Re: Possible prostate cancer cure from coconut sap

[Guest guest]

It would be interesting to know more about this study

Can you elaborate

We have a lot of coconut trees over here.. but they are not being put to

use.. Maybe I can help move people in this area.. to help them cure

themselves... I know a lot of people suffering from this disease.. but

this treatment is unknown

Francis

melly banagale wrote:

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> Just to let you know that in the Philippines they have

> found that the sap of the coconut tree (TUBA in

> Tagalog) is effective for prostate cancer. The sap

> spoils easily and turns to vinegar quickly. They are

> now trying to find a way to extend its life to package

> as a drug.

>

> So those of you who have access to coconut

> plantations, you may tap the tree for its sap. The

> Philippine Coconut Authority's own hybrid tree gives

> out more of the " drug " . Other coconut trees do have

> it too but not the same quantity.

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>

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[Guest guest]

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If its the sap,then as i understand it,you can cut of the cluster of

coconuts and drain the sap from that branch,like they do to make

coconut wine. Just dont let it ferment. Would the sap be any differant

there than another part of the plant ? .

[Guest guest]

Francis,

If you live in such an area and coconuts grow, I would also be growing

a palm called 'Acai'. Its known as a 'super food' and supplies omega

3's. People in the Amazon who eat this everyday,have very few health

problems and live to a great age. It only takes 5 years before you can

start harvesting. Seeds are not hard to find.

PLUS,PLUS,PLUS,...it tastes like chocolate !!! .

[Guest guest]

I had no idea Acai tasted like chocolate! I had some once a long time ago in

a smoothie I think..... (as in months and months ago)

Chantelle

On 4/19/08 2:19 PM, " k8teeth " <stonesigns@...> wrote:

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> Francis,

> If you live in such an area and coconuts grow, I would also be growing

> a palm called 'Acai'. Its known as a 'super food' and supplies omega

> 3's. People in the Amazon who eat this everyday,have very few health

> problems and live to a great age. It only takes 5 years before you can

> start harvesting. Seeds are not hard to find.

>

> PLUS,PLUS,PLUS,...it tastes like chocolate !!! .

>

[Guest guest]

k8

I live in the Carribbean. How do I get the seeds. I understand that Acai is

rather fragile, it must be kept frozen or else spoiled rather easily. I consume

it everyday as well but get it in the USA from Whole Food Market at a dear

price. Do you know of an alternative source? in the USA?

Frantz

k8teeth <stonesigns@...> wrote: Francis,

If you live in such an area and coconuts grow, I would also be growing

a palm called 'Acai'. Its known as a 'super food' and supplies omega

3's. People in the Amazon who eat this everyday,have very few health

problems and live to a great age. It only takes 5 years before you can

start harvesting. Seeds are not hard to find.

PLUS,PLUS,PLUS,...it tastes like chocolate !!! .

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[Guest guest]

Thing about plants though is that they only supply one non-

essential omega-3, linolenic acid, which converts to EPA and DHA, the

essential omega-3's, at only about 1% to 5%; the linolenic acid is

worthless beyond that point and the balance of the oil mainly supplies

inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. (Yes, even in a superfood)

This is thoroughly explained in Dr. Chilton's book Inflammation

Nation; Chilton also details the other fatty acids involved in the

arachidonic acid (omega-6) inflammatory reaction.

Duncan

>

> Francis,

> If you live in such an area and coconuts grow, I would also be

growing

> a palm called 'Acai'. Its known as a 'super food' and supplies omega

> 3's. People in the Amazon who eat this everyday,have very few health

> problems and live to a great age. It only takes 5 years before you

can

> start harvesting. Seeds are not hard to find.

>

> PLUS,PLUS,PLUS,...it tastes like chocolate !!! .

>

[Guest guest]

Francis,

do a google on " coconut sap + prostate cancer " . The

" drug " is inosotol. A form of vitamin B. In a

website, it said that inosotol might kill some cancer

cells too.

[Guest guest]

,

I don't know the answer to your question. I just

remember when i was a kid i went to a coco farm where

they were drawing saps from bamboos sticking out of

the coconut tree. You are right, don't allow it to

ferment.

[Guest guest]

I second that info on inositol; inositol hexaphosphate does kill

cancer cells; this firm uses that information as a legal part of

their sales pitch.

http://tinyurl.com/46777y

Duncan

>

> Francis,

>

> do a google on " coconut sap + prostate cancer " . The

> " drug " is inosotol. A form of vitamin B. In a

> website, it said that inosotol might kill some cancer

> cells too.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Frantz

I will look for the seeds as i did have link somewhere,but if

you 'google' you will find them.

The seeds are only viable for 3 months after pulp is taken of,so you

will have to plant asap.

Do you have somewhere to plant it near water ? Does it rain fairly

often being that oyu are in the tropics...or are you in the true

tropics where it rains every day ?

[Guest guest]

Frantz

Find out if the palm is already there.

If not i have a contact that might be able to get them,but check first.

You can transplant them,so if in haiti they are a long way away,you can

transplant them to a closer place. They grow fast and have first crop

in 5 years. .

[Guest guest]

Not sure if it's the same or as beneficial as the sap, but I have

purchased and taken Inosotol for PCOS (polycystic ovarian

syndrome). I coincidently received this an email newsletter from

the PCOS group this morning with an article about Inosotol and

Diabetes as well.

P.

www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/news56.html

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> Francis,

>

> do a google on " coconut sap + prostate cancer " . The

> " drug " is inosotol. A form of vitamin B. In a

> website, it said that inosotol might kill some cancer

> cells too.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, did the research cure cancer with the sap, or with a potent

extract derived from the sap? One would suspect the latter, and if

that's the case, it's incorrect to apply that attribute to the food

that the drug is extracted from.

Duncan

>

> Just to let you know that in the Philippines they have

> found that the sap of the coconut tree (TUBA in

> Tagalog) is effective for prostate cancer. The sap

> spoils easily and turns to vinegar quickly. They are

> now trying to find a way to extend its life to package

> as a drug.

>

> So those of you who have access to coconut

> plantations, you may tap the tree for its sap. The

> Philippine Coconut Authority's own hybrid tree gives

> out more of the " drug " . Other coconut trees do have

> it too but not the same quantity.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Here is the report. As you can see, the sap has lots

of inositol but they are trying to find a way to

preserve it. Coconut sap ferments in minutes.

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Coconut sap may find global niche market in cancer

medicine

By MELODY M. AGUIBA

The possibility of preserving coconut sap’s inositol,

a Vitamin B complex component that prevents prostate

cancer, is offering the Philippines a new niche for

coconut in the international market.

Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator

Garin is focusing a research and development (R & D)

effort on the preservation of inositol on coconut sap

amid numerous studies proving the significant presence

of this cancer-preventing substance in the sap.

First, PCA is contracting Ateneo de Manila University

or the Food and Nutrition Research Institute to

document inositol content on coconut sap.

Following this, the government agency will develop

products that can ensure preservation of a significant

amount of inositol on the sap which may be possible

through the production of fresh coconut sap juice.

" Admin Garin is enthusiastic about developing

technologies and methodologies that can preserve

inositol, " said a PCA official in an interview.

Inositol, a dietary phytochemical present in cereals,

soy, legumes, and fiber-rich foods, has long been

known to suppress hormone-refractory prostate cancer

growth.

And its presence on coconut sap will maximize

marketing of coconut sap and is expected to likewise

boost the market of a related product, coconut sap

sugar, a sweetener good for diabetics which is already

sought after as a health product in the United States.

Moreover, the Philippines may strike a deal to supply

coconut sap to Canada and Japan while an international

trader engaged in organic food distribution, Tree

Crops, is also looking at sourcing coconut sap from

the Philippines instead of from Indonesia.

PCA is further boosting marketing prospects of coconut

products by accrediting producers and traders of

coconut sap and coconut sap sugar.

PCA is also coordinating with the Bureau of

Agriculture and Fisheries Products Standards (BAFPS)

to come up with a quality standard for coconut sap in

order to protect product quality and likewise protect

their producers.

An expansion of coconut sap production in General

Santos; Aroman, South Cotabato, and Zamboanga is

already on-going. Each of these three production

centers should yield three metric tons of coconut sap

per month.

While only 375 trees are productive sources of the sap

and only from Aroman at present, PCA believes volume

can readily be stepped up once markets will have been

established in Japan and Canada.

While aiming to give livelihood to farmers originally

under the Asian Development Bank-funded International

Coconut Genetic Resource Center (Cogent), PCA is also

ensuring that farmers will get their fair share of

profit in this envisioned sustainable entrepreneurial

project.

The export market for the country’s coconut sugar has

started expanding since the completion last year of

scientific studies showing that coconut sugar is a low

glycemic index (GI) food. GI is a numerical system of

measuring the effect of a carbohydrate on the

circulating blood sugar.

While the Low GI is at 55, coconut sap sugar’s GI is

far lower at only at 35.

A PCA investment model shows that a P329,000 per

hectare investment on coconut sap sugar gives an

internal rate of return of 28 percent over a 3.21-year

payback period.

A one-hectare land is assumed to have 100 coconut

trees. This will have total toddy (coconut sap) yield

per hectare per month of 7,500 liters and a total

sugar production of 1,250 kilos at a sugar-toddy ratio

of one kilo of sugar for every six liters of toddy.

PCA is linking investors to farmers who are planting

hybrid coconut under which the farmers belonging to a

cooperative will eventually own the facilities while

investors also get their money back.

Coconut sap sugar is foreseen to create numerous

livelihood opportunities in rural areas as the process

involves a simple farm level technology, but it is

labor-intensive due to the coconut sap harvesting

activity.

The entire Mindanao is seen as a big potential source

of coconut sap sugar since it is where most hybrid

coconuts have been planted. Hybrid coconut, which

yields three to five MT per hectare compared to the

Laguna variety which only gives about one MT enables

high recovery rate for the granulated sugar.

A coconut sap or " tuba " contains 12 to 18 percent

sugar.

PCA first came up with coconut sap sugar from a

poverty reduction project in Balingasag, Misamis

Oriental through Cogent. Farmers from Misamis Oriental

were the first ones to produce the low GI food that is

being exported to the US through a marketing effort of

a Filipino doctor promoting the food’s health

benefits. But PCA hopes to expand its production all

over Mindanao .

Indonesia and Thailand also produce a certain type of

coconut sap sugar but has not marketed the product

well as much as the Philippines does market it as a

doctor-recommended health food.

[Guest guest]

, inositol, usually given in the form of inositol hexaphosphate,

has been used by health professionals for several years in cancer and

other treatment, and as a supplement.

Duncan

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> Here is the report. As you can see, the sap has lots

> of inositol but they are trying to find a way to

> preserve it. Coconut sap ferments in minutes.

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