Uses
Phyllodulcin is an orally active sweetener found in Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii. Phyllodulcin acts as a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor and exerts anti-allergic effects by suppressing lymphocyte activation. Phyllodulcin can be used to combat obesity by regulating levels of leptin, fat browning-related genes, and hypothalamic BDNF-TrkB signaling[1][2].
References
[1] Liu J, et al. Medicinal flowers. XXXX . Structures of dihydroisocoumarin glycosides and inhibitory effects on aldose reducatase from the flowers of Hydrangea macrophylla var.thunbergii. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013;61(6):655-61. DOI:
10.1248/cpb.c13-00160[2] Kim E, et al. Phyllodulcin, a Natural Sweetener, Regulates Obesity-Related Metabolic Changes and Fat Browning-Related Genes of Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Nutrients. 2017 Sep 21;9(10):1049. DOI:
10.3390/nu9101049
