This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Lythrum salicaria L. ethanol extract on anti-obesity effects in rat fed a high fat diet for 8 weeks to induce obese rat model. Male SD rats were divided into normal group, control (high fat diet) group, positive control (Garcinia Cambogia extracts) group, high fat group supplemented with ethanol extracts of Lythrum salicaria L. (EELS). The body weight gain and control (high fat diet) were increased by a high fat diet, but decreased in the EELS. At the end of the experiment, the body weight in high fat diet groups was higher than that of normal diet group, while the body weights of EELS and positive control group were significantly reduced by 16.62%, as compared with that of high fat diet group (p < 0.05). The levels of serum triglyceride, total cholesterol in EELS group were significantly decreased as compared with high fat diet group (p < 0.05). The liver and mesenteric adipose tissue weights of control (high fat diet) increase than that for normal group, whereas EELS and positive control group were significantly decreased (p < 0.05). Levels of triglyceride in liver were significantly lower in EELS group than those in high fat diet group (p < 0.05). These results indicate that Lythrum salicaria L. extract may improve lipid metabolism and reduce fat accumulation and body weight.

치커리의 종근으로 치콘을 재배하여 엽색이 노란색과 붉은색인 다섯 가지 종류의 치콘 추출물에 대한 항산화효과 및 혈당강하효과와 단백분해능을 측정하였다. DPPH free radical 소거능으로 항산화활성을 측정한 결과, 실험에 사용한 모든 시료가 우수한 항산화 활성을 가지고 있었으며 특히, 엽색이 노란색인 네 종류 (Kibora, Metafora, Vintor, Halifax)의 치콘보다 엽색이 붉은색인 Redoria종이 1 mg/mL의 농도에서