scholarly journals Drone Brood Homogenate as Natural Remedy for Treating Health Care Problem: A Scientific and Practical Approach

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 5699
Author(s):  
Ewelina Sidor ◽  
Małgorzata Dżugan
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Ovarian Dysfunction ◽  
Curative Effect ◽  
Natural Remedy ◽  
Drone Brood

Drone brood homogenate is a little-known bee product used in folk medicine to treat various health problems. It is a very nutritious milky substance with high content of nutrients: proteins, lipids, fatty acids, carbohydrates, vitamins (A, B, E and D), and minerals. Moreover, when collected on early stage of larvae development, it is, most of all, rich source of sex hormone (testosterone, progesterone and estradiol). Some beekeepers consider drone brood as a waste product, although in some countries they use it to fight Varroa. Meanwhile, in many scientific reports a curative effect of bee drone homogenate in treating urgent global health problems have been confirmed, including ovarian dysfunction in women and male infertility, thyroid and immunity disorders, as well as malnutrition in children. A few dietary supplements based on drone brood are available online. Many patents relating to drone brood-based dietary supplements have been filed in Russia, but their prevalence in EU countries is still limited. Further research is needed to fully recognize the pharmacological activity and increase the use of drone brood.

scholarly journals Lipidomic Profile and Enzymes Activity in Hepatic Microsomes of Rats in Physiological and Pathological Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Tomasz Lepionka ◽  
Małgorzata Białek ◽  
Marian Czauderna ◽  
Michał Szlis ◽  
Agnieszka Białek
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Antagonistic Effect ◽  
Pathological State ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hepatic Microsomes ◽  
Cox 2

Among the risk factors affecting the development of cancer, nutritional factors occupy a significant place. Pomegranate seed oil (PSO) and bitter melon extract (BME), used for ages in folk medicine, are nowadays used in the prevention of many diseases and as ingredients of dietary supplements. Despite numerous publications on these raw materials or their active substances, their mechanism of action in various pathological states has not been recognized yet, nor has the safety of their simultaneous use been evaluated. The study aimed to assess how dietary supplementation with either PSO, with BME, or both, affects fatty acids’ profiles and their metabolism in hepatic microsomes, as well as the activity of selected microsomal enzymes (COX-2 and CYP1B1). Experimental animals (Sprague-Dawley rats) were divided into eight parallel experimental groups, differing in applied dietary modifications (control, PSO, BME and both PSO and BME) and introduction of chemical carcinogen—7,12-dimethylbenz[a]nthracene. Obtained results indicated the pronounced effect of the cancerous process on lipid metabolism and demonstrated the antagonistic effect of applied dietary supplements on the content of individual fatty acids and the activity of CYP1B1 and COX-2. The applied broad analytical approach and chemometric data analysis confirmed that raw materials, for which potential cancer prevention has been previously demonstrated, may differ in effects depending on the coexisting pathological state.

scholarly journals Aquaculture Production of the Brown Seaweeds Laminaria digitata and Macrocystis pyrifera: Applications in Food and Pharmaceuticals

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Diane Purcell-Meyerink ◽  
Michael A. Packer ◽  
Thomas T. Wheeler ◽  
Maria Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Macrocystis Pyrifera ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Laminaria Digitata ◽  
Brown Seaweeds ◽  
Commercial Potential ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Use

Seaweeds have a long history of use as food, as flavouring agents, and find use in traditional folk medicine. Seaweed products range from food, feed, and dietary supplements to pharmaceuticals, and from bioenergy intermediates to materials. At present, 98% of the seaweed required by the seaweed industry is provided by five genera and only ten species. The two brown kelp seaweeds Laminaria digitata, a native Irish species, and Macrocystis pyrifera, a native New Zealand species, are not included in these eleven species, although they have been used as dietary supplements and as animal and fish feed. The properties associated with the polysaccharides and proteins from these two species have resulted in increased interest in them, enabling their use as functional foods. Improvements and optimisations in aquaculture methods and bioproduct extractions are essential to realise the commercial potential of these seaweeds. Recent advances in optimising these processes are outlined in this review, as well as potential future applications of L. digitata and, to a greater extent, M. pyrifera which, to date, has been predominately only wild-harvested. These include bio-refinery processing to produce ingredients for nutricosmetics, functional foods, cosmeceuticals, and bioplastics. Areas that currently limit the commercial potential of these two species are highlighted.

scholarly journals Patient-reported health problems and healthcare use after treatment for early-stage breast cancer

The Breast ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.M. de Ligt ◽  
M. Heins ◽  
J. Verloop ◽  
C.H. Smorenburg ◽  
J.C. Korevaar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Early Stage Breast Cancer ◽  
Healthcare Use ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Reported Health

Inhibition of Nuclear Factor Kappa B activation in Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Omega-3 Fatty Acids

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes F. Fahrmann ◽  
Oscar F. Ballester ◽  
Gabriela Ballester ◽  
Theodore R. Witte ◽  
Alexander J. Salazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Nuclear Factor Kappa B ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Nuclear Factor Kappa

scholarly journals Extraction and study of Intracellular compounds of sedimentary wine yeast - waste product of wine production

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 00011
Author(s):  
Inna Chernousova ◽  
George Zaitsev
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Acid Ethyl Ester ◽  
Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester ◽  
Wine Yeast ◽  
Mechanical Effect ◽  
Ultrasonic Waves ◽  
Ethyl Esters ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Poorly Soluble

The present work describes the results of research of a complex of substances obtained from sedimentary wine yeast by extraction with food extractants with the use of ultrasound. The filtrates of alcoholic extracts of yeast and sediments isolated from filtrate were investigated. It has been shown that hydrophobic substances moderately soluble and poorly soluble in alcohol, such as ethyl esters of fatty acids, fatty acids, phospholipids, sterols, squalene, were isolated from sedimentary wine yeast by extraction with alcohol-containing extractants. The mechanical effect of ultrasound provides faster and more complete penetration of the solvent into the intracellular substances. Ultrasound allows one to achieve greater penetration of the solvent into plant tissues and improve mass exchange. Ultrasonic waves, causing cavitation in the liquid, destroy cell walls and promote the release of cell matrix components. Thus, during the US treatment of suspended sedimentary wine yeast a mixture of fatty acid ethyl ester more than 2 times and squalene - 1.5 times, compared to the control, is observed.

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