İbrahim Adnan Saraçoğlu (1949,

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) is a Turkish

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

professor,

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...

and researcher. After his chemistry studies, he completed his PhD studies at the Karl-Franzens University and became an assistant at the Institute for Molecular Biosciences. Between 1985 and 1986, he worked at the

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and made his doctorate in 1987. In 1994, he became a professor. He was a lecturer at the Karl-Franzens University and also was researcher/academic manager at the Institute for Physics and Biomedical Sensors of the AVL List. Saraçoğlu worked at the

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as a professor. He is the author of a number of articles in international scientific publications and owns a number of patents. Currently, he continues his research on botany and the influence of plants on human health focusing on the field of phytho-biochemistry. Through his research, he concluded the healing effect of broccoli against prostatitis and benign prostata enlargement and the healing effect of

lavender ''Lavandula'' (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the sage family, Lamiaceae. It is native plant, native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of the Mediterranean ...

against

hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the '' hepatitis B virus'' (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection. ...

and

hepatitis C Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. Early symptoms can include ...

. He was the first to coin the term of "Preventive Vegetal Therapy" and built/stated its principles.

References

External links

1. Austrian Cancer Forum (German)

Web seite of Prof. Dr. Saraçoğlu

We are eating garbage!
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