Larch Larix occidentalis and Arabinogalactan:Anti-Metastatic and Immune Stimulant natural source.

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Western Larch Extract D-Arabinogalacatan Arabinogalactan Extract CAS 9036-66-2 Larix occidentalis Nutt L-arabinofuranose unit or 3-O-(beta-L-arabinopyranosyl)-alfa-L-arabinofuranosyl units photo picture image Does Arabinolactan have benefits?

 A 2004 study done at the University of Minnesota examined supplementation of arabinolactan fiber for six months did not make much of a difference in cholesterol or blood sugar control. However, arabinolactans may have immune stimulating properties. Arabinolactans are found in the plant Andrographis paniculata. Arabinolactans probably have some beneficial effects on fecal microflora.

 Arabinogalactan Summary:

 At this point it is too early to make any recommendations regarding arabinolactan in terms of treatment or prevention of illness. We know so little about the short and long term effects of arbinolactans on the immune system. We also know very little how arabinolactans compare to other immune system influencing herbs, mushrooms, and nutrients such as vitamin C, echinacea, andrographis, beta-lactans, AHCC, cordyceps, and others.

 What is Immune-booster?

 Immune-booster? is the brand name for an extract derived from trees of the Larix genus, including the Western Larch tree (Larix occidentalis) and the Eastern Larch tree (Larix laricina). Eastern Larch tree is commonly known as tamarack. standardized to provide no less than 85% percent arabinogalactan.

 What is arabinogalactan?

 Arabinogalactan is a member of the carbohydrate family. It's a natural polysaccharide that is made up of many galactose and arabinose sugar units linked together in a ratio of 6 galactose units to 1 arabinose unit.

 What plants contain arabinogalactan?

 Arabinogalactan naturally occurs in small amounts in many plants and plant-based foods such as fruits, carrots, radishes, wheat flour and coffee beans. In most plants, it is found within the sturdy walls that surround each plant cell. It may be bound to proteins and other complex molecules in the cell wall. Extracting and isolating the arabinogalactan from plant cell walls requires chemicals and mechanical treatments. These chemicals or processes may alter the arabinogalactan to a certain degree.

 What makes Immune-booster? such a unique source of arabinogalactan?

 The arabinogalactan found in most plants is bound to protein and makes up part of the sturdy cell wall. By contrast, the Immune-booster? source of arabinogalactan is found in the center or the lumen of the cell in a form that is not bound to protein. Using a patent-protected, water-based extraction process, the arabinogalactan can be extracted from the plant cell in its natural state.

 Is Immune-booster? ecologically friendly?

 Yes, Immune-booster? is extracted with water from portions of the larch tree that cannot be used by the lumber industry. The patent-protected, water-based extraction process is completely free of solvents.

 Why was the Larch tree chosen as a source of Immune-booster?

 Trees of the Larix genus offer a commercially sustainable resource for Immune-booster?. In the past, the lumber industry largely ignored the larch tree because the wood was too soft for construction and too full of sticky sugar for paper milling. But as forest resources became depleted and the price of wood increased, loggers began harvesting the larch tree. Only the upper parts of the larch trees were cut because the sugar content is lower in the upper portions. However, the lower parts of the trees were not cut.

 MDidea Group took on the challenge of developing the commercially valuable compounds found in the remaining portion of the larch trees and pioneered the production of arabinogalactan from the unused portions of the trees. According to Larex, the process poses no threat to the environment. In fact, by utilizing the portion of the trees left behind, the process is environmentally friendly through its efficient use of downstream byproducts.

 How does Immune-booster? support immune health?

 The ability of Immune-booster? to support the immune system is attributed to its ability to promote the proliferation or activity of key cells involved in normal immune function. For example, preliminary research involving healthy adults indicates that Immune-booster? increases the proliferation and activity of macrophages and other white blood cells.

 What is the regulatory status of Immune-booster?

 Arabinogalactan from Western and Eastern Larch tree is self-affirmed as GRAS for use in nutritional supplements. This affirmation is based on a report of a panel of experts qualified to evaluate the safety of substances added to food. ImmunEnhancer? also meets the pre-1994 requirements of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA), indicating that it may be sold in the United States as a dietary supplement.

 Is Immune-booster? safe?

 As a source of arabinogalactan,Immune-booster? has a strong safety profile. The safety of arabinogalactan is supported by its daily consumption in common fruits and vegetables, its fermentation by bacteria in the human colon and its ability to rapidly signal fecal bacteria enzymes to begin the fermentation process.

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last edit date:20th,June.2009.