, nhưng ở ta chưa có sự đầu tư công sức, trí tuệ thỏa đáng để tiến hành nghiên cứu kỹ về nhiều mặt đối với các loài lạc tiên có ở nước ta và ở một số nước (có điều kiện khí hậu và thổ nhưỡng phù hợp), chưa có vùng chuyên canh trồng trọt để có thể chọn lọc loài có hiệu quả điều trị và kinh tế cao. Ngoài ra, hiện nay lạc tiên mới chỉ sử dụng trong phạm vi hẹp (ngành dược) chưa mở rộng sang các lĩnh vực khác như thực phẩm, mỹ phẩm... mà khả năng đóng góp của lạc tiên rất nhiều triển vọng.
Hy vọng tương lai cây lạc tiên sẽ được sự quan tâm đầy đủ hơn nhằm phát huy các ưu thế mà tạo hóa đã ban cho.

Tác giả: DS. Phạm Tiếp
Nguồn: Báo sức khỏe và đời sống số 878- Thứ năm 20/10/2005

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PASSIFLORA FOETIDA - WILD MARACUJA.

 Common name: love-in-a-mist, sneki markusa, stinking passion flower, tagua passion flower, granadilla colorada, pop vine.
Family: Passifloraceae.(Passiflora Family)

This plant is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest.
Love-in-a-mist is a climbing and flowering perennial vine that has pink flowers and small edible fruits.
These orange fruits, although much smaller, taste the same as those from passiflora edulis. 
The seeds are very small and black, embedded in juicy pulp; the stems and leaves are covered with yellow hair.
The leaves, which are three-lobed, have an unpleasant odor when crushed.
There are some medicinal applications of stinking passion flower.

In Suriname's traditional medicine, a tea of the leaves is used as an expectorant and for nervous disorders.

Hardiness: USDA zone 9 B - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun / light shade, well drained soil.
Plant in frost free areas.

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Botany
A herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor.

Distribution
In waste places at low altitudes, esp. in the Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces.

Properties and constituents
Before maturity, the leabves and green fruit contain a cyanogenetic glucoside, and in excess can be dangerous to stock.
Leaves and roots are emmenagogue.
Flowers are pectoral.
Considered antibacterial.

Parts used
Leaves, fruits, and flowers.

Uses
Folkloric
The sweetish pulp is edible when ripe.
Infusion of leaves and roots used for hysteria.
Plant used for itchy conditions.
Decoction used for asthma and biliousness.
Fruit used as emetic.
Leaves applied to the head for headaches and giddiness.
In India, traditionally used for diarrhea, throat and ear infections, liver disorders, tumors, itches, fever and skin diseases and for wound dressing.
In Malaysia, used for treatment of asthma.
In Argentina, used to treat epilepsy.
In Africa, used gas, colds, and pregnancy to keep the baby active.
In French Guiana, decoction of leaf and bark mixed with the same of Annona glabra as anthelmintic for flatworms and nematodes. source

Studies
• Antibacterial: Study of PF showed the leaf extracts to have remarkable activity against all bacterial pathogens compared to the fruit extracts. Study supports the traditional use of the herbal extracts against a variety of diseases – diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, ear and throat infections.
• Antiproliferative: One of nine selected Thai medicinal plants tested, the aerial parts of Passiflora foetida showed antiproliferative activity against SLBR3 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line.
• Hepatoprotective: The ethanolic extract of fruits of Passiflora foetida significantly reduced the biomarkers of hepatic injury (SGOT, SGPT, Alk Phos, GGTP). Results indicate the fruits of Pf possess hepatoprotective activity, a property that may be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.
• Anxiolytic: In a comparative study, the methanol extract of P incarnata exhibited significant anxiolytic activity whereas P edulis was devoid of any significant activity.
Availability
Wild-crafted.

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<description><![CDATA[ Read Linda Russells MySpace Blog! New blog topics added every minute.I found this short article that I thought simplified the whole stem cell rese... ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Therapy Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center needed a Save the Date card for their annual survivor's week event.

Theme was "Surviving through the Decades." ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Though somehow tainted with controversy, history of stem cell research has been an interesting breakthrough in science. It was in the mid 1800s that cells were discovered as the basic building blocks of life and that some cells had the ability to reproduce itself.
During the early part of 1900s, cells with ability to generate blood cells has been discovered after attempts were made to fertilize (mammalian) egg outside the body.
    
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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Trứng Cá , Mật sâm.
Common name : Singapure Cherry , Jamaican Cherry , Panama Berry.
Binomial name : Muntingia Calabura . 
Family : Muntingiaceae . Họ Trứng cá

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www.botanyvn.com/cnt.asp?param=edir&amp;v=muntingia calabura&amp;list=species

Tên Khoa học: Muntingia calabura L.
Tên tiếng Anh: 
Tên tiếng Việt: Mật sâm; Trứng cá
PHÂN LOẠI KHOA HỌC
Giới: Thực vật
Ngành: Magnoliophyta
Lớp: Magnoliopsida
Bộ: Malvales
Họ: Tiliaceae
Chi: Muntingia

****    Y DƯỢC NGÀY NAY : Bài viết của Dược sĩ Trần Việt Hưng
www.yduocngaynay.com/8-8TK_TrVHung_TrungCa.htm


Cây trứng cá (còn gọi là Mật sâm tại Việt Nam), có nguồn gốc tại vùng Nam Mexico, Trung Mỹ và vùng nhiệt đới Nam Mỹ. Cây được trồng khá phổ biến tại những khu vực ấm áp của Châu Mỹ, Ấn độ, Đông Nam Á, Mã lai, Indonesia và Philippines. Cây được thuần hóa dễ dàng tại nhiều nơi trên thế giới đến mức độ được xem là cây 'nhà' của mọi nơi !
Theo McMillan thì Trứng cá được trồng lần đầu tiên tại Ceylon (Sri Lanka) vào năm 1912. Một số cây đã được Bộ Canh nông Hoa Kỳ đưa vào trồng thử tại Hawaii vào 1922. Trứng cá đã được trồng trước đây tại vùng Nam Florida để lấy quả và dùng làm cây tạo bóng mát, nhưng hiện nay cây không còn được ưa chuộng như trước.
Cây được xem là loại cây dễ trồng nhất trong mọi loại cây đang được thử trồng trong bầu khí quyển bị ô nhiễm quá mức của Thành phố Manila tại Philippines. Cây phát triển mạnh tại những vùng đồi trọc, bãi và ghềnh đá nên đang được đánh giá trong các công trình trồng cây tái tạo rừng tại Philippines nơi mà việc trồng các loại cây khác bị thất bại, ngoài ra cây cũng giúp tạo lại môi sinh thiên nhiên nhờ quả cung cấp thực phẩm cho chim và dơi. 
Quả trứng cá được bày bán tại các chợ ở Mexico. Tại Brazil, quả bị cho là quà nhỏ để có thể khai thác thương mãi, nhưng được khuyến cáo là nên trồng dọc ven sông, do ở hoa nhiều và quả khi chín sẽ rụng theo dòng nước, tạo mồi dụ cá..giúp ngư dân. Tại Mã lai, cây được xem là..gây hại nếu trồng trong vườn vì loài dơi ăn quả rồi bay vào ẩn trú dưới mái nhà làm hư hãi vòm cửa, cấu trúc..do phân dơi có màu hồng đỏ lẫn với hạt chưa tiêu hóa kịp
Tên khoa học và các tên khác:
Muntingia calabura thuộc họ thực vật Elaeocarpacea
Tại Việt Nam: Mật sâm
Tên Anh-Mỹ: Jamaica Cherry, Muntingia, Panama berry; 
Mexico: Capolin, palman, bersilana ; Brazil: calabura hay pau de seda ; Pháp (Guadeloupe): bois ramier hay bois de soie; Tây ban Nha: Bolaina yamanaza, cacaniqua
Malaysia: buah cheri; Thái Lan: Lakop farang; Kampuchea: Kakhop
Philippines: Aratilis, aratiles
Đặc tính thực vật:
Cây trứng cá thuộc loại tiểu mộc cao 7-12 m, phân nhánh ngang và sà. Lá hình trái xoan có tai, chỉ về một bên ở đáy, kéo dài thành mũi nhọn, sắc ở chóp. Lá có lông trĩn (dính) ở cả hai mặt, mặt trên mảu lục xậm; mặt dưới màu xám hay nâu xám, nhiều lông hơn; Mép lá có răng cưa không đều. Là dài 5-12.5 cm x 2-4 cm. Hoa mọc đơn độc hay thành nhóm 2-3 hoa ở nách lá; hoa lớn chừng 1.25-2 cm, 5 đài hoa màu xanh, 5 cánh hoa màu trắng, xếp từng nhóm 3 cái trên một cuống dài, cuống hoa dài hơn cuống lá. Hoa chỉ nở và giữ được một ngày, cánh hoa rụng khi chiều xuống. Quả hình cầu, đường kính 1-1.25 cm, khi chín màu đỏ có khi vàng; da mỏng và mịn, thịt mọng nhiều nước. Hạt rất nhiều, nhỏ, màu vàng nằm trong lớp thịt ngọt
Cây hầu như cho quả quanh năm, tuy nhiên tại Florida cây ngưng trổ hoa, ra trái trong các tháng lạnh của mùa Đông.
Thành phần dinh dưỡng:
   100 gram quả , phần ăn được, chứa : (phân chất theo mẫu quả tại El Salvador)
- Calories                                   78
- Chất đạm                                 0.324 g
- Chất béo                                  1.56 g
- Chất sơ                                    4.6 g
- Calcium                                  124.6 mg
- Phosphorus                             84.0 mg
- Sắt                                           1.18 mg
- Carotene                                  0.019 mg
- Thiamine                                 0.065 mg
- Riboflavine                             0.037 mg
- Niacin                                     0.554 mg
- Ascorbic acid                          80.5 mg
Quả trứng cá rất được trẻ em ưa thích, ăn quả ngay khi hái, tuy nhiên quả tương đối dính tay. Quả có thể nấu chín để làm mứt. Lá có thể dùng nấu nước uống như nước trà. 
Thành phần hóa học:
Lá: Lá cây trứng cá chứa nhiều hợp chất như loại dihydrochalcones, flavonoids gồm các flavane, flavanone và muntingone (môt chất chuyển hóa loại flavonol).
Rễ: chứa nhiềuflavonoids loại 7,8-di-O-(thay thế)-flavanes, biflavanes và flavones
Các nghiên cưu khoa học về trứng cá:
Hoạt tính làm dịu đau, chỉ thống của lá trứng cá:
Nghiên cứu tại Khoa Dược ĐH Mara, Selangor (Malaysia) ghi nhận nước chiết (nồng độ 50%) từ lá cây trứng cá, bằng nước và chloroform có tác dụng ngăn chặn phản ứng đau nơi chuột thử nghiệm, gây đau bằng cách dùng dĩa hơ nóng (hot plate test). Hoạt tính giảm đau được cho là tác động vào hệ thần kinh trung ương , điều hòa các thụ thể loại muscarinic, alpha(1)-adrenergic, al  pha(2)-adrenergic, beta-adrenergic và GABAergic. (Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Số 29-2007).
Tác dụng chống Ung thư:
Nghiên cứu tại ĐH Dược, ĐH Illinois, Chicago ghi nhận dịch chiết bằng ethanol từ rễ của cây trứng cá có tác dụng diệt bào chống lại các tế bào ung thư P-388, hoạt tính này được cho là do ở các flavanes trong rễ. (Journal of Natural Products Số 54-1991).
Nghiên cứu tại Viện Kỹ thuật Tajen, Pingtung (Taiwan) ghi nhận các hợp chất chalcones ly trích từ lá cây trứng cá có hoạt tính diệt bào chống lại các tế bào ung thư loại P-388 và HT-29 ở nồng độ IC50 &lt; 4 microg/mL (Planta Medica Số 71-2005). Các dichalcones còn có hoạt tính chống ngưng tụ tiểu cầu khá rõ rệt (Planta Medica Số 73-2007)
Hoạt tính hạ huyết áp:
     Nghiên cứu tại Viện Kỹ thuật Dược Khoa Pintung (Taiwan) ghi nhận hoạt tính của dịch chiết bằng methanol từ lá cây trứng cá có một số tác động trên hệ tim mạch của chuột đã bị gây tê: các tác động sinh học gồm  gây giảm áp huyết ở kỳ tâm thu (liều dùng để chích qua tĩnh mạch cho chuột là 50 mg/kg), sự giảm huyết áp đầu tiên kéo dài 10 phút, và sau đó có thể kéo dài ít nhất 180 phút sau khi chích. Hoạt tính trên huyết áp  này không liên hệ đến nhịp tim và các nồng độ về khí và chất điện giải trong máu. (American Journal of Chinese Medicine Số 34-2006). 
Vài phương thức sử dụng:
Gỗ: Gỗ thân bên ngoài màu vàng nhạt, nhưng nơi tâm màu đỏ nhạt, cứng và chắc, có hạt mịn tương đối chịu lực, trọng lượng nhẹ, khá bền khi dùng trong nội thất: có thể làm vách, hộp và đồ mộc gia dụng. Cành làm củi rất tốt, dễ nhóm lửa, khi cháy cho độ nóng cao và ít khói. Tại Jamaica, dân chúng tìm nhặt các cành bị gẫy do giông bão, phơi khô rồi cắt nhỏ dùng làm củi đun bếp. Tại Brazil, cây được nghiên cứu để làm bột giấy. Tại nhiều nơi trên thế giới, cây trứng cá nhờ khà năng mọc nhanh nơi các vùng đất khô cằn, chịu được hạn, lan rộng dể dàng nhờ chim và dơi, nên được dùng làm loại cây lý tưởng để tái tạo rừng (tuy nhiên cây không chịu được nước phèn nên không trồng được tại các vùng nước lợ). 
Vỏ thân:  Dùng đan làm vách nhà ở vùng nông thôn Nam Mỹ, bện thành giây
Thuốc dân tộc : Hoa được xem là có khả năng sát trùng. Nước sắc hoa dùng làm thuốc chống co giật, trị nhức đầu. Tại Kampuchea, lá dùng trị bệnh gan.
Tài liệu sử dụng:
USDA Plants Profile : Muntingia calabura
Plants of Warm Climates (Julia Morton)
A Guide to the Wayside Trees of Singapore (Wee Yeow Chin)
Cây có vị thuốc ở Việt nam (Phạm Hoàng Hộ)

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Jamaican Cherry Tree
Muntingia calabura
Jamaican/Japanese Cherry, Buah Ceri/Kerukup Siam(Malay)

The Cherry Tree is named for its sweet sticky fruits, juicy and full of tiny seeds. They are a favourite with birds and bats, which disperse the seeds, and children too! The leaves are covered with tiny sticky hairs. 

Although it provides good shade, it is not a popular wayside tree because the birds and bats that visit the tree also leave their droppings under the tree.

The tree flourishes in poor soil, tolerating both acid and alkaline conditions and quite drought resistant. However, it doesn't tolerate salty conditions and so is not a true mangrove associate.

Uses as food: The fruits are eaten in Mexico and sold in markets there. Fruits are also made into jams and used in tarts. The leaf is made into a tea. In Brazil, they are planted on river banks so their fallen fruit attracts fish which are then caught.

Other uses: The reddish-brown timber is compact, fine-grained, moderately strong, light in weight, durable, and easily worked. It is used to make small boxes, casks, and general carpentry. The dried timber is valued as firewood for cooking as it lights quickly and produces intense heat with little smoke. In Brazil, it is being considered as pulp for paper making. The bark is stripped to produce strong soft cord made into ropes. Because of its ability to grow quickly on poor soils and rapid dispersal by birds and bats, the Cherry Tree is being considered as a candidate for reforestation projects.

Traditional medicinal uses: The flowers are used as an antiseptic and to treat spasms. It is also taken to relieve headaches and colds.

Role in the habitat: As a pioneer species on poor soils, it helps provide shade for other plants to establish themselves. Its fruits provide food for birds and bats, and it provides shelter for small creatures.

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Botany:
A fast growing tree to a height of 5-10 meters, with spreading branches. Leaves are hairy, sticky, alternate, distichous, oblong-ovate to broadly oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 12 cm long, with toothed margins, pointed apex and inequilateral base, one side rounded and the other acute. Flowers are 2 cm in diameter, white, extra-axillary, solitary or in pairs. Sepals are 5, green, reflexed, lanceolate, about 1 cm long. Petals are white, obovate, i cm long and spreading. The berry fruitis rounded, about 1.5 cm diameter, red on ripening, smooth, fleshy, sweet and many seeded.

Distribution
Naturalized, widely distributed.

Parts utilized
Bark, leaves and flowers.

Properties
Antispasmodic and emollient.

Uses
Folkloric
Decoction of flowers for abdominal cramps.
Decoction used as emollient.
Flowers used as antiseptic and to treat spasms.
Also used to relieve colds and headaches.
In the Antiles, used as antispasmodic.
In Martinique, bark decoction is mucilaginous and used as emollient.
Others
Bark used for making rope.
Wood is compact, fine-grained, moderately strong and light in weight and durable.

Studies
• Antibacterial Activity: The study concluded that M. calabura possesses a potential antibacterial property that is comparable to the standard antibiotics used. The study also suggests the presence of a more potent polar antibacterial compound.
• Activity-guided isolation of the chemical constituents of Muntingia calabura using a quinone reductase induction assay: The study isolated a flavanone as well as 24 known compounds, which were mainly flavanones and flavones.
• Antinociceptive / Anti-inflammatory / Antipyretic: The study concludes that M. calabura leaves possessed antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities, justifying the Peruvian folkloric medicinal use.
• Cytotoxic / Anticancer: (1) Plant anticancer agents, XLVIII. New cytotoxic flavonoids from Muntingia calabura roots: 12 new flavonoids were isolated (7 flavans, 3 flavones, two biflavans). Most of the isolates demonstrated cytotoxic activity and some exhibited selective activities when evaluated with a number of human cancer cell lines. (2) Study of leaves and stems of Muntingia calabura leaves and stems yielded cytotoxic flavonoids: chrysin, 2',4'-dihydroxychalcone and galangin 3, 7-dimethyl ether. The compounds were active against one or more panels of human and murine cell lines.
• Cardioprotective / Anticancer: Pretreatment with M calabura leaf extract efficiently protected the myocardium against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction. It brought about a significant decrease in cardiac marker enzyme activities probably due reduction in extent of myocardial damage and restriction of leakage of enzymes from the myocardium.
• Antinociceptive / Opioid Receptor Connect: Aqueous extract of Muntingia calibura showed significant antinociceptive activity against chemically and thermally induced noxious stimuli. The bioactive compounds responsible for the activity work partly through the opioid receptor system.

Availability
Wild-crafted. 

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Common name : Singapure Cherry , Jamaican Cherry , Panama Berry.
Binomial name : Muntingia Calabura . 
Family : Muntingiaceae . Họ Trứng cá

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Tên Khoa học: Muntingia calabura L.
Tên tiếng Anh: 
Tên tiếng Việt: Mật sâm; Trứng cá
PHÂN LOẠI KHOA HỌC
Giới: Thực vật
Ngành: Magnoliophyta
Lớp: Magnoliopsida
Bộ: Malvales
Họ: Tiliaceae
Chi: Muntingia

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Cây trứng cá (còn gọi là Mật sâm tại Việt Nam), có nguồn gốc tại vùng Nam Mexico, Trung Mỹ và vùng nhiệt đới Nam Mỹ. Cây được trồng khá phổ biến tại những khu vực ấm áp của Châu Mỹ, Ấn độ, Đông Nam Á, Mã lai, Indonesia và Philippines. Cây được thuần hóa dễ dàng tại nhiều nơi trên thế giới đến mức độ được xem là cây 'nhà' của mọi nơi !
Theo McMillan thì Trứng cá được trồng lần đầu tiên tại Ceylon (Sri Lanka) vào năm 1912. Một số cây đã được Bộ Canh nông Hoa Kỳ đưa vào trồng thử tại Hawaii vào 1922. Trứng cá đã được trồng trước đây tại vùng Nam Florida để lấy quả và dùng làm cây tạo bóng mát, nhưng hiện nay cây không còn được ưa chuộng như trước.
Cây được xem là loại cây dễ trồng nhất trong mọi loại cây đang được thử trồng trong bầu khí quyển bị ô nhiễm quá mức của Thành phố Manila tại Philippines. Cây phát triển mạnh tại những vùng đồi trọc, bãi và ghềnh đá nên đang được đánh giá trong các công trình trồng cây tái tạo rừng tại Philippines nơi mà việc trồng các loại cây khác bị thất bại, ngoài ra cây cũng giúp tạo lại môi sinh thiên nhiên nhờ quả cung cấp thực phẩm cho chim và dơi. 
Quả trứng cá được bày bán tại các chợ ở Mexico. Tại Brazil, quả bị cho là quà nhỏ để có thể khai thác thương mãi, nhưng được khuyến cáo là nên trồng dọc ven sông, do ở hoa nhiều và quả khi chín sẽ rụng theo dòng nước, tạo mồi dụ cá..giúp ngư dân. Tại Mã lai, cây được xem là..gây hại nếu trồng trong vườn vì loài dơi ăn quả rồi bay vào ẩn trú dưới mái nhà làm hư hãi vòm cửa, cấu trúc..do phân dơi có màu hồng đỏ lẫn với hạt chưa tiêu hóa kịp
Tên khoa học và các tên khác:
Muntingia calabura thuộc họ thực vật Elaeocarpacea
Tại Việt Nam: Mật sâm
Tên Anh-Mỹ: Jamaica Cherry, Muntingia, Panama berry; 
Mexico: Capolin, palman, bersilana ; Brazil: calabura hay pau de seda ; Pháp (Guadeloupe): bois ramier hay bois de soie; Tây ban Nha: Bolaina yamanaza, cacaniqua
Malaysia: buah cheri; Thái Lan: Lakop farang; Kampuchea: Kakhop
Philippines: Aratilis, aratiles
Đặc tính thực vật:
Cây trứng cá thuộc loại tiểu mộc cao 7-12 m, phân nhánh ngang và sà. Lá hình trái xoan có tai, chỉ về một bên ở đáy, kéo dài thành mũi nhọn, sắc ở chóp. Lá có lông trĩn (dính) ở cả hai mặt, mặt trên mảu lục xậm; mặt dưới màu xám hay nâu xám, nhiều lông hơn; Mép lá có răng cưa không đều. Là dài 5-12.5 cm x 2-4 cm. Hoa mọc đơn độc hay thành nhóm 2-3 hoa ở nách lá; hoa lớn chừng 1.25-2 cm, 5 đài hoa màu xanh, 5 cánh hoa màu trắng, xếp từng nhóm 3 cái trên một cuống dài, cuống hoa dài hơn cuống lá. Hoa chỉ nở và giữ được một ngày, cánh hoa rụng khi chiều xuống. Quả hình cầu, đường kính 1-1.25 cm, khi chín màu đỏ có khi vàng; da mỏng và mịn, thịt mọng nhiều nước. Hạt rất nhiều, nhỏ, màu vàng nằm trong lớp thịt ngọt
Cây hầu như cho quả quanh năm, tuy nhiên tại Florida cây ngưng trổ hoa, ra trái trong các tháng lạnh của mùa Đông.
Thành phần dinh dưỡng:
   100 gram quả , phần ăn được, chứa : (phân chất theo mẫu quả tại El Salvador)
- Calories                                   78
- Chất đạm                                 0.324 g
- Chất béo                                  1.56 g
- Chất sơ                                    4.6 g
- Calcium                                  124.6 mg
- Phosphorus                             84.0 mg
- Sắt                                           1.18 mg
- Carotene                                  0.019 mg
- Thiamine                                 0.065 mg
- Riboflavine                             0.037 mg
- Niacin                                     0.554 mg
- Ascorbic acid                          80.5 mg
Quả trứng cá rất được trẻ em ưa thích, ăn quả ngay khi hái, tuy nhiên quả tương đối dính tay. Quả có thể nấu chín để làm mứt. Lá có thể dùng nấu nước uống như nước trà. 
Thành phần hóa học:
Lá: Lá cây trứng cá chứa nhiều hợp chất như loại dihydrochalcones, flavonoids gồm các flavane, flavanone và muntingone (môt chất chuyển hóa loại flavonol).
Rễ: chứa nhiềuflavonoids loại 7,8-di-O-(thay thế)-flavanes, biflavanes và flavones
Các nghiên cưu khoa học về trứng cá:
Hoạt tính làm dịu đau, chỉ thống của lá trứng cá:
Nghiên cứu tại Khoa Dược ĐH Mara, Selangor (Malaysia) ghi nhận nước chiết (nồng độ 50%) từ lá cây trứng cá, bằng nước và chloroform có tác dụng ngăn chặn phản ứng đau nơi chuột thử nghiệm, gây đau bằng cách dùng dĩa hơ nóng (hot plate test). Hoạt tính giảm đau được cho là tác động vào hệ thần kinh trung ương , điều hòa các thụ thể loại muscarinic, alpha(1)-adrenergic, al  pha(2)-adrenergic, beta-adrenergic và GABAergic. (Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Số 29-2007).
Tác dụng chống Ung thư:
Nghiên cứu tại ĐH Dược, ĐH Illinois, Chicago ghi nhận dịch chiết bằng ethanol từ rễ của cây trứng cá có tác dụng diệt bào chống lại các tế bào ung thư P-388, hoạt tính này được cho là do ở các flavanes trong rễ. (Journal of Natural Products Số 54-1991).
Nghiên cứu tại Viện Kỹ thuật Tajen, Pingtung (Taiwan) ghi nhận các hợp chất chalcones ly trích từ lá cây trứng cá có hoạt tính diệt bào chống lại các tế bào ung thư loại P-388 và HT-29 ở nồng độ IC50 &lt; 4 microg/mL (Planta Medica Số 71-2005). Các dichalcones còn có hoạt tính chống ngưng tụ tiểu cầu khá rõ rệt (Planta Medica Số 73-2007)
Hoạt tính hạ huyết áp:
     Nghiên cứu tại Viện Kỹ thuật Dược Khoa Pintung (Taiwan) ghi nhận hoạt tính của dịch chiết bằng methanol từ lá cây trứng cá có một số tác động trên hệ tim mạch của chuột đã bị gây tê: các tác động sinh học gồm  gây giảm áp huyết ở kỳ tâm thu (liều dùng để chích qua tĩnh mạch cho chuột là 50 mg/kg), sự giảm huyết áp đầu tiên kéo dài 10 phút, và sau đó có thể kéo dài ít nhất 180 phút sau khi chích. Hoạt tính trên huyết áp  này không liên hệ đến nhịp tim và các nồng độ về khí và chất điện giải trong máu. (American Journal of Chinese Medicine Số 34-2006). 
Vài phương thức sử dụng:
Gỗ: Gỗ thân bên ngoài màu vàng nhạt, nhưng nơi tâm màu đỏ nhạt, cứng và chắc, có hạt mịn tương đối chịu lực, trọng lượng nhẹ, khá bền khi dùng trong nội thất: có thể làm vách, hộp và đồ mộc gia dụng. Cành làm củi rất tốt, dễ nhóm lửa, khi cháy cho độ nóng cao và ít khói. Tại Jamaica, dân chúng tìm nhặt các cành bị gẫy do giông bão, phơi khô rồi cắt nhỏ dùng làm củi đun bếp. Tại Brazil, cây được nghiên cứu để làm bột giấy. Tại nhiều nơi trên thế giới, cây trứng cá nhờ khà năng mọc nhanh nơi các vùng đất khô cằn, chịu được hạn, lan rộng dể dàng nhờ chim và dơi, nên được dùng làm loại cây lý tưởng để tái tạo rừng (tuy nhiên cây không chịu được nước phèn nên không trồng được tại các vùng nước lợ). 
Vỏ thân:  Dùng đan làm vách nhà ở vùng nông thôn Nam Mỹ, bện thành giây
Thuốc dân tộc : Hoa được xem là có khả năng sát trùng. Nước sắc hoa dùng làm thuốc chống co giật, trị nhức đầu. Tại Kampuchea, lá dùng trị bệnh gan.
Tài liệu sử dụng:
USDA Plants Profile : Muntingia calabura
Plants of Warm Climates (Julia Morton)
A Guide to the Wayside Trees of Singapore (Wee Yeow Chin)
Cây có vị thuốc ở Việt nam (Phạm Hoàng Hộ)

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Jamaican Cherry Tree
Muntingia calabura
Jamaican/Japanese Cherry, Buah Ceri/Kerukup Siam(Malay)

The Cherry Tree is named for its sweet sticky fruits, juicy and full of tiny seeds. They are a favourite with birds and bats, which disperse the seeds, and children too! The leaves are covered with tiny sticky hairs. 

Although it provides good shade, it is not a popular wayside tree because the birds and bats that visit the tree also leave their droppings under the tree.

The tree flourishes in poor soil, tolerating both acid and alkaline conditions and quite drought resistant. However, it doesn't tolerate salty conditions and so is not a true mangrove associate.

Uses as food: The fruits are eaten in Mexico and sold in markets there. Fruits are also made into jams and used in tarts. The leaf is made into a tea. In Brazil, they are planted on river banks so their fallen fruit attracts fish which are then caught.

Other uses: The reddish-brown timber is compact, fine-grained, moderately strong, light in weight, durable, and easily worked. It is used to make small boxes, casks, and general carpentry. The dried timber is valued as firewood for cooking as it lights quickly and produces intense heat with little smoke. In Brazil, it is being considered as pulp for paper making. The bark is stripped to produce strong soft cord made into ropes. Because of its ability to grow quickly on poor soils and rapid dispersal by birds and bats, the Cherry Tree is being considered as a candidate for reforestation projects.

Traditional medicinal uses: The flowers are used as an antiseptic and to treat spasms. It is also taken to relieve headaches and colds.

Role in the habitat: As a pioneer species on poor soils, it helps provide shade for other plants to establish themselves. Its fruits provide food for birds and bats, and it provides shelter for small creatures.

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Botany:
A fast growing tree to a height of 5-10 meters, with spreading branches. Leaves are hairy, sticky, alternate, distichous, oblong-ovate to broadly oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 12 cm long, with toothed margins, pointed apex and inequilateral base, one side rounded and the other acute. Flowers are 2 cm in diameter, white, extra-axillary, solitary or in pairs. Sepals are 5, green, reflexed, lanceolate, about 1 cm long. Petals are white, obovate, i cm long and spreading. The berry fruitis rounded, about 1.5 cm diameter, red on ripening, smooth, fleshy, sweet and many seeded.

Distribution
Naturalized, widely distributed.

Parts utilized
Bark, leaves and flowers.

Properties
Antispasmodic and emollient.

Uses
Folkloric
Decoction of flowers for abdominal cramps.
Decoction used as emollient.
Flowers used as antiseptic and to treat spasms.
Also used to relieve colds and headaches.
In the Antiles, used as antispasmodic.
In Martinique, bark decoction is mucilaginous and used as emollient.
Others
Bark used for making rope.
Wood is compact, fine-grained, moderately strong and light in weight and durable.

Studies
• Antibacterial Activity: The study concluded that M. calabura possesses a potential antibacterial property that is comparable to the standard antibiotics used. The study also suggests the presence of a more potent polar antibacterial compound.
• Activity-guided isolation of the chemical constituents of Muntingia calabura using a quinone reductase induction assay: The study isolated a flavanone as well as 24 known compounds, which were mainly flavanones and flavones.
• Antinociceptive / Anti-inflammatory / Antipyretic: The study concludes that M. calabura leaves possessed antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities, justifying the Peruvian folkloric medicinal use.
• Cytotoxic / Anticancer: (1) Plant anticancer agents, XLVIII. New cytotoxic flavonoids from Muntingia calabura roots: 12 new flavonoids were isolated (7 flavans, 3 flavones, two biflavans). Most of the isolates demonstrated cytotoxic activity and some exhibited selective activities when evaluated with a number of human cancer cell lines. (2) Study of leaves and stems of Muntingia calabura leaves and stems yielded cytotoxic flavonoids: chrysin, 2',4'-dihydroxychalcone and galangin 3, 7-dimethyl ether. The compounds were active against one or more panels of human and murine cell lines.
• Cardioprotective / Anticancer: Pretreatment with M calabura leaf extract efficiently protected the myocardium against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction. It brought about a significant decrease in cardiac marker enzyme activities probably due reduction in extent of myocardial damage and restriction of leakage of enzymes from the myocardium.
• Antinociceptive / Opioid Receptor Connect: Aqueous extract of Muntingia calibura showed significant antinociceptive activity against chemically and thermally induced noxious stimuli. The bioactive compounds responsible for the activity work partly through the opioid receptor system.

Availability
Wild-crafted. 

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<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese named : Bàng
Common name : Almond tree, Tropical Almond tree, Sea Almond tree.
Binomial name : Terminalia catappa
Synonyms :
Family : Combretaceae, Họ Bàng

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Tên Khoa học: Terminalia catappa L. 1767 (CCVN, 2:127)
Tên tiếng Anh: 
Tên tiếng Việt: Bàng; Bàng biển; Bàng nhóc
PHÂN LOẠI KHOA HỌC
Giới: Thực vật
Ngành: Magnoliophyta
Lớp: Magnoliopsida
Bộ: Myrtales
Họ: Combretaceae
Chi: Terminalia

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CÔNG DỤNG VÀ LIỀU DÙNG :

Tại một số vùng , nhân dân dùng vỏ bàng sắc uống chữa lỵ, tiêu chảy,và rửa các vết loét, vết thương.
Ở Ấn Độ, Indonesia và Philippine người ta cũng dùng như vậy. Liều dùng hằng ngày 12 đến 15 g, sắc với 200 ml nước, cho thêm ít đường cho dễ uống.
Lá còn được dùng sắc uống chữa cảm sốt, làm cho ra mồ hôi,, hoặc lá tươi giã nát, xào cho nóng để đắp và chườm vào nơi đau nhức.
Hạt dùng chữa đi cầu ra máu ( sắc uống ) có thể dùng ép lấy dầu để ăn hay dùng trong công nghiệp.

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Bàng (danh pháp khoa học: Terminalia catappa) là một loài cây thân gỗ lớn sinh sống ở vùng nhiệt đới, thuộc họ Trâm bầu (Combretaceae). Nguồn gốc của loài này hiện vẫn đang là vấn đề gây tranh cãi, nó có thể có nguồn gốc từ Ấn Độ, bán đảo Mã Lai hay New Guinea.
Loài cây này có thể mọc cao tới 35 m, với tán lá mọc thẳng, đối xứng và các cành nằm ngang. Khi cây già hơn thì tán lá của nó trở nên phẳng hơn để tạo thành hình dáng giống như cái bát trải rộng. Lá to, dài khoảng 15-25 cm và rộng 10-14 cm, hình trứng, xanh sẫm và bóng. Đây là loài cây có lá sớm rụng về mùa khô; trước khi rụng thì các lá chuyển màu thành màu đỏ ánh hồng hay nâu vàng, do các sắc tố như violaxanthin, lutein hay zeaxanthin.
Hoa đơn tính cùng gốc, với các hoa đực và hoa cái mọc trên cùng một cây. Cả hai loại hoa có đường kính khoảng 1 cm, có màu trắng hơi xanh, không lộ rõ, không có cánh hoa; chúng mọc trên các nách lá hoặc ở đầu cành. Quả thuộc loại quả hạch dài 5-7 cm và rộng 3-5,5 cm, khi non có màu xanh lục, sau đó ngả sang màu vàng và cuối cùng có màu đỏ khi chín, chứa một hạt.

Trồng và sử dụng
Bàng được trồng trong khu vực nhiệt đới như là một loại cây cảnh hay để lấy bóng râm nhờ tán lá lớn và rậm. Quả ăn được và có vị hơi chua.
Gỗ có màu đỏ, rắn chắc và chống thấm nước khá tốt; tại Polynesia người ta dùng nó để đóng các loại canoe (xuồng gỗ).

Lá chứa một số flavonoid (chẳng hạn kamferol hay quercetin) cũng như các chất tanin (như punicalin, punicalagin, tercatin), các chất saponin và phytosterol. Do chứa nhiều hóa chất nên lá và vỏ thân cây bàng còn được sử dụng trong nhiều nền y học cổ truyền khác nhau vào một số mục đích. Chẳng hạn, tại Đài Loan người ta dùng các lá rụng làm thuốc chữa một số bệnh liên quan tới gan. Tại Suriname, chè được làm từ lá bàng được dùng để chữa các bệnh như lỵ và tiêu chảy. Người ta cũng cho rằng lá bàng có chứa các chất ngăn cản ung thư (mặc dù không thấy chúng thể hiện khả năng chống ung thư) và các đặc trưng chống ôxi hóa cũng như chống phá hủy bộ nhiễm sắc thể.

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Bàng có tên khoa học Terminalia catappa, thuộc họ Trâm bầu – Combretaceae, có nguồn gốc ở vùng Châu Á Nhiệt đới, nhưng cụ thể ở nước nào thì còn có nhiều tranh luận. Do vậy, nó được mang nhiều tên tiếng Anh, chẳng hạn như Wild almond, Tropical almond, Sea almond, Java almond, Indian almond, Bengal almond, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, West Indian almond… Cũng có nơi gọi tên theo hình thái tán là Umbrella tree…
Ngoài tác dụng phòng hộ, che bóng, nhiều bộ phận của cây bàng còn có nhiều tác dụng đối với hoạt động sống cuả loài người. Có thể kể là:
1.Lá, vỏ và quả: trị lỵ, phong thấp, viêm khớp, đỏ mắt; lá rụng: chữa các bệnh liên quan gan; lá non: trị các cơn đau bụng.
2.Dịch lá: trị ghẻ, bệnh ngoài da, phong hủi.
3.Quả và vỏ: trị ho, hen suyển.
4.Quả: trị chứng đau đầu, nôn mửa khi đi tàu xe.
5.Vỏ: trị các chứng viêm nhiễm hầu họng và miệng.
6.Hạt ăn được, có thể ăn sống. Dầu ép từ hạt có thể dùng để xào nấu thức ăn.
7.Từ vỏ cây, lá và quả có thể trích tanin và thuốc nhuộm đen.

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Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the Leadwood tree family, Combretaceae. The tree has been spread widely by humans and the native range is uncertain. It has long been naturalised in a broad belt extending from Africa to Northern Australia and New Guinea through Southeast Asia and Micronesia into the Indian Subcontinent. More recently the plant has been introduced to parts of the Americas. Common names include , Bengal almond, Singapore almond , Ebelebo, Malabar almond, Indian almond, Tropical almond, Sea almond, Beach Almond, Talisay tree, Umbrella tree, Abrofo Nkatie (Akan) and Zanmande (creole).

It grows to 35 metres (115 ft) tall, with an upright, symmetrical crown and horizontal branches. The Terminalia catappa has corky, light fruit that is dispersed by water. The nut within the fruit is edible when fully ripe,tasting almost like almond. As the tree gets older, its crown becomes more flattened to form a spreading, vase shape. Its branches are distinctively arranged in tiers. The leaves are large, 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in) long and 10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) broad, ovoid, glossy dark green and leathery. They are dry-season deciduous; before falling, they turn pinkish-reddish or yellow-brown, due to pigments such as violaxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin.

Cultivation and uses

Terminalia catappa is widely grown in tropical regions of the world as an ornamental tree, grown for the deep shade its large leaves provide. The fruit is edible, tasting slightly acidic.
The wood is red, solid and has high water resistance; it has been utilized in Polynesia for making canoes. In Telugu it is known as "Badam Chettu".
The leaves contain several flavonoids (like kaempferol or quercetin), several tannins (such as punicalin, punicalagin or tercatin), saponines and phytosterols. Due to this chemical richness, the leaves (and also the bark) are used in different traditional medicines for various purposes. For instances, in Taiwan fallen leaves are used as a herb to treat liver diseases. In Suriname, a tea made from the leaves is prescribed against dysentery and diarrhea. It is also thought that the leaves contain agents for prevention of cancers (although they have no demonstrated anticarcinogenic properties) and antioxidant as well as anticlastogenic characteristics.
Keeping the leaves in an aquarium is said to lower the pH and heavy metal content of the water[citation needed]. It has been utilized in this way by Betta breeders in Thailand for many years[citation needed]. Local hobbyists also use it for conditioning the betta's water for breeding and hardening of the scales.

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TERMINALIA CATAPPA - TROPICAL ALMOND

Common name:
False kamani, almendras, badamier, Java almond, amandier de Cayenne, tropical almond, wild almond, Indian almond, myrobalan, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, ketapang, Huu kwang, Sea almond, kobateishi, West Indian almond, amandel huu kwang.
Family:
Combretaceae (Combretum family).

Overview
This tree thrives as an ornamental tree in many tropical cities in the world.
Tropical almond is a large deciduous stately tree, originally from India, growing up to 90 feet tall with horizontal whorls of branches offering clusters of foot long; obviate leaves that turn pink-red to red - yellow before falling.
Some of the pigments responsible for this are: violaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin.
There are also flavonoids present such as quercetin and kamferol.
The leaves contain also tannins (s. a. punicalin, punicalagin and tercatein). 
The greenish - white female - and male flowers are on the same tree; these flowers are inconspicuous and not very showy.
It has large (2 - 3 inches) nutty fruits that taste very much like commercially grown almonds.
The color of the oval fruit is green, yellow or reddish.
In Taiwan the fallen leaves of tropical almond are used as an herbal drug in the treatment of liver related diseases.
The leaves contain agents for chemo-prevention of cancer and probably have anticarciogenic potential.
They also have an anticlastogenic effect (a process which causes breaks in chromosomes) due to their antioxidant properties.
The kernel of Indian almond has shown aphrodisiac activity; it can probably be used in treatment of some forms of sexual inadequacies (premature ejaculation).
Ethanol extract of the leaves shown potential in the treatment of sickle cell disorders.

Tropical almond is also used by breeders of tropical aquarium fishes to keep them healthy.
These include bettas, catfishes and black water tetras.
Since tropical almond has antibacterial properties, it is excellent in this regard.

Suriname's traditional medicine
A tea from the leaves is used against dysentery and diarrhea.
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The colourful Sea Almond Tree is among the most common trees in our region, growing wild as well as cultivated as a popular wayside tree.

The tree has a characteristic pagoda shape because it sends out a single stem from the top centre. When the single stem reaches a good height, it sends out several horizontal branches. This fast-growing tree grows on sandy shores.

The leaves form a rosette and are found only at the end of a branch. During the dry season, the leaves turn into autumn colours of red, copper, gold. The tree usually sheds all its leaves twice a year in January-February and July-August. The tree first drops its leaves when it reaches 3-4 years old.

The green almond-shaped fruit turns red to purple when ripe. The seeds are dispersed by water. The smooth outer skin covers an inner layer of corky fibres which surround the nut. This shell helps the fruit to float.

Uses as food: The nuts are edible, taste like almonds and are eaten, although the flesh is troublesome to separate from the hard stone (Malays and some Pacific islanders). Unlike the commercial almond, the Sea Almond can be eaten raw. Oil extracted from the dried nuts is edible and used in cooking (South America).

Other uses: Its timber is not widely used, but in some places where other suitable timber is lacking (e.g., islands), it is made into heavy-duty items like carts, wheels and posts. Tannin and a black dye can be extracted from the bark, leaves and fruit. In Singapore, it is a common wayside tree, planted to provide colour and shade.

Traditional medicinal uses:
Leaves, bark and fruits: dysentery (Southeast Asia); dressing of rheumatic joints (Indonesia, India).
Fruits and bark: coughs (Samoa), asthma (Mexico).
Fruits: leprosy, headaches (India), 
Ripe fruits: travel nausea (Mexico)
Leaves: get rid of intestinal parasites (Philippines); treat eye problems, rheumatism, wounds (Samoa); stop bleeding during teeth extraction (Mexico), fallen leaves used to treat liver diseases (Taiwan), young leaves for colic (South America).
Juice of leaves: scabies, skin diseases, leprosy (India, Pakistan)
Bark: throat and mouth problems, stomach upsets and diarrhoea (Samoa); fever, dysentery (Brazil).
Modern research has identified some properties which could be used to treat high blood pressure.

Role in the habitat: Various species of biting and stinging ants have been found inhabiting hollow twigs of the tree. While the tree provides these creatures with a home, the ants in turn may protect the tree from insect predators. Fruit bats eat the husk of the fruit.
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Leading stem cell scientist points to non-embryonic sources of cells</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Embryonic stem cells develop in the embryo from a ball of cells called a "blastula" into the many different types of cells - liver, heart, lung, eye, skin, etc. This is where a patented aqua-botanical concentrate of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae AFA found in a respected clinical study to enhance the body's natural release of adult stem cells, comes into play.
    
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					Welcome to MS Views and News Podcast (MSVN).  This is our very first podcast and serves as an introduction to what MSVN is all about.  We will be podcasting bi-monthly on every Sunday night.  In the future these podcasts will be about MS related issues and new developments.  We hope to use these podcasts to help aid and inform the MS community. 

Website: http://www.msviewsandnews.org
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>INKN – Part 2 Shrink Nanotechnologies (INKN.OB) CEO Interview</title>
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					http://www.ceoinsidertv.com This video is part 2 of the 4-part interview with Shrink Nanotechnologies (INKN, INKN.OB) CEO Mark Baum. 

In this second segment discover how the Shrink Nanotechnologies’ researcher tools platform enables INKN.OB to tap into the multi-billion dollar immunodiagnostic market. Plus Mr. Baum tells how the Company plans to give shareholders a lot of different ways to win.

Get the complete INKN.OB Shrink Nanotechnologies  Mark Baum interview and other free company CEO interviews at http://www.ceoinsidertv.com					1 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Mouse stem cell study suggest nutrition affects body fat distribution</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>stem cell enhancer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: geurjarobetclipper's remarks:  Complete Information On Stem Cells, Natural Stem Cell Enhancer, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cell Therapy, Facts About Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, supplements, HGH, Stem Cell Enhancer Guide And More. Clip Source: www.stemreplenish.comWorld's First Stem Cell Enhancer!




    
    
  


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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientist predicts stem cell 'pharmacies' - Science, News - The Independent</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Ethics in Stem Cell Research - Nathan Bishop&amp;apos;s MySpace Blog |</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Read Ethics in Stem Cell Research by Nathan Bishop on MySpace Blogs! New blogTopics added every minute. I ran across a paper that I wrote last summ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Biologists Find a Way to Lower Tumor Risk in Stem Cell Therapies One of the characteristics of embryonic stem cells is their ability to form unusual tumors called teratomas</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Biologists find a way to lower tumor risk in stem cell therapies</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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 ;More and more people are slowly taking interest on the growing popularity that stem cell research is bringing. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					http://www.ceoinsidertv.com video interview with Shrink Nanotechnologies (INKN, INKN.OB) CEO Mark Baum provides an inside look at the company and reveals why the Company’s technology has a tremendous market opportunity. 
http://www.ceoinsidertv.com offers free interviews with CEO’s and other insiders of both public and private companies.					4 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Blindness Cure</title>
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					More and more people are slowly taking interest on the growing popularity that stem cell research is bringing.  And while the scientific world finds this as a possible solution in terms of finding cure to most ailments that are currently considered hopeless, the debate on the actual use is still yet to be resolved.Stem cells come from embryos so to the religious sector, it 's more of a violation brought to a living being.  While the process is seen as a continuation of what Nazi doctors did in World War II, these cells hold a promising threshold for millions of people who are yearning to find an answer to their ailments.					10 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>National Catholic Reporter Misleads Readers on Embryonic Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/cmuqk/national_catholic_reporter_misleads_readers_on/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells, Sight For The Blind</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ http://www.StemResearch.net -this is big medical news we learned today that doctors have restored sight to some people blinded by accident harvesting stem cells from their own eyes to grow new cornea
    
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>National Catholic Reporter Seriously Misleads about Science of Stem Cell Research</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>National Catholic Reporter Seriously Misleads on Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.reddit.com/r/prolife/comments/cmngf/national_catholic_reporter_seriously_misleads_on/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell therapy helps pet dog walk</title>
<link>http://www.game-dog.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43790post467606</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ...Stem cell therapy helps pet dog walk   M Ramya, TNN, Jul... from a spinal injury through stem cell therapy, paving the way... successful. This was December 2009. Stem cells were taken from the... and harvested outside in a stem cell bank at the Niche... of the bone marrow mononuclear stem cells (BMMNSCs) harvested were grafted... has been made in autologous stem cell therapy used to aid... who had a similar injury.        Stem cell therapy helps pet dog... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-cell work closes a door to AIDS virus</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Will donor stem cells require the same treatment as organs to ensure they are not rejected?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Presumably the donor stem cells would contain the donor's own genetic information.Would the stem cell transplantee require the same drugs that prevent organ rejection or would the stem cells adapt/take on the new host DNA?This is one of the practical ...
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Products, LLC - Company Profile | LinkedIn</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is the limited version of the Stem Cell Products, LLC company profile: Join LinkedIn or ... Blog; Careers; Advertising; Recruiting Solutions; Tools; Mobile; Developers; Language ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells From Human Blood Can Be Reprogrammed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cells From Human Blood Can Be Reprogrammed ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>An Identity Issue About Faisal Shahzad</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This week’s most talked about story, most read story and most emailed story has been Pakistan’s latest villain’s escapade and it follows the full conviction ruling for Ajmal Kasab for women the international media made sure to put nationality before name Pakistani Mumbai carnage’

Faisal Shahzad’s stupid stunt has again edged Pakistan’s notorious reputation on top pf the ‘terrorist breeding grounds list that Faisal shahzad was working on Pakistani Taliban ‘s orders remained the headline last week well at least stay in the headline! When was the last time you heard about say, Costa Rica and Guyana or Tanzania and Turkmenistan and what their common people are up to? But we all now know about the family background of a stupid man from Pakistan called Faisal Shahzad a nobody two weeks ago but now a recognizable face world –wide.



Just like controversy, notoriety is the new “fad”

After Tiger- gate a host of scandalous Exploits of personalities (and priests) have become public and being a serial cheating husband is now a macho trait. So when Sandra bullock got hit by the same train we tsked important matters like pronouncing Eyjafjallajokull!

Notoriety and recognition have merged boundaries. Desire for fame and power is nothing new and has led people to treachcry many a time__shakespeare anyone? Faisal shahzad ___whom Cyril almedia has right called an idiot four times in his last week’s column___ seems such a case in point. though whether shahaza for post- martyr or immediate worldly recognition cannot be determined yet. His Yuppie face doesn’t seem capable of anything profound so I’ll assume he was after the more tangible recognition of the worldly kind, under the misconception that he would be claimed a hero by someone.

There are many such Desi-Born Confused westerners on the loose wracked by severe low esteem stemming from an identity crisis.

According to a research analysis when you star questioning your role in life and you feel like you don’t know the real you may be experiencing identity crisis. It defines the point in an  individual’s life when they do intensive analysis and exploration of their own existence in the current against the brown skin and one’s religious affiliations this feeding has spurred youngster abroad on to a self-questioning path.

In the post 9/11 west, the niqab is another expression of identity aggressively being put forth almost with the inter of creating conflict.

To be noticed as a forceful body is more a mandate than assimilating and standing up as human being. Peer pressure almost forces one toward a commitment a religion-political plan. It is this need to prove an identity which blurs the line between right righteousness and crime for the Faisal shahzad types who are being bred in Diasporas communities and fed mixed message. In Canada, the case of the Toronta 18 still hasn’t ended . these were 18 Toronto-bred young men  mostly of Pakistani descent who were caught in 2006 making bombs in Mississauga a wealthy city inhabited primarily by Pak-Muslim immigrants.

Haroon Siddiqui, a prominent Toronto to Star columnist who is a strong proponents of Muslim rights in foreign lands reasons that the Shahzad syndrome has become prevalent primarily because of western or particularly American invasion of  Muslim lands. But I do not want to find reason in the demented actions of these fame-starved, half baked terrorists like the 18 Canadian-educated individuals running a home grown terrorist cell: the nigerain-born, England educated son of a top banker who hit explosives in his underwear on a flight to Detroit or this urban professional so of an influential Pakistani father.

There is no justification for crime. Punishment has to follow. We are left to deal with the consequences of religious perversion. We’d do better to sorry for the past, present and future sins of all such misplaced idiots rather than find a rationale. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>RE: What'going on with stem cell acceptance?</title>
<link>http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=136819post1232269</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ... maintaining Bush's policy on embryonic stem cell research?                      OxSquidy,       Obama did... lines available in the Stem Cell Registry, some grants are being... funding are continuing the embryonic stem cell research.  The California Institute... Medicine is funding more embryonic stem cell research than NIH.  In..., There is probably less embryonic stem cell research being funded today... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lawsuit Against Obama's Embryonic Stem Cell Policy Reinstated</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: altalomanclipper's remarks:  “Although private-sector funding of embryonic stem cell research has been practically unlimited, it has failed to produce results,” said Alliance Defense Fund Senior Legal Counsel Steven H. Aden, in a statement.ADF is a co-counsel in the case along with Advocates International in the case of Sherley v. Sebelius. Clip Source: www.christianpost.comA lawsuit against public funding of embryonic stem cell research was revitalized Friday.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit that contends the Obama administration’s embryonic stem cell research policy violates federal law.  The court found that the plaintiffs have “competitive standing” to sue.
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: Antaraclipper's remarks:  Adult stem cells have been used for decades to cure blood cancers such as leukemia and diseases like sickle cell anemia. But fixing a problem like damaged eyes is a relatively new use. Researchers have been studying cell therapy for a host of other diseases, including diabetes and heart failure, with limited success.Adult stem cells, which are found around the body, are different from embryonic stem cells, which come from human embryos and have stirred ethical concerns because removing the cells requires destroying the embryos. Clip Source: blog.beliefnet.comIt's being hailed as a major breakthrough in treating the visually impaired -- and some of the results are truly amazing: 
Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells -- a stunning success for the burgeoning cell-therapy field, Italian researchers reported Wednesday.

The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and partially in 14 others, with benefits lasting up to a decade so far. One man whose eyes were severely damaged more than 60 years ago now has near-normal vision.

"This is a roaring success," said ophthalmologist Dr. Ivan Schwab of the University of California, Davis, who had no role in the study -- the longest and largest of its kind.
Stem cell transplants offer hope to the thousands of people worldwide every year who suffer chemical burns on their corneas from heavy-duty cleansers or other substances at work or at home.
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The treatment worked completely in 82 of 107 eyes and partially in 14 others, with benefits lasting up to a decade so far. One man whose eyes were severely damaged more than 60 years ago now has near-normal vision.
    
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Places to get a stem cell supplement. Wow. Something else for sure. I put a lot of thought into this post.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whether you're an entrepreneur wanting to capitalize on the massive stem cell tidal wave, or a health-conscious consumer wanting to get to a whole new level of health, you owe it to yourself to check out this patented AFA concentrate. What many physicians won't mention though - especially to non-athletes - is that the key to sustaining optimal health is to balance the breakdown of the body with its renewal.
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dr. Maynard Howe, CEO of Stemedica, the Leading Allogeneic Adult Stem Cell Manufacturer, Joins USO Board of Governors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Maynard A. Howe, CEO and Vice Chairman of Stemedica Cell Technologies Inc. (“Stemedica”), an allogeneic adult stem cell manufacturer, was welcomed as the newest member of the USO Board of Governors during their May Board Meeting held in San Antonio, Texas.
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Allogeneic Adult Stem Cells Company Announcing Appointment of Dr. Lev Verkh</title>
<link>http://delicious.com/url/3ac62e4015de76b1407818861c363f79</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Lev Verkh is now a part of Stemedica, the allogeneic adult stem cells manufacturing company for effective stem cell clinical trials, thus improving the life of human beings.
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>"Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Rulled Ineligible for Federal Funds"</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: kris_teaClip Source: www.citizenlink.org Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Ruled Ineligible for Federal FundsThe National Institute of Health's (NIH) Advisory Committee recommended withholding federal research funding for embryonic stem cell lines on Wednesday that were thought to be eligible with Obama's policy. Concerned that one particular sentence would open up to lawsuits, the Committee decided to err on the side of caution. Days after his inauguration, President Obama reversed President Bush's policy of restricting the use of federal funds for research on human embryonic stem.Prentice notes that embryonic research involves destroying a young human life and more. "They haven't helped anybody. They haven't really helped that many mice in almost 30 years of research. They tend to form tumors instead."  Meanwhile he lists numerous advances in adult stem cell treatments from bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and more.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis disease | Stem Cell Clinic | Stem Cell Doctor | Progencell | Tijuana, Mexico</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks synovial joints. The process produces an inflammatory response of the synovium (synovitis) secondary to hyperplasia of synovial cells, excess synovial fluid, and the development of pannus in the synovium.
    
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell treatment of Diabetes Mellitus | Stem Cell Clinic | Stem Cell Doctor | Progencell | Tijuana, Mexico</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which a person has a high blood sugar (glucose) level, either because the body doesn't produce enough insulin, or because body cells don't properly respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas which enables body cells to absorb glucose, to turn into energy.
    
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Parkinsons Disease Treatment by Progencell | Stem Cell Clinic | Parkinsons Disease Treatment Clinic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills, speech, and other functions. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and a loss of physical movement (akinesia) in extreme cases.
    
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>What are embryonic stem cells? [Stem Cell Information]</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stemedica Cell Techechnologies Images</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stemedica is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures adult stem cell products for use in clinical and pre-clinical trials. Currently within the USA the research activities are pre-clinical. Internationally we have clinical and pre-clinical studies
    
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Roger J. Howe, Phd Executive Chairman- Stem Cell Technologies.jpg</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Roger J. Howe, Phd Executive Chairman- Stem Cell Technologies Dr. Howe, executive Chairman of Stemedica Cell Technologies (Stem cell manufacturer) is an integral part of Stem cell research unit. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Multiple Cell Lines – Stem Cell Technologies.jpg</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Multiple Cell Lines – Stem Cell Technologies Stemedica has developed eleven unique and proprietary stem cell lines known as StemedicaMCT™ (Stemedica Multiple Cell Technology). ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Progencell Stem Cell Therapies</title>
<link>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4772940/progencell_stem_cell_therapies/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
					
					PROGENCELL offers stem cell therapies with effective results. Many years of research and experience have resulted in substantial improvements in the health and conditions of patients with various diseases, even where other treatments have failed.					3 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Video: Diabetes researchers work with pig stem cells</title>
<link>http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1518477?cpt=8&amp;wpid=1277</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The pig is an under-estimated animal. Known better for its slovenly habits and portly physique, the pig is actually a medical hero. "Pigs have tremendous research potential. And a lot of different diseases are being studied through pigs," Dr. Steve Stice, Ph.D., a stem cell researcher at the University of Georgia, said. Pigs are more like us than you might think. Their physiology, their biochemistry, their cell biology is similar to ours. "It's best to study something like heart disease in an an ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Treatment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cerebral palsy stem cell treatment offers a spark of hope to millions of parents whose children are affected by this debilitating condition caused by brain damage in the pre- or postnatal stages.
    
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>American Stem Cell Therapy | Anti Aging Treatment Center | Stem Cell Treatment in Ecuador | Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Considering stem cell treatment is a personal and important step in your life and your good health. Selecting the right team fo doctors and treatment plans are an extremely significant factor in the success of your procedure and good outcome. The American Stem Cell and Anti Aging Center's team of doctors wants to assure you that we are committed to provide personalized and quality care to you.
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>why does our bone marrow have stem cells?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elaaa (: asked: What is the point of stem cells? Do they have any particular use in the body other than being used for stem cell research?
    
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Research - On Target Or Off Base?</title>
<link>http://thefrugalshopper.yuku.com/topic/1942/t/Stem-Cell-Research-On-Target-Or-Off-Base-.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ...)   &lt;              No Rose-Colored Glasses     While stem cell research holds out great... Land: Status of Adult Marrow Stem Cell Biology',   Experimental Hematology, 2009... Land: Status of Adult Marrow Stem Cell Biology',   Experimental Hematology, 2009..., Michela, Frenette,   Paul S, 'Haematopoietic stem cell release is regulated by... Land: Status of Adult Marrow Stem Cell Biology',   Experimental Hematology, 2009... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pork, the other stem cell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pork, the other stem cell [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Center Closed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Costa Rican stem cell therapy center has been shut down because it has failed to follow standard medical bioethical procedures. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell center closed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ June 10 - A Costa Rican stem cell therapy center has been shut down because it has failed to follow standard medical bioethical procedures. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Emerging Technologies Blog - Stem cell technology – Pioneer in the dental medicine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The post provides explanation about the new stem cell technology which helps to grow a tooth naturally
    
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>129. . Alimorad Farshchian's second book was just published</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Alimorad Farshchian said: Regenerative Medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research and clinical applications using a combination of approaches including gene therapy, stem cell transplantation, tissue engineering. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>121. Alimorad Farshchian's second book was just published</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Alimorad Farshchian said: Regenerative Medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research and clinical applications using a combination of approaches including gene therapy, stem cell transplantation, tissue engineering. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>FDA approves first human neural stem cell clinical trial to treat brain tumors | Bioscience Technology Online</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Alimorad Farshchian said: Regenerative Medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research and clinical applications using a combination of approaches including gene therapy, stem cell transplantation, tissue engineering. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>72. . Alimorad Farshchian's second book was just published</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Alimorad Farshchian said: Regenerative Medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research and clinical applications using a combination of approaches including gene therapy, stem cell transplantation, tissue engineering. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Future of Regenerative Medicine | Hi! Health and Fitness</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The field of regenerative medicine has been one of the most groundbreaking areas of scientific advancement in recent years, as scientists explore ways of creating functional tissue to replace old or damaged organs and other tissue to treat a variety of conditions. Regenerative medicine is predicted to become an increasingly common and vital area of medicine in the future, particularly with regard to stem cell sciences. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Laennec Fresh Cell Therapy Stem cells are responsible for growth during childhood and for the repair and regeneration of human tissue throughout our lives. After the age of 25 the level of stem cells are only at 20 percent. As the levels of stem cells decline the damage that we call aging continues to accelerate. By increasing the levels of stem cells in our bodies, we can slow, or even reverse, many manifestations of aging. There is no other single therapy currently available that can have the impact on aging that Laennec Fresh Cell Therapy can have PRICE: RM1700 each box contains 50 ampoules of 2ml each More Details.. VISIT: http://princessdairywardrobe.blogspot.com/search/label/**%20Beauty%20Ampoules%20%28Injections%29%20-%20Placenta%20%2F%20Stem%20Cell EMAIL: lihongshops@hotmail.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Body’s Own Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth Regeneration.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: EddieIsSteadyClip Source: cumc.columbia.eduBody’s Own  Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth RegenerationA technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells to migrate to a three-dimensional scaffold infused with growth factor, holding the translational potential to yield an anatomically correct tooth in as soon as nine weeks once implanted. Clip Source: cumc.columbia.eduClip Source: cumc.columbia.eduAn animal-model study has shown that by homing stem cells to a scaffold made of natural materials and integrated in surrounding tissue, there is no need to use harvested stem cell lines, or create an environment outside of the bodyThe tooth instead can be grown “orthotopically,” or in the socket where the tooth will integrate with surrounding tissue in ways that are impossible with hard metals or other materials.the body’s own potential to re-grow tissue that will not give out and could ultimately last the patient’s lifetimeTags: stem-cells, physiology, dentistry ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Breast Augmentation | Laser Liposuction</title>
<link>http://www.flixya.com/video/3050818/Stem_Cell_Breast_Augmentation__Laser_Liposuction_</link>
<description><![CDATA[ AdsNext07 ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ February Category: News &amp; Politics Tags: stem, cell, breast, augmentation, natural, laser, liposuction, fat, transfer, harvesting ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDxarY8P3g&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Tufts Univ. professor Jonathan Garlick raps about the importance of knowing about stem cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lowering Cholesterol with Sterols and Stanols from Nature Made</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
					
					Http://Www.Naturemade.Com/HeartHealth/  Plant sterols and stanols can assist in lowering cholesterol by helping prevent the absorption of dietary cholesterol. Sterols and stanols stem from plants.They are actually components of plant membranes that are very similar to cholesterol.In humans, cholesterol carries a similar cell function to the way sterols and stanols work inside plants.Because sterols and stanols have a similar molecular structure to cholesterol, they block cholesterol receptors and help prevent the absorption of LDL, or bad cholesterol, in your body. Sterols and stanols are naturally present in many fruits, vegetables, seeds, cereals, and legumes.Eating more of those foods is a great idea, because it may lower blood cholesterol levels, but getting enough sterols and stanols through diet alone is nearly impossible.If your plate is already full and you're not getting the sterols and stanols you need, you can get help in a supplement like Cholestoff, too.Now you know the role sterols and stanols play in your heart health.					Ranked 4.26 / 5 | 16 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>More evidence of the efficacy of Rituxan® for cancer therapy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: altalomanclipper's remarks:  Phase III Study Showed First-Line Maintenance Use of RituxanÂ Improved the Likelihood of People with Follicular Lymphoma Living without Their Disease Worsening ||  http://bit.ly/atkD7r   ||  http://bit.ly/dd2UJg Clip Source: www.gene.comRituxan is a therapeutic antibody that binds to a specific protein called CD20 found on the surface of cancerous and normal B-cells.  In NHL and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Rituxan works with the body's own immune system to eliminate marked CD20-positive B-cells.  Stem cells (B-cell progenitors, those cells that give rise to B-cells) in bone marrow do not have the CD20 protein.  B-cells usually regenerate after Rituxan treatment and return to normal levels in about 12 months for most patients.
Tags: b-cells, cancer treatment, genentech news release, lymphoma research, medicine, rituxan ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Brothers Ride Adult Stem Cell Express from Heart Failure to Health</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: fairydewClip Source: smalldogs2.comFaced with massive heart problems beyond conventional help American brothers John and Walter Homeier traveled to Bangkok to receive the very latest in adult stem cell therapy for the failing heart. Fourteen months later the older brother, John, is back doing what he used to do before his illness - playing golf, walking as far as he likes and working every day. Younger brother, Walter, just one month after his treatment is already doing well, reporting that his energy is improving day by day.Tags: heart disease, heart problems ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Re: Is Stem Cell Research Ethical?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... take birth control pills.   The stem cell research is still growing... the Jewish legal approach to stem cell research by stressing some... available in case one requires stem cell therapy sometime in the...    The prime source of embryonic stem cell tissue is embryos that..., researching on them, or deriving stem cell tissue from them.   The....   The ethical issues raised by stem cell research and therapy are... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: AlcanzarloClip Source: www.guardian.co.ukTeam led by Sir Ian Wilmut will hope their research gives an unprecedented insight into motor neurone diseaseBritish scientists have launched the world's first stem cell project to recreate a devastating and incurable brain disease in the laboratory. The team, led by Sir Ian Wilmut, the Edinburgh researcher who cloned Dolly the sheep, will use stem cells to make diseased and healthy brain cells to study how motor neurone disease progresses into a lethal condition. The research, which will give scientists unprecedented insight into a disease that is almost impossible to study in living patients, could be the best long-term hope doctors have for finding treatments for the condition.In motor neurone disease (MND), brain and spinal cord nerves that control muscles steadily die off, leaving patients trapped in a body that becomes increasingly useless. People become paralysed, unable to talk or eat, and often can only breathe with aid from a mechanical ventilator.Tags: disease, neurone, research, scientists, sir ian wilmut ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Is Stem Cell Research Ethical?</title>
<link>http://www.classicalmusicguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&amp;amp;t=35452p363512</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ... currently rages regarding stem cell research.  While stem cells can be... the latent possibilities inherent in stem cells, scientists wish to use...?  Early stem cells have the ability to differentiate into every cell....  But, the ultimate promise of stem cell technology would be to... of preexisting pre-embryos for stem cell research is permitted (see my more extensive article on stem cell research and Jewish Law... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 21:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Avances En El Trasplante De Células Madre En Guatemala</title>
<link>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4647676/avances_en_el_trasplante_de_c_lulas_madre_en_guatemala/</link>
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					Las Células Madre pueden ser obtenidas de tres fuentes: la médula ósea, la sangre de cordón umbilical y la sangre periférica y poseen la habilidad de convertirse en diferentes tipos celulares y contribuir a la reparación y recuperación de tejidos.A continuación se listan algunas de las enfermedades crónica, degenerativas y malignidades que se pueden tratar a través de células madre:Cáncer: Leucemias, linfomas, mieloma múltiple y tumores sólidos.Hematología: Anemias congénitas.Sistema Nervioso: Parálisis cerebral, lesiones medulares, esclerosis múltiple, neuropatías, Parkinson y Alzheimer.Cardiología: Enfermedad isquémica coronaria, cardiomiopatías e insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva.Diabetes: Tratamiento de úlceras por pié diabético.Reparación de órganos en insuficiencia: Riñón e hígado.Tratamientos anti-Envejecimiento.Las indicaciones van cada día en aumento y los datos obtenidos alrededor del mundo, confirman la mejoría y prolongación de la vida de muchas personas.Información respecto al Trasplante de Células Madre para tratar Mieloma Múltiple: http://Stem-Cell-Multiple-Myeloma.Angelsabroad.Com/					Ranked 3.47 / 5 | 259 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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http://www.celesteinst.se/matrixinnovation/index.asp The video contains a educational content about how Stem Cells migrate from the bonemarrow and how this migration could be increased. The following description is in Swedish. Matrix Stemcell Enhancer r ett kosttillskott som kar utsndringen av stamceller frn benmrgen p naturlig vg. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					http://www.celesteinst.se/matrixinnovation/index.asp
The video contains a educational content about how Stem Cells migrate from the bonemarrow and how this migration could be increased.
The following description is in Swedish.
Matrix Stemcell Enhancer är ett kosttillskott som ökar utsöndringen av stamceller från benmärgen på naturlig väg.					Ranked 3.08 / 5 | 144 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Deafness Cure Breakthrough</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: thisnamecantbetakenClip Source: www.dailymail.co.ukDeafness cure breakthrough as scientists create tiny ear hairs from stem cellsA cure for deafness could be on the horizon after scientists created specialised ear cells in the lab. 
Grown in their thousands, the delicate hairs could one day be transplanted into the inner ear, restoring hearing to millions. 
The breakthrough comes after ten years of painstaking research. It may also allow some balance disorders to be eased and aid the search for drugs to prevent people from becoming hard of hearing. 
The linch-pin of hearing and balance, thousands of these hairs help
convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses which are decoded by the
brain. Ageing, noise and general wear and tear make them wither away and, until now, there was no way of replacing them. 
The hairs made in the lab from mice looked and acted like the real thing, the journal Cell reports.If the same technique can be applied to human cells, within ten
years it may be possible to transplant-the delicate hairs to restore
hearing.  ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... consensus on the future of stem cell transplantation research for people..., and quicker, patient access to stem cell clinical trials.        The guidelines..., summarizes the current status of stem cell research in MS and... guidelines, which:     - outline the promise stem cell transplantation has shown in...  - detail methods of delivering these stem cell therapies into patients;  - highlight... the result of an international stem cell consensus summit held in... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>PIMCO co-founder puts his funds into stem-cell research</title>
<link>http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/D3DD47A3-8BCE-4E85-BDDE-50BB44DF5B71/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: altalomanclipper's remarks:  California's public sector is in a certified mess, but there is much different and better news on many fronts in the private sector of this state.  Same is true about the leading-edge research that the private sector has forged with many of California's highly-regarded universities and research centers like UCI. Clip Source: latimesblogs.latimes.comThe first-of-its kind stem cell research facility opened Friday at
UC Irvine, with leading scientists and state officials on hand to do
the honors.UC Irvine's Sue and Bill Gross Hall: A California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is the first of seven such
facilities the state agency plans to open for stem cell research at
California universities.The
statewide regenerative medicine agency was created after passage of
Proposition 71 in 2004 by 59% of voters, who supported new funding
sources for stem cell research after then-President George W. Bush
banned federal funding to develop new stem cell lines.With a
$10-million gift from Bill Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, an investment
management company, UC Irvine was able to attract a $27.2-million grant
from the regenerative medicine agency. The rest of the institute's
$80-million cost came from private funding and the UC system.Tags: california, philanthropy, research, stem-cell research, uc irvine ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Solution for Hearing Loss Makes Progress</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/ashutoshbhattacharya/activities/167938747/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Solution for Hearing Loss Makes Progress ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... for marketing authorization for a stem cell-based product."     Drugmakers typically... approving such treatments.    Research into stem cells has increased dramatically in..." on the process for approving stem cell-based therapies, which will...-disciplinary expertise."     For many investors, stem cells remain off the radar... parallel between the evolution of stem cell treatment and monoclonal antibodies... third quarter of 2010.    Any stem cell treatment filed with the... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://msrcsharing.yuku.com/topic/17204/t/EU-agency-prepares-to-assess-first-stem-cell-drug.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ... for marketing authorization for a stem cell-based product."     Drugmakers typically... approving such treatments.    Research into stem cells has increased dramatically in..." on the process for approving stem cell-based therapies, which will...-disciplinary expertise."     For many investors, stem cells remain off the radar... parallel between the evolution of stem cell treatment and monoclonal antibodies... third quarter of 2010.    Any stem cell treatment filed with the... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ A hospital in Suffolk gets new equipment to defrost frozen stem cells to be transplanted in to cancer patients. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 08:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ ... unknown function that regulates how stem cells produce different types of..., open-access journal PLoS Biology.     Stem cells are responsible for the... body. But how does a stem cell know that it is... LiU researchers studied a specific stem cell in the nervous system... on the genes that control stem cell division behaviour and on... previously thought to routinely use stem cells in treating diseases and... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 06:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					This tutorial is continued with full written instructions at http://WordpressVideos.TV

Now, if you have already done your keyword research using various different tools and software, then make sure you have copied and pasted all those keywords into a single Excel file, preferably with a header, as we see here, so you know which column stands for what kind of data.

The first thing you want to do is create a filter for the first column, okay, so you can see that now, I can actually filter my data for each individual column, and the next thing youll want to do is freeze this entire first column. So to do that, Im just gonna click on View, then Im gonna click on Freeze Panes, Freeze Top Row.  Okay. So now, you can see that I can continue to scroll down my massive list of keywords which I have about 401 keywords here. And at the same time, this first row is frozen, so it really makes it very easy for me to have a look at my data and understand what all those numbers mean. 

So the first thing you should do is to eliminate any exact duplicates. And to do that, Im going to sort this list from A to Z. And because Ive used a few different types of keyword software, I may end up with a lot of duplicates, so you could just highlight the duplicates, alright, and you can just delete those.

By duplicates, I mean of course that the keyword is exactly the same and the data that you get for those keywords also very, very similar. And those are considered duplicates, and logically, you do not need to keep duplicates of the same keyword. You just need to know   you just need to have one instance of that keyword in your entire keyword list. Alright, and you can see here, I have a few keywords here: against stem cell, against stem cell research, and against stem cells. 

Now, these are not considered duplicate because, essentially, they are 3 different keywords. This first one is singular  against stem cell  and this one is plural  against stem cells. So consider these as two different keywords now  leave them as they are.

Another thing you may want to do is have a look at the keyword list, and you can probably safely delete all those single-word items, because these keywords generally tend to have a huge number of search volume, but they tend to be too generic or too general to be, you know, of any practical use in your website building or marketing, so Im just gonna delete those generic general keywords.
And another thing that you may find is that you have a lot of very similar keywords that are not exactly identical but theyre very, very similar in meaning. And perhaps youll want to delete some of those keywords and just keep the keywords that you feel are highly likely to generate traffic easily for you.

To do that, you can just click on the keywords here, go to Text Filters, and enter some of the text in here. So Im going to look for keywords that contain the word definition. Alright.					5 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					Today's Small-Cap Breakout Stocks: 

NASDAQ: 
AEZS AEterna Zentaris $2.12 +.29 19m, 
AKRX Akorn Inc $2.95 +.19 2m YH, 
NLST Netlist Inc $3.17 +.52 4m, 

TSXV: 
SSS Stem Cell Therapeutics $0.495 +.01 1m, 
EAG Eagle Hill Exploration $0.23 +.04 3m, 
USA U.S. Silver Corp $0.245 +.045 5m YH, 
CRO Canadian Arrow Mines $0.065 +.015 3m					6 views | 0 comments
					
					
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<title>Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma</title>
<link>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4591566/stem_cell_transplant_for_multiple_myeloma/</link>
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					MEDICENTER is a clinic specialized in attending patients with hematological (blood) and oncological (cancer) diseases. Medicenter is the only Stem Cell Transplant clinic in Guatemala that offers:%U2022	Treatments for benign and malignant diseases caused by different indications%U2022	State-Of-The-Art cryostorage technology.%U2022	Affordable treatment protocols for our patients and their families.Stem Cells can be obtained through three different sources: 1.	Bone marrow2.	Umbilical cord blood3.	Peripheral blood. Stem Cells have the ability to transform in different cell types and contribute to tissues repair and recovery.Diseases that can be treated through Stem Cell Transplants:Cancer: Leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and solid tumors.Hematology: Congenital anemias.Nervous system: Brain paralysis, medullary lesions, multiple sclerosis, neuropathies, Parkinson and Alzheimer.Cardiology: Coronary ischemic disease, cardiomyopathies and congestive cardiac insufficiency.Diabetes: Treatment for diabetic foot ulcers.Organs insufficiency repair: Kidney and liver.Anti-Age treatments.For more information about Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma please visit our web site at: http://Stem-Cell-Multiple-Myeloma.Angelsabroad.Com/					Ranked 2.56 / 5 | 160 views | 0 comments
					
					
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						StemCellTransplantInGuatemalaBoneMarrowUmbilicalCordBloodPeripheralTissuesStem Cell Transplant To Treat Multiple SclerosisStem Cell Transplant To Treat AnemiaStem Cell Transplant To Treat Cerebral Palsy						
						Categories: People &amp; Stories 					 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell treatment goes from lab to operating room</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/eneews/activities/167565816/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem cell treatment goes from lab to operating room ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Re: Discussion of Stem Cell Research and...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ...Stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis: current status and future prospects... the potential use of transplanted stem cells in the treatment of...) and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered to... replacement.     Both types of stem cell, when transplanted systemically, might instead... regenerative properties of intrinsic CNS stem/precursor cells.    Author of the... the answer as to whether stem cell transplants hold promise in... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis</title>
<link>http://msrcsharing.yuku.com/topic/17150/t/Stem-cell-transplantation-in-multiple-sclerosis.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ...Stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis: current status and future prospects... the potential use of transplanted stem cells in the treatment of...) and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered to... replacement.     Both types of stem cell, when transplanted systemically, might instead... regenerative properties of intrinsic CNS stem/precursor cells.    Author of the... the answer as to whether stem cell transplants hold promise in... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Trials offer MS stem cell hopes</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/newssport/stemcell/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8663628.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A groundbreaking technique of injecting stem cellls into multiple sclerosis patients promises a possible way forward in treating the disease. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/newssport/stemcell/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8663628.stm</guid>
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<title>'Negative' results from last PET scan</title>
<link>http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/BB6E2A18-B686-4B3E-868D-593EAEA7808A/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: altalomanclipper's remarks:  We have passed the 4-year mark for the mantle cell lymphoma diagnosis and only three months away from the 3-year anniversary of my stem cell transplant.  All of my tests are normal and give me a "clean" status for which we are extremely grateful.  Thanks to the periodic IVIG treatments (have had four and will have two more), the immune system seems to gradually be returning to normal, aided by the fact that I am no longer taking any immunosuppressant drugs.   Clip Source: www.facebook.com
                Michael Foxworth
                Back from COH with a good report on the PET scan.  Negative!  One of the reasons people are generally confused about health care:  We use terms that mean the opposite of what they seem.  Negative, of course, means there is no sign of the cancer.  Blood tests are all good and I got another IVIG treatment today (like an ...oil change), so I am good to go for another 30-45 days.See MoreNuclear Medicine, PETwww.radiologyinfo.orgNuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease and certain other abnormalities within the body.Tags: city of hope, mantle cell lymphoma, pet scan results ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>treatment goes from lab to operating room</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Atlanta, Georgia -- Imagine having your back cut open, part of your spine removed, a stabilizing device that resembles a mini oil rig mounted on ...rss.cnn.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Daily Start-Up: Cranking Out The Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/xavilo/activities/167043354/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Daily Start-Up: Cranking Out The Stem Cells ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.netvibes.com/xavilo/activities/167043354/</guid>
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<title>Extra: A Warning About Stem Cell Fraud - Season 42 - Episode 28</title>
<link>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/cb-_LADOuXi7lxOs8_p5k_OoK1AHSBZ_EtU/extra_a_warning_about_stem_cell_fraud_season_42_episode_28/</link>
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					Researcher Doug Sipp is concerned about the explosion of "off-shore" stem cell clinics promising unproven stem cell treatments that don't exist.					Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 1 views | 0 comments
					
					
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						Cbsepisode60MinutesScottPelley21st21CenturySnakesOilPart12ConmenHidden CameraDiseaseCureAnyMoneyFraudScamsPromiseOfStemCellTreatmentsWarningAbout						
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell breakthrough gives heart patients hope</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ clipped by: AlcanzarloClip Source: www.guardian.co.ukVeins left over from surgery provide scientists with vital materialScientists have extracted stem cells from blood vessels removed during operations and used them to stimulate the growth of new arteries.The development has been hailed by researchers who say it could provide doctors with a revolutionary way to repair hearts damaged by coronary attacks. Injections of stem cells, extracted from old blood vessels, could soon be exploited to nourish ailing hearts, they say."This very encouraging and important advance brings the possibility of 'cell therapy' for damaged hearts one step closer," said Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation. "And if the chemical messages produced by the cells can be identified, it is possible that drugs could also be developed to achieve the same end."Tags: british heart foundation, hearts, professor peter weissberg, provide, scientists ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>'Leftover' veins yield stem cells</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/newssport/stemcell/-/2/hi/health/8639548.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery could be a source of "master" cells to help treat future heart problems, say scientists. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Shirley-stem cell collection</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Consortium</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Research in Ireland</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/harlicesurel/activities/166434395/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In 2004, Californian taxpayers agreed to fund embryo stem cell research to the tune of $3 billion in the hope of finding cures for chronic diseases and disabilities. But since then, not a single breakthrough has taken place.
Now the Los Angeles-based Investor’s Business Daily magazine is reporting that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine set up to administer the $3b has started diverting the funds earmarked for embryo research into the ethically non-controversial adult stem cell research. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.netvibes.com/harlicesurel/activities/166434395/</guid>
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<title>Hormone sensitivity of breast stem cells presents drug target</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/eneews/activities/166188476/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hormone sensitivity of breast stem cells presents drug target ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>German match for leukaemia boy</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/newssport/stemcell/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/8593033.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Doctors hope a Nottinghamshire boy with leukaemia can undergo a stem cell transplant in May. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sonoma County Web Site Designers, Grey Visual, developed this site for Stem Cell Mask, a revolutionary non-embryonic stem cell product to clone your own healthy skin ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Science Daily: News &amp; Articles in Science, Health, Environment &amp; Technology</title>
<link>http://www.netvibes.com/huazhihuo/activities/164877533/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs,evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy,anthropology,biology,chemistry,etc ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell windpipe op 'success'</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/newssport/stemcell/-/2/hi/health/8576493.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cord blood  help meet minority marrow needs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- Diana Tirpak was so sure her leukemia was going to kill her, she bought a suit for her husband, Jake, to wear at her ...cnn.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells &amp; Tissue Regeneration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (October 6, 2009) Dr. Jill Helms, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford School of Medicine, discusses developments in stem cell research and the future of regenerative medicine. Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford's School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program. Featuring more than thirty distinguished, faculty, scientists and physicians from Stanford's medical school, the series offers students a dynamic introduction to the world of human biology, health and disease, and the groundbreaking changes taking place in medical research and health care. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies http Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Journal stem cell work 'blocked'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stem cell experts say they believe a small group of scientists is vetoing high quality science from being published in journals. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lives in the Balance - Exploring the Ethics of the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate</title>
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A documentary project that I produced Spring 2009 for by Junior-level Film Production Thesis at Loyola Marymount University ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a stem cell collected from human bone marrow. Stem cells are primitive cells that can multiply indefinitely, migrate to different parts of the body and develop into different types of tissue. Bone marrow retains the ability to generate stem cells throughout life. Bone marrow stem cells typicaly give rise to bone, blood and cartilage. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists Create Brain Cells From Skin Cells</title>
<link>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3822241-scientists-create-brain-cells-from-skin-cells</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bioscientists announced Wednesday that they have turned the skin cells of mice into brain cells in less than a week. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Embryonic Stem Cell Cultures</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. approves first "ethical" human stem cell lines</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Allows New Stem Cell Lines for Research</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant may help patients with lung, heart disorders</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Limited edition design and typography products for refined tastes – Ligature, Loop &amp; Stem</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ligature, Loop &amp; Stem oﬀers limited edition products created to delight those who love typography and design. Use them for inspiration or reference as you work… or play. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dr. Oz to MJ Fox: " Debate is Over."</title>
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<title>Dr. Oz to Oprah and Michael J Fox: "The stem cell debate is dead."</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Science Matters #1: Dr. Oz explains to Oprah and Michael J. Fox why embryonic stem cell research is dangerous and won't cure Parkinson's, but Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell research will! Supporting documents: - Downloadable PDF of successful adult stem cell treatments of Parkinson's patients, including a study where the patients reduced 83% of symptoms! tinyurl.com - More information on iPS research under #1 of article: "9 Things the Media Messed Up About the Obama Stem Cell Story" tinyurl.com Click here to see the entire Oprah segment: tinyurl.com More stem cell info at StemCellAnswers.com Follow us on Twitter Twitter.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWiNC0WLxs8&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ www.pbs.org - The human face of stem cell research: a neurologist seeks a cure for his paralyzed teenage daughter. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Notre Dame students protest as pro-choice President Obama picked to give commencement speech</title>
<link>http://computersplus99.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/25/2600048-notre-dame-students-protest-as-pro-choice-president-obama-picked-to-give-commencement-speech</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nearly 120,000 people have signed a petition to protest Obama's invitation to be the Commencement Speaker at Notre Dame. It is clear Obama opposes some of the basic tenets of the institution and is actively campaigning against them. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://computersplus99.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/25/2600048-notre-dame-students-protest-as-pro-choice-president-obama-picked-to-give-commencement-speech</guid>
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<title>Stem cells: What they are and what they do</title>
<link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/25/2597709-stem-cells-what-they-are-and-what-they-do</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What is stem cell therapy and how does it work?
Stem cell therapy is the replacement of diseased, dysfunctional or injured cells with either adult or embryonic stem cells. It's somewhat similar to the organ transplant process but uses cells instead of organs. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell debate heats again</title>
<link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=997882756</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mar. 17 - The ink is barely dry,  yet just days after President Barack Obama lifted limits on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, some states are bucking the trend with bans. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Zhang_neural_stem_cells04.jpg</title>
<link>http://picasaweb.google.com/hillbrookssgp/Nature5313348326094846946</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A cluster of neural cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells in the lab of UW-Madison stem cell researcher and neurodevelopmental biologist Su-Chun Zhang. The motor neurons are shown in red; neural fibers appear green and the blue specks indicate DNA in cell nuclei. Used with permission by: UW-Madison University Communications 608-262-0067 Photo by: courtesy Su-Chun Zhang Date: 2004 File#: scan provided ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Derived from human embryonic stem cells, precursor neural cells grow in a lab dish and generate mature neurons (red) and glial cells (green), in the lab of UW-Madison stem cell researcher and neurodevelopmental biologist Su-Chun Zhang. Used with permission by: UW-Madison University Communications 608/262-0067 Photo by: courtesy Su-Chun Zhang Date: 11/01 File#: scan provided ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Obama follows Bush in funding religion &amp;mdash; VOICES for REASON</title>
<link>http://greglygon.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/11/2532559-obama-follows-bush-in-funding-religion-mdash-voices-for-reason</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Obama has made a step in the right direction as far as stem-cell research is concerned, but does this actually mean there is no government intervention against science? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Politics: President Obama on Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gs39k0IxZ0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Obama signed an order reversing the Bush administration's strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Inside Story - Obama to end stem cell research ban - March 9 - Part1</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUAJHusP7s&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Barack Obama, the US president, is taking steps to lift restrictions on the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in the US. But money is not the only argument, it also comes down to ethics, politics, religion and science - and striking some sort of balance between them. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Obama Ends Funding Ban for Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Uqp9VcCq4&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama ended a ban on federal funding of stem cell research. Obama's decision is a sharp reversal of the policies enacted by President George W. Bush. (March 9) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Obama's Stem Cell Reversal</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6QZdfblCZY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama will sign an order allowing scientists to use federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, which goes against the Bust administration. Bill Plante reports. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-Cell Research Revival</title>
<link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=939626857</link>
<description><![CDATA[ After hours: Geron soars; GM is slightly higher after big fall ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://picasaweb.google.com/bnfoox/ORGANDONORSByFOOX5304705864278249362</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ORGAN: Stem Cell ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New Discovery In Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://video.nbc6.net/player/?id=1016402</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzAj1cLJecU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Get the latest Penn EVERYDAY: crackle.com Is federal funding for stem cell research needed? WhenPenn Jillette has an opinion it's a safe bet he won't hold back. Upload your own reaction and get the rants rolling! Tune in each week for new insight and agitation. Follow PennSays on Twitter: twitter.com tags: Penn Says Stem Cell Research Is federal funding needed? penn jillette teller bullshit showtime crackle vlog commentary honest libretarian atheist ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats(Yahoo!)</title>
<link>http://picasaweb.google.com/mashgetpic/TopNews5296942414168740738</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats(Yahoo!) Read more at http://www.mashget.com/2009/01/29/study-stem-cells-reverse-paralysis-in-rats/ ( See copyright at http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090129/sc_livescience/studystemcellsreverseparalysisinrats ) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://picasaweb.google.com/mashgetpic/TopNews5296942414168740738</guid>
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<title>New Stem Cell Breakthrough</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ymkuUc6FU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A recent report may give hope for doctors and patients who wish to utilize stem cell research. As Teri Okita reports, embryonic stem cells may treat people safely and help lead to new cures. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Foes of Stem Cell Research Now Face Tough Battle</title>
<link>http://txtj1.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/25/2147987-foes-of-stem-cell-research-now-face-tough-battle-</link>
<description><![CDATA[ When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Foes of stem cell research face tough battle</title>
<link>http://basseq.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2145170-foes-of-stem-cell-research-face-tough-battle</link>
<description><![CDATA[ When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cells are more flexible than previously thought, research suggests</title>
<link>http://mikesifeldeen.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2145138-stem-cells-are-more-flexible-than-previously-thought-research-suggests</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of patients could benefit from a new discovery that could widen the use of stem cells in groundbreaking medical treatments. Research by British scientists has shown the body is more flexible in its production of stem cells than previously thought. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://mikesifeldeen.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2145138-stem-cells-are-more-flexible-than-previously-thought-research-suggests</guid>
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<title>Embryonic Stem Cell Or Adult Stem Cell.</title>
<link>http://centerright.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/21/2137647-embryonic-stem-cell-or-adult-stem-cell</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Two medical breakthroughs reported last week brings very strong evidence for continue research in the stem cell research field. In one case a new airway need to be replaced and the second case knee injuries needed cartilage. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://centerright.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/21/2137647-embryonic-stem-cell-or-adult-stem-cell</guid>
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<title>Obama plans to sweep Bush stem-cell restrictions aside</title>
<link>http://txtj1.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2105525-obama-plans-to-sweep-bush-stem-cell-restrictions-aside-</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Barely a week since his momentous victory, US president-elect Barack Obama is bringing joy to long-suffering stem-cell researchers. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://txtj1.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/12/2105525-obama-plans-to-sweep-bush-stem-cell-restrictions-aside-</guid>
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<title>ICL Forum: Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFrgcu_Fb1o&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Lawrence Goldstein, a renowned expert on stem cells, explains the science and the promise for human health in this controversial field of research to an audience at the Institute for Continued Learning at the University of California, San Diego. Series: Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series [12/2004] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 9115] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: Election signals change in bioethics</title>
<link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2082158-opinion-election-signals-change-in-bioethics</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘Change’ was the horse that Barack Obama’s presidential campaign rode to victory. Indeed the 2008 election will be remembered not only for Obama becoming the first African-American president, but also for its impact on core bioethical topics that have long dominated American domestic politics. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2082158-opinion-election-signals-change-in-bioethics</guid>
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<title>Debate</title>
<link>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?title=stem-cell-debate&amp;videoId=105884&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFY6z2fvoFIq-TY1ALfZq2L2FjhbA</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Steve Carell would rather debate over Dutch prostitutes than stem cell research.thedailyshow.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?title=stem-cell-debate&amp;videoId=105884&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFY6z2fvoFIq-TY1ALfZq2L2FjhbA</guid>
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<title>California Bill SB1565 - Stem Cell Program - fax 916-558-3160</title>
<link>http://blip.tv/file/1288905</link>
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Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger fax number: 916-558-3160"Please veto SB1565 because it threatens Califorina's stem cell program!" ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Understanding Embryonic Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYNBNZJ8Xck&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Douglas A. Melton, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University, speaks on the controversial topic of embryonic stem cells, or ES cells. ES cells are cells that can be isolated from early embryos, before they differentiate into specific types of cells. Because stem cells have the potential to generate fresh, healthy cells of nearly any type, there is interest in exploring their use to treat and cure various diseases. The societal controversy regarding human ES cells relates primarily to their derivation from very early embryos. In addition, certain stem cell lines are developed using a cloning technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer, which can generate cells that are an exact genetic match to a patient. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Understanding Embryonic</title>
<link>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYNBNZJ8Xck&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbWiTnlHIDsKjGUDFuDH34Sb0V0A</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Douglas A. Melton, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University, speaks on ...youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-2ayFo3BXs&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Go to www.youtube.com towatch more John McCain YouTube videos. You can receive the latest official YouTube videos from the McCain campaign by watching this video or going towww.youtube.com logging on to your YouTube account, and clicking "Subscribe" just above the box where this message is displayed on the page. Subscribe today, and tell 10 of your friends to join you in subscribing. John McCain for President: www.JohnMcCain.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/video/3209/i04.html&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVsiaRp68uryfwZkl1q6Uv7qXSig</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What are they, and how do we find a balance between hope for cures and respect for life?pbs.org ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/video/3209/i04.html&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVsiaRp68uryfwZkl1q6Uv7qXSig</guid>
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<title>Adult stem cell therapy new hope for heart disease patients</title>
<link>http://blip.tv/file/1234164</link>
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Heart disease patients' improvement after receiving VesCell, adult stem cells therapy. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://blip.tv/file/1234164</guid>
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<title>A Stem Cell Milestone</title>
<link>http://brainysmurf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/01/1713177-a-stem-cell-milestone</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Japanese and American scientists have claimed that they were able to treat  patients with their own stem cells. Using the Japanese technique, Harvard and Colombia scientists were able to treat a patient with ALS with their own adult stem cells from their skin. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://brainysmurf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/01/1713177-a-stem-cell-milestone</guid>
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<link>http://picasaweb.google.com/mdricci/FirstStemCellTreatment5228057873072686738</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://picasaweb.google.com/mdricci/FirstStemCellTreatment5228057873072686738</guid>
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<title>Man regenerates lost fingertip using magic stem cell powder</title>
<link>http://current.com/items/88905476_man_regenerates_lost_fingertip_using_magic_stem_cell_powder</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://current.com/items/88905476_man_regenerates_lost_fingertip_using_magic_stem_cell_powder</guid>
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<title>A Scientific Opportunity</title>
<link>http://current.com/items/84841201_a_scientific_opportunity</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem cell research should be supported. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://current.com/items/84841201_a_scientific_opportunity</guid>
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<title>Medical Self Repair Stem Cells helping paralyzed victims walk!!!</title>
<link>http://exploretv.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/03/1533791-medical-self-repair-stem-cells-helping-paralyzed-victims-walk</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This is a story of what could have been. Don Margolis tells us what might have happened if actor Christopher Reeves had been treated 
by Dr. Carlos Lima for his spinal cord injury. he might be alive and possibly taking a few steps with a walker. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://exploretv.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/03/1533791-medical-self-repair-stem-cells-helping-paralyzed-victims-walk</guid>
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<link>http://picasaweb.google.com/drf786/IntLCongressOnBoneMarrowStemCellTransplantation5206456098821983842</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Politics and Promise of Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA1QQqXnWco&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ July 8, 2007 presentation by Irv Weissman for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series. Irving Weissman, MD, director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, discusses the state of adult and embryonic stem cell research. His work is with adult stem cells, primarily of the blood but also of the brain. He thinks these cells have enormous potential for treating disease such as cancer. Stanford University School of Medicine: med.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 22:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA1QQqXnWco&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</guid>
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<title>All You Need To Know About Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://blip.tv/file/912628</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 


Stem cells are cells found inside the body which may develop into one or more kinds of cells. Stem cells have been given special attention and importance by medical experts and researchers since these show greatpotency in treating or curing a variety of conditions and diseases suchas Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, stroke,arthritis, burns, spinal cord injury and birth defects. http://www.StemCellsBlood.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dogged by pain -- stem cell therapy for dogs</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ZUKNE69tg&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Visit: tinyurl.com for more pet stories -- A new technique for fighting the crippling effects of severe hip dysplasia is catching the attention of many large breed dog owners. Anne Marie Ogle of Napanoch, the owner of Dasha, a 9 year-old German Shepherd, hopes stem cell therapy will improve her pet's quality of life. Two vets from Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates in Kerhonkson studied up on the process offered by a California-based company called Vet-Stem. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Science of Stem Cells - Finding Cures &amp; Protecting Life (New)</title>
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The Science of Stem Cells - Finding Cures &amp; Protecting Lifewith an introduction by Bishop Matthew Clark, Catholic Diocese of Rochester (edited) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New heart built with stem cells</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hEFUpTVPA&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ An entire functional heart was created using a heart 'shell' and stem cells. This has been done in the rat &amp; pig, with hopes of using a pig's heart 'shell' for people. Livers, kidneys, and pancreas (much harder) are in the works. They "injected the empty sac with heart cells from newborn rats. Within days, the cells had multiplied to flesh out the heart, which began beating on its own. "We've taken organs from cadavers, removed all the cells, put cells back in and been able to reanimate what was previously a dead organ," said molecular biologist Doris Taylor, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Repair at the University of Minnesota. "What that means, we hope, is that one day if you need a new organ, we'll be able to take your cells, transplant them into this framework or scaffold and build you an organ that works for you," she said. Read more at: www.thestar.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New heart built with</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An entire functional heart was created using a heart 'shell' and stem cells. This has been done in the rat &amp; pig, with hopes of using ...youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Oil surcharges are killing my business</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Menstrual Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wVPlNUVWc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Too gross to save your life? www.theresident.net ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Politics of Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHnjDM-tys&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Medical Personnel find themselves in a quandry over sentiments expressed by the President of the United States. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Lowdown 003: Chimeras</title>
<link>http://blip.tv/file/708485</link>
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Technically the second part of the Cloning episode, this continuation focuses on some scientificly encourage &amp;#8220;evolution&amp;#8221; of new breeds of species created by mixing different animal DNA. This could be stuff out of science fiction, but XEI just thinks it&amp;#8217;s stuff out of awesomeience faction.Recently you all got the lowdown on cloning. The topic was so large we decided to bring you a part two. Nuno gives you the lowdown on chimeras, transgenic animals; animals injected with the DNA of other animals outside of their own species is one thing, but the real controversy is when human DNA entered the scene. This is the new Age of the United States of Chimerica! ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Lowdown 002: Cloning</title>
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The second retro-episode features a topic that is still very much on XEI&amp;#8217;s radar. Nuno will be covering related news in the future! In the meantime, he presents you with something to peak your curiosity!The possibility of human cloning, raised when Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the much-celebrated sheep &amp;#8220;Dolly&amp;#8221; in 1997. Nuno gives the lowdown on cloning and its moral and ethical implications. Our science is starting to deliver us topics that seem to be creations out of a science fiction novel. Are we playing Great Maker or just geniuses at survival methods? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>SIRA: Could Stem Cell Therapy Renew Your Body Cells?</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI-yfjymDFY&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Join Evan Snyder, MD, Ph.D., from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, for a look at the possible therapeutic benefits of neural stem cells (NSCs) in various mouse models of central nervous system (CNS) injury and degeneration. NSCs may migrate to degenerating regions, thus replacing dying neural cells and benefiting those with CNS injuries. In addition, NSCs may serve as vehicles for gene delivery and appear capable of simultaneous neural cell replacement and gene therapy. Series: "SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)" [1/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11333] ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>News@Northwestern - Spinal Cord Injury/Stem Cell Research</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9_w1eRxXok&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Following a skiing accident that left his daughter paralyzed, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor Dr. Jack Kessler changed the direction of his lab's research to focus on spinal cord injuries. Take a journey inside of his lab in the News@Northwestern report. Northwestern University regularly produces News@Northwestern in conjunction with Hess/Hoffman Productions of Chicago. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Steve Carell would rather debate over Dutch prostitutes than stem cell research. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells and the End of Aging</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcjXBO90b9k&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This Howard Hughes Medical Institute video features Nadia Rosenthal, senior scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, as she discusses recent discoveries concerning the location and characteristics of adult stem cells. Human tissues vary in their ability to heal and regenerate. The nervous system, for instance, has weak powers of regeneration, while the skin is quick to make new cells for repair. The heart is the most important muscle in the body and yet has feeble regenerative capabilities. But newly emerging research has increased our understanding of regeneration. Find out how cutting-edge research may change the way we approach stem cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpTPhGaHYE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In this Howard Hughes Medical Institute video, Nadia Rosenthal, senior scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, discusses newly emerging discoveries that may indicate just how flexible adult stem cells may be in their ability to produce divergent cells in the body. Unlike animals such as sea stars, humans have a more limited ability to regenerate parts of the body but newly emerging research may help solve the evolutionary puzzle of why mammals have such limited powers of regeneration. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Motorola pondering exiting the cell business? (Electronista)</title>
<link>http://www.techmeme.com/080129/p77a080129p77</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Electronista:Motorola pondering exiting the cell business? &amp;mdash; Motorola may be looking to fold its cellphone business after years of struggling to restore the business to profit, says an investor note from Nomura analyst Richard Windsor. After a damaging quarter that saw Motorola's cellphone sales suffer &amp;hellip; 
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Family Guy: Stem Cell Research</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Experiment could lead to new treatments for cardiovascular disease</title>
<link>http://attila911.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/15/1228894-experiment-could-lead-to-new-treatments-for-cardiovascular-disease</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Scientists should plunge head long into this area of research and try growing organs fron other mammels, and eventually see what sten Cells can do for humans suffering from any number of ailments. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Laennec Placenta Injection 10 vials Detailed Product Description: Laennec Fresh Cell Therapy Stem cells are responsible for growth during childhood and for the repair and regeneration of human tissue throughout our lives. After the age of 25 the level of stem cells are only at 20 percent. As the levels of stem cells decline the damage that we call aging continues to accelerate. By increasing the levels of stem cells in our bodies, we can slow, or even reverse, many manifestations of aging. There is no other single therapy currently available that can have the impact on aging that Laennec Fresh Cell Therapy can have. p8500 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Introduction to Stem Cells</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This video reviews the benefits of cord blood stem cells and the differences between cord blood stem cells and embryonic or adult stem cells. Cord blood stem cells have been used as a treatment for thousands of patients, while embryonic stem cells have never been used as a treatment in humans. For a free information kit, click here www.cordblood.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Spinal Cord Injury - Embryonic Stem Cells - Dr. Keirstead</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMbnkVw-tf4&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Spinal Cord Injury - Embryonic Stem Cells - Dr. Hans Keirstead ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Blind Girl Headed To China For Stem Cell Surgery</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZV6chrHfM&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nov. 28, 2007: A 9-year-old girl from Evans City in Butler County, Pa., has been blind since birth. But she could be getting a holiday miracle: the gift of sight. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Injecting stem cells sparks progress in repairing heart</title>
<link>http://kurtstack.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/09/1085767-injecting-stem-cells-sparks-progress-in-repairing-heart-</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Researchers here reported small successes Wednesday in using stem cells to patch ailing hearts, an effort that has generated more debate than breakthroughs.
Stem cells are the building blocks of a variety of tissues, while embryonic stem cells can grow into any tissue in the bod&amp;hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Daylon James, Ph.D on Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://blip.tv/file/453878</link>
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New York, NY (GROUNDREPORT TV) July 18, 2007 -- Daylon James, Ph.D discusses stem cell research and legislative obstacles to funding. Dr. James is a New York Stem Cell Foundation -- Stanley and Fiona Druckenmiller Post-Doctoral Fellow at Weill Cornell. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Criteria creep [guess who?]</title>
<link>http://djproctor.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/18/1033249-criteria-creep-guess-who</link>
<description><![CDATA[ "The politically motivated extension of a US stem-cell registry makes no scientific sense." ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Science of Stem Cells. Finding Cures &amp; Protecting Life. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ www.saintmaxworldwide.org A comparison of Adult stem cell research versus embryonic. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ www.saintmaxworldwide.org A comparison of Adult stem cell research versus embryonic.youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Trailer for Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLQnIwfXgc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Premieres Tuesday, January 15, 2008 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Terra Incognita is a feature length documentary featuring the story of Dr. Jack Kessler, the current chair of Northwestern University's Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences. When Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology Department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure diabetes. However, soon after his move to Chicago, Allison -- then age 15, was injured in a skiing accident and paralyzed from the waist down. In the moments following the accident, Dr. Kessler made the decision to change the focus of his research to begin looking for a cure for spinal cord injuries using embryonic stem cells. Through Kessler's story, we bring the stem cell debate to the public for discussion. The film follows the constantly evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science and the resilience and courage of people living every day with devastating disease and injury. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stem cells serve as the source of all the other specialized cells in the body, both when it forms during embryogenesis and when it replaces cells that have been lost to aging, injury or disease. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure</title>
<link>http://crackle.com/c/Family_Friendly/Stem_Cell_Therapy_for_Liver_Failure/2012447ml=fmx=1000&amp;amp;fx=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy for ALS</title>
<link>http://crackle.com/c/Family_Friendly/Stem_Cell_Therapy_for_ALS/2012423ml=fmx=1000&amp;amp;fx=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Therapy for ALS ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy for Kidney Failure</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2thGgSJuMc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ www.cellmedicine.com stem cell therapy. Here we are discussing a publication showing bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells reduce kidney damage. Mesenchymal stem cells may have promise for treating diabetic renal failure. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Types and Sources</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzalE5hLUs&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ www.cellmedicine.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Bone Marrow Stem Cells</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXGYzday7ko&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ www.cellmedicine.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adult Stem Cells (part 4)</title>
<link>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/734262/adult_stem_cells_part_4/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
						An introduction to Adult Stem Cells: The benefits
 Stem Cell technology can bring to everyday life.					 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egRxgUXDN4Y&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ www.cellmedicine.com the scientific basis for using cord blood stem cells to treat cerebral palsy ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adult Stem Cell Results &amp; Embryonic Stem Cell Ethics Video</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj7ejgEHdPc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Adult Stem Cell Research: Making a Difference Today from Rosenberg Communications, Inc. The Gerard Health Foundation has produced a powerful video on adult stem cell research, showing its advantages over embryonic stem cell research. The public domain video offers useful, yet often ignored, information about adult stem cell research. We believe the information you'll see in the video is essential to making an informed judgment about the debate over this research. This film is consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, which state that the ablation of the inner cell mass (ICM) of the blastocyst, which critically and irremediably damages the human embryo, curtailing its development, is a gravely immoral act and consequently is gravely illicit. No end believed to be good, such as the use of stem cells for the preparation of other differentiated cells to be used in what look to be promising therapeutic procedures, can justify an intervention of this kind. A good end does not make right an action which in itself is wrong. An adult stem cell is an undifferentiated cell found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ, can renew itself, and can differentiate to yield the major specialized cell types of the tissue or organ. The primary roles of adult stem cells in a living organism are to maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found. Some scientists now use the term somatic stem cell instead of adult stem cell. Unlike embryonic stem cells, which ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Adult  Results &amp; Embryonic  Ethics Video</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Adult Stem Cell Research: Making a Difference Today from Rosenberg Communications, Inc. The Gerard Health Foundation has produced a powerful video ...youtube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is the story that a local news channel did on me before I left for China to get a stem cell transplant. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ This image depicts a colony of human embryonic stem cells grown over a period of 10 months in the absence of mouse feeder cells. The cell nuclei are stained green; the cell surface appears in red. Used with permission by: UW-Madison University Communications 608-262-0067 Photo by: courtesy Ren-He Xu Date: 2004 File#: scan provided ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ May 27, 2005 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Politics of Stem Cell Research</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A fertility clinic asks President Bush for advice on Stem Cell Research. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Video on how stem cells work and develop ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Video on how stem cells work and developyoutube.com ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>NEW LAB</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ RUTGERS STEM CELL ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cells and the End of Aging Part 1 of 6</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This lecture, by Dr. Nadia Rosenthal, discusses the role of stem cells in the regeneration and repair of tissues, and their possible medicinal application through the harnessing of their regenerative properties. HHMI description: Human tissues vary in their ability to heal and regenerate. The nervous system has weak powers of regeneration, while the skin is quick to make new cells for repair. Mammalian muscle cells are intermediate in their ability to regenerate. Human muscle can regenerate in response to minor wounds and normal wear and tear, but humans will not grow a new bicep, for example, in response to amputation. The heart is the most important muscle in the body and yet has feeble regenerative capabilities. Research into the wholesale production of new replacement organs and limbs is in its infancy, but research into enhancing normal levels of regeneration is progressing rapidly. Recent discoveries concerning the location and characteristics of adult stem cells and the signals that wounded tissue produces to activate stem cells have increased our understanding of regeneration. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is an example of an important stem cell communication molecule. If the activity of the growth factor is experimentally enhanced, muscle regeneration improves. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cell bill approved by Senate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON - A stubborn Senate voted Wednesday to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, ignoring        President Bush's threat of a second veto on legislation designed to lead to new medical treatments. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The EU and stem cell research</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ WWW.EUX.TV -- Many commentators say that the lack of common rules are obstructing research, denying patients access to the most advanced treatment. In addition uncontrolled experiments can pose a danger to patients. The European Commission has proposed an attempt to codify rules and guidelines in the area. The Parliament's Environment Committee adopted a report on the matter on 31 January - a report authored by Slovak MEP Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK (PPE-DE) . The Committee backed a draft EU regulation designed to encourage the development of gene therapy, cell therapy and tissue engineering. However, MEPs are demanding guarantees about the safety of the products and techniques used and would also like to see more support for smaller companies working in this field. The report recommends the following: - Creating common rules for advanced therapy. - Establishing a new Committee in the European Medicines Agency to allow centralised evaluation, authorisation, supervision and monitoring. - Ensuring a high level of health and safety. The report is scheduled for first reading at Parliament's part-session 23-26/4/2007 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Primer</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoggT8quHYs&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Amaze your friends. Learn all about stem cells in 2-1/2 minutes or less. This is the ending of a weekly show. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Injection</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is how to put a stem cell in to patients heart ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Research Paper Recalled</title>
<link>http://bazards.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/16/571364-stem-cell-research-paper-recalled</link>
<description><![CDATA[ One of the best-known stem cell papers describes adult cells that seemed to hold the same promise as embryonic stem cells. Now some of the data contained within the paper is being questioned, after staff at a consumer science magazine noticed errors. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Brain cell regeneration sniffed out in adult humans</title>
<link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/15/571707-brain-cell-regeneration-sniffed-out-in-adult-humans</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The newly discovered &amp;#147;superhighway&amp;#148; (red tube) connects the ventricles (shown in light purple in the middle of the brain) with the tiny olfactory bulb (bottom left) (Image: Jonathan Westin) ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>FDA Warns Doctor Over Stem Cell Implants</title>
<link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/18/526601-fda-warns-doctor-over-stem-cell-implants</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Las Vegas doctor has been implanting stem cells harvested from placentas into patients with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and other diseases in violation of federal law, according to a warning letter released by health officials Thursday. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Australia Lifts Therapeutic Cloning Ban</title>
<link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/06/470617-australia-lifts-therapeutic-cloning-ban</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers rejected the moral views of their political leaders Wednesday and lifted a four-year ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research &amp;#8212; legislation that could put Australia at the forefront of research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sam Harris - Stem Cells and Morality</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A section from Sam Harris' talk at the Beyond Belief 2 conference. Harris argues that religion obscures moral intuitions, using the case of stem cells. Check out The Science Network at thesciencenetwork.org ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Battle In Missouri</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Missouri is holding a referendum on whether to guarantee embryonic stem-cell research in its Constitution. As Cynthia Bowers reports, Hollywood actors and star athletes are joining the fight. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Michael J. Fox</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ New McCaskill for Missouri TV ad featuring actor Michael J. Fox talking about Claire McCaskill and stem cell research. Go to www.ClaireOnline.com to find out more. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem Cell Research Documentary</title>
<link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUb3dsrR8AA&amp;feature=youtube_gdata</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stem Cell Research Initiative: why it's needed and what it does. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sony Battery Recall to Cause Shortage Until June, Makers Say (Tim Culpan/Bloomberg)</title>
<link>http://www.techmeme.com/061012/p43a061012p43</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:Sony Battery Recall to Cause Shortage Until June, Makers Say &amp;mdash; Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) &amp;mdash; A global recall of about 8 million Sony Corp. notebook-computer batteries is creating a shortage that's driving up prices and causing delays in shipments, executives from three Taiwanese manufacturers said.
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Missouri 2006: The Stem Cell Initiative</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It goes beyond the science. The issue of embryonic stem cell research is a moral decision that asks: Is a human egg that contains 46 chromosomes a human being or is it a mass of cells yielding important new cures and treatments?  In November, Missourians will weigh in with their votes on Amendment 2, a stem cell initiative. Missouri is the only state where the embryonic stem cell issue is being put to a vote this year. In the weeks leading to the election, citizens, pundits and politicians speak passionately about their ethical beliefs on embryonic stem cell research, one of the most scientifically complex and morally charged issues of the 2006 election year.  For More Information: Proposed Amendment 2005 Missouri Senate proposed bill prohibiting human cloning Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Missourians Against Human Cloning ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pogue on iPhone Rumors: Don&amp;apos;t Hold Your Breath (Cynthia Brumfield/IP Democracy)</title>
<link>http://www.techmeme.com/060927/p87a060927p87</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy:Pogue on iPhone Rumors: Don't Hold Your Breath &amp;mdash; David Pogue has this item today that puts a little perspective around the recurrent hot rumor that Apple is about to come out with an iPhone. When asked when Apple will come out with a cell phone, Pogue answers: &amp;ldquo;Probably never.&amp;rdquo;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft shows off cell phone-PC prototype (Ina Fried/CNET News.com)</title>
<link>http://www.techmeme.com/060728/p55a060728p55</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Ina Fried / CNET News.com:Microsoft shows off cell phone-PC prototype &amp;mdash; REDMOND, Wash.&amp;mdash;Microsoft on Thursday showed a prototype of a cell phone-based computer that could one day find a use as a cheap PC for emerging markets. &amp;mdash; The FonePlus device, shown off here by Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie &amp;hellip; 
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Cord Blood Stem Cell Transfusion Saves 3-Year-Old Child</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Diagnosed at birth with aplastic anemia, Titus Chang was saved by a cord blood transplant from his newborn brother. For info about cord blood, go to cordblood.com and request a free info kit. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stem-Cell Hopes Hit Home (Steven Edwards/Wired News)</title>
<link>http://www.techmeme.com/051108/p21a051108p21</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Steven Edwards / Wired News:Stem-Cell Hopes Hit Home &amp;mdash; &amp;ldquo;World Stem Cell Hub in Seoul is seeking test subjects suffering from ... spinal cord paralysis. Sufferers who want to take part in research can apply.&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; Nine years after an accident left me unable to move much of my body, I could hardly believe the day had arrived.
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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