Gamma oryzanol has shown potential in the treatment of various diseases including menopause.
Gamma oryzanol is a cocktail of substances extracted from rice bran oil including sterols and ferulic acid. It is used to treat conditions like menopausal symptoms, mild anxiety, stomach problems and high cholesterol in Japan. In United States, it is widely used for reducing cholesterol and increasing testosterone and human growth hormone levels. But it requires more research to substantiated its true effects on the treatments of ailments.
Anxiety Treatment
The history of Gamma oryzanol manifests its way back to the 1950s and 1960s when it was medically used in Japan to treat anxiety. Japan now manufactures 7,500 tons of gamma oryzanol from 150,000 tons of rice brans, according to the U.S. News and World Report. Most of the research on the efficacy of oryzanol has been done in Japan. Some studies have also looked into the effects of oryzanol on the skin to treat skin condition. Although such studies indicated it might be useful, more research need to be done to establish the true effects on health.
Body Building
Gamma oryzanol is a cocktail of ferulic acid esters and triterpene alcohols, and it occurs in rice bran oil at a level of 1 to 2 percent, according to U.S. News and World Report. In the U.S., it is often sold as a body building aid to boost testosterone levels, trigger the release of pain-releasing pain releasing substances made in the body called endorphins and promote the growth of lean muscle tissues. According to U.S. News and World Report, almost all the studies on Gamma Oryzanol do not support any of these claims.
Cholesterol Levels
Gamma Oryzanol is believed to reduce cholesterol from food, according to WebMD. .There is preliminary evidence that gamma oryzanol may reduce hyperlipidemia, or high cholesterol, according to the National Institute of Health. But like in most other cases, more studies are needed It is also known to ease heartburn and digestive-system discomforts. According to Great Vista Chemicals, ulcer patients have also taken it with some success.
Menopausal Symptoms and Restenosis Treatment
Oryzanol has also shown the potential to reduce menopausal symptoms. But U.S. News and World Report says the results must treated cautiously because the treatment of menopause symptoms has a high placebo effect. Most studies are required to substantiate its true effects on menopausal symptoms. Gamma oryzanol has also be used in the restenosis, the return of blood vessels blockages after coronary dilation in combination with ticlopidine and probucol. But again, most studies are required to establish its true effects on the treatment.
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