SORGHUM IS CONFIRMED ANTIOXIDANT, IMMUNE BOOSTING POWER

SORGHUM bicolour, a native grass cultivated
for food and its high medicinal properties,
was recently lauded for its antioxidant and
immune boosting potency at the World
Congress on Military Medicine (WCMM) in
Abuja.
Several studies conducted at the military
and police hospitals across the country, and
cited by experts at the occasion, have
found sorghum potent in treating Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related
cases.
Col. Gian Ayuba of the 44 Army Reference
Hospital, Kaduna noted that Sorghum
bicolour is nature’s most powerful
antioxidant, with capacity present in a
single specific specie of which the active
part is the leaf sheath.
“For the past two decades, modern science
has created synthetic equivalents of the
active compounds in Sorghum bicolour.
However, studies have shown that these
synthetic equivalents do not possess the
same impressive biological effects when
compared to the natural extracts.
“For a long time, indigenous people of West
Africa have used this and other botanical
plants as medicine for treating and curing
diseases, but it is the discovery of its special
and expansive powers by the founder of
Health Forever Products Limited and maker
of Jobelyn that consummated the
potentials,” he said.
On the science behind the traditional
remedy, Ayuba explained that many plants
manufactured secondary metabolites,
which include flavonoids, to protect
themselves against pathogen attack.
“In sorghum, this defence is an active
response resulting in the accumulation of
high levels of 3-deoxyanthocyanidin
phytoalexins (flavonoids) in the plant.
“This 3-deoxyanthocyanidin (3-DXA)
possesses unique chemical and biochemical
properties that Jobelyn uses to strengthen
the body and promote whole health.”
He supported his presentation with various
tests that had been conducted on Jobelyn,
among which is an investigation conducted
at the University of Benin.
In the study, the Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
and Haemoglobin (HB) levels of health
rabbits and rabbits infected with
Trypanosoma brucei-induced anaemia were
elevated following Jobelyn administration.
In another study conducted at Lindabel
Medical Centre, Lawanson, Lagos, 163
randomly selected anaemic patients were
given Jobelyn. “The result is that 98 per cent
showed increase in haemoglobin level
within a week. Besides, sickle cell disease
patients were found to have fewer crises
when placed on Jobelyn.”
On anti-inflammatory activity, Ayuba noted:
“A renowned laboratory in Germany has
investigated and reported the ability of
Jobelyn to suppress the following very
dangerous cytokines – IL – 1, 1L – 6, TNF-
alpha and PGE2. In LPS=stimulated human
PBMC Model (Indirect COX Activity Assay),
Jobelyn was demonstrated to decrease PGE2
production from LPS-stimulated cells
suggesting COX-2 activity inhibition.”
In a report to evaluate the efficiency of
Jobelyn in enhancing immunity in Human
Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)-infected
patients, titled: ‘Effect of Jobelyn, a Nigerian
herbal extract, on the cellular immunity of
persons living with HIV/Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)’, Ayuba
explained that 36 males and 28 females
HIV/AIDS patients who regularly attended
clinic at the Military Hospital, Lagos, between
May and September 2003 were recruited
for the research.

Health benefits of water melon

WATERMELON is concentrated with b-
vitamins, which are responsible for a lot of
your body's energy production. This
means eating watermelon can give
substantial energy. It also has high amounts
of the energizing nutrients magnesium and
potassium. Eating watermelon is a safe
alternative to taking energy drinks prior to
exercise. It also hydrates you due to its high
water content as opposed to caffeine filled
energy drinks that dehydrate you.
The watermelon was first cultivated in
Egypt. It was a very sought after fruit in
Egypt. Some hieroglyphics suggest that it
was put in the tombs of some pharaohs. It
is thought that the watermelon was so
heavily sought after in Egypt because of its
high water content. The hydration that
eating watermelon is probably the reason it
was so heavily regarded due to Egypt's hot
weather, lack of water, and deserts.
Many people probably depended on
watermelon as a primary water source.
After all watermelon is 92 per cent water.
The health benefits of watermelon have
been know about for a long time. It is not
just a recent find.
Watermelon is a natural source of nature's
most powerful antioxidants. It is a good
source of the antioxidant vitamins C and A.
It is also a good source of the powerful
antioxidant beta-carotene. Watermelons
antioxidants can help prevent a number of
things. It reduces the risk of colon cancer,
asthma, heart disease, osteoporosis,
rheumatoid arthritis, and prostate cancer.
Antioxidants should be a staple in
everyone's diet. They provide health
benefits that other nutrients cannot. When it
comes to things that are beneficial to your
health antioxidants are at the top of the list.
They are better than vitamins, minerals,
protein, carbs, and any other nutrient
because they have so many benefits. If you
do not take some sort of antioxidant
whether it be through food or something
else you should consider incorporating a
food that contains antioxidants or
supplement with them.