07/13/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
Researchers in South Africa have established that the natural anti-aging plant called marula (Sclerocarya birrea [A. Rich.] Hochst) has the ability to maintain collagen and elastase. The study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, investigated the anti-aging properties of marula extracts.
Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that the ethanolic marula stem extract can be used as an anti-aging ingredient.
Read the full text of the study at this link.
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Journal Reference:
Shoko T, Maharaj VJ, Naidoo D, Tselanyane M, Nthambeleni R, Khorombi E, Apostolides Z. ANTI-AGING POTENTIAL OF EXTRACTS FROM SCLEROCARYA BIRREA (A. RICH.) HOCHST AND ITS CHEMICAL PROFILING BY UPLC-Q-TOF-MS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018; 18(54). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2112-1
Tagged Under: anti-aging, anti-collagenase, anti-elastase, collagen, collagenase, elastin, marula, marula extracts, natural cures, Natural Treatments, Sclerocarya birrea, skin aging, skin aging prevention, skin health