Horochowska Michalina, Kołeczek Elżbieta, Zdrojewicz Zygmunt, Jagiełło Jacek, Pawlus Karolina
Medical Faculty, Wroclaw Medical University.
Department and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University.
Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2017;23(1):30-36. doi: 10.18544/PEDM-23.01.0071.
Topinambour (Helianthus tuberosus L.), also known as the Jerusalem artichoke is a plant, which origins from North America. In XVII century it was brought to the Europe. For ages it was cultivated due to edible tuber and its healing properties.The aim of the article is to present medical properties and application of topinmbour in patient's diet. Many studies were performed on animals to specify medical properties of topinambour. Results show, that topinambour lowers plasma glucose, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. It is believed that these effects are caused by high level of inulin present it its tuber.Inulin effect on the human organism was assessed in many clinical studies. It is thought it has prebiotic features, lowers plasma glucose and intestinal pH level, which results in higher calcium bioavailability. Additionaly, it has a positive impact on the plasma lipid profile, acts as an immunomodulator, affecting digestive systems' limfatic tissue. Due to its characteristics, it can be used in the diet of obese and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Recently, it was discovered that topinambour tuber secretion works as a cytotoxic agent contra breast cancer cells.
洋姜（菊芋），也被称为菊薯，是一种原产于北美的植物。在17世纪被引入欧洲。长期以来，因其可食用的块茎及其药用特性而被种植。本文的目的是介绍洋姜的药用特性及其在患者饮食中的应用。人们对动物进行了许多研究以明确洋姜的药用特性。结果表明，洋姜可降低血浆葡萄糖、总胆固醇和甘油三酯水平。据信这些作用是由其块茎中高水平的菊粉引起的。许多临床研究评估了菊粉对人体的影响。人们认为它具有益生元特性，可降低血浆葡萄糖和肠道pH值，从而提高钙的生物利用度。此外，它对血浆脂质谱有积极影响，可作为免疫调节剂，影响消化系统的淋巴组织。由于其特性，它可用于肥胖和2型糖尿病患者的饮食中。最近，人们发现洋姜块茎分泌物对乳腺癌细胞具有细胞毒性作用。
