Plantain Extract

About The Detailed Introduction Of Plantain Extract Powder?

The plantain extract is brown yellow powder extracted from plantain, a plant of the plantain family. The main active ingredients are plantagoside, aucubin, ursolic acid, β-sitosterol, vitamin B, C, etc. It is commonly used for edema, oliguria, hot stranguria and astringent pain, heat-damp diarrhea, cough due to phlegm heat, hematemesis, epistaxis, carbuncle and sore. It can increase the excretion of urine volume, urea, chloride, uric acid, etc. It also has expectorant, cough-relieving and antibacterial effects, which can significantly increase the secretion of the respiratory tract, dilute the sputum and make it easy to discharge.

Main Ingredient

Plantago whole plant contains psyllidin, aucubin, ursolic acid, β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol palmitate, stigmasteryl palmitate, vitamin B, C, etc.

1. Aucubin (Aucubin): molecular weight C15H22O9, molecular weight 346.33, mp.181°C (ethanol-ether), [α]D21-163.1°(C=1.6). Soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, almost insoluble in chloroform, ether, petroleum ether.

2. Plantaginin: synonym plantaginin, scutellarein-7-glucoside. Molecular formula C21H20O11, molecular weight 448.37. Pale yellow powder (methanol), mp.213°C～215°C, light yellow fine crystal (methanol), mp.214°C (decomposition).

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What Are The Benefits?

1. Diuretic Effect

Plantago extract can increase the excretion of water in dogs, rabbits and humans, and increase the excretion of urea, uric acid and sodium chloride.

2. The Effect Of Relieving Cough And Relieving Asthma

Mice fed with 30 g/kg plantain decoction can significantly inhibit the cough caused by ammonia water. The plantain decoction can significantly resist the contraction of isolated guinea pig trachea caused by histamine and acetylcholine, relax the tracheal smooth muscle, and have an antiasthmatic effect. Gavage of plantain decoction to cats can increase secretions in the trachea of anesthetized cats and have obvious expectorant effect.

3. Antibacterial Effect

The plantain water infusion has different degrees of inhibitory effects on Trichophyton concentricum, Microsporum lanoides and Nocardia stellatum in test tubes. 15 mg/ml of psyllium alcohol extract has the effect of killing Leptospira.

4. Effects On The Digestive System

Giving Pavlov's small stomach and dogs with stomach disease the plantain plant extract or infusion has a two-way regulating effect on gastric juice secretion; it has an antagonistic effect on excessive gastric juice secretion caused by and hyposecretion of gastric juice caused by adrenaline.

5. Anti-Inflammatory Effect

Oral administration of 0.5 g/kg or 1 g/kg of psyllium pectin to rats has a significant inhibitory effect on inflammatory edema caused by formaldehyde or dextran.

6. Other Functions

Small doses of psyllium flavonoid glycosides can slow down the heartbeat of rabbits, increase the amplitude, and increase blood pressure. Large doses can cause heart paralysis and lower blood pressure. It also makes breathing deeper, larger and slower, promotes the secretion of bronchi and digestive tract, and promotes the movement of intestines and uterus. The aucubin contained in the whole plant has a laxative effect on mice. Aucubin also protects the liver. Phenylethyl alcohol glucoside compounds obtained from psyllium have antioxidant effects.

What Are The Application Directions?

Application In Traditional Chinese Medicine: Plantain is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed to have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic and swelling, reducing phlegm and relieving cough. Plantago extract can be used as a component of traditional Chinese medicine preparations to treat various infectious diseases, urinary system infections, cough and phlegm and other symptoms.

Herbal Supplements: Often formulated as health supplements to maintain good health and promote a healthy life. It can be used as the main component or auxiliary component of health care products. Common products include psyllium capsules, psyllium oral liquid, psyllium powder, etc. These products are claimed to improve respiratory health, promote detoxification, laxative and so on.

Drug-Assisted Treatment: The active ingredients in the plantain extract have certain pharmacological effects and are used to assist in the treatment of some diseases. For example, plantain extract can be used as an anti-inflammatory agent and antioxidant to treat skin inflammation, allergic diseases and chronic pain.

Food Additives: can be used as food additives to increase the nutritional value and functionality of food. It can be added to beverages, soups, bread and other foods to endow foods with certain health functions. Plantago extract is rich in cellulose, vitamins and minerals, and has certain effects on regulating intestinal function and promoting digestion.

Company Introduction And Certificates Obtained

Shaanxi Yuantai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, mainly supplying Plantain extract etc. We have our own factories, R&D and quality inspection teams, and have the conditions for development, production, and quality assurance. At present, we have obtained ISO9001, ISO22000, HALAL, KOSHER, HACCP, FDA and other certificates. Therefore, the quality of our products is guaranteed, and it is our original intention to bring high-quality products to customers.

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