Baton Rouge Chiropractic Nutrition Info: Hawthorn Extract Is Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Cell Death

The hawthorn tree…more than just a shade tree growing in the northern hemisphere. The hawthorn tree’s medicinal reputation is growing! Just as its shade is welcome when it’s hot, the antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties of hawthorn extract are welcome to diminish bacteria, oxidation effects and more. Already recorded to have promising benefits for cardiovascular health and treatment of cardiovascular disorders via its flavonoid content, the hawthorn tree’s flavonoid content determined it to be beneficial for more issues including spinal cord injury and staph infection. (1,2) Spine & Sports Rehab Center establishes Baton Rouge chiropractic treatment plans with integrated nutrition to address these issues and more with nutrients like those from hawthorn when proper. The Baton Rouge chiropractic care is quite focused on what your body requires!

FLAVONOIDS IN HAWTHORN LEAVES’ EXTRACT

Hawthorn leaves’ antioxidant and antimicrobial attributes are growing its reputation as a well-known herbal medicine plant. Hawthorn’s total phenols, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity tested well in a recent study, especially for hyperoside, chlorogenic acid, and isoquercetin in hawthorn fruits. (2) Methanol and ethanol extracts of hawthorn demonstrated high levels of total flavonoids and polyphenols. The methanol extract of hawthorn had the strongest antibacterial level against bacteria, particularly stapholococcus aureus (SA). It harmed the cell wall and membrane of SA and stopped its enzyme activity, increased reactive oxygen species, transformed gene expression, and triggered SA cell death. (3) Hawthorn’s methanol extract is powerful!

FLAVONOIDS IN CARE OF SPINAL CORD INJURY

Research set for a publication date of 2021 reports on powerful therapeutic benefits of hawthorn leaves’ flavonoids for spine cord injury. Hawthorn leaves were found to contain an abundance of total flavonoid species and content. Research reported that this kind of plenty of flavonoids can reduce apoptosis (cell death) and use neuroprotective effects to foster motor function in rats with spinal cord injury. (4) An interesting step toward potential human benefit and Baton Rouge back pain decrease.

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Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic visit with Spine & Sports Rehab Center.  Nutritional issues are important in general Baton Rouge chiropractic care especially when benefits of natural sources like the hawthorn tree have such amazing traits like anti-oxidant, anti-microbial and anti-cell death in spinal issues, highlights of care at Spine & Sports Rehab Center. The hawthorn is so much more just a tree like Baton Rouge chiropractic care is a lot than just a treatment. See you soon!

 
Spine & Sports Rehab Center shares new research regarding the flavonoids of the hawthorn tree leaves’ extract that are antioxidant, antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-cell death.  
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