2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.023
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Complementary and alternative medicine: Herbs, phytochemicals and vitamins and their immunologic effects

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“…It is also said that regular use will improve general well-being and strengthen the immune system and is recommended to be used at a dose of 50 -100 ml three or four times a week. Ascorbic acid is known for its antioxidant activities (Mainardi et al, 2009) (2006) stated, the pharmacological effects and therapeutic efficacies of medicinal plants are derived from several compounds acting in synergy, rather than from a single compound. Hence the activities in the study could be from the multiple components in aloe as well as those in the other ingredients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is also said that regular use will improve general well-being and strengthen the immune system and is recommended to be used at a dose of 50 -100 ml three or four times a week. Ascorbic acid is known for its antioxidant activities (Mainardi et al, 2009) (2006) stated, the pharmacological effects and therapeutic efficacies of medicinal plants are derived from several compounds acting in synergy, rather than from a single compound. Hence the activities in the study could be from the multiple components in aloe as well as those in the other ingredients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is similar in nature to the cascade suppression previously shown in curcumin and magnolol. Of interest, quercetin has also been shown to have antiangiogenic effects in vitro, as well as effects in preventing IL-1-mediated mast cell release of IL-6 without degranulation (Mainardi et al, 2009). Quercetin is the molecule which helps to control and prevent the inflammatory as well as allergic mediator and support to antiasthmatic activity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Das patologias tratadas, as alergias merecem destaque pelo crescente número de terapias baseadas nas MAC, existindo uma diversidade de estudos demonstrando a influência desta prática no sistema imunológico do paciente alérgico (Mainardi, 2009). Atualmente, a freqüência de indivíduos menores de dezoito anos alérgicos que já fizeram uso de alguma dessas terapias corresponde a mais de 5% da população mundial (Engler et al, 2009).…”
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