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An extract of the palm acaí berry (Euterpe oleraceae Mart.) inhibits beta-amyloid protein aggregation, in a lab model. The South American palm acaí berry (Euterpe oleraceae Mart.) is abundant in polyphenols and other antioxidants. Daphne Wong, from the University of Adelaide (Australia), and colleagues employed a laboratory model of Alzheimer’s Disease, in which cells were …
An extract of the Indian gooseberry fruit shows promise as an anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, and antiplatelet compound. Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) has been used for many centuries in traditional Indian Ayurvedic formulations for inflammatory diseases. A team of Japanese researchers conducted cellular and animal study to ascertain the anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties of the extract of …