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

Abstract Author(s):

F Liu, D Sun

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(19) : AC(7)
Diseases : Hyperlipidemia : CK(1569) : AC(531)
Pharmacological Actions : Hypolipidemic : CK(5358) : AC(1880)

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Key Research Topics

Substance

Octacosanol
Beeswax

Disease

Hyperlipidemia

Pharmacological Actions

Hypolipidemic

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