The balloon Pea Uses

Traditional use
The locals use this kind for centuries as a versatile remedy. This plant is used by traditional healers to strengthen the body's defense system in various diseases. This is the name to the people of the Sotho, the plant "Lerumo-lamadi" - "Spear of Blood" because Sutherlandia clean the blood, and as the body strong. "Cancer Bush" (in German: Cancer bush, on Afrikaans: kankerbos) is another name under which the plant is known in South Africa. Also during the flu epidemic of 1918 and the plant used to be called the of the people of the Zulu Unwele - "the wonderful medicine."

Constituents and pharmacology
As the main ingredients Sutherlandia contains a number of amino acids, such as L-canavanine, pinitol next, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), mixtures of bitter triterpene glycosides and several flavonoids.

L-canavanine, an amino acid nonproteinogenic acts as an L-arginine antagonist, reduces the intake of essential amino acids from the intestine and interferes with the protein. Antiviral (including anti-flu) viruses, antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-tumor properties could be demonstrated, and explain the successful use of Sutherlandia in the treatment of cancer.

Pinitol is responsible for the antidiabetic effect, and for the treatment of the force decline in cancer and AIDS patients are used.

The inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA acts against mental and emotional stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and insomnia. This means that the mood-enhancing effect and the sense of well be justified by Sutherlandia.

The triterpenoids contribute bitter tonic and may have corticomimetische properties.

Medical application
From this specific combination of modes of action raises a number of indications: Internally, the drug for the treatment of cancer, dyspepsia, stomach ulcers, reflux esophagitis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, gynecological disorders, urinary tract infections, rheumatism, edema, influenza, common cold, fever and tuberculosis used, and as a bitter tonic and Umstimmungsmittel. Externally, extracts of eye infections, wounds, burns and inflammatory skin conditions are used.

Particular attention is the successful use of the drug in the treatment of AIDS and cancer patients. It is emphasized that only the symptoms of these diseases, such as the weakening of the immune system, weight loss and listlessness are alleviated. The overall health and well being of the patients improved. The success of Sutherlandia is not the cure of diseases, but in the quality of life.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballonerbse
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