abstract：:Kefir is an association of microrganisms generally grown in milk, with known probiotic activities identified from its soured suspensions. Aqueous media are also able to grow kefir, but little is known about the probiotic properties of its fermented products. This work aimed to evaluate some probiotic properties of a c...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Moreira ME,Dos Santos MH,Zolini GP,Wouters AT,Carvalho JC,Schneedorf JM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we reported that bamboo culms possess a stronger antioxidative capacity than bamboo leaves in vitro. In this study, we investigated whether bamboo culm extract (BCE) supplementation ameliorates oxidative stress and hepatic nuclear factor kappaB (NF kappa B) activation in C57BL/6 mice fed an atherogenic die...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Lee MJ,Kim MJ,Song YS,Song YO,Moon GS

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:We investigated the effect of solid-state fermented rice cultured with Basidiomycota (sangwhang) and Monascus ruber on lipid metabolism and antioxidant activity. Forty 4-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed high cholesterol diets in which carbohydrate sources in the treatment groups consisted of non-fermented ri...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Jang YJ,Kim MH,Nam SH,Kang MY

更新日期：2007-12-01 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

abstract：:Commercial coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) formulations often show poor intestinal absorption. Delivery of CoQ(10) and vitamin E was enhanced when used with a new formulation, NanoSolve (Lipoid GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany), as shown by an open, comparative monocenter, crossover study of 24 vo...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Wajda R,Zirkel J,Schaffer T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Surgical intervention followed by chemotherapy remains the primary approach to treatment since colon cancers remain refractory to most chemotherapeutic agents. Based on that, we established a program to screen natural products for ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hwang JH,Kim JY,Cha MR,Park HR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vegetables are considered to be the most affordable and sustainable sources of several micronutrients that are essential for physical and mental development, immune system functioning, and various metabolic processes in humans. However, their effectiveness as dietary sources of minerals is influenced by mineral-minera...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Flyman MV,Afolayan AJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaves and pods of the drumstick tree are used as food and medicine in some Asian and African countries. Although relatively high concentrations of beta-carotene and lutein have been reported in the leaves, the bioavailability of these carotenoids from this source is unknown. We have analyzed the digestive stabili...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Pullakhandam R,Failla ML

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

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：: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 medical ethnobotanical knowledge propagated over generations in the coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Lebanon, is one that has built on several ancient cultures and civilizations of these regions. Recent interest in medical ethnobotany and the use of medicinal herbs in treating or preventing ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Talhouk RS,Karam C,Fostok S,El-Jouni W,Barbour EK

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized extracts of Echinacea, cat's claw, and saw palmetto were each evaluated for ability to activate macrophage and natural killer cells, in vitro, using two independent measures of activation for each immune cell population. A standard series of exposure concentrations were tested for each herbal extract in a...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Groom SN,Johns T,Oldfield PR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of beef and pig collagen hydrolysates and their fractions were tested as anti-ulcerogenic agents in rats (weighing 250-350 g) against ulcerative lesions caused by ethanol. Beef and pig collagen hydrolysates were fractionated by ultrafiltration into different molecular weight fractions. The protoc...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Castro GA,Sgarbieri VC,Carvalho JE,Tinti SV,Possenti A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the effect of heating, storage, and ultraviolet exposure on antimicrobial activity of garlic juice and its bacteriocidal activity against common human pathogens. Antimicrobial activity of fresh garlic juice was tested against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Al-Waili NS,Saloom KY,Akmal M,Al-Waili TN,Al-Waili AN,Al-Waili H,Ali A,Al-Sahlani K

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：: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：: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 DNA topoisomerase inhibitor beta-lapachone is a quinone obtained from the bark of the lapacho tree (Tabebuia avellanedae) in South America. It has been reported to possess a wide range of pharmacological properties, and is a promising cancer chemopreventive agent. In this study, the effects of beta-lapachone on th...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Woo HJ,Park KY,Rhu CH,Lee WH,Choi BT,Kim GY,Park YM,Choi YH

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：: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：:This study was designed to test the hypothesis that kava kava induces a depressor response in the pulmonary vascular bed of the cat and to identify the pathways involved in the mediation or modulation of these effects. In separate experiments, the effects of L-N5-(1-iminoethyl)ornithine hydrochloride (L-NIO), a nitric...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hoover JM,Kaye AD,Ibrahim IN,Fields AM,Richards TA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral contents of some tea and their infusions drunk in Turkey were established by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. The Al, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, P, and S contents were very high in both infusions and tea (i.e., pieces of the tea plant). The As, Cd, Cr, Li, Pb, and Se contents of infusion and tea we...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Gezgin S,Ozcan MM,Atalay E

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：:Aqueous extracts of Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. were orally administered to spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats for 4 weeks, and antihypertensive effects were determined. Oral administration of 500 mg/kg of G. procumbens (Lour.) Merr. extract (GPE) resulted in significantly lower blood pressure in SHR rats compa...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kim MJ,Lee HJ,Wiryowidagdo S,Kim HK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cassia tora fiber supplement consisting of 2 g of soluble fiber extracted from Cassia semen (C. tora L.), 200 mg of alpha-tocopherol, 500 mg of ascorbic acid, and 300 mg of maltodextrin was formulated in a pack, and given to 15 type II diabetic subjects (seven men and eight women 57.1 +/- 2.9 years old) with instructi...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Cho SH,Kim TH,Lee NH,Son HS,Cho IJ,Ha TY

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to assess the influence of sesame oil on blood glucose, lipid peroxidation, and status of antioxidants in normal and streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in adult female albino Wistar rats weighing 180-200 g by administration of STZ (40 mg/kg of body weight) intrap...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ramesh B,Saravanan R,Pugalendi KV

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) leaves and its phenolic compounds, thymol and carvacrol, on the activities of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, i.e., phase I enzymes such as 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD) and phase II enzymes such as glutathione S-transferase (GST) and quinone reductase (QR), were inves...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Sasaki K,Wada K,Tanaka Y,Yoshimura T,Matuoka K,Anno T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence in both experimental and clinical studies suggests that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. Although phenolic compounds attenuate oxidative stress-related damage, there are concerns over toxicity of synthetic phenolic antioxidants, and this has considerably...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Mahesh T,Balasubashini MS,Menon VP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganoderma lucidum has been widely used to treat various diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and neurasthenia in many Asian countries. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a polysaccharide extract of G. lucidum (Ganopoly) in Chinese patients ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Tang W,Gao Y,Chen G,Gao H,Dai X,Ye J,Chan E,Huang M,Zhou S

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:With an increasing understanding of the health benefit of lycopene, how to preserve lycopene during food processing and storage has caused much attention. Lycopene belongs to the carotenoid family and mostly exists in nature as the all-trans form. Heat, light, oxygen, and different food matrices are factors that have ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Xianquan S,Shi J,Kakuda Y,Yueming J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts obtained from the seeds of Nigella sativa are used as a spice or remedy for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of its polyphenols. N. sativa seed polyphenols were prepared, and analgesic and anti-inflammatory eff...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ghannadi A,Hajhashemi V,Jafarabadi H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Lycopene is one of the major carotenoids and is found almost exclusively in tomatoes and tomato products. Since tomato consumption is associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer, characterizing the effects of lycopene on cell growth or survival, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis in LCNaP human prostate cance...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hwang ES,Bowen PE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant extracts of 17 commonly used Indian medicinal plants were examined for their possible regulatory effect on nitric oxide (NO) levels using sodium nitroprusside as an NO donor in vitro. Most of the plant extracts tested demonstrated direct scavenging of NO and exhibited significant activity. The potency of sca...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Jagetia GC,Baliga MS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Chlorella powder was screened using 52 in vitro assay systems for enzyme activity, receptor binding, cellular cytokine release, and B and T cell proliferation. The screening revealed a very potent inhibition of human protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity of CD45 and PTP1C with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Cheng FC,Lin A,Feng JJ,Mizoguchi T,Takekoshi H,Kubota H,Kato Y,Naoki Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial activities of 10-100% (wt/vol) concentrations of new honey, stored honey, heated honey, ultraviolet-exposed honey, and heated stored honey were tested against common human pathogens, including Escherichia coli, Entrobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella dysenteriae, Klebsiella sp., Haemophilus...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Al-Waili NS

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of kaikasaponin III (KS-III) on Phase I and II enzymes and tissue factor (TF) activity to elucidate the pharmacological actions of this immunosuppressive saponin in the diabetic rat. This compound was obtained from the flower of Pueraria thunbergiana (Leguminosae) by chromatographic isolatio...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Choi J,Shin MH,Park KY,Lee KT,Jung HJ,Lee MS,Park HJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00