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...
JOURNAL OF NATURAL MEDICINES 64(3) 281-287 2010年7月
To investigate the pharmacokinetics of [6]-shogaol, a pungent ingredient of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, the pharmacokinetic parameters were determined by using (14)C-[6]-shogaol (labeled compound) and [6]-shogaol (non-labeled compound). When the l...
Eri Otsuka   Hiroyuki Abe   Masaki Aburada   Makoto Otsuka   
DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY 36(7) 839-844 2010年7月
Background: A suppository dosage form has a rapid effect on therapeutics, because it dissolves in the rectum, is absorbed in the bloodstream, and passes the hepatic metabolism. However, the dosage form is unstable, because a suppository is made in...