Milk vetch roots and gromwell are commonly used ingredients in herbal medicine.<br />And they have been proven to be highly effective against fatty liver disease.<br />Park Se-young has more.<br />Milk vetch roots and gromwell are perennial plants found easily on hillsides.<br />Due to their health benefits, their roots are used for oriental medicine.<br />And a compound made of the two ingredients was recently found to be effective in inhibiting non-alcoholic fatty liver formation.<br />"It proved effective in liver health during animal testing. With these results, we will carry out clinical trials."<br />When the compound was given to mice for six weeks, tissue weight was reduced by 33 percent and liver steatosis was inhibited.<br />The level of enzymes associated with liver damage was also reduced by as much as 60 percent …and neutral fat and bad cholesterol were reduced by about half.<br />The proven medicinal effects of the compound are expected to increase the income of herb farmers.<br />"Becoming known positively of course benefits us because we sell more. We can also grow more crops which will help farmers' income."<br />The Rural Development Administration is going to apply for a patent for the compound …and use it to develop functional health foods and natural medicinal ingredients.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News.<br />
