JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE February Love issue 2017! | Page 39
patients with kidney stones.
Papaya – Skin Ulcers: Used in Jamaica as a traditional medicine, new research indicates that topical application of unripe papaya fruit on chronic skin ulcers generates a positive response rate 72 % of the time.
Pomegranate – Hormones: Pomegranate is the fruiting ovary of the pomegranate plant, contains potent plant estrogens which do not stimulate unregulated cell proliferation, and may function as an ideal " back up " ovary for women ' s hormone health.
Kiwifruit – Cholesterol – When used with hawthorn, kiwifruit extract was found to be superior to simvastatin( trade name Zocor) in lowering cholesterol in mice fed a high cholesterol diet.
Cranberries – Cranberry: The extract of this berry has been shown as effective as the drug trimethoprim in the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in older women, without increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance / superinfection and / or fungal infection. Elderberry – Flu: If you are lucky enough to find elderberry on your produce stand, you will find that it has been used as a natural anti-respiratory infection remedy since ancient times. New research confirms that it contains flavonoids which compare favorably with the