Eucommia extract is mainly extracted from the bark and leaves of Eucommia trees. The bark is generally harvested from Eucommia trees that have grown for more than 15-20 years between Qingming and Summer Solstice, and the leaves are usually picked after the frost in autumn.
Diversity of ingredients in Eucommia extract
Lignans: In addition to pinoresinol diglucoside, it also includes syringaresinol, oleoresinol, etc., which have multiple biological activities and are an important material basis for the pharmacological effects of Eucommia.
Iridoids: In addition to geniposide, there are also aucubin, etc. These ingredients have certain effects in anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory aspects.
Other ingredients: Contains organic acid components such as chlorogenic acid, as well as a variety of minerals and trace elements, such as calcium, iron, zinc, etc., which provide comprehensive support for its efficacy.
Efficacy of Eucommia extract
Cardiovascular protection
Regulating blood lipids: Eucommia extract can reduce the levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood, increase the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, help improve dyslipidemia, and reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
Antiplatelet aggregation: It can inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent thrombosis, which is of great significance for preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Anti-inflammatory analgesic
Anti-inflammatory effect: It has an inhibitory effect on a variety of inflammatory models, can reduce the expression of inflammatory factors such as interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and reduce inflammatory response.
Analgesic effect: By affecting the pain conduction pathway of the nervous system, increasing the pain threshold, exerting analgesic effect, it has a relieving effect on pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, etc.
Improving metabolism
Regulating blood sugar: It helps to improve insulin sensitivity, regulate sugar metabolism, and has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on diabetes and its complications.
Weight loss effect: It can regulate fat metabolism, reduce fat accumulation, increase energy consumption, and help control weight to a certain extent.
Application of Eucommia extract
Frontiers of medical research and development
Development of new drugs: Researchers are studying the combination of Eucommia extract with other drugs to develop compound drugs for the treatment of complex diseases, such as combined with antihypertensive drugs for the treatment of hypertension complications.
Drug carrier research: Using the ingredients in Eucommia extract as drug carriers to improve the targeting and bioavailability of drugs is a current research hotspot.
Multiple applications of health products
Sports nutrition supplements: Develop sports nutrition products containing Eucommia extract for athletes and fitness people to help them relieve sports fatigue, promote muscle recovery, and improve sports performance.
Elderly health products: Eucommia extract is added to health products designed for the elderly to prevent and improve common elderly diseases such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases.
Expansion in other fields
Plant growth regulators: Certain ingredients in Eucommia extract have a regulating effect on plant growth and can be used as plant growth regulators in agricultural production to promote crop growth and increase yield and quality.
Environmental protection field: In the field of environmental protection, Eucommia extract can be used to treat heavy metal ions in sewage, and the combination of its ingredients with heavy metal ions can be used to purify water quality.
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