近来在利用植物性食料作为汞的解毒物方面的研究表明,食物中的某些天然成分会影响到汞在机体里的结合和排出。譬如,含有多量胡萝卜和甘蓝的食料能促使汞较快地从大鼠体内排出(加快1/2～1倍)。可以设想,甘蓝中含量相当大的葡糖硫苷和有机多硫化物都属于促进这一过程的生物活性物质。因为众所周知,汞对这类化合物有高度的亲合力,同时生 Recent studies using botanical ingredients as antidotes to mercury have shown that certain natural ingredients in foods affect the binding and excretion of mercury in the body. For example, foodstuffs that contain large amounts of carrots and cabbage can prompt rapid excretion of mercury from rats (1/2 to 1 times faster). It is conceivable that glucosinolates and organic polysulphides, which are quite large in cabbage, are among the bioactive substances that contribute to this process. Because it is well-known that mercury has a high affinity for these compounds and is born simultaneously