Proteins from tartary buckwheat and common buckwheat helped reduce cholesterol levels in rats on a high cholesterol diet by at least 25 per cent, report Japanese researchers.
If the results can be reproduced in humans, the proteins may offer an alternative for functional food formulators and dietary supplements to tap into the burgeoning cholesterol reduction market, currently dominated by phytosterols and stanols.
The research, published in the Journal of Food Science, reports that supplementation of a high cholesterol diet with protein from common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) and tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn) reduced serum cholesterol levels in rats by 32 and 25 per cent, respectively.
In a second experiment, the researchers looked at the effect of the proteins to reduce the formation of gallstones (lithogenesis), measured by the lithogenic index.
Supplementation with common (BWP) and tartary buckwheat (TBP) led to reductions of the lithogenic index of 62 and 43 per cent, respectively. "Taken together, these results suggest a potential source of TBP as a functional food ingredient as well as BWP," wrote the authors. High cholesterol levels, hypercholesterolaemia, have a long association with many diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), the cause of almost 50 per cent of deaths in Europe, and reported to cost the EU economy an estimated €169bn ($202bn) per year. Analysis of the chemical composition of TBP was found to be 45.8 per cent protein, 7.8 per cent lipids, and 2.7 per cent dietary fibre, while BWP was composed of 65.8 per cent protein, 22.0 per cent lipids, and 7.0 per cent dietary fibre. TBP was also found to contain more rutin and quercetin than BWP, with 5.3 and 4.4 mg of rutin per 100 grams, respectively, and 1710 and 5.4 mg of quercetin per 100 grams, respectively.
Standard Process has a source of Buckwheat! Cyruta (Cholesterol Metabolism) #3250 90T Each tablet supplies 250 mg Buckwheat Leaf Juice and Seed and 85 mg Inositol.
Ingredients: Honey, bovine adrenal cytosol extract, ascorbic acid, oat flour, and calcium stearate. Cholesterol metabolism and reduction.
Dose: 1 Tab/meal increasing weekly to a maximum dose of 3 Tab/Meal.
NOTE: A-F Betafood should be used with Cyruta to help remove fats through the biliary system. (Take with full glass of water)
Commentary: Buckwheat is an anti-scurvy staple that goes back to ancient Mesopotamia. It was the staple of the American pioneer. It has been largely forgotten in the modern diet and with it the strong vitamin P group of anti-capillary fragility factors from the vitamin C complex. Cyruta and Cyruta-Plus are both made from the green buckwheat plant. This is very high in the naturally occurring P factors for the person with pink toothbrush (bleeding gums) or who bruises easily. Cyruta is made from the seeds as well as the leaves of the plant. This contains inositol and the calcium and cholesterol metabolizing factors, as well as the naturally occurring P factors.
Supplementation with common (BWP) and tartary buckwheat (TBP) led to reductions of the lithogenic index of 62 and 43 per cent, respectively. "Taken together, these results suggest a potential source of TBP as a functional food ingredient as well as BWP," wrote the authors. High cholesterol levels, hypercholesterolaemia, have a long association with many diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), the cause of almost 50 per cent of deaths in Europe, and reported to cost the EU economy an estimated €169bn ($202bn) per year. Analysis of the chemical composition of TBP was found to be 45.8 per cent protein, 7.8 per cent lipids, and 2.7 per cent dietary fibre, while BWP was composed of 65.8 per cent protein, 22.0 per cent lipids, and 7.0 per cent dietary fibre. TBP was also found to contain more rutin and quercetin than BWP, with 5.3 and 4.4 mg of rutin per 100 grams, respectively, and 1710 and 5.4 mg of quercetin per 100 grams, respectively.
Standard Process has a source of Buckwheat! Cyruta (Cholesterol Metabolism) #3250 90T Each tablet supplies 250 mg Buckwheat Leaf Juice and Seed and 85 mg Inositol.
Ingredients: Honey, bovine adrenal cytosol extract, ascorbic acid, oat flour, and calcium stearate. Cholesterol metabolism and reduction.
Dose: 1 Tab/meal increasing weekly to a maximum dose of 3 Tab/Meal.
NOTE: A-F Betafood should be used with Cyruta to help remove fats through the biliary system. (Take with full glass of water)
Commentary: Buckwheat is an anti-scurvy staple that goes back to ancient Mesopotamia. It was the staple of the American pioneer. It has been largely forgotten in the modern diet and with it the strong vitamin P group of anti-capillary fragility factors from the vitamin C complex. Cyruta and Cyruta-Plus are both made from the green buckwheat plant. This is very high in the naturally occurring P factors for the person with pink toothbrush (bleeding gums) or who bruises easily. Cyruta is made from the seeds as well as the leaves of the plant. This contains inositol and the calcium and cholesterol metabolizing factors, as well as the naturally occurring P factors.
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