Nagase Confirms That Rosemary Extract Helps Activate Biological Defense System.Tokyo, Japan, Sept 16, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Nagase (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 8012), a Japanese trading company that develops and manufactures chemical products, has confirmed a unique property of rosemary extract, in collaboration with Kyoto University Professor Emeritus Tetsuo Fujita's research group. The partners have found that deterpenoid derived from rosemary extract activates the detoxification Detoxification Definition Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins) in the body. effect and the biological defense system of cells. Further, in the mice experiments, they have discovered that an oral intake of rosemary extract helps activate the biological defense system in the brain. While applying for a patent regarding the discovery, the partners aim to apply the result of the discovery to the treatment of neurodegenerative disease. Based on these findings, they have concluded that the intake of rosemary extract may inhibit the deterioration of the biological defense system, prevent diseases and make the signs of aging less apparent. Details of the research will be presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy pharmacognosy /phar·ma·cog·no·sy/ (fahr?mah-kog´nah-se) the branch of pharmacology dealing with natural drugs and their constituents. phar·ma·cog·no·sy n. in Kanazawa to be held on September 16 and 17. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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