Intestinal flora, plants in your intestines

1. The importance of good bowel function for health is gradually becoming known. Centuries ago, the Egyptians stated, "death resides in the gut," referring to the fact that the absence of regular bowel movements leads to poisoning of one's own organism by accumulation of waste.

Function of good intestinal flora

1. This good intestinal flora fulfills numerous functions for the host such as increasing the resistance against germs, promoting intestinal transit, preventing diarrhea, reducing food allergies and atopic symptoms, improving processing of lactose, slowing the formation of carcinogenic substances, supporting digestion, cleaning the intestines, the production of certain vitamins (biotin, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folic acid, vitamin B12, PABA ...), the absorption of nutrients ....

Plants with a possible influence on the intestinal flora

1. Plants with a lot of inulin: Jerusalem artichoke, dandelion, wild chicory, salsify, burdock. Plants with a lot of mucilage: linseed, rape seed, marshmallow, mallow Plants with crude fibers: grains, especially oats, coconut flour, some fruits such as plums To be used in muesli (oat flakes, plums, bananas, linseed and yoghurt for example. As a vegetable: salsify, burdock root and Jerusalem artichoke. As herbal tea or coffee: flowers of mallow and roasted chicory or dandelion root.

For further research

1. Bhounik Y, Vahedi K, Achour L, et al. Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharide administration dose-dependently increases fecal bifidobacteria in healthy humans. J Nutr 1999: 129: 113-6. Coussement PA. Inulin and oligofructose: safe intakes and legal status. J Nutr 1999; 129: 1412S-7S. Davidson MH, Synecki C, Maki KC, et al. Effects of dietary inulin in serum lipids in men and women with hypercholesterolaemia. Nutr Res 1998; 3: 503-17. Roberfroid MB, Van Loo JAE, Gibson GR. The bifidogenic nature of chicory inulin and its hydrolysis products. J Nutr 1998; 128 Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides reduce the occurrence of colon tumors and develop gut-associated lymphoid tissue in Min mice. Cancer Res. 1997; 57: 225-228. Roberfroid MB, Delzenne NM. Dietary fructans. Annu Rev Nutr. 1998; 18: 117-143 Sahaafsma G, Meuling WJ, van Dokkum W, Bouley C. Effects of a milk product, fermented by Lactobaccillus acidophilus and with fructooligosaccharides added, on blood lipids in male volunteers Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998; 52: 436-440. Teun U, Vapaatalo H, Korpela R. "- Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik, PDR for Nutritional Supplements

2. Bhounik Y, Vahedi K, Achour L, et al. Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharide administration dose-dependently increases fecal bifidobacteria in healthy humans. J Nutr 1999: 129: 113-6. Coussement PA. Inulin and oligofructose: safe intakes and legal status. J Nutr 1999; 129: 1412S-7S. Davidson MH, Synecki C, Maki KC, et al. Effects of dietary inulin in serum lipids in men and women with hypercholesterolaemia. Nutr Res 1998; 3: 503-17. Roberfroid MB, Van Loo JAE, Gibson GR. The bifidogenic nature of chicory inulin and its hydrolysis products. J Nutr 1998; 128 Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides reduce the occurrence of colon tumors and develop gut-associated lymphoid tissue in Min mice. Cancer Res. 1997; 57: 225-228. Roberfroid MB, Delzenne NM. Dietary fructans. Annu Rev Nutr. 1998; 18: 117-143 Sahaafsma G, Meuling WJ, van Dokkum W, Bouley C. Effects of a milk product, fermented by Lactobaccillus acidophilus and with fructo-oligosaccharides added, on blood lipids in male volunteers Eur J Clin Nutr. 1998; 52: 436-440. Teun U, Vapaatalo H, Korpela R. "- Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik, PDR for Nutritional Supplements