05/06/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of saponins extracted from the seeds of gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng), an edible fruit from Southeast Asia valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties. The results of their chemical and biological analyses were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that the momordica saponin I in gac fruit is a bioactive immunomodulatory agent that could be beneficial in treating inflammatory diseases.
Journal Reference:
Yu JS, Kim JH, Lee S, Jung K, Kim KH, Cho JY. SRC/SYK-TARGETED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIONS OF TRITERPENOIDAL SAPONINS FROM GAC (MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS) SEEDS. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2017;45(03):459–473. DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x17500288
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