References - Wheatgrass research

1. Grass used is whole leaf dehydrated wheat grass from Southern Testing & Research Laboratories courtesy Pines International. Sprouts are three day old wheat sprouts. Sprouts and vegetable data from USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Release 11-1 (With permission from Steve Meyerowitz - Natures Finest Medicine, p55)
2. Ben-Arye E, et al. Wheat grass juice in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Scand J Gastroenterol 2002;37:444-449
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4. Young MA, Cook JL, Webster KE. 2006 Mar;14(1):3-9. Epub 2005 Sep 9. Trial done at Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
5. http://www.wheatgrassprofessional.info/references.htm With Permission from Dr Chris Reynolds M.B.,B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
6. Inhibitory Effect of 2”-0-Glycosyl Isovitexin and a-Tocopherol on Genotoxic Glyoxal Formation in a Lipid Peroxidation system. By T. Nishyama, Y. Hagiwara and T. Shibamoto. Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis. Published by Food Chemical Toxicity, Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 1047-1051, 1994. See also the original study: A Novel Antioxidant Isolated from Young Green Barley Leaves, Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 40, pp. 1135-1138. July, 1992
7. Anti-ulcer Activity of Fractions from Juice of Young Barley Leaves. By H. Ohtake, H. Yuasa, C. Komura, T. Miyauchi, Y. Hagiwara and K. Kubota. Issued from Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.
8. Therapeutic Experiment of Young Barley Juice for the Treatment of Skin Diseases in the Main. By Tatsuo Muto, Muto Dermatologic Hospital. New Drugs and Clinical Application. Vol. 26, No. 5. May 10, 1977. Courtesy of Green Foods Corporation.
9. Preliminary Report on How Juice of Young Green Barley Plants Can Normalize and Rejuvenate Cells and Tissues, Repair Damaged DNA, Restore Cellular Activity and Prevent Aging of Tissues. By Y Hagiwara, Y. Hotta, K. Kubota. Japan Pharmaceutical Development and Biology Dept. Univ. of CA, San Diego. Reported to Annual Japan Pharmacy Science Assoc. Meeting.
10. Isolation of Potent Anti-Inflammatory Protein from Barley Leaves By K. Kubota, Y. Matsuoka, H. Seki, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science Univ. of Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Journal of Inflammation, Vol. 3, no. 4, 1983.
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12. Indian Pediatrics (Volume 41, July 17th, 2004, p716-720)
13. Cereal Grass - What's in it for you!1990 by Ronald L. Seibold, M.S. Published by PINES International, Inc. P.O. Box 927 Lawrence, Kansas 66044-0927
14. Inhibition of In Vitro Metabolic Activation of Carcinogens by Wheat Sprout Extracts. By Chiu-Nan Lai, B. Dabney, C. Shaw, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Texas System Cancer Centre. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumour institute, Houston, TX. Nutrition and Cancer. Vol. 1, no. 1. P. 27-30. Fall, 1978.
15. Inhibitory Effect of 2”-0-Glycosyl Isovitexin and a-Tocopherol on Genotoxic Glyoxal Formation in a Lipid Peroxidation system. By T. Nishyama, Y. Hagiwara and T. Shibamoto. Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis. Published by Food Chemical Toxicity, Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 1047-1051, 1994. See also the original study: A Novel Antioxidant Isolated from Young Green Barley Leaves, Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 40, pp. 1135-1138. July, 1992.
16. Effect on the Several Food Additives, Agricultural Chemicals and Carcinogen. By Y. Hagiwara, M.D. Presented to the 98th Annual Assembly of Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, April 5, 1978.
17. Guisseppi A. Forgionne, PhD (A case study using wheatgrass and other natural therapies for Primary Peritoneal Cancer), Information Systems Department, University Of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD 21250 http://www.cancerlynx.com/peritonealalternative.html
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19. Smith, L. 1944. Chlorophyll: an experimental study of its water-soluble derivatives. Remarks on the history, chemistry, toxicity and anti-bacterial properties of water soluble chlorophyll derivatives as therapeutic agents. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 207:647-654
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22. Wild-growing Edible Grasses in the Nourishment of Long Living Inhabitants of the Dagestan Republic. By Kh.l Mustafaev. Published in the Russian language periodical Voprosy Pitanieiia. Moskva: Biomedgiz. Vol. 2, no. 5. pp. 27-31. Sept/Oct. 1993.
23. Wheatgrass: Natures Finest Medicine – Steve Meyerowitz.

Overall conclusion of Choice magazine's article - “Wheatgrass…It’s the health tonic of the moment, but where’s the evidence for its benefits?”