Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #naturalproducts, aggregated by home.social.
A fight for the forest: Inside Baby Forest’s battle with luxury Ayurveda giant Forest Essentials
Winter had settled over the city with quiet authority. It sat on metal raili…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #Ayurvedastartup #Ayurvedicbabycare #Babycare #BabyForest #babymarket #babyskincare #brandconfusion #brandinfringement #Delhihighcourt #EstéeLauder #ForestEssentials #Health #luxuryAyurveda #naturalproducts #Premiumskincare #trademarkdispute #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/779210/
A fight for the forest: Inside Baby Forest’s battle with luxury Ayurveda giant Forest Essentials
Winter had settled over the city with quiet authority. It sat on metal railings, on…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #Ayurvedastartup #Ayurvedicbabycare #babycare #BabyForest #babymarket #babyskincare #brandconfusion #brandinfringement #CA #Canada #DelhiHighCourt #EsteeLauder #ForestEssentials #Health #luxuryAyurveda #naturalproducts #Premiumskincare #trademarkdispute
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/905765/
A fight for the forest: Inside Baby Forest’s battle with luxury Ayurveda giant Forest Essentials
Winter had settled over the city with quiet authority. It sat on metal railings,…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #Ayurvedastartup #Ayurvedicbabycare #babycare #BabyForest #babymarket #babyskincare #brandconfusion #brandinfringement #Delhihighcourt #EstéeLauder #ForestEssentials #Health #luxuryAyurveda #naturalproducts #Premiumskincare #trademarkdispute
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/901389/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1217450/ A fight for the forest: Inside Baby Forest’s battle with luxury Ayurveda giant Forest Essentials #AyurvedaStartup #AyurvedicBabycare #BabyCare #BabyForest #BabyMarket #BabySkincare #BrandConfusion #BrandInfringement #DelhiHighCourt #EstéeLauder #ForestEssentials #Health #LuxuryAyurveda #Medication #NaturalProducts #PremiumSkincare #TrademarkDispute #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Ferulic acid in cereals - a review [2015]
https://doi.org/10.17221/401/2014-CJFS
"It is known that fermentation and germination cause an increase in some components. Recent results (Napolitano et al. 2009) have shown that bioavailability of ferulic acid can be increased by the processing of cereal bran and fibre with fermentation and enzyme treatments during food production. Moore et al. (2009) has determined a 75–130% increase in the free ferulic acid content in pizza dough during the 48-h fermentation period. "
Antioxidant Properties of Ferulic Acid and Its Possible Application [2018]
https://doi.org/10.1159/000491755
#FerulicAcid #FunctionalFoods #NaturalProducts #phytonutrients #bioavailability #bread #dough #fermentation
2 journal articles on the anti-autoimmune effect of allicin, a constituent of fresh crushed garlic:
Allicin regulates Treg/Th17 balance in mice with collagen‐induced arthritis by increasing the expression of MEKK2 protein [2021]
https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2034
Allicin has significant effect on autoimmune anti-islet cell antibodies in type 1 diabetic rats [2013]
https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2012.32772
#allicin #garlic #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #supplements #AutoimmuneDiseases #RheumatoidArthritis
The study tested peppermint oil vs. Schweppes peppermint cordial as the placebo. The study authors state that since menthol is not listed on the ingredient list of the cordial, it did not contain menthol. The ingredient list* says it contains 'natural flavors' - do UK regulations preclude 'natural flavors' from containing menthol?
Does anyone know if Schweppes peppermint cordial elicits a cooling sensation?
I can't imagine a peppermint food item not doing so - it's kind of not peppermint if it doesn't.
Even if the cordial has a cooling effect, it may be too low a dose - so it wouldn't rule out TRPM8 activation as being the
mechanism for lowering BP and RHR.
journal article:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0344538
* Schweppes cordial ingredients (according to Spoonful):
https://spoonfulapp.com/products/schweppes-peppermint-flavour-cordial-1l/NTAwMDE5MzY0MDk4OQ==
#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #TRPM8 #BloodPressure #TRPchannels
113 everyday products, one hidden truth
No matter how carefully you read labels, it isn’t enough—the law allows chemicals to be hidden
https://www.europesays.com/africa/366152/ Why Nigeria’s antibiotic leads stall at the lab bench #antibacterials #antibiotics #biomedical #NaturalProducts #Nigeria
Soursop: Nutrition, Bioactive Compounds, and Human Health https://www.byteseu.com/2248151/ #AnnonaMuricata #Anticancer #BioactiveCompounds #FoodScience #Health #NaturalProducts #Nutrition #Phytochemicals #Soursop
Government of Canada announces $50 million federal investment in Natural Products Canada to strengthen Canada’s agri-food sector
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, July 28, 2026 /CNW/ — Today, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, on…
#Canada #AssociateMinisterofNationalDefence #food #foodproduction #FoodSecurity #GovernmentofCanada #Investment #MinisterofAgricultureandAgri-Food #MinisterofIndustry #NaturalProducts #StrategicResponseFund
https://www.europesays.com/canada/146800/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1053610/ Complex multicellularity is linked with expanded specialized metabolite production in microorganisms #EvolutionaryGenetics #general #Health #InfectiousDiseases #LifeSciences #MedicalMicrobiology #MicrobialGenetics #Microbiology #NaturalProducts #Parasitology #phylogenetics #UK #UnitedKingdom #Virology
Pipeline release! nf-core/funcscan v4.0.0 - v4.0.0 - Chinese Baozi - 2026-06-27!
(Meta-)genome screening for functional and natural product gene sequences
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/funcscan/releases/tag/4.0.0
#amp #amr #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialpeptides #antimicrobialresistancegenes #arg #assembly #bgc #biosyntheticgeneclusters #contigs #function #metagenomics #naturalproducts #screening #secondarymetabolites #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
Herbal Medicine Nigeria: Don Urges Investment for $250bn Eco
A Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Basic Medical…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AfricanMedicine #ChrislandUniversity #Economicdevelopment #Health #herbalmedicine #Investment #medicalresearch #naturalproducts #Nigeriahealthcare #Publichealth #Traditionalmedicine #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/647759/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/544200/ Herbal Medicine Nigeria: Don Urges Investment for $250bn Eco #AfricanMedicine #ChrislandUniversity #EconomicDevelopment #Éire #Health #HerbalMedicine #IE #Investment #Ireland #MedicalResearch #Medication #NaturalProducts #NigeriaHealthcare #PublicHealth #TraditionalMedicine
Is America’s most popular cooking oil harming your gut? | Lifestyles
More than half of the oil consumed in the United States is heavy soybean oil, but studies link the ingredient to changes in gut bacteria,…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #bacteria #foodscience #Gutmicrobiota #linoleicacid #naturalproducts #nutrients #nutrition #Oil #saturatedfat #Soybean #SoybeanOil #unsaturatedfat
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2687796/is-americas-most-popular-cooking-oil-harming-your-gut-lifestyles/
Resveratrol for the Management of Human Health: How Far Have We Come? A Systematic Review of Resveratrol Clinical Trials to Highlight Gaps and Opportunities [2024]
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25020747
Identifying immunostimulatory herbal supplements that may flare autoimmune skin diseases: a systematic scoping review [2025]
https://doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2025-001803
"Applying our predefined criteria, we identified a cohort of 15 herbs with the most substantial evidence for immune stimulation, characterised by numerous supporting references across in vitro, model organism and human/clinical studies. These included alfalfa, ashwagandha, astragalus, chlorella, echinacea, garlic, ginseng, green tea extract, Indian mulberry, liquorice, mistletoe, reishi mushroom, skullcap, spirulina and tinospora. Online supplemental material 3 summarises the common and botanical names for these 15 herbs, evidence for their immunostimulatory properties, the types of products in which they are commonly found and how they are marketed. "
Online supplemental material 3:
https://lupus.bmj.com/content/lupusscimed/12/2/e001803/DC3/embed/inline-supplementary-material-3.pdf
#AutoimmuneDisease #autoimmunity #supplements #NaturalProducts
🎉 I've been featured as one of 21 Early Career Investigators in the Journal of Natural Products 2026 Collection!
My work bridges quantum chemistry and pharmacognosy: asking computational questions about why natural products like hypericin behave the way they do as photosensitizers. Niche? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely.
📰 Editorial: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6c00551
#NaturalProducts #ComputationalChemistry #QuantumChemistry #Pharmacognosy #EarlyCareer #Habilitation#ACS #Hypericin #SciComm #Chemistry
Ergothioneine: The Long Neglected Nutrient for Healthy Ageing | Professor Barry Halliwell | NUS Medicine
20 Feb 2025
https://youtu.be/C3WdAWzIuUo
Introductory talk is on #hemin as an #AMPK activator
#aging #health #ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #mushrooms
RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116562497726010094
Pre-print on study using mouse model of lupus
#AutoimmuneDisease #NaturalProducts #GutMicrobiome #UrolithinA #Lupus
Intake of psyllium seed husk reduces white matter damage in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion [2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103857/
#CerebralHypoperfusion #Brain #perfusion #hypoperfusion #psyllium #arabinoxylan #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#2BadItsPaywalled
Ergothioneine Improves Memory, Sleep, Liver Function, And Neurodegeneration [Risk]
https://youtu.be/wrLBKNWjM_0
Porcini and oyster mushrooms are very high in ergothioneine; shitake are a good source.
I noticed when I regularly drink a broth made with dried porcinis my hair grows thicker (increased follicle density).
Fucoidan as a renal protectant: mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications of endothelial glycocalyx targeting
[2026]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41624172/
Insightful presentation by Pierre Stallforth at #Biochemistry2026. He talked about their hunt for new natural products from unusual sources including those produced during amoebal predation of bacteria and those identified in ancient samples.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c17955
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.5c14335
#Biochemistry #ChemBio #Chemistry #NaturalProducts #Paleogenomics
CC: @gdch, @GDCh_BioChem
Benefits of Using Plant-Based Soaps for Daily Skincare
📰 Original title: 6 Reasons People Prefer Plant-Based Soap Products for Everyday Use
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅
View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/benefits-of-using-plant-based-soaps-for-daily-skincare/?redirpost=211f3d55-ab65-445e-8cf6-bd33a6cf48c9
The 25(OH)Vitamin D Status Affected the Effectiveness of Oligo Fucoidan in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection with Immune Tolerance Phase [2020]
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/321
Small study without placebo control.
Association of Serum Antioxidant Vitamins and Carotenoids With Incident Alzheimer Disease and All-Cause Dementia Among US Adults [2022] Neurology
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9169941/pdf/WNL-2022-200502.pdf
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Beta cryptoxanthin has also been found to be associated with later onset of menopause and been shown to reduce bone loss in ovariectomized mice.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2016.1205759
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2015.08.003
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Beta cryptoxanthin can be found in abundance in Satsuma mandarin oranges.
Lutein is found in kale. Zeaxanthin is present in goji berries, orange bell peppers and corn. (Some popular health sources list leafy greens such as kale as being high in zeaxanthin, but I have not seen any primary articles reporting high amounts in kale).
Egg yolk can sometimes be high in these carotenoids, but that depends on the hen's diet.
Discover Patanjali Foods, offering natural and Ayurvedic FMCG products that bring health and wellness to every Indian home. From edible oils and soya foods to herbal daily essentials, Acharya Balkrishna’s vision blends tradition, sustainability, and quality in every product. Learn more: https://acharyabalkrishna.com/pages/patanjali-foods
#Patanjali #Ayurveda #HealthyFoods #NaturalProducts #FMCG #EdibleOils #SoyaFoods #HerbalProducts #SustainableLiving #IndianBrands #HealthAndWellness #TraditionalFoods #WellnessLifestyle
Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity
Eddy, T. D. et al. Global decline in capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services. One Earth…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Environmentalmicrobiology #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #multidisciplinary #Naturalproducts #Science #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/409145/
Bacterial enzymes help reveal natural product stereochemistry
Newly discovered enzymes that are vital for bacterial defenses can also help chemists characterize the stereochemistry in…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Amoeba #AnalyticalChemistry #AU #Australia #Bacteria #bacterialcooperation #Defense #dl-peptidases #Enzyme #naturalproducts #Paenibacillus #Pseudomonas
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/491853/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/346029/ Bacterial enzymes help reveal natural product stereochemistry #Amoeba #AnalyticalChemistry #bacteria #BacterialCooperation #Defense #DlPeptidases #Éire #Enzyme #IE #Ireland #NaturalProducts #Paenibacillus #Pseudomonas #Science
Powerful Eye Nutrient now shown to also Protect against Cancer | Physionic
16 Feb 2026
https://youtu.be/l_GbRS7ORoY
Goji (Lycium barbarum, wolfberry) can interact with some drugs, as noted in the video. Though the problems seem to mostly occur with consuming berry juice and root extracts.
#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #health
#zeaxanthin #carotenoids
Great @LED3hub Lecture by Anne Osbourn of the John Innes Centre. She talked about the amazing diversity of plant natural products, the gene clusters for their synthesis and their recombinant production for applications in #food and #health.
We are very happy that Anne Osbourn from the John Innes Centre visited us today for a LED3 Lecture. She talked about "Harnessing plant metabolic diversity for food and health applications".
#Plants #NaturalProducts #GeneClusters #DrugDiscovery #ChemBio #Chemistry #Food #Health
14-Jan-2026
Plant discovery could lead to new ways of producing #medicines
The study focused on a #plant called Flueggea suffruticosa, which produces a particularly powerful #alkaloid known as securinine. While investigating how this chemical is made, scientists discovered that the process is driven by a gene that looks more like it comes from #bacteria than from a plant.
Actinomycete genomes are a rich source of unexplored phosphonate natural products. By mining 940 genome sequenced strains, researchers found 54 candidate producers and confirmed phosphonate production in 21 strains, including Kitasatospora fiedleri with a unique, LuxR regulated gene cluster. This strategy paves the way for new bioactive phosphonates with pharma and biotech potential.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y43tk58n
my reading for today:
Food Bioactive HDAC Inhibitors in the Epigenetic Regulation of Heart Failure [2018]
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/1120
"Unlike class I HDACs, HDAC6-mediated regulation in these studies was directed at sarcomere protein deacetylation [54] or tubulin hyperacetylation [55], which suggests that the class IIb HDAC, HDAC6 regulates cardiac function through non-epigenetic mechanisms."
Neuronal complexity is attenuated in preclinical models of migraine and restored by HDAC6 inhibition [2021]
https://elifesciences.org/articles/63076
"One way in which HDAC6 inhibitors could attenuate CSD is through increased tubulin acetylation, thus counteracting microtubule disassembly produced by CSD events."
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My mother suffered from migraines and died of heart failure.
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I have been drinking broccoli sprout smoothies made from 30g of broccoli sprouts every morning for the past couple of weeks. A few days ago I started eating a cooked onion every day. I have been feeling a bit better (hope I don't jinx myself by saying so). Broccoli sprouts are pretty effective for me for controlling heartburn, so the onion has been okay for the most part. One day I ate way too much cooked onion as well as a bit raw, and had some heartburn. My eyes are less puffy, which I attribute to the quercetin in the onions.
How does a tiny natural molecule like hypericin become a powerful dye against cancer without using heavy metals? 🧬✨
My new paper reveals that aggregation is the key! By stacking together, these dyes suppress energy loss and enhance triplet yields through "vibronic coupling control".
This "strength in numbers" mechanism explains why hypericin is so effective in PDT.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c01289
#ScienceTwitter #CancerResearch #Chemistry #BioTech #NaturalProducts
How does a tiny natural molecule like hypericin become a powerful dye against cancer without using heavy metals? 🧬✨
My new paper reveals that aggregation is the key! By stacking together, these dyes suppress energy loss and enhance triplet yields through "vibronic coupling control".
This "strength in numbers" mechanism explains why hypericin is so effective in PDT.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c01289
#ScienceTwitter #CancerResearch #Chemistry #BioTech #NaturalProducts
How to Recharge #WoolDryerBalls & Why To Do It
By Lance. Published: October 12, 2022
"I love my wool dryer balls, but, I had to learn how to recharge them so that they can keep working at their best. Helping me to get those loads dried faster while using less energy.
Quick Answer:
How to Recharge Wool Dryer Balls? To recharge (or refresh) wool dryer balls wash them on the gentle cycle with hot water. Then dry them on high heat in your clothes dryer.
Keep reading for a more detailed explanation on recharging wool dryer balls as well as some direction on why and when to recharge them!"
https://thehomemadeexperiment.com/how-to-recharge-wool-dryer-balls/
#SolarPunkSunday #Laundry #DIY #FabricSofteners #AnimalProducts #NaturalProducts #Wool
Pipeline release! nf-core/funcscan v3.0.0 - v3.0.0 - French Chocolatine - 2025-10-04!
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/funcscan/releases/tag/3.0.0
#amp #amr #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialpeptides #antimicrobialresistancegenes #arg #assembly #bgc #biosyntheticgeneclusters #contigs #function #metagenomics #naturalproducts #screening #secondarymetabolites #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
The Virtual #ChemBioTalks get under way with our first keynote lecture by Sarah O'Connor, who gave exciting insights into, how plants can make diverse #NaturalProducts. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202501323
#ChemBio #Chemistry
🌿 Can graph neural networks be taught to think in the language of chemistry?
🔗 Leveraging molecular graphs for natural product classification. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.08.031
📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/
#AI #DrugDiscovery #GraphNeuralNetworks #NaturalProducts #DeepLearning #Cheminformatics
#ActaMateriaMedica: 'Biologically active guanidine alkaloids' - an article on #ScienceOpen 🔓📄🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/AMM-2024-0088
#GuanidineAlkaloids #NaturalProducts #DrugDiscovery #MarineNaturalProducts #MedicinalChemistry
🔬 New insights into withanolides!
If you missed our recent story, here’s the official press release from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bonn:
👉 https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025
🧾 Original publication in Nature Communications:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61686-1
This work highlights the potential of natural products in modern science and medicine.
#NaturalProducts #Research #Biochemistry #Withanolides #AcademicCollaboration
@PuckerLab
New from the Brady Lab at Rockefeller University: Environmental resistome–guided development of resistance-tolerant antibiotics | PNAS
Congrats to lead author Dr. James Peek! In this paper, we propose using the existing reservoir of resistance genes/mechanisms in the environment (the "resistome") as an early warning system for antibiotic resistance in the clinic.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504781122
#antibiotics #antibioticresistance #naturalproducts #resistome #drugdiscovery #metagenomics
The slides for the talk "The current state of the Digital Botanical Gardens Initiative" @dbgi are up at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15420634 .
#botany #metabolomics #datascience #botanicalgarden #biochemistry #naturalproducts
🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?
🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035
📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano
#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation
@daily_lotus is a bot on a mission:
Every day, it toots a real-world natural product — a molecule found in 🌿 plants, 🍄 fungi, 🐛 animals, or 🦠 bacteria — straight from the depths of Wikidata.
Each post includes:
🧪 the molecule's name and structure,
📸 a pic of the organism it was found in,
📚 a reference to the scientific publication documenting the occurrence .
#introduction #OpenScience #LinkedOpenData #LOTUS #NaturalProducts
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Pipeline release! nf-core/funcscan v2.1.0 - v2.1.0 - Egyptian Koshari - 2025-03-05!
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/funcscan/releases/tag/2.1.0
#amp #amr #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialpeptides #antimicrobialresistancegenes #arg #assembly #bgc #biosyntheticgeneclusters #contigs #function #metagenomics #naturalproducts #screening #secondarymetabolites #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics
Total Synthesis of (+)-Mannolide B
Path to a natural product with a complex, fused hexacyclic scaffold
https://www.chemistryviews.org/total-synthesis-of-mannolide-b/
#totalsynthesis #naturalproducts #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
Muscarine is a well-known toxin in mushrooms that has been discovered over 150 years ago. Despite its importance in deadly poisoning, it's metabolic profile is poorly understood. In a new study published in Angewandte Chemie, researchers from the @LeibnizHKI have identified a novel metabolite, 4-phosphomuscarine. Upon injury, this metabolite can be cleaved to the deadly muscarine, which contributes to the toxicity of the fungus.
First Total Synthesis of Garajonone
Two-stage synthetic strategy provides access to ryanodane diterpenes, a type of structurally complex natural product
https://www.chemistryviews.org/first-total-synthesis-of-garajonone/
#naturalproducts #totalsynthesis #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
Yesterday I splurged on fancy functional honey. It contains bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly.
Quite unexpectedly, I have noticed that instead of sitting there for what seems like forever for my thin stream of urine to trickle out (no matter how urgently I needed to go), it is now flowing like Niagara Falls.
And it feels better (and I hadn't even realized there was irritation).
I've tried bee pollen before and it did not have this effect.
I'm guessing it is something to do with propolis/royal jelly inhibiting myeloperoxidase; I'll have to do some more reading.
I have a history of aseptic inflammation of the urinary tract.
Terpenoids are a large class of secondary #NaturalProducts, with some possessing an interesting polycyclic core that has attracted research interest. Researchers from #Shandong #University in #China led by Ze-Jun Xu (徐泽军) and Hong-Xiang Luo (娄红祥) have now reported the #TotalSynthesis of platensilin and platensimycin, as well as the formal synthesis of platencin, using a biomimetic approach from a common precursor.
Read more in #JACS: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c02256