Finally! A product with economic potential made from a non-native invader! As Gary Kauffman says, "We need to harvest these things unsustainably". Let's get some venture capital for a resveritrol factory that uses knotweed.
Josh On May 29, 4:28 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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." > > Ed Frank --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
