Bioactive compounds and antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Korean white lotus cultivars.

abstract：:Telfairia occidentalis (fluted pumpkin) is one of the commonly consumed leafy vegetables in Nigeria. In order to justify its inclusion in herbal preparations in African traditional medicine, the possible hypolipidemic effect of this vegetable was investigated in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet. The ability of Questra...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Adaramoye OA,Achem J,Akintayo OO,Fafunso MA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garlic protects against degenerative diseases such as hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. However, raw garlic has a strong pungency, which is unpleasant. In this study, we examined the effect of high temperature/high pressure-processed garlic on plasma lipid profiles in rats. Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a nor...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Sohn CW,Kim H,You BR,Kim MJ,Kim HJ,Lee JY,Sok DE,Kim JH,Lee KJ,Kim MR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of plant foods and dietary supplements are able to modify the functioning of the central nervous system. In the present study, we observed that oral administration of ginsenoside Rh2 (10 mg/mL) for 3 weeks significantly improved spatial learning and memory. Spatial memory and learning was evaluated in mic...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hou J,Xue J,Lee M,Liu L,Zhang D,Sun M,Zheng Y,Sung C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidant/anti-inflammatory effects of isoflavone-containing soy protein could partly explain why hemodialysis patients in Japan tend to outlive U.S. hemodialysis patients. However, a safety concern is that dialysis patients do not clear isoflavones well. A low-dose intervention with high isoflavone soy protein (25 ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Siefker K,DiSilvestro RA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil.) is a raw material used to prepare popular beverages in South America, whose healthy effects have been pointed out. The leaves and stems of mate contain a complex assemblage of saponins, mainly ursolic acid and oleanolic acid glycosides, and their quantification presents difficult...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Coelho GC,Gnoatto SB,Bassani VL,Schenkel EP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential to human health, selenium (Se) has enzymatic functions of fundamental importance to human biology due to its effects on DNA damage repair, its antioxidant properties, and cancer prevention. The best studied relationships between Se and the immune system is its role in the functions of neutrophils and of lymp...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Rocha KC,Vieira ML,Beltrame RL,Cartum J,Alves SI,Azzalis LA,Junqueira VB,Pereira EC,Fonseca FL

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of phloretin [2',4',6'-trihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propiophenone] on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and tumor promotion in mouse skin and explored the underlying molecular mechanisms. Topical application of phloretin s...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Shin JW,Kundu JK,Surh YJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to examine the in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the acetone, methanol, and aqueous extracts of the lichens Cladonia furcata (many-forked Cladonia), Hypogymnia physodes (puffed lichen), and Umbilicaria polyphylla (manyleaf navel lichen) and the antimicrobial activity of fuma...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kosanić M,Ranković B

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:Oxidative stress and hypogonadism are two factors linked to the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in males. Eating fruits and vegetables is known to reduce the incidences of oxidative stress. The objective of this research was to delineate whether drinking daily squeezed orange juice (OJ) or grapefruit jui...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Deyhim F,Lopez E,Gonzalez J,Garcia M,Patil BS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Korean Health/Functional Food Act of 2002 has led to the promotion of research on health/functional foods (HFFs). In order to track government-funded studies on HFFs, a free accessible database (National Research & Development on Functional Food, NaReaD(ff)) has been established by the Korea Food and Drug Administ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kim JY,Park J,Kwon O

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orostachys japonicus A. Berger and Momordica charantia Linn have been widely used as an alternative medicine. Recently, patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have paid increasing attention to medical nutrition therapy due to its safety and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, we have developed a new health functional food tha...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Jeong H,Kim JW,Yang D,Jeong TW,Zhao J,Seo JH,Shin DG,Cha JD,Han KM,Lim CW,Kim B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is one of the major antibacterial factors in most honeys, it does not accumulate in medical-grade manuka honey. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of artificially added methylglyoxal (MGO) on H₂O₂ accumulation in natural non-manuka honeys. H₂O₂ concentrations in the ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Majtan J,Bohova J,Prochazka E,Klaudiny J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kimchi is a traditional Korean food manufactured by fermenting vegetables with probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Many bacteria are involved in the fermentation of kimchi, but LAB become dominant while the putrefactive bacteria are suppressed during salting of baechu cabbage and the fermentation. The addition of ot...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Park KY,Jeong JK,Lee YE,Daily JW 3rd

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is already known that the Maitake (D-Fraction) mushroom is involved in stimulating the immune system and activating certain cells that attack cancer, including macrophages, T-cells, and natural killer cells. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, polysaccharide complexes present in Maitake mushrooms appea...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Alonso EN,Orozco M,Eloy Nieto A,Balogh GA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of antimicrobial resistance, coupled with the availability of fewer antifungal agents with fungicidal actions, prompted this present study to characterize Candida species in our environment and determine the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil as an antifungal agent on these species. In 2004, 52 recent i...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ogbolu DO,Oni AA,Daini OA,Oloko AP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of supplementation of a powdered mixture of three traditional medicinal plants-bittergourd, jamun seeds, and fenugreek seeds-in raw and cooked form on blood glucose was studied in 60 non-insulin-dependent male diabetics. The patients were divided into two groups of 30 each. The patients of group I were give...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kochhar A,Nagi M

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Many studies have focused on the effect of fresh fruits on the risk of developing cancer and other diseases involved with reactive species and free radicals. The intake of frozen fruits has spread widely in the last years, but, until now, their biological activity is not completely known. In this study, 23 samples of ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Spada PD,de Souza GG,Bortolini GV,Henriques JA,Salvador M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological activities of garlic may be affected by different processing methods. This study, therefore, aimed to evaluate potential anticancer effects of different type of processed garlic extracts on WEHI-164 tumor cells in inbred BALB/c mice and correlate the tumor growth rates with some garlic constituents. In ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Shirzad H,Taji F,Rafieian-Kopaei M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of Humulus japonicus (HJ) aqueous extract on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and HepG2 cells (in vitro model) as well as on C57BL/6 mice fed on high-fat diet (HFD) (in vivo model) were evaluated. Mice fed on HFD for 12-weeks were taken the HJ water extract (HJW) at various doses, 50, 150, and 250 mg/kg...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Chung YH,Bang JS,Kang CM,Goh JW,Lee HS,Hong SM,Kim DS,Park ES,Jung TW,Shin YK,Lee JH,Jeong JH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a chronic degenerative disease with no cure, is found in millions of people worldwide, and can cause life-threatening complications at any age. The plant Cissus sicyoides L. is a runner plant found abundantly in Brazil, especially in the Amazon. Its therapeutic properties are widely used in popular medicin...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Salgado JM,Mansi DN,Gagliardi A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial effect of mastic gum, an ancient remedy for oral malodor, against Porphyromonas gingivalis, a known odorogenic periopathogenic oral bacterium, was tested using the agar diffusion test. Paper discs impregnated with mastic gum methanolic extract (MME) [0.5-4% (wt/vol)] produced inhibition zones of 10.5...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Sterer N

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It remains unclear whether dietary supplementation with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) provides beneficial effects for healthy individuals, especially young subjects. This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with CoQ10 on oxidative stress in healthy young females. We performed a placebo-controlled trial us...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ito K,Watanabe C,Nakamura A,Oikawa-Tada S,Murata M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotic complex, zinc, and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) are recognized dietary supplements with an anti-inflammatory role. Although these supplementations are individually known to benefit rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is no evidence suggesting any synergic effect. The primary goal of this study is to determine whether p...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Lee SY,Lee SH,Jhun J,Seo HB,Jung KA,Yang CW,Park SH,Cho ML

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-ulcer potentials of aqueous (AE) and methanol (ME) extracts of whole unripe Carica papaya fruit were evaluated using ethanol- and indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer models in rats. The effect of the extracts on small intestinal propulsion was also investigated. The extracts significantly reduced the ulcer ind...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ezike AC,Akah PA,Okoli CO,Ezeuchenne NA,Ezeugwu S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems associated with current treatment regimens have generated a considerable interest in alternative approaches for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infections using phytochemical compounds. In an attempt to identify potential sources of such compounds, the antimicrobial activity of five solvent extracts of...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Njume C,Afolayan AJ,Clarke AM,Ndip RN

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng (P. ginseng C.A. Meyer, Araliaceae) is used as a therapeutic agent for various diseases. P. ginseng saponins, known as ginsenosides, are the main bioactive compounds responsible for its pharmacological activities. In this work, we have developed a new method of P. ginseng root processing termed solid-sta...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Park CH,Kim M,Woo M,Lee KH,An BK,Yokozawa T,Song YO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant effect of the ethanolic root extract of Hemidesmus indicus, an indigenous Ayurvedic medicinal plant used in soft drinks in India, was studied in rats with ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity. Administering 20% ethanol (5 g/kg of body weight/day) for 60 days to male Wistar rats resulted in significantly decr...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Saravanan N,Nalini N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00