Hesperetin is a bioflavonoid and, to be more specific, a flavanone. Hesperidin (a flavonone glycoside) is water-soluble due to the presence of the sugar part in its structure, so on ingestion it releases its aglycone.
Although not as juicy or delicious as the inside of an orange, the peel is edible, and has been consumed particularly in environments where there is scarcity of resources and where maximum nutritional value must be derived and minimal waste generated (for example, on a submarine).
The peel of an orange has increased vitamin C and fiber. Most of the vitamin C is located in the zest rather than the pith. However, high concentrations of pesticides have been found in orange peels.Some organizations recommend that one should only consume the peels of organically grown and processed oranges, where chemical pesticides or herbicides would not have been used on the peel.Orange peel contains citral, an aldehyde that antagonizes the action of vitamin A. Therefore, anyone eating orange peels should make certain that their dietary intake of Vitamin A is sufficient.
Rhubarb is a group of plants that belong to the genus Rheum. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing from short, thick rhizomes. They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular-shaped with long fleshy petioles.They have small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose- red inflorescence.
The active ingredient of rhubarb is chrysophanol / chrysophanic acid which impart cathartic and laxative properties. It is hence useful as a cathartic in case of constipation.
Daidzein has both weak estrogenic and weak anti-estrogenic effects. Daizein has also antioxidant activity. Foti P. et al of the Department of Food Science and Microbiology (University of Milan) compared the antioxidant activity daidzein and genistein. antioxidant activity in primary and cancer lymphocytes. Their results showed that daidzein is just as effective as genistein in protecting cells against oxidative damage of DNA. The antioxidant activity of daidzein was measured at concentration which could be obtained by consumption of soy products.
Apple rich in many minerals, such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin C, pectin, tannins, organic acid and calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other minerals. Apple always valued by people because of its high nutritions. It has been used for rule out the salt and beauty&skin care, lower blood pressure and so on. Besides, apple polyphenol have a function that anti-oxidation and have a prevention prevention of high blood pressure and allergic reaction. So , apple extract can be used in the manufacture of health food and cosmetics.
Chrysin Powder Extract is pale yellow powder(crystallized from methanol), m.p. 285 ° C. The soluble alkali hydroxide solution, Chrysin Powder Extract slightly soluble in ether, ethanol, and chloroform, insoluble in water. Chrysin Powder Extract is extracted from bignoniaceae plants auch as the seeds and bark of Oroxylum indicum (L.)Vent., Pinus mon-ticola Dougl. P.aristata Engelm. Chrysin Powder Extract has toxic effects on certain cancer cells.
Xinjiang ferulic is a unique medicine. The results once perennial herb, ferulic ferulic two kinds of stars and circles stems Xinjiang, is Umbelliferae, perennial herb. Xinjiang ferulic 50-100 cm high, the whole plant Phi white hair, root hypertrophy, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, there are hours pitchfork, purple skin, there is the smell, small yellow flowers. Compared with its round stems ferulic plants twice as high, erect stems. Only the growth of Xinjiang. Ferulic spicy, warm, reasonable gas swelling, blood eliminate fatigue, nervous excitement and expectorant effect. Uighur doctors also use it to de-worming, treatment of vitiligo and traditional methods. Located in Central Asia and Iran and Afghanistan.
Hesperidin is a flavanone glycoside found abundantly in citrus fruits. Its aglycone form is called hesperetin. Its name is derived from the Hesperides nymphs of Greek mythology. Hesperidin is believed to play a role in plant defense. It acts as an antioxidant according to in vitro studies.
Rhubarb Root has a purgative action for use in the treatment of constipation, but also has an astringent effect too. It, therefore, has a truly cleansing action upon the gut, removing debris and then astringing with antiseptic properties as well. The primary chemical constituents of Rhubarb include anthraquinones, that contribute to the laxative and purgative properties of Rhubarb. Chinese research is investigating Rhubarb's ability to possibly inhibit cancer cells.
Turmeric, Alias: Gui turmeric; yellow turmeric; Shu fragrant purple; green turmeric; Yu Jin; wide turmeric; Beth turmeric; deposit; B gold; warm turmeric; Chuan Yu Jin; Sichuan turmeric; Guang Yu-Jin; black turmeric; light turmeric; Ma Shu; yellow silk jade gold; vinegar turmeric. Perennial herb. Root stout, the end of the inflated oval roots grow. Tubers oval-shaped, lateral, cylindrical roots, section yellow. Indications qi stagnation, cooling blood Po Yu. Governance abdominal flank all the pain, lost heart mania, fever, coma, vomiting, epistaxis, hematuria, discredited, women fall through, jaundice. Distribution of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.
Quercetin is a phytochemical that is part of the coloring found in the skins of apples and red onions. Quercetin may expel phlegm and arrest oughing, it can also be used as antiasthmatic. Quercetin has anticancer activity, inhibits PI3-kinase activity and slightly inhibits PIP Kinase activity, reduces cancer cell growth via type II estrogen receptors. Quercetin may inhibit histamine release from basophils and mast cells.Quercetin may control the spread of certain viruses within the body. Quercetin may help reduce tissue destruction. Quercetin may also be beneficial in the treatment of dysentery, gout, and psoriasis.
Fibrauretin has obviously curative effect on protection the myocardial infarction. Otherwise, it has the function of anti- arrhythmia, antisepticise, bacteriostasis, anti- virus and so on. Palmatine is extracted from the plant of common fibraurea stem, completely natural.
Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin produced by some higher plants in response to injury or fungal infection. Phytoalexins are chemical substances produced by plants as a defense against infection by pathogenic microorganisms, such as fungi. Alexin is from the Greek, meaning to ward off or to protect. Resveratrol may also have alexin-like activity for humans. Epidemiological, in vitro and animal studies suggest that a high resveretrol intake is associated with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, and a reduced risk for cancer.
Polyphenols (Tea Polyphenols) is tea polyphenols in general, including flavanols, anthocyanins, flavonoids, flavonols and phenolic acids and the like. Mainly flavanol (catechin) type, accounts for 60 to 80% catechin. Substances known as polyphenols or tannin tea tea tannin, is one of the main ingredients of tea color, flavor formation, but also one of the main ingredients in tea health functions. Studies have shown that polyphenols and other active substances with detoxification and anti-radiation effect, can effectively prevent radioactive substances invade the bone marrow, and strontium 90 and cobalt-60 can rapidly excreted, the health and medical profession as "radiation nemesis."
The genus of Scutellaria includes approximately 300 species. Scutellaria baicalensis georgi from the Lamiaceae family is said to be one of the potent medicinal herbs and is thus used to treat a number of health disorders for over two thousand years.
It is a perennial herb, which grows to a height of 1-4 feet. It has four-angled stems with multiple opposite leaves. Its blue to purple flowers are characterised by the specific shape, which resembles the scull. Two petals of the flower are often called lips. The flowers, blooming in July, are situated on one side of the stem. The root of the herb is thick and branchy. It is almost skinless.
Chinese scullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) is different from a related plant called American scullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia). Used more extensively in Asia than in the Americas or Europe, scullcap contains active flavonoids, chemicals that have a wide range of effects in the body. Two of its flavonoids, baicalin and wogonin, are known to be anti-inflammatory. Inflammation is the body response to irritation, injury, or infection. It usually includes pain, redness, and swelling in the area of the damage and it can occur within body tissues as well as on the surface of the skin. Both oral and topical forms of scullcap are being tested to treat inflammatory conditions that range from dermatitis to inflammatory bowel disease.
