Dendrobium extract is extracted from a variety of Dendrobiums of the genus Dendrobium of the Orchidaceae family, including Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium huoshanense, Dendrobium nobile, etc. These Dendrobiums are mainly distributed in the mountains and forests of southern China, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Zhejiang, etc., and are mostly epiphytic on tree trunks or rocks.
Main components of Dendrobium extract
Polysaccharides: one of the main components of Dendrobium extract, including heteropolysaccharides composed of various monosaccharides such as glucose, galactose, and mannose, which have various biological activities.
Alkaloids: such as dendrobium alkaloids and dendrobium amine, are important active ingredients for Dendrobium to exert pharmacological effects.
Flavonoids: Contains flavonoid compounds such as apigenin and luteolin, which have antioxidant effects.
Other ingredients: It also contains amino acids, volatile oils, trace elements and other ingredients, which together provide a material basis for the efficacy of Dendrobium.
Appearance and properties: Usually a light yellow to brown powder with a certain degree of hygroscopicity. It has a certain degree of solubility in water, and some components are soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol.
Effects of Dendrobium extract
Immunomodulation: Dendrobium polysaccharides can activate immune cells, such as macrophages, T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes, enhance the body's immune response, improve the body's resistance, help the human body resist the invasion of foreign pathogens, and prevent the occurrence of diseases.
Antioxidant: It 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 oxidation products such as malondialdehyde (MDA), help delay aging, and prevent diseases related to oxidative damage, such as cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases.
Nourishing Yin and Clearing Heat: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Dendrobium has the effect of nourishing Yin and clearing heat, and can be used to treat symptoms such as five-heart heat, hot flashes, night sweats, dry mouth and throat caused by Yin deficiency and excessive fire. Modern research shows that Dendrobium extracts may improve the state of Yin deficiency by regulating the body's metabolism and endocrine function.
Benefiting the stomach and producing fluid: It has a certain protective and repairing effect on the gastrointestinal tract, can promote gastric juice secretion, enhance gastrointestinal motility, and help digestion and absorption. It can be used to treat symptoms such as stomach pain, bloating, and loss of appetite caused by insufficient stomach yin. At the same time, it can also relieve symptoms of insufficient fluid such as dry mouth and thirst.
Lowering blood sugar: Certain components in Dendrobium may regulate blood sugar levels by promoting insulin secretion and improving insulin sensitivity, and have a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on diabetes and its complications.
Application of Dendrobium Extract
Medical Field
Chinese Patent Medicine: It is an important raw material for many Chinese patent medicines, such as Dendrobium Night Light Pills, which are used to treat symptoms such as cataracts, dark eyes, and blurred vision caused by liver and kidney deficiency and Yin deficiency and excessive fire.
New drug research and development: In modern new drug research and development, new drugs for the treatment of diabetes, low immune function, and adjuvant treatment of tumors are developed based on dendrobium extracts, and related research is constantly deepening.
Health care products
Capsules and tablets: Health care products made into capsules, tablets, etc. are convenient for consumers to take, and are used to enhance immunity, resist fatigue, regulate blood sugar and other health functions.
Oral liquid: Appearing in the form of oral liquid, it has the characteristics of fast absorption and is suitable for people who need to quickly supplement nutrition and regulate the body, such as middle-aged and elderly people, weak and sick people, etc.
Food field
Beverages: Added to beverages, such as dendrobium juice drinks, dendrobium tea, etc., it has a unique flavor and health care effects, which can quench thirst and maintain health.
Dietary supplements: As dietary supplements, it can be added to foods such as soups and porridge to increase the nutritional value and health care functions of foods.
Cosmetic field
Skin care products: Used in skin care products, such as facial masks, facial creams, essences, etc., it has moisturizing, anti-oxidation, repair and other effects, can improve skin dryness, roughness and other problems, and make the skin smoother, delicate and elastic.
Shampoo: Adding it to shampoo can help nourish the scalp, promote hair growth, improve the luster and toughness of hair, and prevent problems such as hair loss and gray hair.
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