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    Potential anti-osteoporotic effects of herbal extracts on osteoclasts, osteoblasts and chondrocytes in vitro

    Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most serious diseases in the modern world, and OP patients frequently suffer from fragility fractures in the hip, spine and wrist, resulting in a limited quality of life. Althou...

    Yoshiki Mukudai, Seiji Kondo, Tomoyuki Koyama in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014)

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    Suppressive effects of Anoectochilus formosanus extract on osteoclast formation in vitro and bone resorption in vivo

    Anoectochilus formosanus, a plant native to Taiwan, is used as a folk medicine. It was found that oral administration of A. formosanus extract (AFE) (500 mg/kg) for 4 weeks suppressed bon...

    Kikuko Masuda, Mayumi Ikeuchi, Tomoyuki Koyama in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (2008)