Cranberry Juice 10:1 Powdered Extract (Vaccinium macrocarpon) 5 kg (11 lbs): Q

The juice made from the powder is, of course, delicious, as is the gelatin, our traditional Thanksgiving garnish. For many decades cranberry juice has been thought to reduce bacterial infections of the bladder. Studies in recent years have confirmed this, showing that cranberry juice inhibits adherence of E. coli cells to cells lining the bladder, rendering them harmless. Cranberry has been shown to reduce bacteria levels in the urinary bladders of older women significantly better than placebo. Two different active constituents have been identified, fructose and a large polymeric compound. Fructose is present in all fruits, but the large polymeric compound is found only in cranberry and blueberry juices, and not those of grapefruit, orange, guava, mango and pineapple. http://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb131.htm: Clinical Trials Pilot study of effect of drinking moderate amounts of cranberry juice cocktail on urinary pH in older, institutionalized adults Jackson 1997 Review of the efficacy of drinking cranberry juice to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (no abstract) Nazarko 1997 Study of cranberry concentrate in a randomized controlled trial for UTI prophylaxis (no abstract) Walker 1997 Study of 153 women (avg age 78) given 10 oz. cranberry juice or placebo found urine bacteria in 15% of cranberry group compared to 28% of placebo group Avorn 1996 Review of evidence for cranberry juice for use in urinary tract infections from Ocean Spray Inc. (no abstract) Kuzminski 1996 Comparison of 86 UTI patients with 288 controls in college setting indicates that regular drinking of cranberry juice was protective. Carbonated soft drinks, sex and condoms increased risk Foxman 1995 Report of effectiveness of cranberry juice against urinary tract infection (no abstract) Kolmos 1995 Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 153 elderly women found bacteriuria & pyuria reduced by 58% in those consuming 300 mL per day of commercial cranberry beverage Avorn 1994 Drinking 160-320 g of cranberry juice per day for an average of six months improved skin complications of 13 urostomy patients Tsukada 1994 Prevention of post urostomy complication might include acidifying urine with cranberry juice and ascorbic acid Walsh 1992 Pharmacodynamics Cranberry extract, containing 1, 548 mg gallic acid equivalents/liter inhibits oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) Wilson 1998 'Anti-Escherichia coli adhesin activity of cranberry and blueberry juices' Ofek 1996 The juice of cranberry or blueberry reduces adherence of Ecoli to urethral mucosa reducing infection Ofek 1991 Cranberry juice cocktail inhibits adherence of urinary bacteria expressing type 1 fimbriae (mannose specific) and P fimbriae [specific for alpha-D-Gal(1----4)-beta-D-Gal] but had no effect on a diarrheal isolate expressing a CFA/I adhesin Zafriri 1989 Cranberry juice cocktail and urine obtained after drinking cockta