Dr. Mercola July 30 2007 99,092 views
Professor Michael Ovadia, a spiritual scientist from Tel Aviv University, has signed a research and license deal on his patent-pending cinnamon extract, which has potent anti-viral properties.
He received the hunch for his breakthrough research while listening to a reading from the Old Testament. The passage explains how the High Priests would prepare a holy oil, which they applied to their bodies before making a ritual animal sacrifice. Ovadia had a hunch that this oil, which was prepared with cinnamon and other spices, was in fact a means of preventing the spread of infection to the people.
However, the cinnamon extract Ovadia has created is not equivalent to eating regular cinnamon. It is extracted from a special variety of cinnamon -- coumarin and cinnamon aldehyde, which are byproducts of cinnamon “juice.”
Dr. Ovadia’s cinnamon extract has several potential uses, including:
Studies on the Avian Flu H9, the Sendai virus, HIV and Herpes Simplex 1 have also achieved positive results. The extract has been found to both neutralize viruses, as well as immunize against them.
Israel21C July 22, 2007
Islander, from your post of July 27, 2007, I believe you are confusing coumarin with Coumadin (Warfarin); the latter is a prescription drug, the former is not.
Yes absolutely. Here is but one exception though..... as in the castor oil versus the castor bean. The bean is highly toxic, yet the oil is beneficial for poltices as well as an aid for gentle bowel evacuattion. Symphytum (comfrey) is another herb which contains alkaloids and is beneficial, yet was removed from shelves in Canada. In large quantity over a prolonged period of time, symphytum does have the potential of adversly affecting the hepatic system. Ephedrine in Ma Huang was another catastrophy here in Canada. Yet ephedra is found in cough syrups available over the counter. While true, that a plant in it's entirety is often safer than the extracted medicinal compound(s),there are exceptions however.
Blessings
Dr. Trudy
No such word as irregardless. Pet peeve. :-)
The water extract of cinnamon is called Cinnulin pf. There are several brands available on the Internet. The local stores have not heard of it yet. I am using Cinnabetic II with very good results.