Wheat Grass Supplements
Description
Though grass itself is usually considered as fodder for animals, Dr. Ann Wigmore, almost single-handedly, introduced the concept of a nutritious derivative for human consumption, wheat grass juice.
In Japan, Dr. Yoshihide Hagiware, promoted the processed juice from barley grass. Both have similar properties and benefits.
Wheat Sprouts are produced by germinating wheat grains (seeds) and allowing them to grow a few inches tall, usually under hydroponic conditions. They may then be dried and powdered, or they may be sold fresh or juiced.
Wheat grass is considered to be a highly concentrated vegetable juice, such that 3 pounds of wheat grass is equivalent to 70 pounds of choice vegetables.
Method of Action
Wheat grass in its various forms (juice, powder, tablet) represents an advanced dietary supplement containing vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants.
Dr. Wigmore introduced wheat grass "implants" (a form of enema) in order to enhance its abilities to detoxify the liver.
Chlorophyll enemas originated even earlier and chlorophyll was a popular ingredient in toothpastes and moutwashes in the 1940s. These employ its anti-septic and anti-bacterial actions.
Therapeutic Approaches
Wheat Sprouts are one of nature's most nutrient-packed foods. Some specially-grown sprouts contain significant anti-oxidant properties from enhanced levels of Superoxide Dismutaseand Catalase. Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase are critical components of the anti-oxidant support system in the body. They detoxify superoxides and other free radicals.
Toxicity Factors
None known
AbstractsReferences
Chiu-Nan Lai et al: The inhibitions of in vitro metabolic activation of carcinogens by wheat sprout extracts. Nutrition & Cancer, 1978,1(1) Fall: 27 - 30.
Hess-BW et al: Supplemental protein for beef cattle grazing dormant intermediate wheatgrass pasture: effects on nutrient quality, forage intake, digesta kinetics, grazing behavior, ruminal fermentation, and digestion.. J-Anim-Sci. 1994 Aug; 72(8): 2113-23.
Rafsky, H.A. & Krieger, C.I.: Treatments of intestinal diseases with solutions of water soluble chlorophyll. Rvw of Gastroenterology, 1935,15:549.
Rauma, A.L. et al: Effect of a strict vegan diet on energy and nutrient intakes by Finnish rheumatoid patients. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 1993,47(10): 747 - 9.
Smith, L.W. & Livingston, A.E.: Chlorophyll: an experimental stidy of its water-soluble derivatives in wound healing. Am. J. of Surgery, 1943: 52: 358.
Suzuki-T et al: Overexpression of mitochondrial genes in alloplasmic common wheat with a cytoplasm of wheatgrass (Agropyron trichophorum) showing depressed vigor and male sterility.. Plant-Mol-Biol. 1995 Feb; 27(3): 553-65.
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