South Korea’s Unique Bamboo Salt Shows Anti-Cancer and Anti-Aging Effects: Study

Bamboo salt has been known in South Korea for more than 1000 years. Apart from being used as a condiment, it is also used to treat various diseases. South Korean bamboo salt is made by putting bay salt in a thick bamboo stem, blocking the ends with loess, and then baking it 9 times with pine firewood. Photo courtesy of "Insan Bamboo Salt"

Bamboo salt (Jugyeom) has been used in South Korea for more than 1,000 years. Apart from being a condiment, it is also used to treat various diseases. Following previous studies that confirmed its anti-aging and anti-cancer effects, a recent study in South Korea found that bamboo salt can eliminate the Helicobacter pylori that are the culprit inducing gastric ulcers and gastric cancer.

The research group of Prof. Moon Jae-Hak of the School of Food Science and Technology at Chonnam National University in South Korea has recently confirmed through experiments on mice that a better synergistic effect can be obtained in treating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) by adopting normal “Triple Therapy” complemented with bamboo salt.

Effectiveness Against Cause of Gastric Ulcers and Cancers

H. pylori infection is the most common cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease worldwide and increases the risk of gastric cancer. The chance of infection normally increases with age. About 50 percent of people in the United States over 60 have been infected with Helicobacter pylori. Black people, Hispanics, and Asians are among the most vulnerable ethnic groups in this respect.