Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's

Fractal Top Member Posts: 1,859	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 11, 2011 8:10:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fractal on Mar 11, 2011 8:10:10 GMT Another thing that was touched on in the quiz last night. Not a cure but certainly helps slow the deterioration. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8007175.stm

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 11, 2011 8:16:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 11, 2011 8:16:13 GMT interesting article, I think anything that can help this horrible disease would be welcome

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 11, 2011 8:37:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 11, 2011 8:37:07 GMT Good for them! Let's hope the research is a success.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 11, 2011 15:09:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2011 15:09:40 GMT Wish there had been something 5yrs ago for this terrible illness I lost my MuM to this and she was like this for 13yrs. Cherish you Mums or any family

seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,598	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 11, 2011 16:37:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on Mar 11, 2011 16:37:32 GMT interesting article, its comes from the flowers. remember the bulbs are posionous so dont go eating them.

esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 12, 2011 5:35:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Mar 12, 2011 5:35:18 GMT I can remember seeing a documentary about this a few months ago - has to be good
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Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 12, 2011 9:22:09 GMT

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Post by steve on Mar 12, 2011 9:22:09 GMT

It's amazing the number of medicines that have come and are still coming from the plant world

One of the earliest/commonest (Mainly manufactured artificially now)

Willow bark = Salix = Salicylic acid = Aspirin

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esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 12, 2011 14:24:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Mar 12, 2011 14:24:43 GMT I think Yew is used in cancer treatments isn't it?
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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 12, 2011 14:35:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Mar 12, 2011 14:35:50 GMT I heard from farmers last night that we have no daffodils in Southery because they have all been taken for the Alzheimers cause. We look forward to fields of them here normally.

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Chemical from Daffodils helps treat Alzheimer's Mar 12, 2011 16:12:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Mar 12, 2011 16:12:16 GMT Mar 12, 2011 14:24:43 GMT esther said: I think Yew is used in cancer treatments isn't it? Taxol in Chemo
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