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CLINICAL PROOF Explanation of the Immune System The specific formula of plant extracts found in Hypodea appears to have the unique ability to significantly enhance immune function and, at the same time, promote balance and equilibrium of the immune system.
How your inner defences work together against
invaders There are many different types of white blood cells that work together to patrol and dispose of unwanted trespassers. Among them are natural killer (NK) cells and various types of phagocytes, including Microphages. These types of cells are often referred to as the front line defence. They are constantly on patrol throughout the body looking for unfamiliar and suspicious particles. When they encounter a bacterium, virus or Cancer cell they simply engulf and digest it. Another branch of the immune system involves Lymphocytes, chiefly the T-cells and B-cells. This arm of the immune system functions like an intelligence agency; if an intruder (or antigen) is found in the body, the T-cells could take a finger print of the enemy which the B-cells use to create specific antidotal antibodies. The fingerprint of the antigen and the recipe of the antibody are both kept on file in the immune system's memory and used to identify and quickly destroy known offenders if they should penetrate bodies a second time. However, this search and destroy capacity of the immune system must be carefully regulated to prevent damage from friendly fire. An out of control immune system that attacks healthy tissue of the body poses as much of a threat to an under functioning system that allows cancer cells to multiply unchallenged
Medical History The effects of taking the herbal preparation of Hypoxis hemerocallidea only became known to Europe as the result of chemical research into its properties in 1977 by German medical scientists who were testing its effects on Prostate Cancer. They were alerted to its beneficial effects by tribal herbalists in Southern Africa. These medicine men had been using the root of this plant for centuries as treatment for many different illnesses and diseases with remarkable success. It was only after the research by the German medical scientists, under the umbrella of a pharmaceutical company, that it was clinically established that the properties of this plant's root were found to create a substantial boost to the human immune system. When taken as a herbal infusion it was found that the root of Hypoxis hemerocallidea enhanced the immune system, thereby combating the effects of attacks by viruses and bacteria. The success of the clinical trials was so significant and substantial that further clinical trials were conducted by scientists at various universities and hospitals in Africa. These trials were conducted on patients suffering from a wide range of diseases and infections and led to the conclusion that this herbal preparation, when used as an alternative medicine to drugs which very often have harmful side effects, was not only extremely effective but showed no side effects. In order to orchestrate this complex system all the different types of immune cells talk to one another, mainly through the release of immune chemicals, known as cytokines. These chemical messengers tell the various immune cells when to step up the attack and when to back off, regulating the various arms of the system as circumstances dictate on a moment-to-moment basis. Layer upon layer of back-up systems and feedback mechanisms keep this powerful system on alert and under control. For example, a specific T-cell, known as Th1, produces an immune chemical called interleukin-2, which enhances the immune response against viruses, bacteria and cancer cells. It also tells the body to stop producing antibodies when the infection agent has been defeated. If the Th1 cells are too low there is a reduction in the body's ability to produce natural killer cells and macrophages and resistance to disease is compromised. Counter-balancing the action of Th1 cells is another type of T-cell called Th2. In a healthy immune system Th1 and Th2 cells communicate with each other in order to keep the release of various interleukins in a carefully controlled balance. How Stress knocks out the Immune System Stress is just one of the many threats to our immunity, but it is a good example of how the immune system can become dangerously unbalanced. Stress, both physical and emotional, causes the adrenal gland to release cortosol, a hormone that down regulates the production of Th1 and MK cells. At the same time it up regulates the activity of Th2 and the release of inflammatory interleukins. Cortosol is an emergency hormone intended to shift the body's biochemical processes into survival mode for short periods of time, but our stressful lives can cause permanently elevated cortosol levels which eventually impair the ability of Th1 and Th2 cells to maintain a healthy balance and immune response. Researchers in South Africa, led by Dr Karl H. Pegel eventually decoded the healing secret as sterols. In nature, sterols are always accompanied by molecules called sterolins. Subsequent research has shown that both sterols and sterolins must be present in sufficient quantities in an optimal ratio in order to have an immune enhancing effect. While sterols are fairly sturdy, sterolins are easily destroyed in processing, especially via the freeze-drying process by which many herbs are preserved. Aviazure have sought, with their immune boost product, Hypodea, to harness the natural properties within the tuberous root of the Hypoxis hemerocallidea by replacing harmful freeze drying with natural sun drying to ensure that not only the sturdy sterols but also the delicate sterolin molecules are preserved. |
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