Wheatgrass Extract Healing A Medical Doctor's Guide
Dr. Chris Reynolds. M.B.,B.S. Australia
Chlorophyll: A preliminary report of its use in two cases of second and third degree burns. Hawton, H. 1950. Med.J.Aust. 337-340. Background: In addition to being exceptionally painful, second and third degree burns disrupt the skin’s natural protective barrier and make sufferers vulnerable to various infections. Modern burn therapy includes keeping…
Chernomorsky, S., Segelman, A. New Jersey Medicine. 1988; 85(8): 669-73 Background Chlorophyll is generally regarded as a photosynthetic pigment present in green plants. This article reviews the anti-inflammatory, wound healing and malodour reducing properties of chlorophyll. In a study on embryonic hearts in mice, it was noted that growth occurred…
Preliminary report of clinical use and rationale. Gruskin B. Am. J. Surg. Jul 1940;49-55 Elimination of bacterial infections relies on two approaches: • destruction of bacteria by administering certain chemical compounds, and/or • building up the body’s resistance to bacteria. The former approach is generally associated with a number of…
The effect of the topical application of several substances on the healing of experimental cutaneous wounds. Brush, B., Lamb, C. 1942. Surgery. 12:355-363 Wounds made on the abdominal wall of guinea pigs were treated with various substances, including chloramines, urea crystals and chlorophyll ointment. None were found to consistently exert an accelerating effect on…
Mechanisms of chlorophyllin anticarcinogenesis against aflatoxin B1: Complex formation with the carcinogen. Breinholt, V., Schimerlik, M., Dashwood, R., Bailey, G. 1995. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 1906.8, 506-514. Background: Aflatoxins are fungal poisons that are also potent cancer-causing agents (carcinogens). Aflatoxin B1 is produced by a species of fungus, Aspergillus that is…
Antimutagenic activities of common vegetables and their chlorophyll content. Lai, C., Butler, M., Matney, T. 1980. Mut. Res. 77(3):245-250. Extractions from vegetables (carrots, lettuce, cabbage, parsley, spinach, broccoli) inhibited mutagenic activity in standard assays. Inhibitory activity was correlated with chlorophyll content.
Mechanism of antimutagenicity of wheat sprout extracts. Peryt, B., Szmczyk, T., Lesca, P. 1992. Mut. Res. 269:201-215. A supernatant extract from wheat grass reduced the production of carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbon (benzopyrene) derivatives. Inhibition of benzopyrene mutagenicity with non-chlorophyll containing wheat sprout extract suggests that chlorophyll is not the main compound responsible.
Chlorophyll in wound healing and suppurative disease. Bowers, W. 1947. Am. J. Surg. 1947;73:37-50. Lieutenant Colonel Bowers of the US Army reports on the use of water-soluble derivatives of chlorophyll in over 400 cases over a period of nine months. He (and colleagues) noted several major effects, notably: loss of…
Chlorophyll and wound healing. Experimental and clinical study. Lam, C., Brush, B. 1950 Am. J. Surg. 8:204-210. 1950. Chlorophyll was used in an experiment with cutaneous wounds in guinea pigs, and in treating dermatome donor sites, clinical burns and surgical wounds and ulcers in human patients. Wound healing in guinea pigs showed…
Chlorophyll: an experimental study of its water-soluble derivatives. Remarks upon the history, chemistry, toxicity and antibacterial poperties of water-soluble chlorophyll derivatives as therapeutic agents. Smith L. 1944. Am. J. Med. Sci. 207:647-654 Reviews the chemistry of chlorophyll, including the structural formula (C 55H 72O 5N 4Mg) and provides a list of references. Chlorophyll…