Wild Jujube Extract

Introduction

Wild Jujube extract is the dry mature seed extract of Rhamnaceae plant Ziziphusjujubavar. spinosa. The main medicinal ingredients include saponins, flavonoids, fatty oils, etc. It is calming ingredient in TCM traditional Chinese Medicine.

Product character

Latin Name:Ziziphusjujubavar．spinosa

Part Used:Seed

Specification:2%Jujuboside A+B

Appearance:Brown fine powder

Test Method: By UV

Grade:Health Care Products&Food

How to extract

Take the jujube seed and crush it through a 0.3mm sieve, and accurately weigh 10g of the powder → degrease with petroleum ether (60～90℃) twice, 2h each time → discard the petroleum ether, dry in a drying oven at 60℃ for 4 hours → move to a desiccator Put it to room temperature →add 12 times volume water, extract for 60 min, 3 times → concentrate under reduced pressure, evaporate to dryness → extract → calculate the yield of extract.

Research report on the efficacy of Jujube seed extract:

1. Calm Hypnosis

Jujube seed has a long history of being used for sedation and hypnosis. Modern experimental research believes that flavonoids and saponins are the main effects of jujube seed on the central nervous system. Jujube seed total saponins can reduce the spontaneous activities of mice, cooperate with the central inhibitory effect of pentobarbital sodium, significantly prolong the sleep time of mice at the threshold dose of pentobarbital sodium, and antagonize the central excitatory effect of amphetamine . Studies have also found that Jujube seed extract has anti-anxiety effects at low doses, but has a calming effect at high doses

2. Immunity enhancement

Studies have found that wild jujube extract can significantly increase mouse lymphocyte transformation value and antibody hemolysin, and enhance the phagocytic function of mouse monocyte macrophages;It can enhance mice’s humoral immunity and Cellular immune function, and can prolong the irradiated mice survival .

3. Cardiovascular health

The effect of jujube seed on the cardiovascular system is mainly manifested in anti-myocardial ischemia[6] and lowering blood lipid. The active ingredients are jujube seed total saponins and monomer ferulic acid.

4. Depressurization

Studies have found that the total saponins of jujube seed have a significant reducing effect on essential hypertensive rats, and the antihypertensive effect is manifested within 0.5 h after administration, and the efficacy disappears after 7.5 h after administration.