Rhodiola rosea extract is extracted from Rhodiola rosea plants such as Rhodiola rosea and Rhodiola rosea. Rhodiola rosea grows mostly in cold, hypoxic areas with high altitudes, such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Xinjiang, Sichuan and other places in China.
Main ingredients of Rhodiola rosea extract: The main active ingredients include salidroside, tyrosol, flavonoids, etc. Among them, salidroside is its signature ingredient, and its content is often used as an important indicator to measure the quality of Rhodiola rosea extract.
Efficacy of Rhodiola rosea extract
Anti-hypoxia: It can improve the body's ability to adapt to hypoxic environments and reduce the damage of hypoxia to cells and tissues. It can increase the content of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood, improve the efficiency of oxygen transportation and utilization, regulate the body's metabolic process, reduce energy consumption during hypoxia, and is often used to prevent and relieve altitude sickness.
Anti-fatigue: It helps to enhance physical strength and endurance and reduce fatigue. By regulating the functions of the nervous system, endocrine system and immune system, the functions of various organs and systems of the body are balanced and optimized, the body's athletic ability and anti-fatigue ability are improved, and recovery after exercise is accelerated.
Antioxidant: It has a strong antioxidant effect, can remove excessive free radicals in the body, and reduce the damage of oxidative stress to cells and tissues. It can increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), reduce the content of oxidative products such as malondialdehyde (MDA), help delay aging, and prevent a variety of diseases related to oxidative damage.
Cardiovascular protection: It has a certain protective effect on the cardiovascular system. It can reduce the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, inhibit platelet aggregation, prevent thrombosis, dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure, improve myocardial blood supply, and have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertension.
Immunomodulation: It can enhance the body's immune function and improve the body's resistance. It can promote the proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes, enhance the phagocytic ability of macrophages, regulate the secretion of immune factors, make the body's immune response more balanced and effective, and help prevent infection and disease.
Application of Rhodiola rosea extract
Medical field
Anti-altitude sickness drugs: It is a common drug ingredient for the treatment and prevention of altitude sickness. It is often made into capsules, tablets and other dosage forms to help people entering plateau areas quickly adapt to the hypoxic environment and alleviate the symptoms of altitude sickness.
Adjuvant drugs for cardiovascular disease treatment: In the treatment of some cardiovascular diseases, it is used as an auxiliary drug and combined with other conventional drugs to help improve the patient's condition and improve the treatment effect.
Neurological disease treatment drugs: In some treatment studies of neurological diseases, it was found that Rhodiola rosea extract has a certain neuroprotective effect and may have potential therapeutic value for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc. Related drugs are under development.
Health care products field
Sports health products: It is widely used in sports health products to help athletes and fitness enthusiasts improve their athletic ability, relieve sports fatigue, enhance physical strength and endurance, and improve recovery speed after exercise. It is often used in combination with other nutrients such as protein and vitamins.
Daily health care products: For the middle-aged and elderly people, people with high work pressure, etc., various Rhodiola rosea extract health care products, such as oral liquid, soft capsules, etc., are developed to improve the body's anti-fatigue and antioxidant capabilities, enhance immunity, and improve physical functions.
Food field
Functional beverages: Add to beverages to make functional beverages with anti-fatigue, refreshing and other functions. Suitable for drinking after exercise and when tired at work, it can quickly replenish energy and relieve fatigue.
Health food: Used to produce health food, such as adding to biscuits, cakes and other foods to increase the nutritional value and health functions of food and meet consumers' demand for healthy food.
Cosmetic field
Skin care products: Due to its antioxidant and anti-wrinkle effects, Rhodiola rosea extract is used in skin care products, such as creams, lotions, essences, etc., which can help reduce the formation of wrinkles, brighten the skin tone, improve the elasticity and luster of the skin, and delay skin aging.
Sunscreen products: It has a certain ability to absorb ultraviolet rays and can be used in sunscreen products to enhance the sunscreen effect of the product. At the same time, it can also reduce the damage of ultraviolet rays to the skin and prevent sunburn and tanning.