06/03/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers from the U.S. and South Korea ability of flavonoids from Morus alba (white mulberry) to inhibit cannabinoid (CB1) ligand binding and suppress appetite in rats and obese mice. Their findings were published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that M. alba extracts rich in kuwanon G and albanin G can be used alone to control appetite, manage body weight and improve metabolic disturbances.
Journal Reference:
Yimam M, Jiao P, Hong M, Brownell L, Lee YC, Kim HJ, Nam JB, Kim MR, Jia Q. MORUS ALBA, A MEDICINAL PLANT FOR APPETITE SUPPRESSION AND WEIGHT LOSS. Journal of Medicinal Food. 10 July 2019;22(7):741–745. DOI: doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2017.0142
Tagged Under: alternative medicine, anti-obesity, appetite suppression, fight obesity, flavonoids, food cures, food is medicine, functional food, natural cures, natural medicine, phytonutrients, prevention, research, white mulberry
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