07/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook
A new animal study shows that low doses of two different Viola mandshurica extracts possess anti-obesity activity. The mouse model constructed by Korean researchers demonstrated that both extracts suppress the metabolic formation of fat as well as activate the metabolism-regulating AMPK enzyme in liver and adipose tissues.
This study was supported by the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. The results were published in the scientific journal BMC Complementary and Alternative.
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Based on their findings, the researchers surmise that V. mandshurica extracts could serve as safe and effective methods for treating obesity.
Journal reference
Sung Y-Y, Kim D-S, Kim S-H, Kim HK. ANTI-OBESITY ACTIVITY, ACUTE TOXICITY, AND CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL VIOLA MANDSHURICA EXTRACTS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017;17(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1810-4.
Tagged Under: anti-obesity, cellular energy metabolism, herbal cures, herbal plants, herbal remedies, herbal treatments, Liver, medicinal plants, obesity, obesity prevention, obesity treatments
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