Bagi yang ingin mengetahui lebih banyak tentang kunyit dan kanker silahkan baca pada : http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/62/13/3868
----- Original Message ----- From: "rahardjo mustadjab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <ppiindia@yahoogroups.com>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Wisnu Sindhutrisno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Nithianandum Katherayson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Niken Franks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "yasmina-arrachman kusmadi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: [ppiindia] Food for the brain > > Curcumin = curcuma longa (Wikipedia). Melihat > tampilannya, tak salah lagi bahwa curcumin adalah > kunyit, yaitu bahan yang banyak dipakai pada masakan > Padang dan jamu di Jawa. Bahan ini sudah lama dikenal > khasiatnya sebagai anti-oxydant. > > Salam, > RM > > -------------------------- > > (TIME Asia) > (January 17, 2005 / Vol. 165, No. 2 > > Food for the Brain > > > Can an ingredient in Indian curry help prevent > Alzheimer's? > BY BRYAN WALSH > > > Fans of Indian cuisine know a spicy curry can go > straight to the head-and now medical science backs > them up. A recent study by researchers at the > University of California Los Angeles and the Greater > Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System > concludes that curcumin, the substance that gives the > curry spice turmeric its yellow pigment, may help > combat Alzheimer's disease. In India's ancient > Ayurvedic health system, the spice is known as an > anti-inflammatory and a cleanser of blood. Alzheimer's > researchers became interested in it due to evidence > that the prevalence of the neurological disease among > the elderly in India may be considerably lower than > that in the U.S. > > In the study, scientists found that elderly lab rats > fed curcumin experienced a reduction in the > beta-amyloid proteins found in the brains of > Alzheimer's victims. When researchers tested curcumin > on human beta-amyloid proteins in a test tube, the > chemical blocked the proteins from forming destructive > plaques-meaning that curcumin could be useful for > treating Alzheimer's, and more importantly, for > preventing it. Dr. Greg Cole, the lead researcher, > hopes that curcumin could be for Alzheimer's what > aspirin has become for heart disease: a simple, safe > and affordable preventative. New Delhi-based > restaurant consultant J. Inder Singh Kalra, who has > touted the holistic value of Indian food on his TV > cooking show for years, hopes such news will instruct > younger Indians, who have been turning to unhealthy > Western food. "It's the great tragedy of this > country," says Kalra, "that we won't value our own > culture unless it comes back to us from the West." > > > > > > > *************************************************************************** > Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia > yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc > *************************************************************************** > __________________________________________________________________________ > Mohon Perhatian: > > 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) > 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. > 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; > 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
