BUSH TEAS

a case study.

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

TRANS-BIXIN (PANCREATOTOXIN)

C25H30O4

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)Trans-bixin Feeding (T0)

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)One month after Trans-bixin

ANNATTO (Bixa orellana)Twenty four months on Trans-bixin

FORMULA OF RIBOFLAVIN (B2)

PROTECTIVE!

Undernutrition

Root Crops (Staple)

Bush Teas (CAM)

Diabetogenicity

THERE

IS

A

LINK !

Genetic Determinant ?

The Antigen

- exposed (EA)

- induced (IA)

DAMAGE TO CELL MEMBRANE

VIRAL INFECTIONS

EXPOSED ANTIGENS INDUCED ANTIGENS

AN HYPOTHESIS FOR THE AETIOLOGY OF DIABETES MELLITUS (contd.)

The Unitarian Hypothesis

NB: BUSH TEAS- Activate

- Aggravate

- Ameliorate

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

THE OGTT IN DOGS

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)

BIRD PEPPER (Capsicum frutescens)INSULIN BINDING FOR MONOCYTES

Pain relief by Capsaicin

(? Substance P depletion)

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

OVERALL METABOLIC INFLUENCES OF CORTISOL ON CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

Competitive InhibitorPotential for treating Hypercortisol states (diabetogenic) e.g. Cushing’s Disease

Stress

?

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) BARK EXTRACT

Herein lies the epitome of WISDOM

May we like him ponder upon these thoughts!