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Influence of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms Extract Beverage on Human Blood Fluidity
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Research and Development Department, Sun Chlorella Corporation
Influence of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms Extract Beverage on Human Blood Fluidity
Published in Hemorheology and Related Research (2004)
- Objectives
- MC-FAN (known as a device for evaluation of the "smoothness" in blood flow) enables estimation of phenomena taking place in the capillaries in the living body and has been reported to allow checking for minimal circulation disorders which are the essential feature of lifestyle-related diseases. We recently evaluated the effects of beverage containing Acanthopanax senticosus Harms extracts (used as a tonic nourishing agent since olden times and shown to have improving effects such as anti-stress activity and promotion of recovery from fatigue; hereinafter simply called "Acanthopanax").
- Methods
- Blood fluidity was evaluated on the basis of measuring blood passage time with the use of MC-FAN. Ten male volunteers for whom blood passage time was relatively long drank Acanthopanax extract beverage (30 mL) twice daily for 2 weeks. Blood passage time was measured before and after ingestion of this beverage. Blood passage time was measured at 3 pints of time (immediately before and 1 and 2 weeks after the start of beverage ingestion).
- Results
- Blood passage time became shorter following ingestion of Acanthopanax extract beverage, that is, blood flow became smoother. The results were better following 2-week ingestion than following 1-week ingestion. Table 1 summarizes the results of the study. Photo 1 shows the blood flow. During the beverage ingestion period, no abnormality was noted.
Paper published
- Journal：
- Hemorheology and Related Research Vol. 7 No. 1 (2004))
- Title：
- Influence of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms Extract Beverage on Human Blood Fluidity
- Authors：
- Kosho Katsumata1), Yoko Sawada1), Isao Takegara1), Toru Mizoguchi2), Hideo Takegoshi2), Kazuhiko Yokoyama1), Tomoaki Tateda1), Yuji Kikuchi3)
- Affiliation：
- 1) New Drug Development Research Center, Inc., 2) Sun Chlorella Corp., 3) National Agriculture and Food Research Organization Microchannel Array Engineering Team
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