Physiological Activities of Policosanol Extracted from Sugarcane Wax
10.20307/nps.2019.25.4.293
- Author:
Yeon su JANG
1
;
Dae eun KIM
;
Eunyoung HAN
;
Joohee JUNG
Author Information
1. College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369 Korea. joohee@duksung.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
policosanol;
health functional food;
sugarcane wax;
physiological activities
- MeSH:
Antioxidants;
Cholesterol;
Esterification;
Fatty Acids;
Fatty Alcohols;
Functional Food;
Hypertension;
Incidence;
Korea;
Saccharum;
Stroke
- From:Natural Product Sciences
2019;25(4):293-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Policosanol extracted from sugarcane wax is a generic term used for total fatty alcohols obtained from esterification of fatty acids. It has been approved as a health functional food by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea in 2006. Policosanol is well-known to aid in lowering blood cholesterol level. Recently, several studies have reported the physiological activities of policosanol, such as anti-inflammatory effects, antioxidant effects, and lowering of the incidence of ageing-related diseases, for example, hypertension, stroke, among others. This review describes the physiological activities of policosanol and its applications in the field of health functional foods.
