Spirulina Enhanced Formula Capsules
Product Description
Spirulina, a microalga generally made from two cyanobacteria species, Arthrospira maxima and Arthrospira platensis, is safe for consumption by both animals and humans. It is now used worldwide as a dietary supplement and has several components considered important in the nutraceutical industry. It is sold in powder, tablet, or flake form and is also bought as feed supplement for the poultry and aquaculture industries. It was found to have antioxidant activity (Shukla V, Vashistha M, and Singh SN. "Evaluation of antioxidant profile and activity of amalaki (Emblica officinalis), spirulina and wheat grass." Indian J Clin Biochem. 2009 Jan;24(1):70-5. doi: 10.1007/s12291-009-0012-3. Epub 2009 May 8). Moreover, a diet enhanced with spirulina decreased activated microglia in rats, demonstrating that it has significance in the management of Parkinson's disease (Pabon MM, et al. "A Spirulina-Enhanced Diet Provides Neuroprotection in an ?-Synuclein Model of Parkinson's Disease." PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e45256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045256. Epub 2012 Sep 18). Spirulina's anti-apoptotic and antioxidant properties also protects rats, as shown in another study, from cyclophosphamide-induced nephro-urotoxicity (Sinanoglu O, et al. "The Protective Effects of Spirulina in Cyclophosphamide Induced Nephrotoxicity and Urotoxicity in Rats." Urology. 2012 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]).
