“Homobrassinolide” found in mustard and other related plants may enhance lean muscle mass in mammals

Several late studies have determined several benefits of mustard. It is known by everyone that it is a good remedy that adds pleasant flavor to food. Furthermore, it has been set up that mustard may help to lose fat and improve physical appearance.
A research linked with mustard has been conducted by Debora Esposito and his colleagues at North Carolina University in Kannapolis (USA). It has been reported under results of the study that a compound which is called “homobrassinolide” found in mustard and other related herbs is able to enhance lean muscle mass and endurance in mammals.
28-Homobrassinolide represents a brassinosteroid. It is a type of steroid that has been found in plants which belong to Brassica family. It has been known that it has capacity to promote growing plants. But nobody has been aware about its role in mammals. The specialists have defined that homobrassinolide can cause anabolic effects in mammals. It induces increasing protein synthesis, stimulates appetite and enhances muscle mass through increase of number and size of muscle fibers in animals.
Healthy rats have been involved in the research. They have been given oral homobrassinolide during 24 days. Dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry analysis has been used in order to check changes in weight, food consumption and composition of rats’ bodies. It has been defined that animals who have been given homobrassinolide have acquired essentially more muscle mass than those that have not been given this compound.
Enhancement of muscle size indicates about a higher basal metabolic rate. Enhanced BMR is associated with great caloric burning which helps to remain lean.
Thus, the research has clearly shown that homobrassinolide enhances protein synthesis, enhances size and number of muscle fibers that play a great role for enhancement of strength.
Experts suppose that such plants, as mustard, may be used for higher brassinosteroid content. It can help to have lean muscle mass, enhance it and prevent several health troubles.
It is suggested that future supplement and medicine industry will introduce products which will be efficacious in case of several illnesses linked with muscle wasting. Such preparations can be used as alternative medicines to synthetic steroids because the first ones will probably have minimal or no unwanted reactions.
Leaves of mustard are low-calorie. They are rich in antioxidants. Leaves of mustard cause anti-inflammatory effects. Furthermore, they represent an excellent source of iron, magnesium, fiber, selenium and phosphorous.
Mustard can be used for preparing salads, curds and tempering. It would be useful to consume at least one teaspoon of mustard with water or meal in order to obtain certain positive effects.