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 Yacon syrup: Beneficial effects on obesity and insulin resistance in humans 
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Clinical nutrition 2009
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Background & aims: Syrup obtained from yacon roots could be well positioned as a nutraceutical product due to its high fructooligosacc...
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Effect of Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) on Colonic Transit Time in Healthy Volunteers
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2008, 78(1): 30-33 2008
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Background: Yacon is a root crop which contains high amounts of fructooligosaccharides (FOS). The aim of this study was to investigate...
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Melampolides from the leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius and their inhibitory activity of LPS-induced nitric oxide production
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Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin 2008
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Two new melampolide-type sesquiterpene lactones, 8 beta-epoxyangeloyloxy-9 alpha-ethoxy-14-oxo-acanthospermolide (1) and 8 beta-angelo...
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Effect of crude extracts of leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) on glycemia in diabetic rats
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Revista brasileira de ciencias farmaceuticas 2008
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The present study investigated the effect of crude extracts from yacon leaves, obtained by acqueous cold (Y(C)) or hot (Y(H)) extracti...
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Inhibitory activity of compounds isolated from Polymnia sonchifolia on aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus
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Brazilian journal of microbiology 2006
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Polymnia sonchifolia, commonly known as "yacon", was originally cultivated at Andes moutains in South America. Recently, the specie at...
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The constituents relate to anti-oxidative and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities in Yacon aerial part extract
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Yakugaku zasshi-journal of the pharmaceutical society of japan 2006
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Hot water extract of the aerial part of Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolia, Compositae) showed potent free radical-scavenging activity and...
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Radical scavenging and anti-lipoperoxidative activities of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts
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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2005
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Radical scavenging and anti-lipoperoxidative effects of two organic fractions and two aqueous extracts from the leaves of a neglected ...
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Subchronic 4-month oral toxicity study of dried Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) roots as a diet supplement in rats
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Food and chemical toxicology 2005
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Yacon roots are a rich source of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and have a long use tradition as food in the Andean region. However, the...
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Cytotoxicity of subfractions and compounds from Polymnia sonchifolia
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Brazilian journal of microbiology 2005
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Our previous works showed that extracts and fractions from Polymnia sonchifolia had presented an inhibitory activity on growth and afl...
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The effect of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts on rat hepatic metabolism
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Cell biology and toxicology 2004
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Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon), originating from South America, has become popular in Japan and in New Zealand for its tubers which ...
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