Longum

ROLAND I R, RUMNEY 0 J, couTTS J T, LiEVENSE L c (1998) Effect of Bifidobactcrium longum and inulin on gut bacterial metabolism and carcinogen-induced crypt foci in rats. ... 

ImpeUizzeri, G., Piattelh, M., and Sciuto, S., A new betaxanthin from Glottiphyllum longum. Phytochemistry, 12, 2293, 1973. 

Pepper, chili Capsicum annuum Longum Group)... 

Neuromuscular blocking activity. Decoction of the seed oil, administered orally to adults of both sexes at a dose of 4.6 g/per-son, was active. A mixture of Piper longum, Zingiber officinale, Piper cubeba, Curcuma zedoaria, Juniperus communis, Cichorium intybus, Mentha arvensis. Commiphora mukul, and Sesamum indicum was given. Twenty five patients with laquwa (spastic facial paralysis) were treated with this mixture in divided doses of 4.6 g in 24 hours. Six grams of a decoction of Lavendula stoechas was also given in some cases. Sev-... 

Piper longum L. Bi Ba (Indian long pepper) (fruit) Volatile oil, piperine, Antipyretic, carminative, aromatic stomachic, analgesic in gastralgia, flatulence, headache. 

Caryophyllene Elettaria cardamomum, Piper nigrum, P. longum... 

Thalictrum dasycarpum, T occidentale Perilla frutescens Piper longum, P. nigrum Zingiber officinale Caulophyllum thalietroides Pulsatilla vulgaris... 

Pimiento Fruit Variety of C. longum Variety of Capsicum annuumm Spain... 

Using the ELISA (with avidin-biotin bridges) and ELISPOT methods a stimulating effect of selected probiotic bacteria (Bifidobacterium longum, B animalis, Lactobacillus easel, L. salivarius) on the immune system of the rat and mouse has been demonstrated (higher level of specific as well as total IgGa and IgA content) (Nagy et al., 2002). 

Furrie, E., Macfarlane, S., Kennedy, A., Cummings, J. H., Walsh, S. V., O Neil, D. A., and Macfarlane, G. T. (2005). Synbiotic therapy (Bifidobacterium longum/Synergy 1) initiates resolution of inflammation in patients with active ulcerative colitis A randomised controlled pilot trial. Gut 54(2), 242-9. 

Araya-Kojima, T., Yaeshima, T., Ishibashi, N., Shimamura, S., and Hayasawa, H., Inhibitory effects of Bifidobacteria longum BB536 on harmful intestinal bacteria, Bifidobacteria Micmflora, 14, 59-66, 1995. 

Colombel, J.F., Cortot, A., Neut, C., and Romond, C., Yogurt with Bifidobacterium longum reduces erythromycin-induced gastrointestinal effects, Lancet, 1, 43, 1987. 

Harmsen, H.J., Raangs, G.C., Franks, A.H., Wildeboer-Veloo, A.C.M., and Welling, G.W., The effect of the prebiotic inulin and the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum on the fecal flora of healthy volunteers measured by FISH and DGGE, Microb. Ecol. Health Dis., 14, 211-219, 2002. 

Shankaracharya, N.B., Rao, L.J., Naik, J.P. and Nagalakshmi, S. (1997) Characterisation of chemical constituents of Indian Long Pepper (Piper longum L.). journal of Food Science and Technology, Mysore 34(1), 73-75. 

Deli et al. (1992) studied the carotenoid composition in the fruits of black paprika (C. annuum variety longum nigrum) during ripening. During ripening, an increase in capsanthin and, to a lesser extent, an increase in carotenoids with kappa and oxabicyclo [2.2.1] end groups, was observed. 

---