Administration of Cyperus rotundus tubers extract prevents weight gain in obese Zucker rats.

Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae; C. rotundus) is an Indian medicinal plant demonstrated to exert multiple health benefits.

High isoflavone content and estrogenic activity of 25 year-old Glycine max tissue cultures.

Soy isoflavones are phytoestrogens which have been associated with several health benefits. In the present study, we report the production of isoflavones in a collection of 40 strains of soya cell cultures established in 1975. A large variability in the isoflavone composition was observed and high-producing strains, with an isoflavone content of up to 46.