Improved Effects of Dietary Supplement with Water Shield Extract and Sake Cake on Defecation for Adult Females

Abstract

Dietary supplements prepared with water shield (Brasenia schreberi) extract and sake cake dry powder at 150 mg/day and 950 mg/day, respectively, were administered for 2 weeks to 26 healthy adult females. The supplements markedly increased the number of days with defecation and defecation frequency, when compared to a placebo group. Furthermore, the dietary supplement intakes seemed to improve fecal strength, shape and odor, and sense of incomplete evacuation of subjects.