Ball moss is gray-green and commonly found on tree branches and telephone wires. It grows in small clumps about 6-10 inches (15-25 cm.) across. Whether or not ball moss does harm to the host trees and bushes, this bromeliad does have its benefits. For one thing, ball moss fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere and eventually adds it to the soil. For another thing, the Jamaican Ball Moss has many medicinal properties; Supports the prostate and enhances urinary function, provides relief from menstrual cramps and bloating, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidants, and a lot more medicinal benefits.
Research suggests that the herb induces cell death in cancer cells while reducing the cancer's ability to produce new blood vessels. It is particularly useful in prostate cancer, especially when used in combination with Guinea Hen weed herb. All the ingredients extracted from ball moss such as the chloroform, methanol and water extracts have shown cytotoxicity against several human cancer cell lines. Further, to reduce angiogenesis it is used the chloroform extract and the methanol extract inhibits particular kinases of which MEK5 and GAK have been implicated in prostate cancer. It is also believed that the herb can help with AIDS, breast cancer, melanoma and B-cell lymphoma.
The above image shows the Jamaican Ball Moss before preservation. 876Herbs have taken careful efforts with the harvesting and preservation of this herb, from cleansing to drying and to create this product into any form of medicinal consumption.
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