THE EFFECT OF
JOBELYN ON AIDS
One of the findings of the Alcorn’s study was that total
flavonoids in Jobelyn, 870 mic/ml compared with thyme (318) and basil
(205). This led to the conclusion, that, as a source of flavonoids, Jobelyn’s
flavonoids almost trebled those most orchestrated flavonoids-rich Euro American
herbs.
Flavonoids, crystalline substances
found in plants, were discovered in 1936 by Nobel Prize winner Szent Gyorgy, a
scientist who named this group of compounds Vitamin P, of which many people
know so little.
More than 4,000 flavonoids have been
isolated by scientists since 1936. There are prospects that still more will be
discovered. They give the plants their various deep colours often described as
the WATER COLOUR OF NATURE. They are present in deep green leafy
vegetables, nuts and seeds. As a matter of fact, most medicinal plants are said
to owe their health powers to their flavonoids. That’s why you’ll find on a
health store shelf such proprietary products as FLAVONOIDS COMPLEX or ACTIVATED
FLAVONOIDS. Sometimes, they are called BIOFLAVONOIDS, to describe bioactivity.
Flavonoids have properties which make them antiviral, anti-carcinogenic, that
is, anti-cancer, anti-inflamatory, antihistamine and antioxidant. That’s why
they have a range of uses in natural medicine such as in histamine induced
asthma, arthritis and chromic degenerative disease with free radical damage
origins. It is in their use as antioxidants that bioflavonoids appear
most well-known today. In this area, many of them, such Grape Seed Extract, are
said to be more potent than traditional antioxidant Vitamins C and‘ E put
together. They protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation, for example, thereby
prevent cholesterol health damage. They sometimes lower total cholesterol
count. That’s why nature doctors often advise inclusion of generous amounts of
fruits and vegetables in the diet. Of the thousands of flavonoids well studied,
the names which often ring familiar bells are Quercitin. Rutin Naringm,
Hesperidin, Genistein, Pycogenol. Dr. Chitan Kandaswami and Dr Elliot Middeton
are reported in flavoid literature to have experimentally demonstrated
“effectiveness of a variety of flavonoids in the prevention and treatment of
various cancers resistant to chemotherapy”. using both cell lines and living
organisms.
While Rutin is good for firming weak
and leaky blood vessels, especially in eye troubles such as glaucoma, the
flavonoids proanthocyanidin, plentiful in Jobelyn is receiving serious
scientific attention. Pine tree or Christmas tree has lots of it, too. Studies
suggest pronathocyonidins may prevent peripherial bleeding in humans as well as
swelling of the legs due to water retention, a condition which also responds to
Dandelion root or any good kidney stimulant. Research has proven bioflanoids
good for diabetic retinopathy, a condition in which high blood sugar levels
damage nerves of the eye and the retina, impairing vision. They also help
varicose veins, to improve blood flow and heal leg cramps. As antiviral agents,
flavonoids have been reported to inhibit viruses which cause polio, influenza,
hepatitis A and B, herpes simplex, luekemia virus type I and HIV. In the test
tube, baicalin and quercitin reportedly inhibited replication of HIV virus “by
100 per cent”
Jobelyn® is a herbal preparation whose primary active ingredient is from
the leaves of Sorghum bicolor. It contains 3-deoxyanthocyanidins (Apigeninidin
and Luteolinidin) and other bioflavonoids including Luteolin, Naringenin,
7-methoxyflavone Apigeninidin and Flavone-apigeninidin adducts. Animal and in
vitro studies, supplemented by epidemiological evidence and human studies,
indicate numerous health benefits (including protection from various ailments)
associated with the antioxidant effects. In animals with trypanosome-induced
anaemia, Jobelyn® rapidly increases haemoglobin and PCV levels. Jobelyn® has
extremely high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC, 37,622 ìmoleTE/g) and
is effective against the most important five predominant reactive species found
in the body (peroxyl radicals, hydroxyl radicals, peroxynitrite, super oxide
anion, and singlet oxygen). In humans, Jobelyn has been shown to increase
CD4 counts in people living with HIV either alone or in combination with
antiretroviral drugs making it a possible good alternative and/or supplement to
antiretroviral drugs in the management of HIV/AIDS patients. Studies on the
effects on lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine and PGE2 release in human
monocytes of healthy human blood donors indicate that it significantly inhibits
lipopolysaccharide-induced release of cytokines (IL-1beta, TNFalpha, IL-6,
IL-8) and PGE2. Its selective effect on COX-2 activity makes it a very
promising anti-inflammatory medicine with minimal side effects. In laboratory
animals, the oral and intraperitoneal routes LD50 values are 215.1mg/kg and
193.4mg/kg, respectively. It is concluded that Jobelyn® is safe and useful for
the management of anaemia and HIV/AIDS, and is a promising medicine for
inflammatory diseases and protection against many other diseases.