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oapen-20.500.12657-376912020-05-13T00:42:03Z Medicinal Effects of Agathosma (Buchu) Extracts Huisamen, Barbara Bouic, Patrick J.D. Pheiffer, Carmen van Vuuren, Mignon Huisamen, Barbara Agathosma buchu anti-diabetic anti-hypertensive cardioprotective anti-oxidant anti-inflammatory anti-obesogenic bic Book Industry Communication::V Health & personal development::VX Mind, Body, Spirit::VXH Complementary therapies, healing & health The research results presented in this book span the quest of Cape Kingdom Nutraceuticals, Prof. Patrick Bouic and Prof. Barbara Huisamen to scientifically validate the health promoting properties of an aqueous extract of the plant Agathosma. To accomplish this, they made use of both in vitro and in vivo models to understand and underscore the anecdotal information of the benefits of this product. Cell based studies highlighted anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects while animal-based studies were utilized to confirm the anti-diabetic effects whilst further elaborating on anti-obesity properties. In addition, technology aimed at small animals were used to follow blood pressure to demonstrate anti-hypertensive effects while ex vivo perfused hearts were studied to show that this extract also protected the heart against an ischaemic incident. In view of the current pandemic of obesity and non-communicable diseases, the research results presented in this book will be of special interest to the scientific community and health practitioners interested in cardiometabolic diseases and nutraceuticals as an alternative treatment option. In view of the failure of many pharmaceuticals to curb non-communicable diseases, these results are deemed of high importance 2020-05-12T09:24:31Z 2020-05-12T09:24:31Z 2019 book ONIX_20200512_9781928396826_2 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37691 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International 978-1-928396-82-6.pdf https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/84 AOSIS 10.4102/aosis.2019.BK84 10.4102/aosis.2019.BK84 d7387d49-5f5c-4cd8-8640-ed0a752627b7 130 Durbanville open access
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The research results presented in this book span the quest of Cape Kingdom Nutraceuticals, Prof. Patrick Bouic and Prof. Barbara Huisamen to scientifically validate the health promoting properties of an aqueous extract of the plant Agathosma. To accomplish this, they made use of both in vitro and in vivo models to understand and underscore the anecdotal information of the benefits of this product. Cell based studies highlighted anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects while animal-based studies were utilized to confirm the anti-diabetic effects whilst further elaborating on anti-obesity properties. In addition, technology aimed at small animals were used to follow blood pressure to demonstrate anti-hypertensive effects while ex vivo perfused hearts were studied to show that this extract also protected the heart against an ischaemic incident. In view of the current pandemic of obesity and non-communicable diseases, the research results presented in this book will be of special interest to the scientific community and health practitioners interested in cardiometabolic diseases and nutraceuticals as an alternative treatment option. In view of the failure of many pharmaceuticals to curb non-communicable diseases, these results are deemed of high importance
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