Urzica (Urticae Radix)

1 Urzica (Urticae Radix) este mai eficienta cu 30% deci 30% red. fata de Urzica (Urticae Folium): Urzica (Urticae Radix) radacina in hiperplazia benigna de prostata, studiu randomizat, dublu-orb, placebo controlat.

2 Urzica (Urticae Radix) radacina un inhibitor de aromataza.

Urzica (Urticae Radix)

Urzica (Urtica Dioica) - Foto

3. Fitoterapia cu Urzica (Urtica Dioica), Serenoa Repens si Pygeum Africanum in hiperplazia beningna de prostata

Urzica (Urtica Dioica) din: Farmacia Naturala

- Urzica contine: Vitaminele C, B2, K, acid pantotenic, acid folic, enzime, minerale, acid linolenic, acid linoleic, acid palmitic, acid succinic, acetilcholina, clorofila, xantofila, violaxantina, acid formic, ulei volatil, qercitina, flavonoizi, steroli, sitosteroli, stigmasterol, camferol, coproporfirina, 5-hidroxitriptamina, glucochinona, secoisolariciresinol, lignani, lectina, aglutinina (Urtica Dioica Aglutinina) (UDA), care are efect antiviral si imunomodulator.

- Urzica are actiune diuretica,
- Urzica imbunatateste lactatia,
- Urzica reduce eczemele la copii,
- Urzica indicat in tratamentul de acnee.
- Urzica decongestioneaza mucoasa nazala, imbunatatind respiratia.
- Urzica are actiune favorabila in timpul menstruatiei,

4. Urzica (Urticae radix) radacina cu efect de inhibare la hiperplazia benigna de prostata

5. Serenoa Repens si Urzica (Urticae radix) radacina un viabil tratament medical la hiperplazia beningna de prostata asociat cu simptomele caracteristice in urinari dese, eficacitate excelenta pentru Serenoa, pentru Urzica, in mai mult de 80% cazuri, spune departamentul farmacologic

6. Palmierul pitic contine fitosteroli inhiba a 5-Alfa reductaza pentru a bloca conversia testosteronului in dihidrotestosteron (DHT) indicat in alopecia androgenetica si in tratamentul de acnee

7. Serenoa Repens si Urzica pentru barbati la Alopecie - caderea parului (alopecia areata)

- O boala autoimmuna la care este afectat sistemul imunitar (celulele albe)

Limfocitele -T ataca foliculele de par

- Controlul functiei celulelor T de neurotrofine (polipeptide), in pielea afectata de alopecie - caderea parului (alopecia areata)

Factorul de crestere nervoasa (NGF) un polipeptid din familia de neurotrofine

Alopecie totala (alopecia totalis)

Alopecie universala (alopecia universalis)

8. Urzica (Urticae radix) radacina cu continutul de lignani interfera cu 5 alfa difidrotestosteron care se leaga de SHBG

Secoisolariciresinol Dyglicoside (SDG):
Formula moleculara este: C32H46O16,
Greutatea moleculara este: 686.71

9. Urzica cu continutul de lignani - Secoisolariciresinol Diglycoside (SDG) reduce metastaze in cazul de melanom malign

10. Urzica cu continutul de Lignani-Aglutinina se leaga cu globulina - SHBG (Sex hormone-binding globulin) care inhiba proliferarea factorului de crestere epidermal EGF (epidermal growth factor) si de legare cu receptorii din stroma celulara a prostatei

11. Urzica cu continutul de lignani - Secoisolariciresinol Dyglicoside (SDG) inhiba actiunea de globulina - sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)

12. Urzica cu continutul de lignani - Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside si metabolitii sai cu efect anticancer la cancerul de prostata

13. Urzica (Urticae radix) radacina cu efect antiproliferativ la celulele de cancer de prostata

14. Urzica (Urticae radix) radacina contine un superantigen numit Lectina (glicoproteina), cu activitatea lor aglutinanta UDA (Urtica Dioica Agglutinina), urzica inhiba infectiile virale HIV

15. Urzica (Urtica Dioica) are efect antireumatic, actiune antiinflamatoare, inhiba activitatea cascadei acidului arahidonic de ciclooxigenaza (COX-2), lipoxigenaza , prostaglandine, leucotriene, moduleaza inflamatia articulara, si leziuni distructive din artrita reumatoida, aceiasi actiune ca si AINS (Antiinflamatoarele nesteroidiene).

Urzica (Urtica Dioica) are efect antireumatic, actiune antiinflamatoare, inhiba activitatea cascadei acidului arahidonic

16. Urzica indicat in artrita reumatoida inhiba producerea de citokine proinflamatorii, ca interleukina-1 (IL-1), factorul de necroza tumorala-alfa (TNF-alfa), interleukin-1 beta sint cauze ale perturbarilor imunitare

17. Urzica contine flavonoizi glicolizi este imunostimulator

18. Urzica indicat in terapia rinitei allergice si astma

19. Urzica indicat in terapia cardiovasculara

20. Urzica poate sintetiza acetilcolina foarte importanta pentru creier

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