10/12/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo
A group of researchers discovered that chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa [Mc Vaugh]) has hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory properties. These findings, which were published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, were based on in vivo experimental data.
Results of the study showed that chaya extracts have significant anti-inflammatory effects on both acute and chronic inflammation models, which were comparable to the reference drug, phenylbutazone. The extracts were also shown to effectively protect the liver against anti-tubercular drug-induced damage. In addition to these, the researchers were also able to observe that moretenone and lupeol acetate were the main components of the extract’s less polar fraction.
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Journal Reference:
Pérez-González MZ, Siordia-Reyes AG, Damián-Nava P, Hernández-Ortega S, Macías-Rubalcava ML, Jiménez-Arellanes MA. HEPATOPROTECTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF THE CNIDOSCOLUS CHAYAMANSA (MC VAUGH) LEAF EXTRACT IN CHRONIC MODELS. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 25 July 2018; 2018. DOI:10.1155/2018/3896517
Tagged Under: anti-inflammatory, antitubercular drug damage, chaya, Cnidoscolus chayamansa, Hepatoprotective, herbal medicine, inflammation, liver damage, liver health, Lupeol acetate, Mexican spinach, moretenone