Beeswax contains lipid lowering compounds. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Abstract Title:
[Active constituents lowering blood-lipid in beeswax].
Abstract Source:
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1986 Sep-Oct;10(5):530-2. PMID: 9772646
Article Affiliation:
Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou.
Abstract:
Three compounds were isolated from the active fraction Lowering blood-lipid in the traditional Chinese beeswax (Apis cerana or A. mellifera). They were identified as dotriacontanol, triacontanol and octacosanol by chemical and spectroscopic methods.
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 1986
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Beeswax : CK(57) : AC(9), Octacosanol : CK(4) : AC(3)
Diseases : Hyperlipidemia : CK(1569) : AC(402)
Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(5358) : AC(1221)
