Wildegansie - Sutherlandia frutescens

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The uses of this wonderful plant were originally learned from the Khoi, San, and Nama people.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sutherlandia is regarded as the African adaptogen par excellence.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The seeds and leaves are smoked by labourers as a cannabis substitute in Namaqualand. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The leaves are sedative when smoked. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The leaves are also smoked for extreme pain.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sutherlandia is also taken to assist and boost the immune system. </B></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/wildegansie-sutherlandia-frutescens-p-45.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thebotanicalsource.com/wildeg"><B>Click here to purchase Wildegansie (Sutherlandia frutescens)</B></A><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="c42c8b70.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Active ingredients</U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> :</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>A number of highly active compounds, including canavanine, pinitol and the amino acid GABA occur in high quantities in Sutherlandia species.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">L-canavanine is a potent L-arginine antagonist that has documented anti-caner and antiviral activity.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Canavanine has anti-tumourigenic properties, and is also an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, and may be beneficial in certain forms of heart failure.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pinitol is a known anti-diabetic agent that may also have an application in treating wasting in cancer and AIDS.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that could account for the use of Sutherlandia for anxiety and stress.</B></div> <div> 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