Determination of minerals extracted from several commercial teas (Camellia sinensis) to hot water (infusion).

abstract：:The effects of the turmeric ethyl acetate fraction (TEF) from the methanolic extract from Curcuma longa L. on lipid metabolism and underlying mechanisms of lipolysis were investigated in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The intracellular lipid droplets were stained with Oil red O dye and quantified. Compared to the control, lipid a...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Lee J,Yoon HG,Lee YH,Park J,You Y,Kim K,Jang JY,Yang JW,Jun W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broccoli belongs to a group of cruciferous vegetables characterized by its content of glucosinolates, secondary metabolites that, upon hydrolysis, release bioactive isothiocyanates (ITCs). Sulforaphane, the major ITC from broccoli, is believed to protect the body from cancer by induction of detoxification enzymes such...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hwang ES,Jeffery EH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Family Compositae) is used in Nigerian folk medicine as a tonic and remedy against constipation, fever, high blood pressure, and many infectious diseases. We have evaluated the hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of an aqueous extract of V. amygdalina leaves against acetaminophen-induced...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Iwalokun BA,Efedede BU,Alabi-Sofunde JA,Oduala T,Magbagbeola OA,Akinwande AI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine whether a shark muscle oil-olive oil mixture influences activators of human angiogenesis. The mixture completely abolished the stimulation induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2, transforming growth factor-beta, and platelet-derived growth factor....

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yuan L,Yoshida M,Davis PF

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune response is stimulated to protect the body from external antigens and is controlled by several types of immune cells. In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of Curcuma longa L., purple sweet potato, and mixtures of the two (CPM) were investigated in C57BL/6 mice infected with LP-BM5 murine leuke...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Park SJ,Lee D,Lee M,Kwon HO,Kim H,Park J,Jeon W,Cha M,Jun S,Park K,Lee J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report about the modifying antibiotic activity of Eugenia uniflora L. and Eugenia jambolanum L. In this study the ethanol extract of E. uniflora and E. jambolanum was tested for their antimicrobial activity against strains of Escherichia coli. The growth of the two strains of E. coli bacteria tested ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Coutinho HD,Costa JG,Falcão-Silva VS,Siqueira-Júnior JP,Lima EO

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soy products are mainly composed of proteins, phytochemicals such as isoflavones, soy lipids, and carbohydrates. It is unclear whether an individual component alone or a combined effect of multiple bioactive compounds contributes to the beneficial properties of soy. We investigated the effect of dietary genistein (the...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yang JY,Lee SJ,Park HW,Cha YS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mexico about 4,000 plant species have some medicinal use. The aim of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of six Mexican medicinal plants against fungi and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Methanolic extracts were prepared from the Mexican medicinal plants Amphypteringium adstrigens, Castel...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ruiz-Bustos E,Velazquez C,Garibay-Escobar A,García Z,Plascencia-Jatomea M,Cortez-Rocha MO,Hernandez-Martínez J,Robles-Zepeda RE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry has been used for the determination of contents of major and minor elements in Salvia aucheri var. canescens (sage) and its infusions for different intervals. Twenty-five elements (Al, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ln, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sr...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ozcan M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ethanol extracts of Vaccinium corymbosum (VCE) on exercise-induced fatigue in mice. Mice were randomly divided into three groups; nonexercise control group (CON), exercise control group (Ex-CON), and exercise and VCE supplementation group (Ex-VCE). Compared with Ex-...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kim S,Park J,Shin J,You Y,Kim OK,Lee J,Chung JW,Shim S,Kim K,Jun W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to examine the therapeutic effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver damage in rats. In the experiments, 3- to 4-month-old 28 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: control, O. europaea leaf extract, CCl4, and curative. The CCl4 and ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ustuner D,Colak E,Dincer M,Tekin N,Burukoglu Donmez D,Akyuz F,Colak E,Kolaç UK,Entok E,Ustuner MC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT Recent epidemiological studies have indicated that intake of grapes and other food products such as red wine derived from grapes may lower incidence of cancer and coronary heart diseases. Grapes and grape extracts, in addition to the traditional nutrients such as sugars and vitamins, are also rich sources of ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Rao AV,Shen H,Agarwal A,Yatcilla MT,Agarwal S

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the aqueous extract of To-Sa-Za (TSZ-AE), the seed of Cuscuta chinensis Lam., which is a traditional medicinal herb commonly used in Korea and other oriental countries, could induce osteogenic activity in human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells. TSZ-AE treatment mildly...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yang HM,Shin HK,Kang YH,Kim JK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative dialysability of magnesium in a number of different inorganic and organic magnesium-containing compounds from ten commercially available products was investigated using an in vitro method. Reference values were provided by tests carried out in parallel using comparable quantities of pure magnesium compoun...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Steinmetz T,Fortmann-Mölling B,Wenisch S,Leonhäuser IU

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four potential probiotic candidates were assayed for their phenotypic susceptibility to two batches of antibiotics manufactured by the same company, using the agar disc diffusion method on de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) agar. Cloxacillin was generally resisted (40.0-100%), while gentamicin (3.85-20.0%) was the...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ogunshe AA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite defenses by polymorphonuclear neutrophils in the host against invading agents, overproduction of oxidant species by phagocytes can lead to damage in the surrounding tissues. Several benzophenones have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory properties. The effect of the natural benzophenone 7-epiclusianone iso...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Santa-Cecília FV,Santos GB,Fuzissaki CN,Derogis PB,Freitas LA,Gontijo VS,Stringheta PC,Nagem TJ,Brigagão MR,Santos MH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) is a cactus species widely used as an anti-inflammatory, antilipidemic, and hypoglycemic agent. It has been shown that OFI extract (OFIE) inhibits oxidative stress in animal models of diabetes and hepatic disease; however, its antioxidant mechanism remains largely unknown. In this ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Nakahara T,Mitoma C,Hashimoto-Hachiya A,Takahara M,Tsuji G,Uchi H,Yan X,Hachisuka J,Chiba T,Esaki H,Kido-Nakahara M,Furue M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucomannan-enriched squid surimi improves cholesterolemia and liver antioxidant status. The effect of squid surimi enriched with glucomannan or glucomannan plus spirulina on liver and heart structures and cell damage markers was tested in fa/fa rats fed highly saturated-hyper-energetic diets. Animals were fed 70% AIN...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Vázquez-Velasco M,González-Torres L,García-Fernández RA,Méndez MT,Bastida S,Benedí J,González-Muñoz MJ,Sánchez-Muniz FJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different polysaccharides were isolated from the leaves of Aloe arborescens using the gradient power of hydrogen followed by antitumor and immunomodulatory assay. The total polysaccharide content of different fractions, water-soluble polysaccharide (WAP), acid-soluble polysaccharide (ACP), and alkaline-soluble polysac...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Nazeam JA,Gad HA,Esmat A,El-Hefnawy HM,Singab AB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsicum baccatum is the most consumed red pepper species in Brazil. Our previous studies demonstrated the anti-inflammatory properties of its crude extract, whose activity is yet to be fully characterized. Herein, we examined the anti-inflammatory in vivo effects of enriched extracts obtained through bioguided fracti...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Allemand A,Leonardi BF,Zimmer AR,Moreno S,Romão PR,Gosmann G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since ancient times, oak wood polyphenols are consumed concomitantly with beverages that are stored and aged in oak wood barrels. Among these polyphenols are roburins, which belong to the class of ellagitannins and only occur in oak. To date, water-extracted standardized French Quercus robur wood extract, commercially...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Weichmann F,Avaltroni F,Burki C

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of berberine (BBR) plus bezafibrate administration on the lipid profile of patients with mixed dyslipidemia. A double-blind randomized pilot clinical trial with parallel groups was carried out in 36 patients, aged 30-60 years with mixed dyslipidemia [triglycerides (TG) ≥1.7 mM and total choleste...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： León-Martínez JM,Martínez-Abundis E,González-Ortiz M,Pérez-Rubio KG

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we report the cloning of an aspartic protease (AP) from flowers of Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. (Asteraceae) along with the use of depigmented aqueous flower extracts, as a source of APs, for the hydrolysis of whey proteins. The isolated cDNA encoded a protein product with 509 amino acids called arctiu...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Cimino CV,Colombo ML,Liggieri C,Bruno M,Vairo-Cavalli S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphenols, including green tea catechins, are secondary plant compounds often discussed in the context of health-promoting potential. Evidence for such effects is mainly derived from epidemiological and cell culture studies. The aim of the present study was to investigate antidiabetic, antiadipogenic, and anti-infla...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Wein S,Schrader E,Rimbach G,Wolffram S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the traditional system of medicine, the roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra have been employed clinically for centuries for their anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, expectorant, antimicrobial, and anxiolytic activities. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of G. glabra, popularly known as li...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Parle M,Dhingra D,Kulkarni SK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Thymus glabrescens Willd. (thyme) essential oil were examined, as well as its association with tetracycline. The antibacterial activities of geraniol and thymol, the main constituents of T. glabrescens oil, were also determined. Gas chromatography and gas chromato...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Miladinović DL,Ilić BS,Kocić BD,Ćirić VM,Nikolić DM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is the second most common cancer among men and women worldwide. We investigated the effect of red chilli (Capsicum annum L.), cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.), and black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) on colon cancer induced in rats by a colon-specific carcinogen, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). Colon cancer was induced...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Nalini N,Manju V,Menon VP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid chalcone that is present in licorice, shallot, and bean sprouts, is known to have antitumorigenic activities. The present study examined whether ISL alters prostate cancer cell cycle progression. DU145 human and MatLyLu (MLL) rat prostate cancer cells were cultured with various con...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Lee YM,Lim DY,Choi HJ,Jung JI,Chung WY,Park JH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation and the presence of pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with numerous chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. An overwhelming amount of data indicates that curcumin, a polyphenol obtained from the Indian spice turmeric, Curcuma long...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Nahar PP,Slitt AL,Seeram NP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide prevalence of noncommunicable chronic degenerative diseases is among the main causes of death worldwide. The consumption of some foods such as nuts and seeds may be beneficial in preventing these diseases. Dipteryx alata Vogel (DA), known popularly as Baru, belongs to the family Fabaceae and is a native frui...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ragassi Fiorini AM,Barbalho SM,Guiguer ÉL,Oshiiwa M,Mendes CG,Vieites RL,Chies AB,de Oliveira PB,de Souza MDSS,Nicolau CCT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00