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現代研究則從另一個角度切入。2023 年一篇發表於《Journal of Ethnopharmacology》的決明子(Cassiae Semen)系統性回顧指出,這味藥材長期被用於「改善視力」等傳統用途,但研究團隊也明確指出,決明子中萘吡喃酮類與多醣體成分對眼部疾病的作用機制,仍是「有待未來研究補強」的空白(Chen et al., 2023)。傳統用途早有記載,機轉研究則才剛起步。
菊花這邊則有動物實驗提供一些線索。一項發表於《BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies》的研究,用菊花水萃取物餵食小鼠後,觀察光損傷導致的視網膜氧化壓力,結果發現萃取物能降低活性氧生成、提升體內抗氧化酶活性,也減少了視網膜細胞的發炎與凋亡反應(Gong et al., 2022)。
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