09/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook
The antioxidant potential of the traditional Chinese herbal remedy called Hua Jiao was studied by Shaanxi-based researchers. They tested the polypeptide fractions from Chinese prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum), one of the significant sources of the herbal medicine as well as the important spice Sichuan pepper.
The research team was supported by the Shaanxi Normal University. Its findings were published in the CyTA – Journal of Food.
Based on the results of their experiment, the researchers believed that Hua Jiao could serve as an alternative source of antioxidants that protect against inflammation and free radicals.
The full study can be browsed at this website.
You can visit Herbs.news if you wish to learn more about the Chinese medicinal herb Hua Jiao.
Journal Reference:
Yuan H, Wang H, Wang L, Chai L, Tian C. NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE ANTIOXIDANT POLYPEPTIDE FROM ZANTHOXYLUM BUNGEANUM MAXIM SEEDS KERNEL PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE. CyTA – Journal of Food. 29 March 2017;15(3):425–432. DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2017.1288171.
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