Wheat Grass

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History: Wheat Grass may, perhaps, be one of the most important plants to mankind, with its grains providing breads, cereals and food staples of all kinds. It is one of the oldest nutritional foods known to man and has been cultivated for so long that its origin is somewhat vague, although it appears to have been first grown and refined in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions. Wheat is a hardy annual or biennial that is pollinated by wind, and it tolerates most soils in temperate regions, preferring full sun and harvested around June and July. The plant's botanical genus, Triticum, is derived from the same Latin word, triticum, which literally means ''wheat'' and also describes one of the carbohydrates found in Wheat Grass called triticin. There are over thirty thousand varieties of Wheat, with over four hundred varieties commonly grown in the United States, which is the largest exporter of the grain annually to other areas of the world, mainly to Japan and Egypt. Interestingly, Wheat was not a large crop in the United States before the late 1800s. Early settlers had a hard time growing European varieties of wheat, with poor yields, but when Ukrainian Mennonites brought their hardy winter Wheat to Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota in the late 1800s. It flourished, and this Wheat is thought to be the ancestor of the varieties of Wheat grown in the United States today. The wonderful nutritious benefits in Wheat Grass appear to provide so many natural healing qualities, and it is not really known quite how they work....

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Other common names: Common Wheat, Tall Wheat Grass Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try Wheat Grass, and you just might have stumbled onto what has sometimes been called nature's finest medicine. Packed with vitamins, minerals and all the amino acids necessary to build and maintain a healthy system. Let nature's own gifts help you stay healthy!

Wheat Grass Table 1. Nutrient comparison of 1 oz (28.35 g) of wheatgrass juice, broccoli and spinach. Nutrient Wheatgrass Juice Broccoli Spinach Protein 860 mg 800 mg 810 mg Beta-carotene 120 IU 177 IU 2658 IU Vitamin E 880 mcg 220 mcg 580 mcg Vitamin C 1 mg 25.3 mg 8 mg Vitamin B12 0.30 mcg 0 mcg 0 mcg Phosphorus 21 mg 19 mg 14 mg Magnesium 8 mg 6 mg 22 mg Calcium 7.2 mg 13 mg 28 mg Iron 0.66 mg 0.21 mg 0.77 mg Potassium 42 mg 90 mg 158 mg Data on broccoli and spinach from USDA database. Data on Wheatgrass juice from indoor grown wheatgrass. Back To Top

Some of the constituents included in Wheat Grass include all the amino acids (some of which are lysine, large amounts of chlorophyll, tryptophan and phenylalanine), protein, fiber, enzymes, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, B-complex vitamins and vitamins A, C, E and K.

Outdoor grown wheat grass grows slowly through the winter in a climate like that of Kansas in the United States. Back To Top

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The wonderful nutritious benefits in Wheat Grass appear to provide so many natural healing qualities, and it is not really known quite how they work, but many people will agree that the amino acids - the essential building blocks of life - in Wheat Grass have added a wonderful boost to their stamina and overall feeling of good health, perhaps even preventing illness and disease.

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Beneficial Uses: Wheat Grass is said to improve and purify our blood in many ways. It is believed to alkalize the body and restore our blood to a healthy pH balance when our modern diets - with too many processed foods, along with the stresses of our lives - make our blood too acidic.

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Wheat Grass

Wheatgrass is a food prepared from the cotyledons of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum. It is sold either as a juice or powder concentrate. Wheatgrass differs from wheat malt in that it is served freeze-dried or fresh, while wheat malt is convectively dried. Wheatgrass is also allowed to grow longer than malt is. It provides chlorophyll, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and enzymes. Claims about the health benefits of wheatgrass range from providing supplemental nutrition to having unique curative properties. Some consumers grow and juice wheatgrass in their homes. It is often available in juice bars, alone or in mixed fruit or vegetable drinks. It is also available in many health food stores as fresh produce, tablets, frozen juice and powder.

History

The consumption of wheatgrass in the Western world began in the 1930s as a result of experiments conducted by Charles F. Schnabel in his attempts to popularize the plant.

Schnabel, an agricultural chemist, conducted his first experiments with young grasses in 1930, when he used fresh cut grass in an attempt to nurse dying hens back to health. The hens not only recovered, but they produced eggs at a higher rate than healthy hens. Encouraged by his results, he began drying and powdering grass for his family and neighbors to supplement their diets. The following year, Schnabel reproduced his experiment and achieved the same results. Hens consuming rations supplemented with grass doubled their egg production. Schnabel started promoting his discovery to gristmills, chemists and the food industry. Two large corporations, Quaker Oats and American Dairies Inc., invested millions of dollars in further research, development, and production of grass products for animals and humans. By 1940, cans of Schnabel's powdered grass were on sale in major drug stores throughout the United States and Canada.

Cultivation

Schnabel's research was conducted with wheatgrass grown outdoors in Kansas. His wheatgrass required 200 days of slow growth, through the winter and early spring, when it was harvested at the jointing stage. It is at this stage that the plant reached its peak nutritional value; after jointing, concentrations of chlorophyll, protein, and vitamins decline sharply. Harvested grass was dehydrated and made into powders and tablets for human and animal consumption. Wheatgrass grown indoors in trays for ten days contains similar nutritional content. Wheatgrass grown outdoors is harvested, dehydrated at a low temperature and sold in tablet and powdered concentrates. Wheat grass juice powder (freshly squeezed with the water removed) is also available either spray-dried or freeze-dried.

Indoor growing and mold

Growing wheat grass indoors usually requires the grass to be grown in small trays with the wheat grains close together for a high yield. Not every wheat seed will sprout. Ungerminated seeds can develop mold which may spread to nearby sprouted plants. This may cause an unpalatable taste and, in extreme cases, an allergic reaction.

This issue is not necessarily a problem when growing wheat in a field due to less crowding of seeds and the resulting improved air circulation. Outdoor wheatgrass is harvested for a few days each year from plants grown in the breadbasket regions of the United States and Canada.

Usage

The average dosage taken by consumers of wheatgrass is 3.5 grams (powder or tablets). Some also have a fresh-squeezed 30 ml shot once daily or, for more therapeutic benefits, a higher dose up to 2–4 oz (60 - 120 ml) taken 1-3 times per day on an empty stomach and before meals. For detoxification, some users may increase their intake to 3–4 times per day. Consumers with a poor diet may experience nausea on high dosages of wheatgrass.

Health claims

Proponents of wheatgrass make many claims for its health properties, ranging from promotion of general well-being to cancer prevention and heavy-metal detoxification. These claims have not been satisfactorily substantiated in the scientific literature, although there is some evidence in support of the beneficial effects of chlorophyll in the human diet. Some research exists that relates diets high in chlorophyll, present in higher concentrations in green leafy vegetables, to lower rates of colon cancer.

There are a number of other small studies and pilots (not to mention a wealth of anecdotal evidence) that suggest the need for further study of the possible benefits of wheatgrass juice. According to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, there may be a need for further study of wheatgrass therapy for ulcerative collitis; they cite a small pilot study which showed regular wheatgrass juice therapy significantly reduced rectal bleeding and overall disease activity.

It has been argued that wheatgrass helps blood flow, digestion and general detoxification of the body. These claims have not been reliably substantiated. However, in one pilot study of children with thalassemia (a hereditary form of anemia which often requires blood transfusions), of the patients who were given 100ml of wheatgrass juice daily, half showed reduced need for transfusions. No adverse effects were observed.

Another small study of transfusion-dependent patients suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome responded similarly to wheatgrass therapy; that is, the intervals between needed transfusions was increased. In addition, the chelation effect (removal of heavy metals from the blood) was studied for the same patients; the wheatgrass therapy showed a significant iron chelation effect.

In another pilot, breast cancer patients who drank wheatgrass juice daily showed a decreased need for blood- and bone marrow-building medications during chemotherapy, without diminishing the effects of the therapy.

Wheatgrass vs. common vegetables

Wheatgrass proponent Schnabel claimed in the 1940s that "fifteen pounds of wheatgrass is equal in overall nutritional value to 350 pounds of ordinary garden vegetables", a ratio of 1:23. Despite claims of vitamin and mineral content disproportional to other vegetables, the nutrient content of wheatgrass juice is roughly equivalent to that of common vegetables (see table 1).

Wheatgrass is also thought to be superior to other vegetables in its content of Vitamin B12, a vital nutrient. Contrary to popular belief, B12 is not contained within wheat grass or any vegetable, rather it is a byproduct of the microorganisms living on plants. If plants are washed prior to consumption the water soluble B12 will be removed making most plants unreliable sources of B12.

Detoxification

Another common claim for wheatgrass is that it promotes detoxification. The limited data in support of that claim applies to most green vegetables.  *

Read an article in Wikipedia with references and links Sept 5, 2010

* Wheatgrass. (2010, August 27). In Wikipedia,

The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:36, September 5, 2010, from

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=

Wheatgrass&oldid=381246962

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Wheat Grass

Wheat Grass helps to boost your natural immunity, increase your stamina and energy and may also reduce your risk of some serious diseases.

Some people even claim wheat grass keeps hair from graying!

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