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：:The omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids have a wide range of beneficial effects in several human health conditions. Animal and in vitro studies have indicated that omega-3 fatty acids affect blood lipid profiles, cardiovascular health, membrane lipid composition, eicosanoid biosynthesis, cell signaling cascades,...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Shahidi F,Miraliakbari H

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Pomegranate seed oil was investigated for possible skin cancer chemopreventive efficacy in mice. In the main experiment, two groups consisting each of 30, 4-5-week-old, female CD(1) mice were used. Both groups had skin cancer initiated with an initial topical exposure of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene and with biweekly p...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hora JJ,Maydew ER,Lansky EP,Dwivedi C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety of intravenous (i.v.) or intrapulmonary administration of different concentrations of honey and their effects on blood sugar, renal and liver function tests, bone marrow function, lipid profile, and carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver damage were studied. Healthy sheep of either sex, 6-8 months old, wer...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Al-Waili NS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Cissus quadrangularis L. were tested for antioxidant activity by beta-carotene linoleic acid model and also by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl model. The ethyl acetate fraction of both fresh and dry stem extracts at a concentration of 100 ppm showed 64.8% antioxidant activity in the beta-carotene linoleic ac...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Chidambara Murthy KN,Vanitha A,Mahadeva Swamy M,Ravishankar GA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of scientific literature indicates that astaxanthin is a more powerful antioxidant than other carotenoids and vitamin E and may confer numerous health benefits. The purpose of this investigation was to conduct a human safety study with a Haematococcus pluvialis algal extract with high levels of astaxant...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Spiller GA,Dewell A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herbal remedy Zingiber officinale (ginger root) has been used for perhaps thousands of years in the Far East to treat inflammatory diseases, including osteoarthritis. However, the anti-arthritic effect of ginger root has never been evaluated on osteoarthrotic cartilage of sow. The objective of this study was to in...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Shen CL,Hong KJ,Kim SW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is highly prevalent in diabetics and is associated with poor glucose regulation and increased risk of diabetic complications. Identification and effective treatment of comorbid depression are increasingly being considered essential components of clinical care of diabetics. In the present study, the antidepr...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Anjaneyulu M,Chopra K,Kaur I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tagatose, a low-calorie, full-bulk natural sugar, has just attained GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status under U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, thereby permitting its use as a sweetener in foods and beverages. This paper presents all current aspects of tagatose with respect to demonstrated fo...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Levin GV

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the sensory preference for six still waters and four carbonated waters, nonflavored, by 11 tasting experts (4 women and 7 men). Five tasters rated the still waters, four tasters rated the carbonated water, and seven tasters rated twice on each of the still waters when evaluated with a dry red wine. All rati...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Fong DY,Halpern GM,Wan V

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative distribution of flavan-3-ols was determined using high-performance liquid chromatography in several grape seed extracts (GSEs). In all GSEs, polymers of four or more carbon units were the group of procyanidins present in the highest concentration, the real quantity ranging between 60% and 99.5%. In a ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Castillo J,Benavente-García O,Del Baño MJ,Lorente J,Alcaraz M,Dato MJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphenols and particularly flavonoids are well known in vitro antioxidants. Their consumption in foods has been shown to decrease the risk of heart disease in epidemiological studies. Because flavonoids are consumed with vitamin C in the diet, the combination may prove to be more beneficial than either alone. The co...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Vinson JA,Jang J

更新日期：2001-01-01 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 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：:High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or capillary electrophoresis (CE) is particularly suited to the separation and analysis of a wide range of biological compounds. When investigating such compounds in complex matrices (e.g., blood, tissue, urine, foods), specificity of the detection method becomes an import...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Barnes S,Wang CC,Smith-Johnson M,Kirk M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of lipids is an autocatalytic process consisting of a number of well-defined interrelated chemical reactions. Its importance has long been recognized in the food and polymer industry, and recent advances in the understanding of vascular diseases have shown that lipid peroxidation also contributes to huma...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Patel RP,Crawford J,Boersma B,Barnes S,Darley-Usmar VM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00