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Research Insights for Ulcerative Colitis
Acupuncture and moxibustion therapies have shown effectiveness in treating ulcerative colitis according to the summarised-findings of various systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Acupuncture Moxibustion Ulcerative Colitis
Diverse acupuncture therapies, especially moxibustion, emerged as superior methods for alleviating ulcerative colitis symptoms in clinical practice.
Acupuncture Moxibustion Ulcerative Colitis
A combined Mediterranean, low-FODMAP diet along with partial enteral nutrition has shown promise in reducing ulcerative colitis activity and improving patients' quality of life.
Low FODMAP Ulcerative Colitis
A polysaccharide from Tremella aurantialba improves ulcerative colitis symptoms by targeting epithelial cell ferroptosis and modulating the gut microbiota.
Gut Microbiota Intestinal Barrier Snow Fungus
Acupoint application has been proven to be a safe and effective method for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative Colitis
Traditional Chinese medicine has been found to effectively treat ulcerative colitis by repairing various components of the damaged intestinal mucosal barrier.
Ulcerative Colitis
Chinese herbal medicines could potentially relieve ulcerative colitis by moderating the gut microbiota and intestinal immunity loop.
Gut Microbiota Ulcerative Colitis
Chinese herbal medicine interventions, particularly those based on the Bai-Tou-Weng-Tang and Shen-Ling-Bai-Zhu-San formulas, show promise in treating Ulcerative Colitis.
Ulcerative Colitis
Shenling Baizhu San (SBS), combined with mesalamine, can treat ulcerative colitis effectively by changing gut microbiota structures and increasing tryptophan metabolite levels.
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ulcerative Colitis
Dietary modifications, combining increased intake of anti-inflammatory foods and decreased intake of pro-inflammatory foods, effectively impede subclinical inflammation in ulcerative colitis patients in clinical remission.
Anti-Inflammatory Ulcerative Colitis
Polysaccharides from natural food sources like fungi and plants can significantly enhance intestinal health and prevent ulcerative colitis (UC) through various physiological activities.
Polysaccharides Ulcerative Colitis
Higher consumption of ultra-processed food is linked to an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease, with no consistent connection observed with ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative Colitis Ultra-Processed Foods
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Punicalagin, extracted from the fruit peel of Punica granatum, displays strong antifungal activity against Candida species, especially when combined with fluconazole.
2010 Research in Microbiology Potent antifungal activity of extracts and pure compound isolated from pomegranate peels and synergism with fluconazole against Candida albicans
Consumption of broccoli sprouts significantly lowers blood pressure, potentially due to properties of sulforaphane.
2022 Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products Beneficial Effects of Sulforaphane-Yielding Broccoli Sprout on Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Broccoli sprouts may reduce the viability of thyroid cancer cells and prevent inflammation, demonstrating a promising safety profile for normal thyroid function.
2022 Plants Broccoli Sprouts and Their Influence on Thyroid Function in Different In Vitro and In Vivo Models
Chronic consumption of cranberry or cherry juice might considerably improve blood pressure levels.
2020 European Journal of Nutrition Effects of chronic consumption of specific fruit (berries, citrus and cherries) on CVD risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Lemon juice boosts gastric secretions and emptying rate, and reduces blood sugar response to starchy food, potentially due to acid-inhibition of digestion enzyme in saliva.
2022 European Journal of Nutrition Glycemic response, satiety, gastric secretions and emptying after bread consumption with water, tea or lemon juice: a randomized crossover intervention using MRI
Lemon juice, but not black tea, can lower and delay the blood glucose concentration peak after consuming bread.
2020 European Journal of Nutrition Lemon juice, but not tea, reduces the glycemic response to bread in healthy volunteers: a randomized crossover trial
D-Limonene, a bioactive compound found in citrus peels, shows potential anticancer activity and is better tolerated in breast cancer patients compared to its derivative perillyl alcohol.
2021 BMC Cancer Effect of d-limonene and its derivatives on breast cancer in human trials: a scoping review and narrative synthesis
Certain species of citrus extracts effectively control dyslipidemia, reducing total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides while increasing HDL, primarily due to their rich antioxidant composition.
2022 Frontiers in Pharmacology Citrus Extract as a Perspective for the Control of Dyslipidemia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis From Animal Models to Human Studies
Walnut oligopeptide improves cognitive performance and sleep quality among teenagers and elderly people.
2022 Natural Product Communications Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Oligopeptide Effects on Enhancing Memory, Cognition and Improving Sleep Quality in Teenagers and Elderly People in a Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial
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The first research article I've ever come across that discusses the benefits of non-alcoholic beer during pregnancy. Further research and caution is advised here.
—Jinnan C 9 Nov 2025
2022 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture The melatonin contained in beer can provide health benefits, due to its antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties
Page cannot be found...
—Rachael L 3 Oct 2024
2018 Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal Blueberry Polyphenols and Their Effects on Bone and Joint
Cannot find the article with the link provided -- Rach...
—Rachael L 6 Aug 2024
2018 Nursing and Midwifery Studies The effects of inhalation aromatherapy with Boswellia carterii essential oil on the intensity of labor pain among nulliparous women
Zhangyanming Tablets (ZYMT) has been in clinical use for almost 4 decades. The main components of this medicine include Fructus Lycii (wolfberry), Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, Radix Puerariae Lobatae, Radix...
—Jinnan C 25 Apr 2024
2023 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Protective effect of ZYMT, a traditional Chinese patent medicine in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
Need observational study tag
—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
2019 Medical Acupuncture An Observational Study on Acupuncture for Earthquake-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Experience of the Lombard Association of Medical Acupuncturists/Acupuncture in the World, in Amatrice, Central Italy
The relative risk reduction for those taking statins compared with those who did not was 9% for deaths, 29% for heart attacks and 14% for strokes. Yet the absolute risk...
—Jinnan C 26 Feb 2024
2022 JAMA Internal Medicine Evaluating the Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and Relative and Absolute Effects of Statin Treatment
The ability to produce it is not present in over half of the human population due to the absence of specific equol-producing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
—Jinnan C 22 Jan 2024
2022 Nutrients Maximizing the Estrogenic Potential of Soy Isoflavones through the Gut Microbiome: Implication for Cardiometabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women
Case study?
—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
2016 Agriculture & Food Security The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder
No abstract?
—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
2021 Circulation Effects of Walnut Consumption for 2 Years on Lipoprotein Subclasses Among Healthy Elders