If you’re hiking, it’s best to steer clear of cockle weeds. Curious, spiny, stalk-like green plants don’t seem particularly deadly, but this noxious plant is a killer.
In 2007, 76 villagers in northeastern Bangladesh fell ill after eating seedlings of this plant, and a quarter of them died. Carboxytratiroside, a toxin found in seedlings and burrs (also called fruits and seeds), can cause nausea, heart palpitations, drowsiness, hallucinations, multiple organ failure, and can be fatal.
It can also cause acute liver failure in pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry, horses, and other ruminants.
But the deadly plant has sparked a growing interest of scientists for its array of potential health benefits. properties, researchers have also discovered compounds with anti-aging and wound-healing potential.
A new study shows that the fruits of the cocklebur plant are scientifically xanthium strumarium – Has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can be used by humans as an effective skin protectant.
A study from Myongji University in South Korea details how compounds extracted and isolated from the bar reduced damage from UVB exposure, accelerated wound healing and stimulated collagen production in tissue and cell clinical trials. I’m here.
Eunsu Song, a doctoral candidate at Myongji University, said: “In this regard, it can be an attractive ingredient in creams and other cosmetic products.
The plant has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese herbal medicine to treat everything from headaches to fungal infections. identified the compound.
Nautilus multiplication, its hardiness and growth rate may provide an economical and sustainable source for cosmetic and pharmaceutical skin care development. It warns that more research is needed to assess its safety.
“Burs of fir nuts also contain carboxyatratyroside, a toxic component that can damage the liver,” Song said. “Cocklebar showed cosmetic potential by increasing collagen synthesis. However, it showed negative results at higher concentrations. Therefore, finding the right concentration is very important. and will be the key to the commercialization of cocklebur fruit extracts in cosmetics.”
This research was presented at the ASBMB Annual Meeting #DiscoverASBMB in Seattle.
Source: American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
