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Encyclopedia > Chlorophyllin

Chlorophyllin is a food additive and alternative medicine derived from plant chlorophyll. It is taken internally to reduce personal odors. It is also applied topically as a treatment for a number of injuries, including radiation burns. It is the active ingredient in the commercial preparation Nullo. Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavour or improve its taste and appearance. ... It has been suggested that Complementary and Alternative Medicine be merged into this article or section. ... Chlorophyll is a green photosynthetic pigment found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. ... A radiation burn is damage to the skin or other biological tissue caused by exposure to ionizing radiation. ...


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Chlorophyll and Chlorophyllin, Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center (1723 words)
Chlorophyllin is a semi-synthetic mixture of water-soluble sodium copper salts derived from chlorophyll.
Chlorophyllin is a semi-synthetic mixture of sodium copper salts derived from chlorophyll (2, 3).
Research in the 1940s indicating that chlorophyllin solutions slowed the growth of certain anaerobic bacteria in the test tube and accelerated the healing of experimental wounds in animals led to the use of topical chlorophyllin solutions and ointments in the treatment of persistent open wounds in humans (24).
December 2002 - Super Sale: Protect Your Precious Genes (3675 words)
Chlorophyllin even enters into the mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles of the cell where 91% of oxygen reductions occur and where the majority of free radicals are produced.
Chlorophyllin inhibited adduct formation 65% at 30 micromolar concentrations, and it was also a very effective inhibitor at 15 microls, a level obtainable in vivo in the tissues of humans.
Chlorophyllin is a "pluripotent" antioxidant that quenches a wide variety of reactive oxygen species and exhibits a multitude of anti-aging effects at very low doses.
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