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Burdock Root Extract

2016-11-21

Burdock root(Arctium lappa L.) is a underground tuber of greater burdock plant that found its use as a vegetable and medicinal herb. Burdock root extract is extracted from the root of burdock, which has many benefits and wildly used in pharmaceutical field.
Function:
1, Bowel laxative effect. The dietary fiber of burdock can promote bowel movements, help defecation, lower cholesterol, reduce toxins and waste accumulation in the body, and has the function of the prevention and treatment of constipation.
2, lowering blood pressure effect. Burdock root contains arctium glycosides which can make blood vessels to dilate adn reduce blood pressure.
3, Antibacterial effect. Burdock contains antibacterial ingredients, the main is anti-Staphylococcus aureus, the minimum inhibitory concentration of 4000μg / ml.
4 Diuretic and diarrhea effect. Arctiin of burdock root extract has a mild diuretic and diarrhea effect, which can cause mild tail-raising reaction in mice.
5, Anti-tumor effect. Arctigenin of burdock root extract has anti-cancer effect, which can inhibit cancer cells in the activity of phosphofructose enzyme, burdock aglycones also have anti-cancer activity.
6, Treatment of nephritis. Arctiin and arctiin in it have anti-nephritis activity, which can effectively treat acute progressive glomerulonephritis and chronic glomerulonephritis.