Its been a staple in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for more than 400 years, mainly used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal infections
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19 Under oxidative stress, the glutathione (GSH) level in cardiomyocytes decreases by 6070%, and the levels of Gln, glutamate and -ketoglutarate (-KG) also decrease significantly, while the enzyme activity of GLS, which converts Gln to glutamate, is enhanced