Arthritis care: Beyond
tea and sympathy
Green tea and tart cherries each
contain antioxidants that may be useful in controlling inflammation
from injury or diseases such as arthritis.
References:
Haqqi, T.M., et al. 1999. Prevention of collagen-induced arthritis
in mice by a polyphenolic fraction from green tea. Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences 96(April 13):4524.
Wang, H., M.G. Nair, et al. 1999. Antioxidant and antiinflammatory
activities of anthocyanins and their aglycon, cyanidin, from tart
cherries. Journal of Natural Products 62(February):294.
Further Readings:
Kattyar, S.K., and H. Mukhtar. 1996. Tea in chemoprevention of cancer:
Epidemiologic and experimental studies (Review). International
Journal of Oncology 8:221.
Raloff, J. 1999. Green tea belittles cancer. Science News Online
(Jan. 2).
______. 1997. Teasing out tea's heart benefits. Science News
152(Nov. 29):348.
______. 1997. How much aspirin
did you eat today? Science News Online (Oct. 18).
______. 1997. Green tea: A drink
to your health. Science News Online (Sept. 13).
______. 1997. The rise of nutraceuticals.
Science News Online (Feb. 15).
______. 1996. Unnaturally red
cherries-naturally. Science News Online (Oct. 19).
Sources:
Brian Butcher
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 1-800-283-7800
Web site: http://www.arthritis.org
Tariq M. Haqqi
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Medicine
2109 Adelbert Road
Cleveland, OH 44106-4946
Muraleedharan G. Nair
Michigan State University
Department of Horticulture
National Food Safety and Toxicology Center
East Lansing, MI 48824
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 16, April 17,
1999, p. 247. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
