Chrysanthemum extract is extracted from the dried inflorescence of the chrysanthemum plant of the Asteraceae family.
Active ingredients of chrysanthemum extract: mainly include chrysanthemum flavonoids, chlorogenic acid, polyphenols, polysaccharides, volatile oils, alkaloids, organic acids, etc.
Main effects of chrysanthemum extract
Medicinal effects
Disperse wind-heat: can be used to treat wind-heat colds, early onset of febrile diseases, etc., and relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, and cough.
Calming the liver and improving eyesight: can clear liver heat and suppress liver yang, and is used for headache and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang; it can also treat red and swollen eyes caused by wind-heat in the liver meridian and liver fire, as well as blurred vision caused by insufficient liver and kidney essence and blood.
Clearing heat and detoxifying: It has a therapeutic effect on sores and swelling caused by heat evil. Chrysanthemum extract can be used alone to mash and apply to the affected area, or used in combination with other heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs.
Antibacterial and antiviral: It has killing or inhibitory activity against a variety of pathogenic bacteria and viruses, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, etc., which helps to enhance human immunity.
Heat-clearing and anti-inflammatory: It can reduce inflammatory reactions and is used to treat some inflammatory diseases, such as respiratory tract infections, eye inflammation, etc.
Antioxidant: It helps prevent skin aging, reduce the damage of free radicals to the body, and delay the aging process of the body.
Antihypertensive effect: It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for hypertension to help regulate blood pressure.
Health care effect
Intestinal moisturizing and laxative: It helps to improve intestinal function, promote defecation, and relieve constipation.
Enhance immunity: By regulating the body's immune function, it improves the body's resistance to disease.
Beauty effect
Anti-aging: Reduces the formation of wrinkles and fine lines, making the skin tighter and smoother.
Anti-inflammatory: Relieves sensitive problems such as skin redness, tingling, and burning, and has a certain improvement effect on acne, seborrheic dermatitis, etc.
Sunscreen: Vitamin A and vitamin C in chamomile extract can protect normal skin from tanning and prevent dryness and peeling.
Astringent skin: regulate skin oil secretion, reduce oiliness, and make skin more delicate and smooth.
Application field of chrysanthemum extract
Food industry
Beverage industry: used as a natural pigment and flavor enhancer to give beverages a refreshing and natural taste, and also extend the shelf life of beverages.
Dairy products: added to yogurt, cheese and other dairy products to improve the color and taste of the product, increase nutritional value and improve preservation performance.
Baked food: as a natural flavor and pigment, it makes bread, biscuits and other baked foods have a unique chrysanthemum fragrance, more attractive appearance and richer taste.
Candy products: used to make soft candies, lollipops, etc., can replace part of the sugar, reduce the calorie and sugar content of the product, and extend the shelf life of candy.
Health care products industry: used to develop health care products with functions such as moisturizing the intestines and laxatives, clearing heat and improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure, and anti-oxidation, such as chrysanthemum capsules and chrysanthemum oral liquid.
Cosmetics industry
Skin care products: added to creams, lotions, essences, masks and other skin care products, play an antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, soothing and sensitive effects.
Toiletries: used in shampoo, shower gel and other toiletries, with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and other effects, can improve the scalp environment and protect skin health.
Pharmaceutical industry
Oral medicine: made into pills, tablets, capsules, oral liquids, etc., used to treat wind-heat colds, headaches and dizziness, red and swollen eyes, sores, carbuncles, swelling and poisoning, etc.
Topical medicine: can be used to prepare eye drops, ointments, patches, etc., used to treat eye inflammation, skin inflammation, etc.