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Manal:
Dear members
I have read that camels milk is very good to all thalassemias. Is this true????????

Manal

Andy Battaglia:
There may be some truth to that. Camel's milk contains a protein found in breast milk, lactoferrin. Lactoferrin binds iron, preventing it from being deposited in the organs, just as serum ferritin does.

From    http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/eid/vol5no3/weinberg.htm


--- Quote ---The natural iron scavenger, lactoferrin, has been shown to remove free iron from synovial fluid aspirated from joints of rheumatoid arthritic patients. Recombinant human lactoferrin, which is indistinguishable from native breast milk lactoferrin with respect to its iron binding properties, is now available  and could become a very useful addition to our array of de-ironing pharmaceutical products.
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There are also claims that camel's milk has medical properties. This may also be due to the lactoferrin because it prevents iron from feeding bacterial invaders.

From http://www.new-agri.co.uk/05-1/focuson/focuson5.html


--- Quote ---Close analysis of camel milk does show some medicinal potential. The milk protein lactoferrin, which is present in large quantities in camel milk (ten times higher than in cow milk), does have some anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties. Fermented camel milk is high in lactic bacteria, which have been shown to be effective against pathogens including Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Salmonella and Escherichia. And vitamin C content in camel milk is generally double that in cow's milk. In Russia, Kazakhstan and India there are many examples of camel milk - as much as a litre a day - being prescribed to hospital patients to aid recovery from tuberculosis, Crohn's disease and diabetes....Exactly how lactoferrin functions is not entirely clear, but it is known to enhance the immune response, both directly and indirectly (passively,) in reaction to a wide range of immune challenges, and is an essential factor in the immune response in humans.
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§ãJ¡Ð ساجد:
Can't we isolate this lactoferrin stuff and make pills out of it? I've heard that camel milk is pretty salty and the smell unpalatable!!!

Manal:
Thanks Andy. It is a really good idea Sajid.
manal

maha:
Camels milk contain 3 times more vit C and 10 times more IRON  as compared to cow`s milk. So how can it be good for thals  ???.

maha

P.S While searching for info on camels milk I came across a site that sells camel milk powder.

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