#29. Jiaogulan—The Plant of Immortality
Health Unveiled with Dr. Dan
English - June 13, 2019 08:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Science Nature health nutrition diet exercise supplementation alternative health wellness nutritional supplements cbd microbiome Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Episode Summary:
In this episode Dr. Dan discusses the amazing science (like anti-diabetic properties) behind a little known medicinal plant called Jiaogulan.
Topics discussed are as follows:
Introduce Jiaogulan Health benefits of Jiaogulan in the scientific literatureHow to use JiaogulanFuture outlook and summaryEpisode References:
Saponins are the major bioactive component of Jiaogulan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30965662Polysaccharides in Jiaogulan can promote immune health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30942219Anti-diabetic properties of Jiaogulan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30679754Jiaogulan can support healthy blood-glucose levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23431428Jiaogulan has a complimentary effect with anti-diabetic drugs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484409/ Daily administration of Jiaogulan can reduce anxiety by 16.8%: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30599899Anti-cancer properties of compounds from Jiaogulan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30562828Jiaogulan and liver health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29743925Anti-inflammatory properties of Jiaogulan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152090Jiaogulan can help reverse multiple drug resistance (MDR): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17950589 Oral use of Jiaogulan shows no signs of toxicity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23796877