"In this [new] study, we report the [moderating] effect of [spices, such as] eugenol [in cloves] capsaicin...quercetin, curcumin, cinnamon [extract] and [in garlic.]..

"The order of potency in inhibiting [Arachidonic Acid--AA]-induced [blood] platelet aggregation [clumping] is eugenol, capsaicin, curcumin, cinnamon [extract], garlic, quercetin. Eugenol is found to be 29-times more potent than aspirin in inhibiting [this inflammatory action] than aspirin.

"Eugenol-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation is further confirmed by dose-dependant decrease in [acid radical residue] in platelets. Further, eugenol and capsaicin inhibited platelet induced by [other named attackers] but to a lesser degree...

"These results clearly suggest that spice [activities] have beneficial effects in modulating human platelet aggregation."

Editor's note: Our frequent parentheses are used to translate much of the highly technical language but do not in any way change their meaning.

Is it possible that Alternative Medicine is slowly creeping into conventional medical practice? Maybe. Let's see how long it takes for physicians to be directed to medical science away from their current drug-oriented culture.

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Alternative Medicine Prostaglandins Leukot Essential Fatty Acids. June 4, 2009. By Drs. Raghavendra and Naidu, Dept. of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Tech. Research Inst., Mysore 570 020, India.