Use of Artichoke for phytotheraphy

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While checking on other stuff, I spotted this

" At all times: detoxifying phytotheraphy (artichoke for example) "

at http://suppi.net/slg/sitey/index.php?lymes

(Phytotherapy is the study of the use of extracts from natural origin

as medicines of health-promoting agents.)

Checking the archives for the last 2 year, the only related post on

this group was:

" an alternative is artichoke which encourages your gall bladder to

increase more bile "

ARTICHOKE (Cynara scolymus)

.... is closely related botanically to milk thistle, its leaves offer

similar protection. " Artichokes are not as beneficial to the liver as

milk thistle, " Duke says. " But if you enjoy eating them, some liver

benefits are an added bonus. " As well as being a source of folic

acid, fiber, potassium, and vitamin C, artichokes contain cynarin, an

acid that aids hepatic function, plus a cleansing compound called

inulin. The herb may also reduce cholesterol synthesis in the liver. "

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_4_36/ai_n16546087

On inulin:

" a consumption of too large quantities of inulin-type fructans may

cause some digestive problems. " PMID: 18608562

" consuming artichoke-leaf extract, a natural vegetable preparation of

high antioxidant potential, resulted in higher plasma total

antioxidant capacity than placebo but did not limit oxidative damage

to erythrocytes in competitive rowers subjected to strenuous

training. " PMID: 18562776

" The leaves extracts and the ethanol fractions were found to be the

most effective extract against all the tested [fungal] organisms. "

PMID: 15664472

" Artichoke extracts have been shown to produce various

pharmacological effects, such as the inhibition of cholesterol

biosynthesis and of LDL oxidation...artichoke dietary supplementation

seems to positively modulate endothelial function in

hypercholesterolemia " PMID: 15581909

" Among different antioxidant enzymes measured (superoxide dismutase,

gluthatione peroxidase, gluthatione reductase, and catalase) in

erythrocytes, only gluthatione peroxidase activity was elevated in

the artichoke group " PMID: 12926911