Artichoke Extract
Artichoke extract is made from Artichoke (Cynara scolymus), and contains flavonoids and caffeolyquinic acids, including chlorogenic acid, luteolin, scolymoside and cynaroside.
Of these chlorogenic acid has recently become known as a powerful antioxidant on research.
In addition to the antioxidant properties, in traditional European medicine, the artichoke leaves were used to stimulate the liver and gall bladder.
By mid-twentieth century, Italian scientists had discoved the substance responsible for this effect from the artichoke leaves to be the compound called cynarin.
Artichoke Extract - Studies
Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of caffeoylquinic acids and flavonoids after oral administration of Artichoke leaf extracts in humans. Phytomedicine. 2005 Jan;12(1-2):28-38.
Antifungal activity of Cynara scolymus L. extracts. Fitoterapia. 2005 Jan;76(1):108-11.
Anaphylactic Reaction to Inulin: First Identification of Specific IgEs to an Inulin Protein Compound. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2005 Jan 12;136(2):155-158.
Artichoke juice improves endothelial function in hyperlipemia. Life Sci. 2004 Dec 31;76(7):775-82.
Phenolic compounds from the leaf extract of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) and their antimicrobial activities. J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Dec 1;52(24):7272-8.
Artichoke leaf extract reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and improves quality of life in otherwise healthy volunteers suffering from concomitant dyspepsia: a subset analysis. J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Aug;10(4):667-9.
Flavonoids from artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) up-regulate endothelial-type nitric-oxide synthase gene expression in human endothelial cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004 Sep;310(3):926-32.
Effectiveness of artichoke extract in preventing alcohol-induced hangovers: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2003 Dec 9;169(12):1269-73.
Efficacy of artichoke leaf extract in the treatment of patients with functional dyspepsia: a six-week placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicentre trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Dec;18(11-12):1099-105.
Screening pharmaceutical preparations containing extracts of turmeric rhizome, artichoke leaf, devil's claw root and garlic or salmon oil for antioxidant capacity. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2003 Jul;55(7):981-6.
Artichoke leaf extract reduces mild dyspepsia in an open study. Phytomedicine. 2002 Dec;9(8):694-9.
Choleretic activity and biliary elimination of lipids and bile acids induced by an artichoke leaf extract in rats. Phytomedicine. 2002 Dec;9(8):687-93.
Artichoke leaf extract for treating hypercholesterolaemia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(3):CD003335.
Artichoke leaf extract reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in a post-marketing surveillance study. Phytother Res. 2001 Feb;15(1):58-61.
Efficacy of Artichoke dry extract in patients with hyperlipoproteinemia. Arzneimittelforschung. 2000 Mar;50(3):260-5.
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