51.   Few of the satellite communes have properties whose names come readily to mind.

52.   Furthermore, herbs, roots and other botanicals were thought to have healing properties.

53.   Ginseng does appear to have antioxidant properties, according to studies by Dr. David Kitts, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

54.   Golden Seal is said to have antiseptic properties and also reportedly soothes inflamed membranes, in this case, of the nose and throat.

55.   He spent his first six years in Guadeloupe, where his family had property.

56.   He was co-author of a letter published in the journal Nature in October saying there was growing evidence indicating that nicotine had therapeutic properties.

57.   HOW THEY WORK Some phytochemicals have antioxidant properties that keep the unstable molecules known as free radicals from wreaking cellular damage.

58.   In addition to San Francisco, it is heavily concentrated in San Jose and on the Peninsula, and has several properties along the Hayward-Fremont axis.

59.   In animal studies, phytosterols have also been shown to have anti-cancer properties.