Tokyo (JCNN) - Japanese salt manufacturer Akokasei has announced the results of its latest research on brine water that richly contains magnesium ion (Mg2+).

In its recent experiments on rats with adjuvant arthritis (AA), the company examined how brine water affects the level of leg edema and indomethacin-induced gastrointestinal damage.

The results showed that leg edema and gastrointestinal damage have been suppressed in the group administered with brine water. Thus, the company concluded that Mg2+ has a potential to prevent the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Details of the research results were presented at the 125th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.

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