Potential benefits of oral administration of AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC glycosylceramides on skin health – a randomized clinical study

• Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 26
• Main Authors: Heggar Venkataramana, Sudeep, Puttaswamy, Naveen, Kodimule, Shyamprasad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 31.01.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amorphophallus konjac; Ceramide; Ceramides; Clinical trials; complement; Control methods; Dermatitis; Diet; Dietary intake; Dietary supplements; Evaluation; Health; Human clinical; humans; Hydration; Hyperpigmentation; Itching; Oral administration; Permeability; Phytoceramides; placebos; Pruritus; questionnaires; randomized clinical trials; Self-assessment; Skin; Skin barrier function; Statistical analysis; Time dependence; toxicity; Tubers; India; Japan; Phytoceramides; Human clinical; Skin barrier function

Ceramides play a fundamental role in maintaining the skin health as a function of improved barrier permeability. Reduced ceramide content results in skin dryness and wrinkledness. Intake of dietary ceramides potentially compensates the skin ceramide content. In the present study we have assessed the...