Anti-Hypertension and Stress Reduction, Hangover Relief *
Through a joint research project with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Chugoku National Agricultural Experiment Station, ORYZA has established the world’s most innovative technology for production of rice germ enriched with highly concentrated γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
GABA, an amino acid found throughout the animal and plant kingdoms, exists in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of animals. As the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, it activates the blood flow and increases the oxygen supply in the brain to enhance metabolic function of brain cells. GABA is recognized to improve conditions such as post-stroke sequellae, tinnitus, amnestic syndrome, mild depression, and headaches caused by encephalopathy arteriosclerosis. GABA is also effective for lowering blood pressure by working on vasomotor center of the medulla oblongata.*
According to a recent report by Masashi Ohmori, professor at Ohtsuma Women’s University, a result of continuous intake of rice germ enriched with GABA is a remarkable decline of blood pressure and lower triglyceride (TG) levels in the blood stream.*
Another clinical test investigated, on human species, the change in blood pressure of 6 patients of hypertensive disease including ones on the border line to the disease since administered with the rice germ enriched with GABA. A mild but significant degree of the blood pressure reduction had been noticed in both higher and lower pressure after the eighth week of the administration. The rice germ enriched with GABA is one of the excellent function foods for patients on the border line to the hypertensive disease, but not serious enough to be medicated, to prevent the symptoms from getting deteriorate.*
As a joint research with the Ministry of Agriculture, and the cooperation with the School of Medicine of Osaka University, a double-blind study against a placebo on the rice germ enriched with GABA was conducted to examine its usefulness as function food in its stabilizing action for sleeplessness, depression, autonomic disorder and others experienced by those who were menopause or passing middle ages. In all, 75% of all symptoms has been recognized to be improved in this research.*
A test was conducted on humans to investigate the effect of GABA-enriched rice germ on ethyl alcohol and acetaldehyde metabolism. Among the group administered with 10 grams of GABA-enriched rice germ, there was a 15% decline in the blood alcohol level and 25% decline in blood acetaldehyde level. The expected effects of the GABA-enriched rice germ decrease the effects of hangovers and nausea from drinking.*
