Abstract
Teradal) and Takezawa2) of our Clinic proved that there are some factors besides vitamin C in T -juice which accelerates the glycogen formation. and Hisago3) also reported that a marked increase of glycogen formation and fixation was observed with the injection of the juice under the condition of high temperature and that the action of the juice was more like that of the mixture of vitamines C, P and K than that of vitamin C only.
I studied the influence of T -juice upon the function of the liver disturbed by chloroform and TC employing both A-S and S tests, and I found that T -juice has a good influence upon the function, that is, the period required for the recovery to the normal was reduced in comparison with the control experiment. Moreover, the results of the experiment showed that the effect of juice was more clearly seen in S test than in A-S test.
These facts suggest us that tomato is effective clinically in improving liver disturbance.
As to the effect of ST on the function of the liver disturbed by TC, the recovery of the function was more rapid in the administration after the disturbance, and its administration mixed with glucose solution after the disturbance was the most effective.
It is generally accepted that GA has an effective action in accelerating the detoxicating function of the liver. From the results of my experiment, the function of the liver was improved with the injection of GA and was recovered more effectively with the administration in combination with glucose solution than GA only
