07/18/2019 / By Melissa Smith
Researchers from the Federal University of Technology and the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi in Nigeria and the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil looked at the neuroprotective potentials of the extracts of bush apple (Heinsia crinite) leaf in vitro. They published their results in the journal Food Science and Human Wellness.
Taken together, the researchers concluded that bush apple leaves could be used as a functional food and dietary intervention for treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Read the full text of this study at this link.
Learn more about functional foods like the bush apple tree at FoodIsMedicine.com.
Journal Reference:
Oboh G, Nwanna EE, Oyeleye SI, Olasehinde TA, Ogunsuyi OB, Boligon AA. IN VITRO NEUROPROTECTIVE POTENTIALS OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOL EXTRACTS FROM HEINSIA CRINITA LEAVES. Food Science and Human Wellness. June 2016; 5(2): 95-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2016.03.001
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