Nutraceutical Combinations in Hypercholesterolemia: Evidence from Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials
Nutrients. 2021 Sep 8;13(9):3128. doi: 10.3390/nu13093128. ABSTRACT There is an increasing number of nutraceutical combinations (NCs) on the market for hypercholesterolemia, although clinical trials to...
Acute and Long Term Effects of a Nutraceutical Combination on Lipid Profile, Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Function in Patients with Dyslipidaemia with and Without Cigarette Smoking
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2021 Sep;28(5):483-491. doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00468-4. Epub 2021 Sep 13. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lifestyle changes present a fundamental role in cardiovascular prevention. Nutraceuticals...
Nutraceuticals in the Management of Dyslipidemia: Which, When, and for Whom? Could Nutraceuticals Help Low-Risk Individuals with Non-optimal Lipid Levels?
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2021 Aug 4;23(10):57. doi: 10.1007/s11883-021-00955-y. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to summarize the available clinical efficacy and...
Postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia
Arch Med Sci. 2021 Mar 4;17(4):856-863. doi: 10.5114/aoms/133716. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In the absence of a European standardized postmarketing food supplement surveillance system (nutrivigilance),...
Impact of nutraceuticals on markers of systemic inflammation: Potential relevance to cardiovascular diseases – A position paper from the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Jul-Aug;67:40-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 27. ABSTRACT Inflammation is a marker of arterial disease stemming from cholesterol-dependent to -independent molecular...
Establishment of embryonic cultures and somatic embryogenesis in callus culture of guggul-Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari
Indian J Exp Biol. 2003 Jan;41(1):69-77. ABSTRACT Somatic embryogenesis in callus cultures of Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari was achieved. Though the frequency of explants producing...
Toxicity studies of a gum guggul extract formulation administered by gavage to Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley SD) rats and B6C3F1/N mice
Toxic Rep Ser. 2020 Jun;(99):NTP-TOX-99. doi: 10.22427/NTP-TOX-99. ABSTRACT Gum guggul extracts (GGEs) are botanical preparations derived from the oleoresin of the Commiphora mukul tree. The...
A Natural Dietary Supplement with a Combination of Nutrients Prevents Neurodegeneration Induced by a High Fat Diet in Mice
Nutrients. 2018 Aug 21;10(9):1130. doi: 10.3390/nu10091130. ABSTRACT Obesity and metabolic disorders can be risk factors for the onset and development of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim...
Comprehensive metabolite profiling in distinct chemotypes of Commiphora wightii
Nat Prod Res. 2019 Jan;33(1):17-23. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1431629. Epub 2018 Feb 2. ABSTRACT Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari, known as guggul, produces a medicinally important gum resin...
NAFLD and Atherosclerosis Are Prevented by a Natural Dietary Supplement Containing Curcumin, Silymarin, Guggul, Chlorogenic Acid and Inulin in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
Nutrients. 2017 May 13;9(5):492. doi: 10.3390/nu9050492. ABSTRACT Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) confers an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. NAFDL is associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia,...
Is it possible to decrease cholesterol levels with dietary supplements?
Rev Med Suisse. 2016 Mar 2;12(508):451-3. ABSTRACT Patients often use dietary supplements for cardiovascular prevention. An US study showed that 75% of patients with cardiovascular...
Effect of a Natural Supplement Containing Curcuma Longa, Guggul, and Chlorogenic Acid in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
Angiology. 2015 Oct;66(9):856-61. doi: 10.1177/0003319714568792. Epub 2015 Jan 27. ABSTRACT The impact of a natural supplement (Kepar; Rikrea, Italy), containing several plant extracts such as...
Metabolic profiling of Commiphora wightii (guggul) reveals a potential source for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
Phytochemistry. 2015 Feb;110:29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.12.016. Epub 2015 Jan 2. ABSTRACT Guggul gum resin from Commiphora wightii (syn. Commiphoramukul) has been used for centuries in Ayurveda...
Acute liver failure caused by ‘fat burners’ and dietary supplements: a case report and literature review
Can J Gastroenterol. 2011 Mar;25(3):157-60. doi: 10.1155/2011/174978. ABSTRACT Globally, people are struggling with obesity. Many effective, nonconventional methods of weight reduction, such as herbal and...
Determination of mercury in an assortment of dietary supplements using an inexpensive combustion atomic absorption spectrometry technique
J Autom Methods Manag Chem. 2005;2005(4):211-6. doi: 10.1155/JAMMC.2005.211. ABSTRACT The concentrations of mercury in forty, commercially available dietary supplements, were determined using a new, inexpensive...