04/17/2019 / By Ralph Flores
A recent study in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine revealed that cinnamyl alcohol, the active ingredient in Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata ‘Dulcis’) flower, has potential anti-obesity properties. In their report, researchers from South Korea investigated the efficacy of chestnut flower extract in vitro.
These findings indicated that both cinnamyl alcohol and CCDF absolute can be used for both preventive and curative therapies for obesity.
Journal Reference:
Hwang DI, Won KJ, Kim DY, Kim B, Lee HM. CINNAMYL ALCOHOL, THE BIOACTIVE COMPONENT OF CHESTNUT FLOWER ABSOLUTE, INHIBITS ADIPOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION IN 3T3-L1 CELLS BY DOWNREGULATING ADIPOGENIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2017;45(04):833–846. DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X17500446
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