Aids HIV FAQ

stinging nettle-slamming right back, AF!

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stinging nettle is nutritious: http://www.ruralvermont.com/vermontweathervane/issues/spring/98005/ne… http://www.expressmedia.co.uk/malcrfl/ashford.htm stinging nettle is used in cosmetics also. (often paired with burdock, horsetail, rosemary for the hair) more interesting nettle historical/folkloric info: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/n/nettle03.html (check out that nettle beer recipe) Remove one ‘m’ from mpinet to use your reply option….. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain Never hate your enemies, it affects your judgement. the Godfather movie

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"The active constituent responsible for the anti-BPH effect has not been unequivocally determined, but it may consist of an agglutinin (a protein mixture called UDA) and several polysaccharides isolated from nettle root. Lectin induces interferon production by human lymphocytes and triggers nonspecific agglutination of erythrocytes. In an in vitro study, a component of UDA from nettle inhibited virus-induced cell damage caused by HIV-1, HIV-2, CMV, RSV,and influenza A. In human clinical trials, nettle herb juice produced marked diuresis in patients with myocardial and chronic venous insufficiency, and showed hemostatic activity. And in a double-blind investigation, nettle herb was mildly efficacious in the treatment of allergic rhinitis." above exerpt from here: http://www.oncology.com/library/alternative_therapy/AT_description_ma… stinging nettle is a fairly well-studied medicinal herb (nutritious, too). gee, i hope AF didnt get around to slamming it too badly, along with the other herbs he knocked to the curb, on his TV spot…….i sure wish they’d have had non-MD-Dr. james duke on there to slam back and make for a fair match…… Remove one ‘m’ from mpinet to use your reply option….. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain Never hate your enemies, it affects your judgement. the Godfather movie

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