This collection of research articles covers only a few of the many therapeutic benefits of wheatgrass and other cereal grasses. Many have been attributed to chlorophyll, but there is no evidence to support this theory.
In fact, there is no chlorophyll in the wheatgrass extract I use therapeutically. Numerous biological influences are involved in the healing process, one of which is the inhibition of pain transmission by Substance P, a ubiquitous neurotransmitter.
The Grass Juice Factor (4) Expand- Grass juice stimulates growth in laboratory rats (1936)
- The “Grass Juice Factor” (1938)
- “Grass juice factor” in plant and animal materials (1940)
- Grass juice factor (1966)
- Chlorophyll – its therapeutic place in acute and suppurative disease (1940)
- Wound healing and chlorophyll (1942)
- Chlorophyll used for healing oral conditions (1943)
- Effect of chlorophyll on skin ulcers (1943)
- Wound healing, growth factors & chlorophyll (1943)
- Misconceptions of chlorophyll as therapy (1944)
- Wheatgrass jointing stage is optimum growth period (1944)
- Chlorophyll attributed with wound healing ability (1947)
- Chlorophyll for skin infections and burns (1948)
- Skin ulcers improve with chlorophyll (1948)
- Cereal grasses heal bedsores and skin ulcers (1949)
- Burns, wounds and ulcer healing by chlorophyll (1950)
- Chlorophyll accelerates second-degree burn healing (1950)
- Blood elements – chlorophyllin stimulates production (1959)
- Anti-cancer effect and chlorophyll (1980)
- Anti-ulcer activity from barley grass (1985)
- Cholesterol levels reduced by barley grass (1985)
- Anti-cancer effects of wheatgrass (1988)
- Biological activities of chlorophyll derivatives (1988)
- Barley grass strengthens immune system (1991)
- Vaginal dystrophy – wheatgrass can assist (1991)
- Anti-cancer effects of wheatgrass not due to chlorophyll (1992)
- Anti-cancer – aflatoxins & chlorophyllin (1995)
- Barley grass extract stimulates prolactin production (1995)
- Chronic Achilles tendinopathy (1995)
- Liver cancer. Chlorophyllin inhibits gene mutation (1995)
- Antioxidants. High levels in barley grass (1997)
- Atherosclerosis inhibited by barley grass (1998)
- Anti-cancer effect of rye grass extract (1999)
- Chlorophyllin protects against some cancers (1999)
- Chlorophyllin accelerates surgical wound recovery (2000)
- Colon cancer surgical complications reduced with wheat germ (2000)
- Leukemia cells may be eliminated by chlorophyll (2000)
- Chlorophyllin inhibits aflatoxin carcinogenesis (2001)
- Rye grass extract improves HIV/AIDS patients’ quality of life (2001)
- Wheatgrass can ease plantar fasciitis pain (2001)
- Atherosclerosis – hypolipidemic effects of barley (2002)
- Wheatgrass assists ulcerative colitis recovery (2002)
- Colorectal cancer: wheat germ supportive (2003)
- Lung cancer. Wheat germ improves quality of life (2003)
- Blood lipids in smokers/non-smokers lowered with barley grass (2004)
- Chemotherapy adverse effects eased by wheat germ (2004)
- Pediatric chemotherapy. Wheat germ protects against reactions (2004)
- Thalassemia. Wheatgrass cuts blood transfusion requirements (2004)
- Thalassemia. Wheatgrass induces fetal hemoglobin increase (2004)
- Fetal hemoglobin boosted by wheatgrass (2005)
- Immunological & biochemical effects of wheat germ extract (2005)
- Wound healing aided by Chlorophyllin (2005)
- Antioxidant activity of wheatgrass (2006)
- Antioxidants. High levels in wheatgrass (2006)
- Breast cancer radiotherapy. Wheatgrass extract aids recovery (2006)
- Rheumatoid arthritis – wheatgrass helps reduce corticosteroid dosage (2006)
- Wheat assists oral cancer patients (2006)
- Wheatgrass assists treatment of maxillo-facial cancer (2006)
- Wheatgrass supports terminally ill & reduces transfusion (2006) requirements
- Breast cancer chemotherapy. Wheatgrass protects blood status (2007)
- Chronic myeloid leukemic cells. Positive effects by wheatgrass (2007)
- Thalassemia. Wheatgrass assists iron chelation (2007)
- Wheatgrass reduces transfusion requirements in thalassemia (2007)
- Head & neck cancer. Wheatgerm improves quality of life (2008)
- Wheat extract increases melanoma survival (2008)
- Cancer cell death induced by wheatgrass extract (2009)
- Cancer cell growth inhibited by wheatgrass (2009)
- Myelodysplastic syndrome. Wheatgrass acts as iron chelator (2009)
- Wheatgrass increases blood oxygenation for post-exercise recovery (2010)
- Wheatgrass may assist dementia memory impairment (2010)
- Wheatgrass may help slow dementia development (2010)
- Anti-cancer and anti-oxidant effects of wheatgrass on human leukemia cells (2011)
- Barley grass increases growth hormone & insulin levels (2011)
- Breast cancer. Wheat germ can have positive effects (2011)
- Burns – Wheatgrass assists healing (2011)
- Soft tissue injuries – avoid ice (2011)
- Wheatgrass assists iron chelation (2011)
- Wheatgrass helps reduce leukemic cell proliferation (2011)
- Wound healing effects from wheatgrass juice (2011)
- Immune modulation positively influenced by wheatgrass (2013)
- Wheatgrass extract heals leprosy ulcers (2014)
- Heart damage repair with wheatgerm & echinacea (2015)
- Wheatgrass mobilises cardiac stem cells following myocardial infarction (2016)
- Anti-cancer & anti-oxidant effects of wheatgrass (2017)
- Second degree burns. Wheatgrass excels over silver sulfadiazine (2018)
- Wheatgrass reduces transfusion requirements in thalassemic children (2018)