[Effects of Green Cera] 3 Reasons Why Honeysuckle Flower Buds are Good for the Stomach

Dec 03, 2023Sunhyo Kim

[Effects of Green Cera] 3 Reasons Why Honeysuckle

Flower Buds are Good for the Stomach

Honeysuckle Bud Extract

Treat Your Injured Stomach with ‘This’

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Effects of Honeysuckle Bud Extract

1. Improves gastrointestinal related symptoms
2. Improves DNA damage indicators
3. Anti-inflammatory

Hello, I am Jinny, a pharmacist.

Even if you don't have any particular illness, you've probably experienced suffering from stomachache at least once. This is because there are countless factors in our lives that threaten stomach health, including alcohol and cigarettes, anti-inflammatory painkillers, harmful bacteria, spicy and salty foods, stress, and even stomach acid and bile released from our bodies.

Therefore, today I would like to introduce ‘Honeysuckle Flower Bud Extract’, which will relieve stomach health concerns that are faced with various threats every day. ‘Honeysuckle bud extract’ is also an individually recognized functional raw material that has been recognized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as

Let’s take a look at the efficacy of ‘honeysuckle bud extract’ proven through research.

1. Improves Gastrointestinal Related Symptoms

Since ancient times, the flower buds of honeysuckle have been considered a valuable medicinal ingredient, and in it is written that they are used to treat dysentery and skin diseases. Based on these records, modern academics also began to pay attention to the effect of honeysuckle flower buds on the function of the gastrointestinal tract.

In 2020, research results on the effectiveness and safety of honeysuckle bud extract on functional indigestion were published in the domestic academic journal Gut and Liver.

“In this study, it was confirmed that after 8 weeks of administration of GCWB104 (honeysuckle bud extract), the total score of the GSRS (Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale) and GI (gastrointestinal) symptoms were improved.”

Reference : onghoon Choi , Nayoung Kim, Gi Tark Noh , Ju Yup Lee & Dong Ho Lee (2020). The Efficacy and Safety of GCWB104 (Flos Lonicera Extract) in Functional Dyspepsia: A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Gut and Liver, 14(1), 67-78.

2. Improves DNA Damage Indicators

In the study introduced earlier, we analyzed not only the effect of consistent intake of honeysuckle bud extract on the gastrointestinal tract, but also the effect on indicators related to DNA damage.

"In the analysis of antioxidant biomarkers, the concentration of 8-OHd in the blood of the test group was significantly decreased compared to the control group. 8-OHd, which can be measured in blood (serum) and urine, is a representative biomarker of oxidative DNA damage. “Elevated levels of 8-OHd are known to be associated with increased risk of DNA mutations and cancer.”

Reference : Yonghoon Choi , Nayoung Kim, Gi Tark Noh , Ju Yup Lee & Dong Ho Lee (2020). The Efficacy and Safety of GCWB104 (Flos Lonicera Extract) in Functional Dyspepsia: A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Gut and Liver, 14(1), 67-78.

3. Anti-Inflammatory

Before its effect on improving symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract was proven, honeysuckle bud extract received attention from the academic world, focusing on studies on the development of natural anti-inflammatory substances.

In 2015, a study was published in the JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD on the effects of honeysuckle buds on inflammatory responses.

“In summary, the results presented in this study confirm the potential anti-inflammatory effects of LJ (honeysuckle) on BV-2 microglia.”

Reference : Seung-Hwan Kwon, Shi-Xun Ma, Sa-Ik Hong, Seok-Yong Lee & Choon-Gon Jang (2015). Lonicera japonica THUNB. Extract Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Inﬂammatory Responses by Suppressing NF-kB Signaling in BV-2 Microglial Cells. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD, 18(7), 762-775.

Today, we learned about honeysuckle bud extract, a stomach health material that has been verified by academia. If you have concerns about stomach health, in addition to regular management with functional ingredients such as honeysuckle bud extract and peony extract complex (HT074), it is recommended to reduce spicy, salty, or oily foods that can irritate the stomach mucosa as much as possible.

Also, honeysuckle bud extract is known to be generally safe, but it is recommended that infants, pregnant and lactating women, or those with certain diseases consume it after consulting a specialist.

I hope you have a healthy day both physically and mentally. This was Jinny.

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