Lotus Leaf Extract

【Introduction】 Lotus leaf alkaloid , leaf is the main lipid-lowering active ingredient in lotus leaf; the dried and crushed lotus leaf is used as raw material, pretreated with cellulase and diluted hydrochloric acid It is extracted by a series of methods including extraction, ultrasonic assisted extraction and chloroform extraction.
【English name】 lotus leaf p.e.
【Latin name】 folium nelumbinis
【Molecular weight】 295
【API】2% nuciferin

【Source】This product is derived from the dried leaves of the lotus in the water lily family. Harvested in the second season of summer and autumn, when dried to 70% or 80%, remove the petiole, fold it into a semi-circular or folding fan shape, and dry. Mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, Fujian and Jiangsu.

【Pharmacological action】 Chinese medicine believes that the lotus leaf taste is bitter and flat, and returns to the liver, spleen, stomach and heart meridian. The alkaloids in lotus leaf have the effects of reducing blood fat, anti-free radicals, inhibiting hypercholesterolemia and arteriosclerosis, and other therapeutic effects. They also have anti-mitotic effects and strong antibacterial effects.
【Functions】 nuciferin  can promote the decomposition of fat, at the same time, it has the effects of diuresis, laxative, intestinal toxicity, lipid-lowering and degreasing. It can significantly reduce the content of triglyceride and cholesterol in serum, and  regulate blood lipid.