Assertion: sawa wasabi | /r/CapableOf | protect nephron
Facets:
value: in diabetes patients
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In addition to the above health benefits, there is now evidence showing that Sawa Wasabi and its isothiocyanates provide other medical effects: It reduces diarrhea (Nakayama et al., 1998); protects nephrons in diabetes patients (Fukuchi et al., 2004); acts as antioxidants (Gao et al., 2001; Lee et al., n.d.); provides immune modulation (Manesh and Kuttan, 2003); inhibits cancer and lessens treatment toxicities (Manesh and Kuttan, 2005); and protects cardiovascular function (Wu et al., 2004).