Part1. What is Gynostemma Extract powder?
Gynostemma Extract powder is the water or alcohol extract of the rhizome or whole herb of the traditional Chinese medicine Gynostemma pentaphyllum. Only China is the origin of Gynostemma pentaphyllum in the world. The main active ingredient is Gypenoside. It has the effects of anti-inflammatory and detoxification, relieving cough and expectorant.
Part2. Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nature and flavor: bitter in the mouth, cold in nature.
Efficacy: clearing heat and detoxifying, nourishing qi and nourishing yin.
Indications: Cough with yellow phlegm, post-illness weakness, fatigue, anorexia, dry mouth, upset and insomnia and other symptoms.
Part3.Pharmacological effect
1. Immunomodulatory effect
2. Anti-aging effect
3. Anti-tumor effect
4. Protective effect on myocardial infarction and myocardial ischemia
5. Anti-platelet aggregation effect
6. Enhance physical strength and anti-fatigue effect
7. Blood lipid lowering effect
8. Hypoglycemic effect
9. Enhance sexual function
10. Liver protection
(1) Prevention and treatment of acute liver injury Gypenoside has an intervention and protective effect on alcohol-induced liver injury, can reduce the degree of fatty degeneration of liver tissue, prevent oxygen free radicals from lipid peroxidation damage to liver cell membranes and subcellular structures, and protect liver cell membranes Integrity, improve liver microcirculation, increase blood flow, promote toxin discharge, thereby reducing liver damage.
(2) Anti-hepatic fibrosis effect Gypenoside can significantly reduce the elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase caused by liver damage, and can increase the ratio of albumin/globulin; it can reduce collagen, and pathological observation shows that liver The collagen becomes thinner, which proves that gypenoside has the effect of protecting the liver and anti-fibrosis of the liver.
(3) Anti-nonalcoholic fatty liver Gynostemma pentaphyllum and its extracts can significantly reduce liver and serum lipids, and have a therapeutic effect on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
(4) Gypenosides 50mg/kg can significantly inhibit the increase of serum transaminase activity caused by carbon tetrachloride. Reduce the content of lipid peroxide in the liver tissue and reduce the damage to the liver.
11. Other
(1) Effect of increasing coronary flow Gynostemma Extract powder can increase the coronary flow of the isolated rabbit heart and slow down the heart rate; intravenous injection has antihypertensive effect.
(2) Gynostemma extract has sedative, analgesic and hypnotic effects.
(3) Gypenoside has anti-oxidation, anti-injury, skin protection and promotion of ulcer healing.
