ENTS, There is a curious nature to something I have found out today. All of you are likely aware of the nasty invasive plant known as Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum. There is a nice article on the species at this page: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua015.html The entire southern end of Thompson Island in the Allegheny River Islands Wilderness is overrun by a seasonally impassible mass of knotweed up to twelve feet high. Today I was reading about resveritrol, a supplement found in red wine that has a number of reported health benefits, protection from cancers, increased longevity. (Do you want to live to 125?), and so forth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3TGKOQeTrc. Looking at the contents of the supplement, in most the primary ingredient is Polygonum cuspidatum Extract (Root) - that is Japanese Knotweed root extract. The sellers say that this extract is 50% natural trans-resveritrol. I am not sure what is the difference is between the resveritrol mentioned in the various studies and trans-resveritrol. As the Rev. Dr. Dodgson says, "Curiouser and curiouser."
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