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Ellagic acid
is an antioxidant found in a number of fruits and vegetables &
fruit which include; raspberries, strawberries,
cranberries, walnuts, pecans, pomegranates and other plant
foods. The highest levels of ellagic acid are found in
Galla Chinensis,
raspberries,
strawberries, and pomegranates. Galla Chinensis has the highest
concentrations of Ellagic acid and it contains concentrations of
50% Ellagic Acid.
Plants produce ellagic acid and glucose that combine to form
ellagitannins, which are water soluble compounds that are easier
for humans to absorb into their diets.
Ellagic acid is a primary constituent of several tannin bearing
plants which produce the category of tannins known as
Gallotannins. These, when hydrolised by water give rise to
ellagic acid and gallic acid.
Studies:
Ellagic acid was previously studied in the 1960s
mainly for its effects on blood clotting.
Published research on ellagic acid appeared in the early 1970s.
First true studies began in early 1990. However, folklore
remedies involving phytochemical extracts have been around for
centuries.
The Hollings Cancer Institute at the University
of South Carolina has conducted a double blind study on a group
of 500 cervical cancer patients that attracted a lot of
attention. Nine years of study have shown that ellagic acid is
causing G-arrest within 48 hours (inhibiting and stopping
mitosis - cancer cell division), and apoptosis (normal cell
death) within 72 hours, for breast, pancreas, esophageal, skin,
colon and prostate cancer cells.
[1,2]
Other non-referenced studies come from:
College of Medicine, University of Illinois Northwestern
University School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine,
Ohio State University.
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utilizing the ultra- low-temperature squeezing technology to
extract the Ellagic Acid from the gall fruit and can preserve
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Fruit. Our Galla Chinensis Fruit Extract is standardized to
contain more than 90% Ellagic Acid.
Other
investigations and research, both in the United
States and in Europe, found that daily consumption
of Ellagic Acid also had positive responses in:
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- reduction of
perodontal disease |
- protection of
the liver from toxic injury |
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- promotion of
liver regeneration |
- promotion of
faster wound healing |
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- reduction of
radiation induced chromosomal damage |
- slowing the
spread of the HIV virus in humans! |
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- slowing the
degenerative process of aging |
- prevention of
neural tube birth defects |
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- reduction of
neurodegenerative diseases |
- reduction of
diabetic retinopathy |
(1). http://www.wikipedia.org -
the
free encyclopedia
(2). Ellagic Acid & Cervical Cancer.
The Hollings Cancer Institute at the
University of South Carolina
Retrieved on 2006-05-17.
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