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Beyond adverse effects from the herb itself, "adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are sometimes life threatening or lethal." [3]
Naengmyeon [2] (냉면, in South Korea) or raengmyŏn (랭면, in North Korea) is a noodle dish of northern Korean origin which consists of long and thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients, including most commonly buckwheat (메밀, memil) but also potatoes, sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles), and kudzu (칡 ...
Flavones isolated from an extract of the herb were shown to have an anti-tumour effect. [14] A study examined the clinical efficacy of moxibustion, analyzed the chemical compositions of the leaf of different strains of A. argyi, examined the best mode of delivery and how to enhance the therapeutic effects of this treatment. [15]
Eating amygdalin will cause it to release cyanide in the human body, and may lead to cyanide poisoning. [ 1 ] Since the early 1950s, both amygdalin and a chemical derivative named laetrile have been promoted as alternative cancer treatments , often under the misnomer vitamin B 17 (neither amygdalin nor laetrile is a vitamin ). [ 2 ]
The saponins are a subclass of terpenoids, the largest class of plant extracts. The amphipathic nature of saponins gives them activity as surfactants with potential ability to interact with cell membrane components, such as cholesterol and phospholipids , possibly making saponins useful for development of cosmetics and drugs . [ 7 ]
Jungguk-naengmyeon (Korean: 중국냉면, Hanja: 中國冷麵, transl. “Chinese cold noodles”) is a type of naengmyeon (cold noodles) in Korean Chinese cuisine. [1] The dish, consisting of icy cold broth with noodles, blanched seafood, fresh vegetables, and hard-boiled egg , is usually served with mustard and peanut sauce .
Extracts of unripe fruit from Asian cultivars of Citrus aurantium (commonly known as "bitter" orange), collected in China, were reported to contain synephrine levels of about 0.1–0.3%, or ~1–3 mg/g; [10] Analysis of dried fruit of C. aurantium grown in Italy showed a concentration of synephrine of ~1 mg/g, with peel containing over three times more than the pulp.
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