An Emerging Complimentary Medicine-Yolk Oil Made from Heating Method

Tsung-Ming Hu；Tsuo-Hung Lan；El-Wui Loh

Egg ； Yolk oil ； Heart diseases ； Drug safety

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

2卷3期（2012 / 07 / 01）

202 - 203

英文

Yolk oil is common in Asia. According to the Flora Sinensis, yolk oil is a multipurpose medicine, with specific dermatological and fever indications. Nowadays, it is generally used as a complimentary medicine for heart diseases. Yolk oil can be made from heating or chemical extraction method. It is generally believed that yolk oil made from heating (YOheat) method is more effective as a medicine than that from extraction (YOext). The technical details of the heating method remain an issue of argument, including the degree of char and the threat of carcinogens formed during the heating process. Most yolk oil related studies used YOext as research material. Nevertheless, animal studies have showed that YOheat reduced triglycerides and total cholesterol in rodent liver. It is expected an easy-to-make complimentary medicine like YOheat may become even more common and thus evidence based studies should be conducted to verify its pharmacological effects and safety.

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