He Shou Wu Extract Powder Instruction
◆ Polygonum multiflorum has a long history of use in Chinese Traditional Medicine to treat discomfort of the liver and the kidney, because it was considered by ancient Chinese to have the ability of complementing “Yin”, which essential to keep the balance of a healthy human body.
◆ Also, as it was thought by ancient Chinese that “the luster of hair is dependent on the function of the kidney”, Fo-Ti has been widely used as cosmetics both taken orally and externally to polish and blacken the hair.
Specification of He shou wu extract powder
ITEMS | SPECIFICATIONS | METHOD/STANDARD |
Appearance | Brown yellow fine powder | Organoleptic |
Odor & Taste | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
Extract solvent | Water & Ethanol | -- |
Solubility | Soluble in ethanol | -- |
Excipient | Negative | -- |
Mesh | 80 | GB5507-85 |
Loss on drying | ≤5.0% | CP2015 |
Ash | ≤0.5% | CP2015 |
Identification: | By TLC/HPLC | |
Assay (On dry basis) | ≥5.0% Emodin | HPLC |
Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm | Ass |
Pb | ≤2ppm | CP2015 |
As | ≤0.5ppm | CP2015 |
Hg | ≤0.1ppm | CP2015 |
Cd | ≤0.2ppm | CP2015 |
Microbiological | ||
Total Plate Count | 1000cfu/g Max | CP2015 |
Yeast&Mold | 100cfu/g Max | CP2015 |
E.Coli colonies/g | Negative (-) | CP2015 |
Samonella colonies/g | Negative (-) | CP2015 |
He Shou Wu Extract Powder Benefits
◆ Anti-aging effect and antibacterial effect.
◆ Myocardial protection: The study found that Polygonum multiflorum extract has a preventive effect on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in dogs.
◆ Liver protection: Polygonum multiflorum is rich in lecithin, which can supplement or promote the synthesis of various liver diseases caused by lecithin, and prevent the deposition of fatty liver and cholesterol. The effect of Polygonum multiflorum on increasing liver glycogen is also beneficial to the protection of the liver.
◆ Neuroprotective effect: stilbene glycoside has obvious antagonistic effect on the decrease of neuronal cell survival rate and the increase of lactate dehydrogenase leakage induced by β-amyloid protein and hydrogen peroxide. And with increasing dose, its neuroprotective effect is enhanced.
◆ The anthraquinones containing in He Shou Wu Extract tend to cause soft stool and may even cause slight diarrhea, which is helpful for patients suffering from constipation.
Product application
1. Applied in health product field, to protect liver kidney with excellent results.
2. Applied in pharmaceutical field, He Shou Wu Extract Powder has certain effect for the treatment of fatty liver.
3. Applied in cosmetic field, it is also referred as wash hair products, with the function of germinal hair play.