Ellagic acid, ellagitannins, HIV and herbs

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Hi All,

 

> ... ellagic acid is an antiviral agent...it inhibits integrase

> ...raspberry seed powder (Meeker) has the highest concentration of

> ellagitannins...

 

Medline hits for (ellagic acid OR ellagitannin*) are at

http://tinyurl.com/nalqp and plant sources of those compounds include

(raspberr* OR rubus OR pomegranate* OR punica OR strawberr* OR

fragaria OR cloudberr* OR caneberr*)

 

http://www.jonbarron.org/documents/brellagic.htm (The Truth About

Ellagic Acid) says: 1g red raspberry seed powder, bid, provides 40mg of

ellagitannins, equivalent to the amount of ellagitannins found in 1 cup of

fresh red raspberries. Ellagitannin concentration is much higher in

pomegranate than raspberries but clinical studies on pomegranate as a

health supplement are few.

 

http://tinyurl.com/g5ggk says: Most Ellagic Acid products available only

provide between 20-50mg of Ellagic Acid at their recommended daily

dosages. As many health care practitioners are now recommending a

maintenance dosage of 400-900mg and a preferred therapeutic dosage

of 900-1800mg these products are a VERY expensive method of

obtaining useful amounts of Ellagic Acid. However, one product is

available that provides 840mg Ellagic Acid per dose. This comparison

chart is designed to provide a cost effectiveness analysis of the different

Ellagic Acid products available.

 

Best regards,