Not exact matches
The nightshade family includes tomatoes, white potatoes, peppers, and
other toxic plants like tobacco and belladonna, all of which
contain relatively high amounts of oxalates and
alkaloids.
Some butterbur preparations do
contain chemicals called pyrrolizidine
alkaloids (PAs), which can damage the liver and cause
other serious harm.
Generally speaking, these will
contain caffeine, a cocktail of
other stimulants (such as 1, 4 DMAA, ephedra
alkaloids, quercetin, etc.), and a whole bunch of useless herbs with rather snazzy sounding names and the label «proprietary blend», which is supple - speak for «We can't tell you how little of each ingredients this
contains, because then you'd know how worthless it is».
Unlike some
other categories of vegetables, sea vegetables do not appear to depend on carotenoids and flavonoids for their antioxidant benefits, because in additional to these two important categories of antioxidants, sea vegetables
contain several
other types, including
alkaloid antioxidants.Sea vegetables are an excellent source of iodine, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B2.
While sea vegetables do
contain measurable amounts of polyphenols like carotenoids and flavonoids, they also
contain other phytonutrient antioxidants, including several types of
alkaloids that have been shown to possess antioxidant properties.
The root of the problem is that chocolate
contains various chemicals which are called methylxanthine
alkaloids (some types have more of these chemicals than
others).