Hi Duncan I got lost (again) ... You are saying there are 4 types of glutathione, but then you are saying GSH and GPx are the most important forms. I didn't know there are so many types of glutathione (do you have any basic papers on that?) and second which is abbreviated by GSH? I thought GSH = glutathione?
Maia --- Duncan Crow <[email protected]> wrote: > Lona, I've seen those advertisements too... > > Cumin may increase glutathione by 700% from what > level? Note in the study > that follows, GST was increased an AVERAGE of 78%; > it is the form of > glutathione increased by several foods including > cumin, however GSH and > GPx are arguably more important glutathione forms as > they are used in > much greater quantities in the body. > > The limiting factor to glutathione production is > cystine and cysteine- > containing molecules, and also selenium in the case > of GPx. Without the > precursors present the cells can not make > glutathione so these precursors > will remain the limiting factor for four forms of > glutathione. > > Not addressing precursor availability would be > similar in a way, to > increasing liver function potential with bitter > herbs or drugs while > ignoring hepatic stones that block the bile flow > and necessitate the > recirculation of toxic waste produced. > > I found only three peer-reviewed studies in a search > on cumin AND > glutathione. Here's the most applicable: > __________________________ > Plant products as protective agents against cancer. > > Aruna K, Sivaramakrishnan VM. > > Isotope Division, Cancer Institute, Madras, India. > > Out of various spices and leafy vegetables screened > for their influence > on the carcinogen-detoxifying enzyme, > glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in > Swiss mice, cumin seeds, poppy seeds, asafoetida, > turmeric, kandathipili, > neem flowers, manathakkali leaves, drumstick leaves, > basil leaves and > ponnakanni leaves increased GST activity by more > than 78% in the stomach, > liver and oesophagus, - high enough to be considered > as protective agents > against carcinogenesis. Glutathione levels were also > significantly > elevated in the three tissues by these plant > products. All of them except > neem flowers, significantly suppressed (in vivo) the > chromosome > aberrations (CA) caused by benzo(a)pyrene in mouse > bone marrow cells. > Multiple CA and exchanges reflecting the severity of > damage within a cell > were significantly suppressed by these nine plant > products. The results > suggest that these nine plant products are likely to > suppress > carcinogenesis and can act as protective agents > against cancer. > > PMID: 2283166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > _______________________ > > Duncan Crow > > > I have read the Cumin increases your levels by > 700%. > > Lona > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion > of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: > http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: > [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com
