Improvement of Blood Pressure, Glucose Metabolism, and Lipid Profile by the Intake of Powdered Asparagus (蘆筍 Lú Sǔn) Bottom-stems and Cladophylls

Improvement of Blood Pressure, Glucose Metabolism, and Lipid Profile by the Intake of Powdered Asparagus (蘆筍 Lú Sǔn) Bottom-stems and Cladophylls

Asparagus (蘆筍 Lú Sǔn; Asparagus officinalis L.) is a common vegetable, long used as an herbal medicine. The cladophylls and bottom-stems of asparagus have various pharmacological effects, but they are generally discarded at harvesting. The present open clinical trial was performed to examine the eff...

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Main Authors: Mie Nishimura, Tatsuya Ohkawara, Hiroyo Kagami-Katsuyama, Hiroji Sato, Jun Nishihira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Subjects:
Asparagus
Cardio-ankle vascular index
Cladophyll
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
Hyperglycemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016302000

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