Title : Phytomineral complexes as elements of functional nutrition to enhance the protective function of the lymphatic system
Abstract:
The modern medicine estimated a food role in human life, attracting knowledge of lymphology. Accumulation of knowledge of lymphatic system allowed to integrate a lymphology with a nutritiology and pharmacology. It promoted emergence of the new direction a lymphonutritiology. This direction studies biologically active compounds, having lymphotropic properties. Phytonutrients have high therapeutic value. We use biologically active compounds (bioflavonoids) for increase in protective function of peripheral lymphoid organs and management of the natural system of a detoxication through lymphatic system for improvement of an organism, especially, at age-associated pathology. There is basic a justification and implementation of lymphotropic technologies which could correct structure of lymph nodes and offer the real prospect of fight against aging of lymphatic (lymphoid) system.
We developed the phytosorption complex including herbs of Siberia and a compound of food fibres. Bioflavonoids, microelements are a part of the majority of plants that qualitatively expands their biological activity and increases treatment-and-prophylactic potential in saving the health capital. Biologically active compounds (bioflavonoids, microelements and other nutrients) are means of hypotoxicity that it is important for functional food. The obtained data show presence of lymphotropic properties of the applied phytomeans as element of functional food. Lymphotropic properties of phytomeans come down to the following positive effects at the level of lymphatic system (lymph nodes) during the senile period. We observed effect a lymphstimulation. Lymph passage speed through a lymph node increases by 1.3-1.5 times at the majority of old animals after phytotherapy. Phytomeans is causing the structural modifying effect on lymph nodes structure. This effect is expressed in selective increase or reduction of the sizes of structural and functional zones of lymph nodes. It levels senile changes of lymphoid tissue at achievement of "dynamic age standard of health". Intake of phytocomposition provides the lymphoprotection principle. Bioflavonoids of medicinal plants strengthen function of excretory organs. It reduces toxic pressure on lymphatic system. For the first time we noted lymphoproliferation effect (a neolymphgenesis) as a result of phytotherapy. There is a formation of temporary compensatory lymphoid structures – lymphoid follicles outside and into a lymph node. New lymphoid follicles are necessary for increase in immune function of peripheral lymphoid organs. The ectopia of lymphoid follicles has universal character and appears after phytostimulation of reduced function of lymph nodes. Herbs are a source of additional trace elements. Intake of medicinal plants fill micronutrient deficiency and positively affects structure and function of lymph nodes when aging. The received results became a basis for development of phytolymphotropic technologies of prevention and rehabilitation in sanatoria and health resorts. Herbs in the form of phytosorption complexes, dietary supplements to food proved the efficiency as elements of functional food in "background" therapy age-associated diseases. The positive effect is connected with increase in nonspecific resistance of an organism. Phytomeans are capable to correct structure of lymph nodes and offer the real prospect of fight against various diseases and lymphatic (lymphoid) aging.
