Advance in studies on effective components in wheat bran and their pharmacological activities / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
;
(24): 175-180, 2014.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-319633
ABSTRACT
Wheat bran, as the testa of wheat, has a long history of medication. Modern studies have discovered that wheat bran contains dietary fiber, phenolic compounds, proteins, vitamins, minerals and many other compounds, and boasts wide pharmacological activities such as blood glucose reduction, hypertension reduction, lipid reduction, anti-oxidation, anti-bacteria, anti-inflammatory, antivirus, prevention of colon cancer and mutations, immunomodulation and adsorption of heavy metals. With great development and utilization values, wheat bran has long attracted wide attention from Chinese and foreign scholars. The paper summarizes the latest advance in domestic and foreign studies on effective components in wheat bran and their pharmacological effect, and gives a brief introduction of the limiting factors in the comprehensive development and utilization of wheat bran, in order to provide new preference for the development and utilization of abundant wheat bran resources in China.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Dietary Fiber
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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