Bacopa monniera extract

Bacopa monniera extract

Bacopa monniera extract

Overview of the extract of the purslane
Product Name: F. oleracea extract
English name: Bacopa monniera extract
Latin name: Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Main ingredients: pseudo-dentate saponins
Source of extraction: the whole grass of the genus Scrophulariae Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Appearance: brown powder
Detection method: TLC
Application dosage form: capsule, tablet, water
Clinical application: raw materials for medicine and health care products
Specifications: 10% 20%
Packing: cardboard drum
Shelf life: 2 years
F. purslane extract details
Plant morphology
False purslane, a plant of Scrophulariaceae. Rooting on the knot, how much fleshy, hairless, looks like a purslane. Corolla bell-shaped, blue, purple or white. Distributed in the tropics and China’s Fujian, Taiwan and other places. Leaves sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 8-20 mm long, 3-6 mm wide, apically obtuse, rarely dentate. Flowers single-leaved, pedicel 0.5-3.5 cm long, with a pair of small bracts under the armpit; two ovate lanceolates before and after the bracts, the other three lanceolate to strip, ca. 5 mm long; corolla blue , purple or white, 8-10 mm long, not obvious 2 lip, upper lip 2-lobed; stamens 4; stigma capitate. Capsule long ovate, apex acute, enclosed in persistent calyx, 4-cleft. Seeds elliptic, one end flat, yellow-brown, with longitudinal ribs on the surface. The flowering period is from May to October.
Chemical constituents of extracts of Purslane
Containing two crystalline triterpenoid saponins: white flower sow saponins A and B (bacoside A, B), acid hydrolysis to produce glucose, arabinose and four saponins: white flower sow saponins A1, A2, A3 and A4.
F.
Each 100 grams of Portulaca oleracea leaves contains 2.3 grams of protein, 0.5 grams of fat, 3 grams of sugar, 0.7 grams of crude fiber, 85 mg of calcium, 56 mg of phosphorus, 1.5 mg of iron. Carotene 2.23 mg, vitamin BI0. 03 mg, vitamins O. 11 mg, vitamin PP 0.7 mg, vitamin C 23 mg. In addition, it also contains a large amount of norepinephrine, potassium salts and rich citric acid, malic acid, amino acids and alkaloids.
False purslane effect
1. Lishui reduces swelling, lowers blood pressure. Purslane contains a large amount of potassium salt, which has a good effect of reducing water swelling; potassium ions can also directly act on the blood vessel wall to expand the blood vessel wall and prevent the thickening of the arterial wall, thereby reducing The role of blood pressure.
2. Eliminate dust, prevent and cure ulcerated purslane, eliminate venom degeneration and necrosis, prevent lymphatic inflammation and prevent fibrotic changes, prevent the formation of sputum nodules, and have certain curative effect on vitiligo; Contains more carotene, can promote the healing of ulcer disease.
3. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory Purslane has strong inhibitory effect on dysentery bacillus, typhoid bacillus and Escherichia coli, and can be used for adjuvant treatment of various inflammations. It is known as “natural antibiotic”.
4. Prevention and treatment of heart disease Purslane contains a rich Y-3 fatty acid, which can inhibit the production of serum cholesterol and triglyceride in human body, help increase the synthesis of prostaglandins in vascular endothelial cells, and inhibit the formation of thromboxane A2. Decreased blood viscosity, promotes blood vessel dilatation, prevents platelet aggregation, coronary spasm and thrombosis, and thus plays a role in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

Hop extract & Humulus lupulus Linn extract

 

1. The source hops, also known as the hops (English common name hop), the snake hops, the hops, the wild hops, are the perennial climbing herbaceous plants of the genus Moraceae, dioecious, and flowery. Female ball spikes are referred to as hops.
2, the main chemical components of hops mainly contain tannic acid components, including chlorfenapyr (also known as hops ketone), avermectone A, isohumulones B, ketones, vesamedione, holding grass Enone-1, polyoxadol, an acid component including hopsone, polyhop ketone, and geranyl, oxalyl, linalool, hop alcohol, rutin, enamel, gall Alkali, etc.
3, health effects, stomach, phlegm and cough, soothe the nerves. For indigestion, insomnia, tuberculosis, pleurisy, leprosy.
(1) Antibacterial effect: Both hopsone and echinones in the female inflorescence of hop can inhibit the action of Gram-positive bacteria and tuberculosis. The hopsone has a good fat solubility, and its inhibitory effect against Gram-positive bacteria or tuberculosis is stronger than acesulfame. The strong inhibitory effect of hop extract on Mycobacterium tuberculosis is often used in the treatment of tuberculosis such as tuberculosis and lymphatic tuberculosis.
(2) Anti-tumor effect: A patent filed in the United States indicates that a product capable of inhibiting the growth of various tumors has been developed. The main functional component of this product is alpha acid and beta acid in hops. Studies have shown that this product is an effective drug for the treatment of malignant tumors such as breast cancer, lymphoma, cervical cancer and other cancer cell growth and metastasis. In particular, hexahydro-β acid not only has anti-cancer and anti-cancer functions, but also improves the dependence of cancer patients on anti-cancer drugs, and solves a major problem in current cancer treatment.
(3) Antioxidation: Studies have shown that hop extract has a good scavenging effect on superoxide anion radicals and has a certain antioxidant effect.

aloe extract

 

[name] aloe extract
[English] Aloes Extract,
[CAS number] 1415-73-2,
[Source of extraction] It is a concentrated dried product of Liliaceae plant Aloe vera, Cape Aloe vera or Aloe vera leaves. ,
[Specification] 10:1 15:1 Aloe Vera > 10% 20%
[Detection method] HPLC
[Properties] Yellow fine powder
[Items] 100% through 80 mesh
[Chemical composition]: Leaves contain aloe vera (aloin), aloe vera, β-aloe vera, aloe-emodim (aloe-emodim) and aloe vera A, B (aloinoside A, B).
[Sexual taste]: Sexual cold, bitter taste.
[Indications] Clear heat, laxative, insecticide. Treatment of heat and constipation, women with amenorrhea, convulsions in children, convulsions, acne, phlegm, atrophic rhinitis, phlegm.
[Shelf life] Two years
[Packing instructions] Double plastic bag plus cardboard bucket
Aloe Vera Extract Details

Aloe has therapeutic effects such as diarrhea, hemostasis, anti-infection and anti-tumor. According to the ancient medical records of “The Classics of the Scriptures”, the aloe vera cures children’s stagnation, and it is not the case. Aloe vera contains aloe-emodin, which is resistant to pathogenic microorganisms. Angelica Aloe Pill has a certain effect in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. According to foreign literature reports, aloe extract can promote the damage and healing of damaged tissues, including X-ray burns, as well as pharmacological effects such as detoxification, hypolipidemic, anti-atherosclerosis, and recovery of experimental anemia hematopoietic function.
Aloe species

(1) Aloe barbadensis Mill., also known as Aloe vera, Aloe vera Mill., which is called Aloe Vera in the market. It is the most commonly used medicinal aloe. This aloe has a high economic value.
(2) Chinese aloe vera [Aloe vera var chinesis (haw.) Berg.], also known as Chinese aloe vera, striped aloe vera, which can be both human and edible, has a high development and utilization value. It is mainly distributed in South China, with large-scale planting and sporadic wild plants.
(3) Aloe aeboresens Mill. (Aloe aeboresens Mill.), also known as wood sword aloe, antler aloe, tree aloe, wood aloe, this aloe is introduced in the northeastern region of China and North China.
(4) Aloe ferox Mill., also known as Cape Aloe, Cape Aloe, African Aloe, is mainly grown in the southern part of Africa.

Aloe extract main ingredients and properties

From the chemical composition, it is known that aloe contains more than 160 kinds of chemical components, and there are no more than 100 kinds of components having pharmacological activity and biological activity. However, in terms of its particularity and efficacy, it is mainly divided into two categories.

(1) terpenoids
Including aloe vera, aloe-emodin, aloe-hormone, aloe saponin, aloe vera. Dozens of aloe vera, aloemycin, and post-monat aloe are the active ingredients in aloe, mainly in the outer part of aloe leaves.

(2) Aloe polysaccharide
The polysaccharide of aloe vera is mainly found in the gel part of aloe leaves, which is a transparent sticky part surrounded by leaf skin. At present, acetaminophen, glucomannan, arabino-galactan, etc. have been detected, and the molecular structure, composition and relative molecular weight of aloe polysaccharides are related to aloe varieties, growth environment and growth period.

7 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW – ABOUT PASSIONFLOWER

passionflower

 

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata L.) has a rich history of use here in the West. Not only has it been used by Native American tribes, early European settlers, and African American slaves, but its uses have varied over time, especially as the Eclectic physicians of the 19th and 20th centuries began to use it more and then again as modern scientific research has given additional insight into this plant.

Passionflower is a well-known nervine effective for calming and soothing the nervous system, and it has antispasmodic, hypnotic, anodyne, anxiolytic, and sedative actions as well. This gives passionflower a wide variety of uses—some of which you may not have considered before.

By pulling from traditional and modern sources, we can take a look at some of the lesser known ways to use passionflower. You may be surprised at how many different ways this one herb can be and has been used!

 

1. Did You Know…
Did you know that passionflower was traditionally used by some Native American tribes as a poultice to reduce the inflammation of boils and wounds (Hamel & Chiltoskey, 1975)? In modern times, most people use passionflower mainly for its nervine and sedative properties, but we mustn’t forget that there is much more to this plant than these properties only.

2. Did You Know…
Did you know that passionflower was once used by African American slave midwives to terminate pregnancies (Gaspar & Hine, 1996)? While passionflower itself does not contain abortifacient properties, it seems that its use was primarily for its antispasmodic and sedative effects “for easing the fear, tension, anxiety, and pain of terminating a pregnancy” (Herbal Academy, n.d., Uses para. 3). Its antispasmodic properties were valued by Eclectic physicians of the 19th century regularly who recommended it for female reproductive issues (Felter & Lloyd, 1898).

3. Did You Know…
Speaking of the Eclectics, did you know that passionflower was often called upon during times of strong muscle spasms, particularly those associated with respiratory ailments such as croup, whooping cough, and asthma, but also in cases of childhood epilepsy or severe digestive cramping (Felter & Lloyd, 1898)? Perhaps the herbs strong sedative properties along with its calming action on the nervous system helped to ease many symptoms associated with these illnesses.

4. Did You Know…
Passionflower was traditionally thought to be best suited for weakened or debilitated individuals (Felter & Lloyd, 1898; Ellingwood, 1819). Modern herbalists share the observation that persons with long-term chronic illness, or those who are weak, fragile, and/or exhausted are thought to be most apt to benefit from passionflower’s restorative properties (Bergner, 2001).

5. Did You Know…
Did you know that a 2005 clinical trial showed the use of passionflower for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was a promising natural alternative to common stimulants given for this disorder (Akhondzadeh et al., 2005)? It’s thought that passionflower’s ability to calm internal chatter can help one to better focus and hold attention for longer (Wood, 2009).

6. Did You Know…
Did you know that passionflower was a common herb used in the 19th century to ease feelings of extreme anxiety? Passionflower has the ability to slow breathing, allowing for deeper respirations while at the same time lowering the pulse and decreasing the blood pressure—three things that are common symptoms during panic attacks (Ellingwood, 1919).

7. Did You Know…
Did you know that passionflower is an excellent herb to assist in drug addiction and withdrawal symptoms, specifically with opioid and benzodiazepine addictions? This is thought to be due to passionflower’s ability to bind with the same receptor sites these drugs bind with (Wolfman et al., 1994; Dhawan et al., 2001; Nassiri-Asl et al., 2007), easing withdrawal symptoms, facilitating a good night’s rest, and and calming anxious feelings.

So whether you’re looking to get a good night’s rest, aiming to soothe respiratory, digestive, or reproductive system spasms, focus on the job at hand, or help you to reduce your dependency on a substance that has a hold on you—passionflower may be just the herbal ally you’re looking for!

 

Vegetable carbon black

 

Product Name: Vegetable carbon black 

Other Names: Vegetable black, Vegetable carbon, carbon black

CAS No.: 1333-86-4

MF: C

MW: 12.01

Appearance: Dark black fine powder

Odor:  Odorless

Detection Method: HPLC

Purity: ≥99%

Boiling Point: Ca. 4200 °C

Melting Point: Sublimates at 3652 and 3697 °C

Water Solubility: Insoluble

EINECS No.: 215-609-9

Grade:

  1. N220/N330/N550/N660 etc.

N220

Wear and the anti-cracking N110 compared with high, set out low stress, dispersivity is good.

  1. N330

It with good abrasion resistance and medium hysteresis.

  1. N550

It in soft carbon black varieties has the best reinforcing performance, excellent extruding performance, low resilient rate.

  1. N660

It compared with N550, reinforcing the gender is low, the structure is lower, higher inflation, mouth filling quantity is bigger.

Shelf Life: 2 years

Package: 1kg per bag with double plastic inside and aluminium foil bag outside, or 25kg per fibre drum with double plastic bag inside, or according to customers’ requirement.

Storage: Store in cool and dry place. Keep away from strong light and heat.

Product Description:

Vegetable carbon is known as vegetable black, carbon black, or carbo medicinalis vegetabilis. It is an insoluble black food colouring used in confectionery products, icing, baked goods and ice cream. European and Canadian authorities approve its use as a color additive.

Vegetable carbon is produced through steam activation (charring) of vegetable fibers. The raw materials include peat, nut shells, wood and cellulose residues. Manufacturers ground the activated vegetable source into very small particles before adding glucose or glycerin for ease of use in food. The black pigments are very stable to heat, light and pH range. Suppliers offer forms for both lipid and aqueous applications as a suspension.

Advantages:

  1. high blackness ,good polish.
  2. high tinting strength,  easy to disperse.
  3. excellent chemical stability.
  4. good viscosity and fluidity.

Functions:

  1. It can absorb harmful substances, and excreted.
  2. It can regulate diarrhea caused by the symptoms do not adapt.
    3.It suppress fecal odor.
    4. It provide intestinal weak acid bacteria proliferation, and reduce harmful bacteria.
    5. It provide negative ions that can suppress the production of reactive enzymes, one of the causes of illness.

Applications:

Using in rubber industry, painting, printing ink, NI-MH battery’s cathode and other industry.

  1. Silicon Rubber: Improves silicon rubber’s durability, rebound rate, and anti-distortion performance.
    2. Plastics Industry:Improves plastic s tenacity, strength and prevents water absorption.
    3. Coating Industry:Prevents agglomeration and drip. Thixotropic additives. Increase denseness and smoothness of paint.
    4. Medicine Industry: Increase denseness, floating , carrying function in medicine. It also can be used as the pesticide powder and anti-agglomeration, etc.

Delivery Time: within 3 -7 days after receiving payments.

Shipping Details: DHL, TNT, FEDEX or EMS.

Payment Terms: T/T, West Union, Paypal and Escrow service.

Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide that contains an unusual peptide linkage between the amine group of cysteine

Glutathione

Product Name: Glutathione

Chemical Name: L-Glutathione(GSH)

CAS No.: 70-18-8

MF: C10H17N3O6S

MW: 307.32348

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Oder: Odorless

Detection Method: HPLC

Purity: 98%

Water Solubility: Soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol and dichloromethane

Melting Point: 189°C~193°C

Specific Rotation: -15.5o~-17.5o

EINECS No.: 200-725-4

Specification: ≥98%

Shelf Life: Two years

Package: 1kg per bag with double plastic inside and aluminium foil bag outside, or 25kg per fibre drum with double plastic bag inside, or according to customers’ requirement.

Storage: Store in a cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

Product Description:

Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide that contains an unusual peptide linkage between the amine group of cysteine(which is attached by normal peptide linkage to a glycine) .

Thiol groups are reducing agents, existing at a concentration of approximately 5mM in animal cells. Glutathione reduces disulfide bondsformed within cytoplasmic proteins to cysteines by serving as an electron donor.

Functions:

  1. Has detoxifying function.
  2. Has the function of radiation protection.
  3. Protecting liver.
  4. Anti-allergic.
  5. Anti-aging.
  6. Facial care.

Applications:

1) Pharmaceutical field.

2) Domestic.

3) Health care products field.

Delivery Time: Within 3 -7 days after receiving payments

Shipping Details: DHL, TNT, FEDEX or EMS.

Payment Terms: T/T, West Union, Paypal and Escrow service.

Company Information:

Xi’an Taima Biological Co., LTD. was founded in 2008, is a technological export-oriented private enterprise with the Rights of Self-Managed Import and Export, specializing in active ingredients modernized and industrialization research, development, production, and sales of natural medical botany.

Our factory covers an area of 6,000 square meters equipped with advanced equipment and the production process is in accordance with FDA.

Our Service:

  1. Any inquiries will be replied within 12 hours.
    2. Dedication to quality, supply & service.
    3. Strictly on selecting raw materials.
    4. OEM/ODM Available.
    5. Reasonable & competitive price, fast lead time.
    6. Sample is available for your evaluation & Formulation development.
    7. Fastest delivery: Sample order in stock and 3-7 days for mass production.
    8.We have strong cooperation with DHL, TNT, UPS, FEDEX, EMS. Or you can also choose your own shipping forwarder.

Hesperidin, a natural flavonoid in citrus fruit, found to prevent photoaging

 

A recent study shows that hesperidin, a flavonoid commonly found in citrus fruits, can protect against skin degradation after exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. The paper, which appeared in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, also indicated that the flavonoid also prevented UVB-induced skin thickening, wrinkle formation, and inflammation.

  • Hesperidin is known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune modulatory activities. Researchers looked at whether the flavonoid was effective in preventing photoaging using hairless mice models.
  • The mice were divided into three groups: control, UVB-treated vehicle, and UVB-treated hesperidin. In particular, mice in the hesperidin group were given treated with water containing 100 milligrams per kilogram body weight (mg/kg) of hesperidin daily.
  • Results showed that mice that were treated with hesperidin had improved length and depth of wrinkles, as well as inhibited the development of skin thickness and epidermal hypertrophy.
  • Mice that were treated with hesperidin also exhibited decreased MMP-9 (matrix metallopeptidase 9) and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression.

The findings suggest that hesperidin contained potent anti-photoaging activity, through MMP-9 regulation.

Herbal blend containing two plant extracts shown to protect the pancreas of diabetic patients

 

Diabetes is not a sweet problem to have – a fact that nearly 30 million Americans know all too well. While there are a number of available methods for controlling the condition, its effects, and the risk of its complications, most of these involve the intake of risky chemical drugs. A natural herbal blend made from vitexin and mistletoe figs could be a viable alternative, as concluded by research published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Diabetes mellitus (DM), more popularly known as just diabetes, is one of the top causes of death worldwide. It’s not the disease that kills per se, but the complications that stem from it that do. Diabetes is closely linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease, kidney impairments, blindness, and other forms of organ damage.

Aside from strict diet regimens and exercise, DM is also controlled through the use of chemical drugs that are not at all free from side effects. These can range from mild symptoms, such as diarrhea, fatigue, bloating, and weight gain, to outright life-threatening outcomes, such as liver damage, increased risk of anemia, and rapid drops in blood sugar.

For some people, it’s only a matter of learning to take the bad with the good. After all, what are a few symptoms when at the end of the day, one can enjoy the perks of stable blood sugar levels? However, even scientists agree that chemical drugs cannot sufficiently keep blood sugar fluctuations, a common problem among diabetics, under control.

An alternative treatment that has little to none of the adverse effects of chemical medications, one that even people with sensitive constitutions can benefit from, is thus the goal of many hours spent on research. Scientists are looking to nature for possible leads.

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The combination of vitexin and isovitexin, a compound found in the leaves of ornamental mistletoe figs (Ficus deltoidea), has been the subject of much interest because of their antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties observed in animal models.

The study published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine sought to identify the effects of this combination on the histology, insulin secretion, and oxidative status of diabetic rats, factors that previous studies have not examined in depth. In particular, the researchers wanted to understand how F. deltoidea and vitexin protected pancreatic β-cells, the same cells that are responsible for the production and release of insulin.

During the study, the researchers gathered 30 four-week-old Sprague Dawley. They measured the animals’ weight and blood glucose levels. Within a week, they raised the animals’ blood glucose levels to diabetic range through injection of STZ.

The rats were given F. deltoidea and vitexin for eight weeks. After this period, their glucose and insulin tolerances were determined using an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test (IPITT), respectively. The researchers also looked into the animals’ insulin resistance, pancreatic histological changes, and fatty acid composition pattern. The infrared spectra of both the rats’ serum and pancreas were also noted.

Results indicated that both F. deltoidea and vitexin led to an increase in antioxidant enzymes in the pancreas. The herbal combination also promoted the regeneration of the islets of Langerhans, the areas that house the pancreas’ endocrine cells. Interestingly, the researchers observed a great increase in insulin secretion only in rats that were treated with F. deltoidea.

For the researchers, the results of their study assert the role of both F. deltoidea and vitexin in pancreatic function, repair, and protection from oxidative damage. They believe that these effects point to these two herb’s therapeutic potential for treating DM.

Food Additives a Toxic Mix for Kids

A growing mound of scientific evidence has linked these chemicals to changes in children’s hormone systems, which can alter their normal development and increase their risk of childhood obesity, the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement argues.

These chemicals affect the health of all humans, but can have a particularly strong effect in children, said lead author Dr. Leonardo Trasande, an environmental health researcher with New York University’s School of Medicine.

“Pound for pound, they eat more food, so they have higher levels of exposure compared to us adults,” Trasande explained. “Their organs are still developing in various ways, such that effects on that development can be permanent and lifelong.”

The chemical culprits

Some chemicals that affect food safety include:

Bisphenols like BPA, which are used in plastics and the lining of metal cans. They can act like estrogen in the body, affecting onset of puberty, decreasing fertility, increasing body fat and affecting the nervous and immune systems.
Phthalates, which are found in plastics and vinyl tubes used in industrial food production. These chemicals can affect male genital development, increase childhood obesity and contribute to heart disease.
Perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs), used in grease-proof paper food packaging. They might reduce immunity, birth weight and fertility, and can affect the thyroid system.
Percholate, which is added to dry food packaging to control static electricity. It also is known to disrupt thyroid function and can affect early brain development.
Artificial food colors, which have been associated with worsened attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
Nitrates and nitrites, which are used to preserve food and enhance color, particularly in cured and processed meats. These chemicals can interfere with thyroid hormone production, and have been linked with gastrointestinal and nervous system cancers.
“This is a critically important report about environmental risks that have received less attention than they deserve, whether by the pediatric community or regulators,” said Dr. Michael Grosso, chair of pediatrics and chief medical officer at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, N.Y.

“There is now a compelling body of evidence that the environmental chemicals that go into food processing and food containers may have significant effects on human health, including fertility, thyroid disease, certain cancers and much more,” Grosso said. “Of concern is that some of these remain in the body for years.”

Kristi King, senior dietitian with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, said she has “heightened concerns regarding those additives that are thyroid disrupters.”

“PFCs can alter thyroid function and metabolic changes. Perchlorate, nitrates and nitrites disrupt thyroid hormone production and inhibit iodine uptake in the body,” King explained.

“Iodine is extremely important in promoting growth and metabolism in children. Iodine is also essential for early brain and neurological development. Having an iodine deficiency could ultimately lead to poor growth and delayed [thinking] ability,” she said.

Tighter regulation needed

The policy statement calls on politicians and bureaucrats to tighten regulations related to food additives. These measures include a more rigorous and transparent “Generally Recognized as Safe” designation process, including new requirements for toxicity testing before use in the marketplace and retesting previously approved chemicals.

And Trasande argued that citizens can have an even greater impact in this area than elected officials.

“The general public can do a lot to drive the kinds of changes that are positive for children’s lives and human health,” Trasande said. “The ban on BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups was not driven by some scientific statement or some regulatory good feeling. It was driven by consumer outcry. The same could be said for phthalates in toys.”

What parents can do

The AAP policy statement said parents can limit their children’s exposure to these chemicals by:

Choosing fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables over canned.
Avoiding processed meats, particularly during pregnancy.
Not microwaving plastic containers of food, or placing plastics in the dishwasher.

Baby poo reveals that even light drinking during pregnancy affects IQ

 

Light drinking during pregnancy may affect babies’ brain development, according to a study that looked for signs of alcohol exposure in newborns’ faeces.

Although it’s well-established that heavy drinking during pregnancy is linked to intellectual disabilities and altered facial features in children, less is known about the effects of light drinking.

Studying this has been difficult, since mothers are often reluctant to admit any level of drinking during pregnancy due to the associated stigma, says Anna Eichler at the University Hospital Erlangen in Germany.

To get around this, Eichler and her colleagues looked for …