Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex Baker (KP) has been used as a folk medicine in Laos and Thailand to lower blood glucose levels, improve blood flow, and increase vitality. This study investigated the preventive effects of KP on obesity and its downs...
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2009 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print; Doi:10.1093/ecam/nep012] 2011年
"Boiogito" is a Kampo preparation which has been used since ancient times in patients with obesity of the "asthenic constitution" type, so-called "watery obesity", and its effect has been recognized clinically. In this study, we investigated the a...
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 2011 484590-484590 2011年
The extracts of Salacia reticulata (Salacia extract), a plant that has been used for the treatment of early diabetes, rheumatism and gonorrhea in Ayurveda, have been shown to have an anti-obesity effect and suppress hyperglycemia. In this study, t...
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) was examined using MSG mice, which are an animal model of obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nineteen MSG male mice were divided into HBOT treated and control g...
Michiru Watanabe   Tsutomu Shimada   Seiichi Iiduka   Nanae Iida   Kazuko Kojima   Junko Ishizaki   Yoshimichi Sai   Ken-ichi Miyamoto   Masaki Aburada   
Journal of Traditional Medicines 28(2) 73-82 2011年
There has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is associated with possible progression to liver cirrhosis and cancer. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) treated...