Lovage Extract is extracted from the dried rhizome of Chuanxiong, a plant of the Umbelliferae family. Chuanxiong is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places, among which Sichuan production has the best quality and is a local medicinal material. Usually, solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and other technologies are used for extraction to obtain Chuanxiong extract.
Main components of Chuanxiong extract: The main components include ligustrazine, ferulic acid, volatile oil, etc. Among them, ligustrazine is an alkaloid, and ferulic acid belongs to phenolic acid compounds. They are the main active ingredients for the pharmacological effects of Chuanxiong. In addition, it also contains ligustrazine lactone, ligustilide and other ingredients.
Efficacy of Lovage Extract
Activating blood circulation and promoting qi: Chuanxiong extract has a strong blood circulation effect, which can promote blood circulation, dissipate blood stasis, and relieve pain caused by blood stasis, such as chest pain, headache, dysmenorrhea, etc. At the same time, it can also promote qi and relieve depression, so that qi and blood can flow smoothly, and it has a good conditioning effect on various diseases caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. For example, in the treatment of angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, myocardial blood supply can be improved and chest pain symptoms can be relieved by promoting blood circulation and qi circulation.
Dispelling wind and relieving pain: It has the effect of dispelling wind and cold, dispelling wind evil, and alleviating symptoms such as headache and body pain caused by wind evil. It is especially effective for headaches, whether it is wind-cold headache, wind-heat headache or blood stasis headache, etc., it has a certain therapeutic effect. Its analgesic mechanism may be related to dilating cerebral blood vessels, improving cerebral blood circulation and regulating nerve function.
Improving microcirculation: It can dilate blood vessels, reduce blood viscosity, inhibit platelet aggregation, thereby improving microcirculation and increasing blood perfusion of tissues. For diseases caused by microcirculatory disorders, such as thromboangiitis obliterans and Raynaud's disease, it has a certain therapeutic and preventive effect, and can improve the ischemic and hypoxic state of local tissues.
Anti-thrombotic effect: Ligustrazine and other ingredients can inhibit the activation and aggregation of platelets, reduce the production of thromboxane A2, and promote the release of vasodilators such as nitric oxide by endothelial cells, thereby playing an anti-thrombotic role and helping to prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction.
Sedative and tranquilizing: It has a certain inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, has a sedative and tranquilizing effect, and can relieve symptoms such as anxiety and insomnia. It can regulate the excitability of the nervous system and improve the functional state of the brain. It has a certain therapeutic effect on insomnia, dreaminess, and irritability caused by neurasthenia and neurosis.
Application of Lovage Extract
Medical Field
Clinical Use: In clinical practice, Ligustrazine extract is widely used in the treatment of various diseases. For example, Ligustrazine injection is often used to treat ischemic cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral ischemia and cerebral infarction, which can improve brain blood circulation, alleviate symptoms, and promote the recovery of neurological function.
Chinese patent medicine raw materials: It is an important component of many Chinese patent medicines, such as Chuanxiong Cha Tiao San, Zhengtian Pills, Xuefu Zhuyu Oral Liquid, etc., which are used to treat headaches, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochia and other symptoms, and play its role in promoting blood circulation and qi, dispelling wind and relieving pain.
Health care products
Cardiovascular health care: Made into health care products, used to prevent and improve cardiovascular diseases, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, high blood lipids, hypertension and other high-risk groups of cardiovascular diseases, can help regulate blood lipids and blood pressure, improve vascular function, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Anti-fatigue and immune regulation: Because it has the effect of improving blood circulation and regulating body functions, it can also be used in anti-fatigue and immune-enhancing health care products, helping to improve the body's endurance and resistance, relieve fatigue symptoms, and enhance the body's immune function.
Cosmetics field
Whitening and freckle removal: Ingredients such as ferulic acid have antioxidant effects, can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, and reduce the production of melanin, thereby achieving the effect of whitening and freckle removal. They are often added to whitening skin care products to help improve skin color, fade spots, and make the skin whiter and brighter.
Promote blood circulation in the skin: It can promote blood circulation in the skin, provide sufficient nutrition and oxygen to skin cells, enhance skin metabolism, make the skin healthier and more lustrous, and can also be used in some anti-wrinkle and anti-aging cosmetics to help reduce the formation of wrinkles and delay skin aging.
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