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A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)
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A review of chemical constituents and efficacies with safety of L. barbarum can be found in this article, where a new direction for research and current regulatory situation of the chemical constituents are discussed.About:
This article is published in Food Research International.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Goji berry.read more
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Biological activities and potential health benefit effects of polysaccharides isolated from Lycium barbarum L.
TL;DR: The purpose of the present review is to summarize previous and current references regarding biological activities as well as potential health benefits of L. barbarum polysaccharides.
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Characterization and hypoglycemic effect of a polysaccharide extracted from the fruit of Lycium barbarum L.
TL;DR: In vitro and in vivo hypoglycemic experiments showed that LBP-s-1 had significanthypoglycemic effects and insulin-sensitizing activity through increasing glucose metabolism and insulin secretion and promoting pancreatic β cell proliferation.
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Goji berry fruit (Lycium spp.): antioxidant compound fingerprint and bioactivity evaluation
Dario Donno,Gabriele Loris Beccaro,Maria Gabriella Mellano,Alessandro Kim Cerutti,Giancarlo Bounous +4 more
TL;DR: Goji berry was identified as a rich source of antioxidant compounds, with health-promoting properties comparable with other common fruit species, and may be useful to better understand the nutraceutical traits of this species recently considered as functional food.
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An evidence-based update on the pharmacological activities and possible molecular targets of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides.
Jiang Cheng,Zhi Wei Zhou,Hui Ping Sheng,Lan Jie He,Xue Wen Fan,Zhi Xu He,Tao Sun,Xueji Zhang,Ruan Jin Zhao,Ling Gu,Chuanhai Cao,Shu-Feng Zhou +11 more
TL;DR: There is increasing evidence from preclinical and clinical studies supporting the therapeutic and health-promoting effects of LBPs, but further mechanistic and clinical Studies are warranted to establish the dose–response relationships and safety profiles of LBP.
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Lycium barbarum polysaccharides: Extraction, purification, structural characterisation and evidence about hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects. A review.
Alessandra Masci,Simone Carradori,Maria Antonietta Casadei,Patrizia Paolicelli,Stefania Petralito,Rino Ragno,Stefania Cesa +6 more
TL;DR: The evidence suggests that these purified components of the Goji berry may be potentially useful as adjuvants in the treatment of diabetes and its correlated illnesses.
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Berry Fruits: Compositional Elements, Biochemical Activities, and the Impact of Their Intake on Human Health, Performance, and Disease
TL;DR: Given the wide consumption of berry fruits and their potential impact on human health and disease, conferences and symposia on the chemistry and biological and physiological functions of these "superfoods" are necessary.
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Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects and antioxidant activity of fruit extracts from Lycium barbarum
TL;DR: It was found that the three Lycium barbarum fruit extracts/fractions could significantly reduce blood glucose levels and serum total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations and at same time markedly increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) levels after 10 days treatment in tested rabbits, indicating that there were substantial hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects.
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Chinese Materia Medica: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Applications
TL;DR: Herbs for Relieving Exterior Syndromes, and Herbs that Resolve Phlegm and Stop Coughing and Wheezing.
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Use of Anti-aging Herbal Medicine, Lycium barbarum , Against Aging-associated Diseases. What Do We Know So Far?
TL;DR: Lycium barbarum can protect neurons against β-amyloid peptide toxicity in neuronal cell cultures, and retinal ganglion cells in an experimental model of glaucoma, and its neuroprotective effects to counter neuronal loss in neurodegenerative diseases are demonstrated.
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Antioxidative enzyme activities in human erythrocytes.
TL;DR: In this article, the variability of the enzyme activities within the general population caused by age, gender, and life-style factors must be described, and methodological conditions that are suitable for analyzing copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD), GSH-Px, catalase (CAT), and glutathione reductase (GR) in human erythrocytes with a high degree of reproducibility.