Plant used in traditonal Chinese medicine may treat metabolic diseases and obesity
- Mon 01 Dec 2014 05:52:PM
New research shows that a component found in in the plant, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, may inhibit the development of metabolic disorders by stopping the activation of NLRP3, a protein involved in the disease process. Specifically, the researchers identified isoliquiritigenin as having the ability to attenuate high-fat, diet-induced obesity, type 2 diabetes and hepatic steatosis in mice.
Source: Plant used in traditonal Chinese medicine may treat metabolic diseases and obesity
Source: Plant used in traditonal Chinese medicine may treat metabolic diseases and obesity